UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212023
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                to                
Commission file number 001-04321001-39378
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware87-1388928
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
930 Riverside Parkway, Suite 10
West Sacramento, CA
95605
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(916) 231-9329
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The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2021,2023, based on the closing price of $8.20$4.26 for shares of the Registrant’s common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market, was approximately $899.5$526.3 million. Shares of common stock beneficially owned by each executive officer, director, and holder of more than 10% of our common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
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The registrant had issued and outstanding 141,301,569an aggregate of 145,917,486 shares of common stock as of February 25, 2022.23, 2024.
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Origin Materials, Inc., formerly known as Artius Acquisition Corp. ("Artius"), was originally registered under the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands on January 24, 2020, as a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. On June 25, 2021, we consummated the previously announced merger pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of February 16, 2021 (as amended by the letter agreement dated March 5, 2021, as it may be further amended from time to time) (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Artius, Zero Carbon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Artius (the "Merger Sub"), and Micromidas, Inc., a Delaware corporation doing business as Origin Materials ("Legacy Origin"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we effected a business combination with Legacy Origin through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Origin, with Legacy Origin surviving as the surviving company and as our wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to this as the “Merger” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to Origin Materials, Inc.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the “Company,” “Origin,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Origin Materials, Inc. (f/k/a Artius Acquisition Inc.) and its consolidated subsidiaries (including Legacy Origin). References to “Artius” refer to the predecessor company prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.



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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Investors and others should note that we announce material financial information to our investors using our investor relations website, which can be found at https://investors.originmaterials.com/, as well as press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. We also use the following social media channels as a means of disclosing information about the company, our products, our planned financial and other announcements and attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD:

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These channels may be updated from time to time on Origin’s investor relations website. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor them in addition to following our investor relations website, press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts. This list may be updated from time to time. The information we post through these channels is not a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The CompanyOrigin Materials, Inc. (“the Company”, “Origin”, “we”, “us” and “our”) makes forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) and in documents incorporated herein by reference. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, regarding the Company’s future financial performance, as well as the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Annual Report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would”“would,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, hopes, beliefs, intentions and strategies regarding future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, incident to its business.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Annual Report, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Annual Report and in any document incorporated herein by reference should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, the Company’s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:
any further changes to the Company’s financial statements or this Annual Report that may be required due to SEC comments or further guidance regarding the accounting treatment of the Assumed Common Stock Warrants (as defined in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report);
the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting;
the Company’s future financial and business performance, including financial projections and business metrics;
changes in the Company’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans;
the Company’s ability to scale in a cost-effective manner;
the Company’s ability to raise capital;
the Company’s ability tocapital, secure additional project financing and secure government incentives;
the Company’s ability to complete construction of its plants in the expected timeframe and in a cost-effective manner;
the Company’s ability to procure necessary capital equipment and to produce its products in large commercial quantities;
the impact of government laws and regulations and liabilities thereunder, including any decline in the value of carbon credits;
the Company’s ability to procure and store necessary raw materials, works in process, and finished goods;
any increases or fluctuations in raw material costs;
the Company’s ability to avoid, mitigate, and recover from business and supply chain disruptions
the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq;Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”); and
the impact of worldwide economic, political, industry, and market conditions, including the continued effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.health crises, geopolitical instability, global supply chain disruptions, increased inflationary pressure, labor market constraints, bank failures, and other macroeconomic factors.
Other risks and uncertainties set forth in this Annual Report, including risk factors discussed in Item 1A under the heading, “Risk Factors”.
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RISK FACTOR SUMMARY
Below is aThe following risk factors summary of material factors that make an investment in our securities speculative or risky. Importantly, this summary does not address all of the risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional discussion of the risks and uncertainties summarized in this risk factor summary, as well as other risks and uncertainties that we face, can be found under the section titled “Risk Factors”information included in this Annual Report and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").should be carefully considered. The below summary is qualified in its entirety by that more complete discussion of such risks and uncertainties. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described underbelow are not the sectiononly ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem less significant may also affect our business operations or financial results. If any of the following risks actually occur, our stock price, business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. For more information, see item 1A titled “Risk Factors” as partfor more detailed descriptions of your evaluation of an investment in our securities:each risk factor.
We are an early stage company with a history of losses and our future profitability is uncertain, and our financial projectionsuncertain.
We may differ materially from actual results.not manage growth effectively.
Our business plan assumes we can secure substantial additional project financing and government incentives, which may be unavailable on favorable terms, if at all.
We previously identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that we have concluded has been remediated, though we may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, which may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or result in failure to meet our periodic reporting obligations.
Construction of ouradditional plants beyond Origin 1 may not be timely completed in the expected timeframe or completed in a cost-effective manner.manner or at all. Any delays in or failure to complete the construction of ouradditional plants could severely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We plan to rely on our Origin 1 and Origin 2a limited number of plants to meet customer demand until 2027.for our future intermediate chemical sales.
We have not yet produced our products in large commercial quantities and may not manage growth effectively.quantities.
Our offtake agreements withWe rely on a limited number of customers include liquidated damages, advance repayment and/or termination provisions that may be triggered if we fail to timely complete plant construction or commencefor a significant portion of our commercial operations.near-term revenue.
Our industry is highly competitive, and we may lose market share to producers of products that can be substituted for our products, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Increases or fluctuations in the costs of our raw materials or other operating costs may affect our cost structure.
We are dependent on third-party suppliers and service providers, some of which are sole source suppliers, who may fail to deliver raw materials or equipment or fail to supply needed services at all or according to schedules, prices, quality and volumes that are acceptable to us, or we may be unable to manage these supplies effectively.
We have entered into and may in the future enter into collaborations, strategic alliances, or licensing arrangements, which expose us and our intellectual property to competitive risks and limitations associated with third-party collaborations and that may not produce the benefits we anticipate.
Compliance with extensive environmental, health and safety laws could require material expenditures, changes in our operations or site remediation.
Our business relies on proprietary information and other intellectual property, and our failure to protect our intellectual property rights could harm our competitive advantages with respect to the use, manufacturing, sale or other commercialization of our processes, technologies and products, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We may face patent infringement and other intellectual property claims that could be costly to defend, result in injunctions and significant damage awards or other costs (including indemnification of third parties or costly licensing arrangements, if licenses are available at all) and limit our ability to use certain key technologies in the future or require development of non-infringing products or technologies, which may cause us to incur significant unexpected costs, prevent us from commercializing our products and otherwise harm our business.
We rely on trade secrets to protect our technology, and our failure to maintain trade secret protection could limit our ability to compete.
Our management has limited experience in operating a public company.
We previously identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that we have concluded has been remediated, though we may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, which may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or result in failure to meet our periodic reporting obligations.
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Part I
Item 1. Business
Overview
Origin Materials, Inc. ("Origin") is a carbon negativean innovative materials company with a mission to help enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials by replacingmaterials. We have pioneered a technology that has the potential to replace petroleum-based materials with decarbonized materials in a wide range of end products, such as food and beverage packaging, clothing, textiles, plastics, car parts, carpeting, tires, adhesives, soil amendments, fuels, and more. We have also developed other products that can enhance sustainability, such as our 100% PET circular caps and closures that can enable fully-recyclable PET containers and reduce waste through light-weighting, while providing enhanced performance such as greater oxygen and CO2 barrier properties that can increase shelf-life. These products complement our biomass conversion technology.
We were formerly known as Artius Acquisition Inc. (“Artius”). Artius was originally registered under the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands on January 24, 2020, as a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. On June 25, 2021, we consummated a merger pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of February 16, 2021 (as amended by the letter agreement dated March 5, 2021, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Artius, Zero Carbon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Artius (the “Merger Sub”), and Micromidas, Inc., a Delaware corporation doing business as Origin Materials (“Legacy Origin”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Artius effected a business combination with Legacy Origin through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Origin, with Legacy Origin surviving as the surviving company and as our wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to this as the “Merger” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination.” In connection with the closing of the Business Combination (such time is referred to herein as the “Effective Time”), we changed our name to Origin Materials, Inc.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this Annual Report to the “Company,” “Origin,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Origin Materials, Inc. (f/k/a Artius Acquisition Inc.) and its consolidated subsidiaries (including Legacy Origin). References to “Artius” refer to the predecessor company prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
We believe that our platformbiomass conversion technology can help make the world’s transition to “net zero” possible and support the fulfillment of greenhouse gas reduction pledges made by countries as part of the United Nations Paris Agreement as well as corporations that are committed to reducing emissions in their supply chains.
Our proprietary biomass conversion technology can convertuse sustainable feedstocks such as sustainably harvested wood residues, agricultural waste, wood waste and even corrugated cardboard intoto produce materials and products that are currently made from fossil feedstocks such as petroleum and natural gas. TheseThe ability to use sustainable feedstocks that are not used in food production whichis one of the things that differentiates our biomass conversion technology from other sustainable materials companies that useare limited to feedstocks used in food production such as vegetable oils or high fructose corn syrup and other sugars.
We believe that products made using Origin's platformOrigin’s biomass conversion technology canat commercial scales will be able to compete directly with petroleum-derived products on both performance and price.price while being sustainable. Due to abundant and renewable wood supplies that have historically stable pricing, our cost of production when using these feedstocks is expected to be more stable than potential competing platforms that use other types of feedstocks. We believe that end products made at commercial scale using our platformbiomass conversion technology and wood feedstocks will have a significant unit cost advantage over products made from other low carbon feedstocks.
Our platform technology converts biomass-plant-based carbon into “building block” chemicals that can be converted into both “drop-in” materials and new materials with differentiated functional performance. The “drop-in” products are chemically fungible with those produced from petroleum-based raw materials, and therefore these “drop-in” products can be fed into existing supply chains without modification to the equipment or production processes of our customers.
Origin'sOrigin’s capability to produce carbon negative materials at is protected by an intellectual property portfolio comprised of 19 patent familiesover 40 patents as well as trade secrets covering non-discoverable aspects of Origin'sOrigin’s critical manufacturing processes.
We have developed strong partnerships with large, brand-name corporations determined to transition to sustainable materials to help meet their emissions reduction goals. For example, in 2017, we founded the “NaturALL Bottle Alliance” with Danone and Nestlé Waters, with PepsiCo joining in 2018, to accelerate the development of innovative packaging
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solutions made with 100% sustainable and renewable resources. Each member of the NaturALL Bottle Alliance has agreed to assist in establishing a supply chain for the production of the sustainable materials being developed by the NaturALL Bottle Alliance. Each member has also agreed to provide technical equipment, resources, know-how and scientific skills necessary for the performance of the NaturALL Bottle Alliance’s research and development program, and to be responsible for its own expenses. The members’ offtake agreements with us provideprovided additional financial support for the research and development program and the commercialization of sustainable materials under development by the NaturALL Bottle Alliance. In addition to being customers, Danone, Nestlé and PepsiCo also invested in Origin. We have also significantly expanded our customer and partnership base over time to other industries, including relationships with Ford Motor Company, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, PrimaLoft, Solvay, AECI, Stepan, Mitsui & Co., Packaging Matters, Minafin Group, LVMH Beauty, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Kuraray, Revlon, ATC Plastics, Intertex, and others.
We also expect to accelerate the development of high-performance products through technology collaborations and joint development agreements, which are also investorsreferred to as service agreements, with current and prospective customers. In these relationships, we expect to supply expertise and materials, including products we manufacture at our Origin 1 plant, and our customer partner provides funding and its own expertise. Together, we work to test and establish market demand, product formulations, and specifications that meet the customer’s needs in Origin.anticipation of that customer’s purchase of commercial volumes of the co-developed product.
For example, we have created an all-PET (polyethylene terephthalate) closure, making “100% recycled PET” possible from cap to container to improve post-consumer recycling. Our PET caps and closures are more sustainable than common alternatives because they may be produced with any type of PET, from recycled PET to Origin’s 100% bio-based, carbon-negative virgin PET. PET offers better oxygen and CO2 barrier than HDPE and PP, common materials used in the production of caps.
Our vision for the future is the replacement of fossil-based feedstocks and materials with non-food, plant-based feedstocks and materials, while capturing carbon in the process. Our decarbonizing platformbiomass conversion technology potentially addresses an estimated $1.0 trillion dollar market opportunity, and we believe it can help revolutionize the production of a wide range of end products.

Our PlatformBiomass Conversion Technology
We have developed a proprietary platformbiomass conversion technology to convert biomass, or plant-based carbon, into the versatile “building block” chemicals chloromethylfurfural (“CMF”) and hydrothermal carbon (“HTC”), which we collectively refer to as Furanic Intermediates, as well as other minor products. At commercial scale, our platformoils and extractives and other co-products. Our biomass conversion technology is expected to producecapable, using wood feedstocks, of producing CMF and HTC with a negative carbon footprint.impact. We believe these chemicals can replace petroleum-based inputs, lowering the carbon footprint of a wide range of materials without increasing cost or sacrificing performance.
CMF. CMF is a chemically flexible intermediate that can be converted into a variety of products, including paraxylene (“PX”), that can “drop in” to current supply chains to produce purified terephthalic acid (“PTA”), and
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subsequently polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”). Alternatively, CMF can be used to produce furandicarboxylic acid (“FDCA”), orwhich can be converted into polyethylene furanoate (“PEF”). CMF and its derivatives can be used to produce numerous commodity and specialty chemicals. We have developed products made from CMF that can be used in applications such as food and beverage packaging and apparel and carpet fibers, and our product development pipeline includes applications such as adhesives, coatings and plasticizers.
HTC. HTC is a diverse, high-potential carbon-negative material. Current applications of our HTC include a drop-in, energy-dense solid fuel. HTC can also be calcined to produce a carbon-negative activated carbon for food and water treatment and filtration. Our HTC product development pipeline includes carbon black replacement for tires, foams and dyes, paint and coating applications, and agriculture and soil products. Notably, our carbon black has no detectable polyaromatic hydrocarbons, which are carcinogenic compounds known as polyaromatic hydrocarbons, found in carbon black produced from fossil feedstocks.
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Our manufacturing process to produce CMF and HTC consists of front end feedstock handling, and subsequent liquid phase reaction with our catalyst mixture, followed by downstream separation processes to separate and purify CMF, HTC and other co-products, as described in the following diagram.

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Oils and Extractives
. An “oils and extractives” co-products stream is produced alongside our CMF and HTC. We have made progress toward development of new products and applications such as biofuels from this stream, which may be incorporated into the design of Origin 2 and future plants. We believe such cellulose-derived, low carbon intensity biofuels could potentially be used in transportation and marine fuel, industrial applications, and heat and power generation.
Market Opportunity
Global Decarbonization Commitments
We believe that increasing consumer awareness and growing governmental initiatives are driving a shift in the global community towards decarbonized materials. The UN Paris Agreement of 2015, joined by 190194 countries and the European Union to date, includes commitments to limit the global average temperature increase by 2100 to well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. To achieve this target, the UN estimated in 2019 that annual carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions must be 15 gigatons lower than current nationally determined contributions imply.
According to a 2019 Ellen MacArthur Foundation study, approximately 45% of global CO2 emissions are associated with manufacturing products, including the production of materials and chemicals from which those products are made. According to a 2019 Barclays estimate, the chemicals market consumes 10.6 million barrels of oil per day, releasing massive quantities of new carbon into the atmosphere in the process. Our vision for the future is to replace fossil-based feedstocks and materials with sustainably harvested wood and other non-food, sustainable feedstocks. As a tree grows, it consumes existing CO2 from the atmosphere, and when it dies and decays, that CO2 is released back into the atmosphere. However, through our proprietary manufacturing process, we convert the wood into manufacturing and feedstock materials, thereby capturing that CO2.
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Many companies have already pledged to achieve net zero carbon targets, with some aiming to achieve that target within the next decade. Despite the progress in the shift to renewable energy generation and electric vehicles, we believe that reducing emissions from energy use alone is insufficient to achieve the goals and commitments established by companies and governments. Consequently, in the near-term, we believe that these companies will need to integrate decarbonized materials into their supply chains.
Our vision for the future is to replace fossil-based feedstocks and materials with sustainably harvested wood and other non-food, sustainable feedstocks. As a tree grows, it consumes existing CO2 from the atmosphere, and when it dies and decays, that CO2 is released back into the atmosphere. However, through our proprietary manufacturing process, we convert the wood into manufacturing and feedstock materials, thereby capturing that CO2.
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The graphic below highlights some of the notable companies that have made public commitments, either in the press or on their websites, to decarbonization and their respective decarbonization targets:

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Note: Graphic not intended to represent that these are all Origin customers. Source: Company websitesPress search and press search.company websites.
As previously reported on a Rule 425 filing of Artius Acquisition, Inc. dated April 19, 2021.
Our Addressable Market
According to the International Energy Agency, the chemical sector is the largest industrial consumer of both oil and gas. Currently, organic chemicals are predominantly derived from fossil sources such as petroleum. These chemicals are used to produce a wide array of materials from paints to plastics, space suits to solar panels, and from medicines to electronics. According to a 2019 Barclays estimate, more than 10 million barrels of oil are consumed daily to create these materials, releasing massive quantities of new carbon into the atmosphere in the process. According to a 2018 report by The Association of Plastic Recyclers, for example, every kilogram of virgin fossil-PET has a life cycle global warming potential of 2.78 kilograms of carbon emissions. Our platformbiomass conversion technology willcan enable companies to lower their overall CO2 emissions and meet their emissions reduction commitments by substituting decarbonizing Furanic Intermediates and their derivatives for all or a portion of the fossil-based content of materials like PET in their supply chains.

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Source: Origin Materials estimates (2020), Climate Watch (2020), the World Resources Institute (2020), ourworldindata.org.
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Source: Our World in Data, 2020
Our platformAt full commercial scale, our biomass conversion technology can produce carbon-negative and low carbon replacements for chemicals that have many potential applications. Our platform technology is expected to address some of these applications as soon as its initial production capacity is online, and to address other potential applications over time. Origin'sOrigin’s near-term and long-term addressable markets together exceed $1$1.0 trillion.
$65+ billion immediate opportunity - We expect our all-PET caps to begin to address a greater than $65 billion global caps and closures market.

$390+ billion near-term market focus. We believe our technology can serve near-term markets representing an aggregate market opportunity that we believe is over $390 billion when Origin 2 and Origin 3 open.billion. These markets include polyesters for textiles, PET resin for packaging, solid fuels, activated carbon and carbon black for tires and polymer fillers. We expect the Origin 2 plant to be operational in mid-2025 and the Origin 3 plant to be operational in 2027.
$750+ billion long-term market focus. Our platformbiomass conversion technology produces versatile chemical “building blocks” that we anticipate, in the long term, can be converted into products to replace a broad range of chemicals and materials representing an addressable market that we believe is more than $750 billion. These markets include paints, coatings, soil additives, advanced polyesters, epoxies, plasticizers, polyurethanes, elastomers, emulsions and solvents.
Competitive Landscape
We expect our products to compete with traditional, petroleum-based materials currently used in Origin'sOrigin’s target markets, as well as compete with alternatives to these materials that both established and new companies seek to produce.
In our near-term markets, we expect to compete with established producers of PET fibers and resins, activated carbon and carbon black. Producers of these materials include global oil and petrochemical companies and large international diversified chemical companies. Several of these producers are seeking to develop materials from renewable sources that could compete with our products. Moreover, a number of established companies and new entrants have announced intentions to develop renewable alternatives for existing chemical products used in our near-term focus markets.
In addition to competition from producers of petroleum-based materials and renewable alternatives, we expect to face competition from recycled materials such as recycled PET (“rPET”) in certain applications in our near-term focus markets. We do not believe that recycled materials will achieve the required scale and penetration to impact the market demand for our products before 2030 because recycling streams are significantly supply-constrained. We believe that improving the supply constraint for recycling will require substantial investments in infrastructure and fundamental changes to the existing entrenched governmental and institutional recycling systems and customer behavior and habits. Additionally, unless there are major changes to current technology and infrastructure, we believe that it will be difficult to implement 100% rPET material sourcing for many applications.
In the caps and closures market, we anticipate potential competition from other cap producers in the supply chain. At the same time, we believe there are opportunities for cooperation with these businesses to help commercialize and increase adoption of our all-PET caps and closures.
In our long-term focus markets, we expect to face competition from, among others, incumbents that include large chemical companies that continue to rely on petroleum-based feedstocks in their production processes.
Given our leading position in decarbonized materials, we also expect to compete with alternative technologies targeting different sources of emissions. These competitors include electric vehicles, renewable power generation, and food technology. While we do not anticipate competing directly for market share with producers of these technologies, we expect to compete for wallet share from customers looking to reduce overall carbon emissions throughout their supply chain and operations. In the long-term, once adoption of various technologies has increased and customers no longer have to prioritize different methods of reducing overall carbon emission, we expect only to compete against other materials producers.
Our Competitive Strengths
We believe that our platformbiomass conversion technology can replace petroleum as the foundational feedstock for the materials economy. Our competitive strengths related to that technology. and to other Origin technologies, include:
Flexible platform enables drop-in solutions serving a large addressable market. We believe that our platformbiomass conversion technology is well-positioned to address a substantial global market that is just beginning to transition from petroleum-based materials to sustainable materials. Many of our products are drop-in replacements for traditional petrochemicals, enabling our customers to use our products in their existing manufacturing processes to produce chemically and physically identical end products with little to no change in customer behavior.
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Abundant, low-cost and historically price-stable feedstock. Our platformbiomass conversion technology can use timber and forest residues such as pine pulpwood, which is currently abundant and renewable, as its base-case feedstock. The feedstock for the pulp industry in North America is plentiful and the cost has historically been relatively low and stable varying – according tocompared with the NC State University Extension Quarterly Price Report – from between $9.29 and $10.11 per ton between Q1 2015 and Q4 2020.cost of oil. The market for these wood-based feedstocks tends to be local due to relatively high transport costs, and therefore is insulated from typical commodity price volatility. Furthermore, our pulpwood feedstock does not compete for use as a food source, insulating our products made from such feedstock from demand price pressures faced by other agricultural-based renewable feedstocks such as corn and sugarcane.
Unit Economics. Our proprietary platform technology converts low-cost renewable feedstock into flexible chemical intermediates in a single catalytic reaction.
Carbon Footprint. We believe our products can help enable prospective customers to achieve their net zero carbon emissions commitments by transitioning away from fossil-based materials towards materials made with our platformbiomass conversion technology, which usescan use sustainable, non-food, plant-based feedstock. We estimate that a single commercial-scale Origin plant producing CMF and HTC can eliminate or avoid more than 1.3 million tons of emitted carbon dioxide annually.
High Barriers to Entry. Over more than a decade, we have generated a robust patent portfolio as well as critical trade secrets. We believe our competitors now significantly lag behind us and will be unable to replicate the efficiency, yield and quality of our process, as we expect to continue to improve our existing technology and processes.
Proprietary Packaging Solutions for Improved Recycling and Performance. Our patent-pending, cost-competitive caps and closure design and manufacturing innovation aids in producing “mono-material” products made with any type of PET, including recycled PET. These are typically easier to recycle than products made from multiple materials, and are highly sought-after for consumer packaged goods to improve recycling. Origin's all-PET caps offer improved performance compared with incumbent caps, enabling lighter cap weight and improved product shelf life.

Business Strategy
Our goal is to build a commercially successful business that can scale and meet current and future expected demand for carbon negative materials. We planAs we advance and scale up our biomass conversion technology and other application development, we expect to constructintroduce manufacturing capacity, which may include acquiring production lines or construction of chemical plants, that can produce sustainable materials at a commercial scale and product applications. We also expect to continue to develop new productsmaterials and product applications, together with our platform partners, to maintain and increase its competitive advantage.
Inflationary pressures and global supply chain shocks during 2023 significantly increased major capital project costs including financing costs, building materials, labor, and manufacturing equipment. Together, these rising costs have significantly increased the funding requirements and time to completion of our planned manufacturing facilities.
In response to these cost pressures, we continue to evaluate alternative financing strategies for our capital project plans [including the build out of Origin 2], as well as opportunities to collaborate with well capitalized strategic partners committed to utilizing our biomass conversion technology to enable carbon advantaged materials manufacturing for their businesses. We believe the collective interest from these partners represents a viable source of funding to maintain forward momentum for our capital project plans, despite the inflationary cost environment.
Key elements of our strategy include:
Complete constructionNear-term revenue generation:
We are focusing our available human and cash resources on developing near-term, recurring revenues through high value products like our all-PET caps and closures. We expect a majority of our near-term revenues to be derived from products sold into the caps and closures markets and other high value polymer product markets. Initial indications of demand expressed by prospective customers for our circular caps and closure solutions is sufficient for us to reach significant gross margin generation within twelve to twenty-four months and will not require us to raise additional equity capital for these initiatives. We expect to then use a portion of those profits to fund the further development of our biomass conversion technology and the requisite manufacturing capacity.
Operation of Origin 1 and launch constructiondevelopment of Origin 2:
We are undertaking two significant initial capital projects: “Origin 1” and “Origin 2”. Our strategic intent for Origin 1 is a strategic asset which we plan to serveuse to qualify higher-value applications for our intermediates CMF and develop longer term focus markets that requireHTC. Origin 1 commenced commercial-scale production in October 2023. Origin 1 is not just to scale our customerstechnology, but to reformulate existing products and applications. produce samples in higher volumes than produced at our pilot facilities.
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At scale, Origin 2 is intended to focus on supplying products that serve our near-term markets of interest.
Applications for CMF produced at Origin 1, our initial plant, is under construction in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.2 are expected to include the FDCA-based polymers PEF and PETF for advanced packaging, textiles, and other potential applications. As of December 31, 2021, we completed installation of most foundations for building and process areas at the construction site. As of December 31, 2021, we had also completed installation of the key production modules containing equipment used for the conversion of biomass feedstock into high value chemicals. We expect that interconnecting piping will be installed, all electrical work will be complete, and utilities and raw material handling equipment will be installed during 2022. We expect that construction of Origin 1 will be mechanically complete before the end of 2022, with commissioning and production at the plant beginning in 2023.
As of December 31, 2021,2023, Origin 2 isremains in the project development stage. During the first quarter of 2022, we announced the completion of certain milestones, such as owner's engineer selectionOur current strategy for carrying out that development work and subject to finalization of economic incentives, site selection. We expect the front-end engineering design package completed and construction and fabrication started by the middle of 2023. We expect that the construction ofconstructing Origin 2 will be complete,depends on near-term revenue from products like our all-PET caps and the plant operational in 2025.closures and our ability to secure substantial financial support from strategic partners.
Sell-out contracted capacity inIdentify new and progress existing strategic partnerships to develop future plants years ahead of mechanical completion:and begin to address indicative demand for carbon-negative and low-carbon materials:
AsWe believe our agreements with customers and partners such as Ford Motor Company, Danone, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, PrimaLoft, Solvay, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Minafin Group, LVMH Beauty, Revlon, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Kuraray, Intertex World Resources, ATC Plastics, and others indicate substantial and broad demand for the carbon-negative, low-carbon, and performance-advantaged materials that our biomass conversion technology is intended to produce. We believe that this demand represents a more than $10 billion opportunity if we are able to supply the maximum volume of February 24, 2022, we had announced $5.6 billion inproduct our customers may purchase, or reserve for purchase, at the prices specified under these offtake agreements (including customer options that may or may not be exercised) and non-binding capacity reservations. That demand from customers in a diverse mix of industries, which demand is expected to be fulfilled byencompasses production from both Origin 1 and multiple future plants, some of which have not yet entered the project development stage and will require substantial additional capital. As such, we are focused on identifying strategic partners, and progressing our work with existing strategic partners, to facilitate the development work and support the construction costs necessary to bring Origin 2 Origin 3 and Origin 4. These customers include Global Fortune 500 companies with long-term commitmentsother future plants online and begin to decarbonizing their supply chain and operations. We expect continued expanding demand from potential new customers and to continue contracting for new high margin products, including PEF. Because we believe thataddress the indicative demand for our products will outpace supply for the foreseeable future, we expect that we willproducts.
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need to identify and prioritize sales to customers for applications that command the highest margins. Please see the section titled “Offtake Agreements” for additional information regarding our offtake agreements.
Expand and develop new partnerships across the value chain:
Our strategy includes, among other things, working with upstream partners to identify suitable aging/defunct pulp mills, convert key equipment components, and integrate those components into a refurbished and repurposed chemical plant. We expect this to enable us to partner with the existing forest products supply chains and government entities concerned with forest management and potential local labor and economic benefits associated with repurposing the pulp mills. We plan to engageengaging procurement and constructionengineering companies and enterentering into joint venturesstrategic partnerships for production, which would provide us with best-in-class capabilities to efficiently construct our plants.plants and complete the production process. In addition, we expect to collaborate with partners who have the market knowledge and expertise to design compelling products and penetrate new markets. We believe that helping these partners build profitable new businesses and product lines using our cost-advantaged chemical intermediate platform enhances the value of our platform and promotes long-term committed customer relationships for an expanding and diversifying set of markets. We also intend to continue creating industry collaborations like the NaturALL Bottle Alliance and like our partner and customer relationships with Kolon Industries, Drive+, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Ford Motor Company, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, PrimaLoft, Solvay, and others, to commercialize decarbonizing solutions with the help of end users and brands. We intend to continue using demand from industry-leading brands to motivate and align the intermediate supply chain to meet carbon reduction commitments.
Continue development of next-gen materials and applications:
Our strategy is to developfocuses on developing low and negative carbon materials for use in a variety of products, including textiles and fabrics, next generation packaging, paints, coatings, and epoxies, fillers for tires and other rubber products, fuels, and agricultural products.
Our CMF near-term (2022-2025+) product focus is on low or negative carbon PET. In the medium term (2025-2027+), we willand performance advantaged polyesters. We intend to focus on improving PET polyesterpolyesters with the incorporation of furanic content to make products such as “PETF” blended products, and in the longer term (2027+), we expect to focus on producing next generation high-performance polyesters with strong gas barrier and high heat resistance that can be fully recyclable with current technologies.
Our HTC near-term (2022-2025+) product focus is on “drop-in” energy-dense solid fuels. In the medium term (2025-2027+), we willWe intend to focus on developing carbon negative, carcinogen-free carbon black replacement for tires and other rubber and polymer filled materials. In the longer term (2027+), weWe also expect to focus on developing next generation agricultural products such as slow-release fertilizers as well as microbial and biologics delivery.
Develop new revenue streams through technology licensing:
We have developed technologies to convert CMF and HTC into a variety of valuable end products, and expect to continue to develop these technologies. We expect, over time, to license this technology to relevant manufacturers of those end products while we supply the CMF and HTC to the licensees.
Our Products and Intermediates
The majority ofOur products comprise both innovative applications like our product output is comprised ofsustainable all-PET caps and closures as well as versatile Furanic Intermediates. Depending on the specific feedstock, we may also produceIntermediates such as CMF and HTC and several minority co-products, including levulinic acid, furfural, and various extractives.an oils and extractives stream, depending on the specific feedstock we use.
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PET - Caps & Closures:
We have created an all-PET (polyethylene terephthalate) cap, making 100% recycled PET possible from cap to container to improve post-consumer recycling. Our PET caps enable greater sustainability and circularity than common alternatives because they may be produced with any type of PET, from recycled PET to Origin’s 100% bio-based, carbon-negative virgin PET, all of which can be recycled together. Origin's all-PET caps offer improved performance compared with incumbent caps, enabling lighter cap weight and improved product shelf life.
CMF—chloromethylfurfural:
CMF is an organic compound derived directly from cellulosic biomass through our patented process, consisting of furan substituted at the 2 and 5 positions with a formyl group and chloromethyl group. CMF is easily derivatized into multiple products including those for polyesters, nylons, epoxies, surfactants, and several others. AtProduced by Origin's process at full commercial scale, our processCMF is expected to be able to produce CMF withhave a low or negative carbon impact of –1.21 kg CO2 equivalent/kg CMF, according to a life cycle analysis by Deloitte SAS.impact.
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HTC—hydrothermal carbon:
HTC is a carbonaceous composite consisting of furanic resin and lignin fragments. It is derived from ligno-cellulose through our patented process, and is a structured composite resin comprising furanic chemical groups that can be further functionalized or de-functionalized while retaining nano-scale morphology of the HTC. Via functionalization or de-functionalization, HTC may be further derivatized into products such as carbon black, activated carbon, as well as a variety of agricultural products. AtProduced by Origin's process at full commercial scale, our processHTC is expected to be able to produce HTC withhave a low or negative carbon impact of –1.67 kg CO2 equivalent/kg HTC, according to a life cycle analysis by Deloitte SAS.impact.
CustomersOils and Extractives:
An “oils and extractives” co-products stream is produced alongside our CMF and HTC. We have made progress toward development of new products and applications such as biofuels from this stream, which may be incorporated into the design of Origin 2 and future plants. We believe that our platform technology ideally positions Origin to address industry demand for carbon-negativesuch cellulose-derived, low carbon intensity biofuels could potentially be used in transportation and low-carbon materials. As of February 24, 2022, we had announced approximately $5.6 billion in contracted offtake agreements (including customer options, which may or may not be exercised)marine fuel, industrial applications, and capacity reservations. These agreements have terms ranging from 5-10 yearsheat and encompass production from one or more of Origin 1, Origin 2, Origin 3 and Origin 4. Our customers include Global Fortune 500 companies including Ford Motor Company and fellow NaturALL Bottle Alliance members Danone, Nestlé Waters, and PepsiCo, as well as Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Packaging Equity Holdings, Kolon Industries, PrimaLoft, Solvay, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Minafin Group, and others.power generation.
Raw Materials Supply
Our platformbiomass conversion technology can produce building block chemicals from a variety of abundant, low-cost bio-feedstocks including wood residues and wood processing waste. Our process was designed to be able to take advantage of idled and aging pulp mills and may be co-located with such mills to secure access to existing site-specific feedstock supplies and skilled labor while lowering required capital investment. We believe we will be able to contract for the necessary quantity and quality of these or suitable alternative feedstocks needed to manufacture products. We expect our demand for wood residues and wood processing waste in 2030 represents less than 1% of the world’s total supply of these feedstocks and less than 0.5% of the global supply of suitable alternative feedstocks that can be used in our process, such as agricultural wastes, mixed paper waste, and construction wastes.
Offtake Agreements
Nestlé Waters Offtake Agreement
In November 2016, we entered into an offtake agreement with Nestlé Waters. The agreement had a 5-year term to purchase a specified amount of product per year from the Origin 1 facility. The agreement required us to meet certain construction and product delivery milestones by specified dates and requires us to pay liquidated damages if the milestones were not achieved. For Origin 1, these milestones have been deferred to March 31, 2022 in order to facilitate the negotiation of an amendment to the agreement, including the milestone achievement dates. As of the date hereof, the negotiation is ongoing.
In addition to the above provisions, Nestlé may terminate the offtake agreement if: (i) we fail to meet agreed upon quality or quantity requirements; (ii) a force majeure continues for an extended period; (iii) any of certain designated parties directly acquires an equity interest in us; (iv) we fail to comply with mutually agreed sustainability principles; (v) either party takes steps to enter into liquidation or is subject to bankruptcy proceedings or enters into a deed of arrangement for the benefit of its creditors; or (vi) a bankruptcy event occurs with respect to a third party manufacturer that is critical to our supply chain, and we are unable to retain a substitute. If Nestlé terminates the offtake agreements, certain outstanding advance payments made to us by Nestlé and evidenced by a secured promissory note, as described below, become immediately due. In addition, upon any material breach of the offtake agreement by us, we have a specified amount of time, subject to modification by agreement with Nestlé, to cure the breach before Nestlé may terminate the agreement.
In November 2016, we received a $5.0 million prepayment from Nestlé Waters for product from Origin 1 pursuant to the offtake agreement. The prepayment will be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the offtake agreement. Specifically, the prepayment will be repaid by applying a credit to product purchases each month over the operation of Origin 1 until a total of $7.5 million of credits have been applied. The prepayment is evidenced by a secured note that will be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product because, for example, Origin 1 is never constructed. If repaid in cash, the note bears an annual interest rate of the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.25% (0.38% at December 31, 2021) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of Origin 1. Our outstanding obligation, together with accrued interest, under Nestlé Waters’ promissory note totaled an aggregate of $5.2 million as of December 31, 2021.
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Danone Offtake Agreement
In November 2016, we entered into an offtake agreement with Danone. The agreement has a 5-year term to purchase a specified amount of product per year from the Origin 1 facility. The agreement also includes an option exercisable by Danone to enter into an additional offtake agreement to purchase product from Origin 2 for a term of up to 10 years. This option has not yet been exercised. The agreement requires us to meet certain construction and product delivery milestones by specified dates and requires us to pay liquidated damages if the milestones are not achieved. For Origin 1, these milestones have been deferred to June 30, 2022 in order to facilitate the negotiation of an amendment to the agreement, including the milestone achievement dates. As of the date hereof, the negotiation is ongoing.
In addition to the above provisions, Danone may terminate the offtake agreement if: (i) we fail to meet the agreed upon quality or quantity requirements; (ii) a force majeure event continues for an extended period; (iii) any of certain designated parties directly acquires an equity interest in us; (iv) we fail to comply with mutually agreed sustainability principles; (v) the NaturALL Bottle Alliance agreement is terminated; (vi) a material adverse change has occurred prior to the first order placed under the agreement; (vii) either party takes steps to enter into liquidation, becomes subject to bankruptcy proceedings or a bankruptcy event occurs with respect to either party, or a third party manufacturer that is critical to our supply chain, and we are unable to retain a substitute; or (viii) an event of default as defined by in Danone’s promissory note occurs.

In November 2016, we received a $5.0 million prepayment from Danone for product from Origin 1 pursuant to the offtake agreement with Danone. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the offtake agreement. The prepayment is evidenced by a secured note. In May 17, 2019, the Danone offtake agreement and secured note were amended to make Danone's prepayment repayable in three fixed cash installments, inclusive of interest. If Danone terminates the offtake agreement, the note becomes due immediately. Our outstanding obligation, together with accrued interest, under Danone’s promissory note totaled an aggregate of $5.7 million as of December 31, 2021. In addition, upon any material breach of the offtake agreement by us, we have a specified amount of time, subject to modification by agreement with Danone, to cure the breach before Danone may terminate the agreement.
Pepsi Offtake Agreement
In August 2018, we entered into an offtake agreement with Pepsi. The agreement has a 5-year term to purchase a specified amount of product per year from the Origin 1 facility, and an additional 5-year term to purchase a specified amount of product per year from Origin 2. Pepsi may terminate the agreement if commercial operation or delivery of product from Origin 1 has not occurred by December 31, 2022. Pepsi also may terminate the agreement if commercial operation of Origin 2 has not occurred by June 30, 2025, or if product from Origin 2 has not been delivered before September 30, 2025.
In addition to the above provisions, Pepsi may terminate the offtake agreement if: (i) we fail to meet agreed upon quality or quantity requirements; (ii) a force majeure event continues for an extended period; or (iii) a bankruptcy event occurs with respect to either party, or a third party manufacturer that is critical to our supply chain, and we are unable to retain a substitute. Also, upon our material breach of the offtake agreement, we have a specified amount of time, subject to modification by agreement with Pepsi, to cure the breach before Pepsi may terminate the agreement.
Packaging Matters Offtake Agreement
In December 2020, we entered into an offtake agreement with Packaging Matters, LLC (formerly known as Packaging Equity Holdings, LLC) (“Packaging Matters”). This agreement has a 10-year term and provides for the purchase of specified volumes of product per year from each of our first four plants, Origin 1 through Origin 4. Packaging Matters may terminate the agreement if we deliver notice to Packaging Matters that we have determined that it is reasonably likely that we will not fulfill certain conditions precedent to start-up of the Origin 1 facility by January 1, 2025.
In addition to the above provisions, either party may terminate the offtake agreement if a force majeure event continues for an extended period or if a bankruptcy event occurs with respect to the other party. Upon our material breach of the offtake agreement, we have a specified amount of time, subject to modification by agreement with Packaging Matters, to cure the breach before Packaging Matters may terminate the agreement.
Research and Development
Our strategy depends upon both continued improvement of our platformbiomass conversion technology and development of new chemical pathways, next-generation materials and product applications, and our research and development efforts are focused on supporting these two objectives. We operate an in-house laboratory and pilot-scale manufacturing facilities in
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West Sacramento, California and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada to conduct research and development work. Using its versatile biomass conversion technology, Origin has been developing commercialization pathways for higher-value applications for its intermediates CMF and HTC such as FDCA and carbon black, respectively. In addition, Origin is exploring product applications such as epoxies and resins, surfactants, bio-asphalt, fuel pellets, as well as biofuel and bio-solvents from an “oils and extractives” stream co-produced with CMF and HTC. In addition, we conduct joint research and development work with third parties including academic institutions, vendors, and other partners such as members of the NaturALL Bottle Alliance.Alliance, carbon black co-development partners, cosmetics packaging partners, chemical manufacturers, textile manufacturers and suppliers, automotive companies, and partners focused on the development of advanced monomers and polymers such as FDCA and PEF.

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Intellectual Property
Our patent portfolio is comprised of 19 patent familiesmore than 40 patents focused on the conversion of biomass to CMF and HTC.HTC and downstream derivatives thereof. Origin intends to retain exclusive rights to commercially work its biomass to CMF and HTC pathways. We also rely on trade secrets, know-how and continuing technological innovation to develop and maintain our proprietary position.
Patents. As of February 8, 2024, we own 27 U.S. utility patents, 16 foreign patents, 7 pending U.S. non-provisional applications, and 10 pending international applications. We also own 3 pending U.S. design applications and 39 pending international design applications. The term of individual patents depends upon the legal term of the patents in countries in which they are obtained. In most countries, including the United States, the patent term is generally 20 years from the earliest date of filing a non-provisional patent application in the applicable country. In the United States, a patent’s term may, in certain cases, be lengthened by patent term adjustment, which compensates a patent holder for administrative delays by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in examining and granting a patent or may be shortened if a patent is terminally disclaimed over a commonly owned patent or a patent naming a common inventor and having an earlier expiration date.
Our core technology—biomass to CMF and HTC—is protected with patents, trade secrets, and know-how. We have 2523 patents directed to CMF. One U.S. and one Korean composition of matter patent expiring in 2034 are directed to crystalline forms of CMF. FourteenTwelve patents are directed to compositions of and methods for preparing CMF. These include three in the United States, two in Korea, two in Malaysia, and one each in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico, which expire in 2032, as well as twothree patents in the United States, one in Malaysia, one in Europe, and one in Brazil that expire in 2034. Nine patents are directed to methods and systems for purifying CMF. These include one patent in the United States and one in China, each expiring in 2033, and three patents in the United States and one each in Brazil, China, Malaysia, and South Korea and Europe that expire in 2034. We have sevenfive pending applications directed to crystalline CMF, compositions, and methods for preparing CMF. These include one in the United States that would expire in 2034, two in MalaysiaChina that would expire in 2034, one in Malaysia that would expire in 2032, two in ChinaHong Kong that would expire in 2034, and one in Europe that would expire in 2034.
We also have eight patents directed to methods for preparing PX and terephthalic acid (PTA when purified). These include two patents in the United States and one each in China and Japan that expire in 2032, as well as three patents in the United States and one in Japan that expire in 2033.
We have five patents directed to dimethylfuran (“DMF”), a derivative of CMF, including three patents in the United States expiring in 2034 directed to methods of producing DMF and two patents in the United States expiring in 2035 directed to compositions of and methods for preparing DMF. We also have twoone pending patent applicationsapplication in Thailand expiring 2035 directed to DMF. These include one each in Thailand and Europe that would expire in 2035.
We have two pending patent applications directed to furandicarboxylate-polymer compositions, including PEF, and methods for producing such compositions. These include one pending application in China that would expire 2036 and one pending application in the United States that would expire in 2037.
In addition, we have fivefour patents directed to polyhydroxylalkanoate (“PHA”), a biodegradable plastic. These include one composition of matter patent in the United States and one in Malaysia, each expiring in 2031, that are directed to bacterial strains for producing PHA, as well as two patents in the United States, and one in Malaysia expiring in 2033 directed to compositions and methods for converting PHA into PHA derivatives.
We have threetwo patents and one pending application directed to other derivatives of CMF. These include two U.S. patents expiring in 2035 and 2036, respectively, directed to methods of preparing chemical derivatives from CMF, and one U.S. patent expiringpending application in 2035China directed to compositions for preparing CMF derivatives.
Finally, weWe have one pending patent application in the United States that would expire in 2036 and is directed to compositions and resins of activated carbon and methods for producing these.
Finally, we have forty pending international applications directed to closures for containers including one pending utility patent application with the Patent Cooperative Treaty, and three pending design applications each in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom that would expire in 2038. We also have three pending design patent application in the United States,
Trade secrets. We maintain a secure digital vault of our trade secrets with heightened confidentiality protections. Access to this vault is limited to a select group and is granted on a need-to-know basis. Further, the information in the vault is left strategically incomplete and requires corroboration from referenced internal documents to ensure that the entirety of any trade secret is known only by someone who has access to each such document. Our employees are required to participate in invention assignment and non-disclosure protocols to further ensure the protection of our trade secrets.
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Know-how. An important aspect of our intellectual property, in addition to our patent portfolio and trade-secrets, is the depth of understanding and proficiency we gained in the behavior of the Origin technology platform'splatform’s chemical reactions, the handling of feedstocks, and the process-ability of feedstocks given certain conditions. This know-how into our process and materials is carefully captured in many ways, such as by being photographed, videoed, measured, quantified, summarized, compared, and otherwise described. Within this information set, we have identified many key insights without which we believe a would-be competitor could not successfully operate in our industry or replicate our results.
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Regulatory
Regulation by government authorities in the United States, Canada and other countries is a significant factor in the production and sale of our products and our ongoing research and development activities. The chemicals and intermediates that we manufacture and use, including CMF and HTC, require (or as the products are further commercialized are anticipated to require) authorization or exemptions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) administered by Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the European Union’s regulation entitled the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Our production processes are subject to regulations and permit requirements relating to air emissions, wastewater discharges, waste generation and disposal and other environmental matters. Additionally, some applications will involve food contact and will be regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the FDA).
Chemical control regulations applicable to us, such as TSCA, CEPA or REACH, impose restrictions with respect to the permitted volumes of, or the sites at which, certain chemicals manufactured or used by us may be manufactured, imported, transported and/or released into the environment. For example, in the United States, the manufacture of CMF as a chemical intermediate currently is restricted to a quantity of 15,000 kilograms per year and the volume of a substance that may be used in some subsequent conversions of CMF is subject to import restrictions in Canada. In addition, theor import into Canada of a certain polymer associated with the manufacture of CMF and HTC is limited to not more than 1,000 kilogramsa certain amount per year prior to submitting a New Substance Notification. Compliance with these regulations is complex and could require significant capital and/or operating expenses, and failure to comply with any of these regulations can have significant consequences. Our regulatory focus has been on seeking the removal or relaxation of certain restrictions to enable scaled up production. We have filed or will be filing notifications under TSCA and CEPA seeking to remove these restrictions, as necessary, and are working to identify alternatives that are not similarly restricted in the location where they are used.
Several states like California, Maine, and New Jersey, as well as Canada and the European Union, have enacted or are considering “minimum recycled content” regulations mandating certain minimum post-consumer recycled content in certain types of packaging, including, specifically, plastic beverage containers. Legislative and regulatory measures to mandate or encourage waste reduction and recycling also have been considered, or are under consideration, in jurisdictions where we expect to produce or sell our products. These regulations may present new opportunities for sustainable products like our all-PET caps and closures, which can be made from recycled PET and be recycled together with the PET containers on which they are used.
Employees and Human Capital Resources

Intentional Culture and Leadership. At Origin, our values inform our decision making and how we act. We are deliberate, open, and transparent about our dedication to our core purpose; to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials as the leading carbon negative materials company. We have assembled an exceptional team of world-class scientists, engineers, and business leaders to develop and execute our strategic plans.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We believe that having a diverse workforce, equitable employment practices, and an inclusive workplace better positions us to respond to the unique needs of all our stakeholders. In 2020, we created the Origin Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. This committee is responsible for ensuring that Origin policies, procedures, and practices are conducive to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment that is valuable for all stakeholders. In late 2021, we hired a leading diversity, equity & inclusion (“DE&I&I”) consulting firm, to help us map out our DE&I strategy and operationalize our DE&I goals. Finally, we have recently hired our first-ever VP, Human ResourcesIn 2022, Origin Materials began executing on a multiyear strategy that includes prioritizing the hiring of a diverse workforce, an annual “Inclusion Survey” to further strengthen ourbenchmark & track DE&I leadershipprogress, DE&I in person and develop our program into 2023online training for all levels of the organization, and beyond.building internal expertise around DE&I issues.
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Human Capital. As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 80 employees located in the United States and 6 employees in Canada, all of whom were full-time employees. None ofWe believe that our employees is subject to a collective bargaining agreement and we believe we have a good relationship with our employees. Our ability to attract, retain and motivate exceptional employees is vital to our long-term competitive advantage. As such, our compensation practices, including long-term equity incentive plans, are designed to drive sustainable performance and align employee incentives with shareholder values. As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately 112 employees located in the United States and 50 employees in Canada, all of whom were full-time employees. The number of employees decreased by approximately 30% as a result of the reduction in workforce affected in November 2023. None of our employees is subject to a collective bargaining agreement and we believe we have a good relationship with our employees.

Supporting Our Employees through COVID-19. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have established and enforced comprehensive policies in the areas of Infectious Disease Control and COVID-19 Vaccinations. Currently, our employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive a vaccination exemption and adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols when on-site at our locations. Our vaccinated employees, when on-site at our locations, are also required to adhere to rigorous guidelines to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. These guidelines are designed to meet or exceed those set by local, state, and federal authorities that are applicable to our employees and sites. In addition, we have established and expanded remote working arrangements and tools across our organization in an effort to reduce the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak. Our COVID-19 Task Force, composed of staff and management employees across all departments, meets regularly to evaluate our policies and guidelines.
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Corporate Information
Artius Acquisition Inc. ("Artius"(“Artius”) incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 24, 2020 and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On June 25, 2021, Zero Carbon Merger Sub Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artius merged with and into Micromidas, Inc. a Delaware corporation (now known as Origin Materials Operating, Inc.,“LegacyOrigin”), with Legacy Origin surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artius (the "Business Combination"). In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, Artius changed its name to Origin Materials, Inc.2020. Legacy Origin was incorporated in 2008 as a Delaware corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 930 Riverside Parkway, Suite 10, West Sacramento, California 95605. Origin hasWe have the following wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries:

Origin US Megasite Holding, LLC;
Origin US Megasite 1, LLC;
Origin US Megasite Development, LLC;
Origin US Megasite Operating, LLC;
Origin Materials Canada Holding Limited;
Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited;
Origin Materials Canada Polyesters Limited; and
Origin Materials Canada Research Limited.
We became a large accelerated filer on December 31, 2021 because our aggregate worldwide market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2021, our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was greater than $700 million. Prior to that, we were an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. As an emerging growth company, we were eligible for exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation. We can no longer avail ourselves of these exemptions.
Additional Information

Origin'sOrigin’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports are available free of charge on the Company'sCompany’s website at https://investors.originmaterials.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following risk factors apply to our business and operations. These risk factors are not exhaustive, and investors are encouraged to perform their own investigation with respect to our business, financial condition and prospects. We may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also impair our business. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to such consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of this Annual Report.
Risks Related to Our Business
Risks Related to Our Financial Condition and Status as an Early Stage Company
We are an early stage company with a history of losses and our future profitability is uncertain.
We have had a history of net losses due to our primary focus on research and development, plant construction, capital expenditures and early-stage commercial activities. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we hadSubstantially all of our net losses of $30.3 millionsince inception have resulted from our plant construction, research and $0.5 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2021,development, and general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We have only recently begun generating revenue, and we had a net income of $42.1 million. As of December 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $56.8 million.
We expect that our net losses from operations will continue for the foreseeable future. Based on our estimates and projections, which are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, we do not expect our commercial scale production to be limited for several years and challenges with the design, construction, funding, and labor and equipment supply for our plants may further delay this timeline. Even as we commercialize and begin to generate revenue, until 2023 and do not expect to reach commercial scale production until 2025. Even if we are able to commercialize our products and generate revenue from product sales, we may not become profitable for many years, if at all.
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Our potential profitability is dependent upon many factors, including our ability to effectively operate our current plants, complete constructiondevelopment of current and future plants, maintain an adequate supply chain, anticipate and react to demand for our products,
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manufacture our products on a commercial scale, secure additional customer commitments, and otherwise execute our growth plan. We expect theThe rate at which we will incur losses tomay be significantly higher in future periods as we:
expanddevelop our commercial production capabilitiesall-PET cap and incur construction costs associated with building our plants;
increase our expenditures associated with our supply chain, including sourcing primary feedstock for our products;closure business;
increase our spending on research and development for new products;strategic partnerships;
begin full scale commercial production ofat our products;OM1 plant;
increase our sales and marketing activities and develop our distribution infrastructure;activities; and
increase decide to expand our generalcommercial production capabilities and administrative functions to supportincur costs associated with developing our growing operations and to operate as a public company.plants.
Because we will incur the costs and expenses from these efforts before receiving meaningful revenue, our losses in future periods could be significant. We may find that these efforts are more expensive than we currently estimatesestimate or that these efforts may not result in revenues, which would further increase our losses.
We may not manage growth effectively.
Our failure to manage growth effectively could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. We anticipate that a period of significant expansion willmay be required to address potential growth. This expansion will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources. To manage the growth of our operations and personnel, we must establish appropriate and scalable operational and financial systems, procedures and controls and establish and maintain a qualified finance, administrative and operations staff. We may be unable to hire, train, retain and manage the necessary personnel or to identify, manage and exploit potential strategic relationships and market opportunities.
Our business plan assumes we can secure substantial additional project financing and government incentives, which may be unavailable on favorable terms, if at all.
We willexpect to need substantial additional project financing and government incentives in order to execute our growth strategy and expand our manufacturing capability.capability to advance our biomass conversion technology. We have not yet secured such project financing and government incentives, and they may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. In particular, our ability to obtain financing for the construction of future plants may depend in part on our ability to first enter into customer agreements sufficient to demonstrate sufficient demand to justify the construction of such plants. If we are unable to obtain such financing and government incentives, or secure sufficient customer agreements, on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, we will not be able to execute our growth strategy.
To the extent that we raise additional capital in through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest will be diluted, and the terms of those securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a common stockholder. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making acquisitions or capital expenditures or declaring dividends. Debt financing could also have significant negative consequences for our business, results of operations and financial condition, including, among others, increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions, limiting our ability to obtain additional financing, requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of our cash flow available for other purposes, limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business, and placing us at a possible competitive disadvantage compared to less leveraged competitors or competitors that may have better access to capital resources.
If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or products, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.us, or make other concessions. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or other arrangements when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our
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commercialization, research and development efforts or grant rights to third parties to market and/or develop products that we would otherwise prefer to market and develop ourselves.
If we seek government grants, incentives or subsidies, their terms may be limiting or restrict certain of our planned operations, thereby requiring us to alter our operating plans and materially impacting our financial projections and projected results of operations. Government grants may also be terminated, modified or recovered under certain conditions without our consent.
We previously identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that we have concluded has been remediated, though we may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, which may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.
In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, during the course of preparing for the Business Combination, and during the second quarter 2021 and third quarter 2021 interim reviews, we identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of its annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, we did not have in place an effective control environment with formal processes and procedures to allow for a detailed review of accounting transactions that would identify errors in a timely manner. In addition, due to our size, we did not have proper segregation of duties and had insufficient accounting and finance personnel with an appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our complexity and financial accounting and reporting requirements to design, implement and operate precise business processes and internal control activities over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance of preventing or detecting material misstatements. We previously restated our financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
We have begun implementing and are continuing to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to remediate this material weakness, including retention of an accounting consultant to assist in areas of complex accounting and financial reporting, converting and upgrading our accounting system and hiring additional IT personnel. We have also hired a staff accountant and a corporate controller and expect to hire additional accounting personnel. These actions, being implemented through the fourth quarter of 2021, related to the design effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting allow us to conclude that the material weakness has been remediated.
If we are unable to successfully remediate any future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, or if we identify any additional material weaknesses, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic reports in addition to applicable Nasdaq listing requirements, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and our stock price may decline as a result. We also could become subject to investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
As a public company, we are required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting for future annual reports on Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by management in our internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered public accounting firm will also be required to audit the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in future annual reports on Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC. We will be required to disclose changes made in our internal control over financial reporting on a quarterly basis. Failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC, the applicable stock exchange or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources. We have begun the process of compiling the system and processing documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404 in the future, but we may not be able to complete its evaluation, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion.
Changes in tax laws or tax rulings could materially affect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
The tax regimes we are subject to or operate under, including income and non-income taxes, are unsettled and may be subject to significant change. Changes in tax laws, regulations, or rulings, or changes in interpretations of existing laws and regulations, could materially affect our financial position and results of operations. For example, the 2017 Tax Cuts and
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Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including changes to U.S. federal tax rates, additional limitations on the deductibility of interest, both positive and negative changes to the utilization of future net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards, allowing for the expensing of certain capital expenditures, and putting into effect the migration from a “worldwide” system of taxation to a more territorial system. Future guidance from the IRS with respect to the Tax Act may affect us, and certain aspects of the Tax Act could be repealed or modified in future legislation. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) has already modified certain provisions of the Tax Act. In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act, the CARES Act or any newly enacted federal tax legislation. The issuance of additional regulatory or accounting guidance related to the Tax Act could materially affect our tax obligations and effective tax rate in the period issued. In addition, many countries in Europe and a number of other countries and organizations, have recently proposed or recommended changes to existing tax laws or have enacted new laws that could significantly increase our tax obligations in the countries where we do business or require it to change the manner in which we operate our business.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has been working on a Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, and issued a report in 2015, an interim report in 2018, and is expected to continue to issue guidelines and proposals that may change various aspects of the existing framework under which our tax obligations are determined in many of the countries in which we do business. Similarly, the European Commission and several countries have issued proposals that would change various aspects of the current tax framework under which we are taxed. These proposals include changes to the existing framework to calculate income tax, as well as proposals to change or impose new types of non-income taxes, including taxes based on a percentage of revenue. For example, several countries have proposed or enacted taxes applicable to digital services, which could apply to our business.
As we expand the scale of our international business activities, these types of changes to the taxation of our activities could increase our worldwide effective tax rate, increase the amount of taxes imposed on our business, and harm our financial position. Such changes may also apply retroactively to our historical operations and result in taxes greater than the amounts estimated and recorded in our financial statements.
Unanticipated changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
We are subject to taxation in Canada and other jurisdictions around the world with increasingly complex tax laws, the application of which can be uncertain. The amount of taxes we pay in these jurisdictions could increase substantially as a result of changes in the applicable tax principles, including increased tax rates, new tax laws or revised interpretations of existing tax laws and precedents, which could have an adverse impact on our liquidity and results of operations. In addition, the authorities in several jurisdictions could review our tax returns and impose additional tax, interest and penalties, which could have an impact on us and on our results of operations. We have previously participated in government programs with the Canadian federal government and Canadian provincial governments that provide investment tax credits based upon qualifying research and development expenditures. If Canadian taxation authorities successfully challenge such expenses or the correctness of such income tax credits claimed, our historical operating results could be adversely affected. As a public company, we will no longer be eligible for refundable tax credits under the Canadian federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program (“SR&ED”) credits. However, we are still eligible for non-refundable SR&ED credits under this program, which are eligible to reduce future income taxes payable.
Our future effective tax rates in Canada could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors.
Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:
changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities;
expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances;
tax effects of stock-based compensation;
costs related to intercompany restructurings;
changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations thereof; or
future earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have has lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated earnings in countries where we have has higher statutory tax rates.
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We may conduct activities in Canada and other jurisdictions through our subsidiaries pursuant to transfer pricing arrangements and may in the future conduct operations in other jurisdictions pursuant to similar arrangements. If two or more affiliated companies are located in different countries, the tax laws or regulations of each country generally will require that transfer prices be the same as those between unrelated companies dealing at arms’ length. While we intend to operate in compliance with applicable transfer pricing laws, our transfer pricing procedures are not binding on applicable tax authorities. If tax authorities in any of these countries were to successfully challenge our transfer prices as not reflecting arm’s length transactions, they could require us to adjust our transfer prices and thereby reallocate our income to reflect these revised transfer prices, which could result in a higher tax liability to us.
Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may be limited in connection with the Business Combination or other ownership changes.
We have has incurred losses during our history. To the extent that we continue to generate taxable losses, unused losses will carry forward to offset future taxable income, if any, until such unused losses expire, if at all. As of December 31, 2021, we had U.S. federal net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards of approximately $97.8 million.
Under the Tax Act, as modified by the CARES Act, U.S. federal NOL carryforwards generated in taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such net operating loss carryforwards in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, is limited to 80% of taxable income. It is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act or the CARES Act. In addition, our NOL carryforwards are subject to review and possible adjustment by the IRS, and state tax authorities. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Code, our federal net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may become subject to an annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership of our stock. An “ownership change” pursuant to Section 382 of the Code generally occurs if one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who own at least 5% of a company’s stock increase their ownership (as measured by value) by more than 50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a rolling three-year period. Our ability to utilize our NOL carryforwards and other tax attributes to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities may be limited as a result of ownership changes, including potential changes in connection with the Business Combination or other transactions. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. We have not yet determined the amount of the cumulative change in our ownership resulting from the Business Combination or other transactions, or any resulting limitations on our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes. If we earn taxable income, such limitations could result in increased future income tax liability to us and our future cash flows could be adversely affected. We have recorded a valuation allowance related to our NOL carryforwards and other deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the ultimate realization of the future benefits of those assets.
Our outstanding secured and unsecured indebtedness, ability to incur additional debt and the provisions in the agreements governing our current debt, and certain other agreements, could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our debt service and similar obligations could have important consequences to us for the foreseeable future, including that our ability to obtain additional financing for capital expenditures, working capital or other general corporate purposes may be impaired and we may be or become substantially more leveraged than some of our competitors, which could place us at a relative competitive disadvantage and make us more vulnerable to changes in market conditions and governmental regulations.
We are required to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants under our debt and similar agreements. There are and will be operating andor financial restrictions and covenants in certain of our debt and similar agreements, including the promissory notes and prepayment agreements we are party to, as well as certain other agreements to which we are or may become a party. These limit, among other things, our ability to incur certain additional debt, create certain liens or other encumbrances and sell assets. These covenants could limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our best long-term interests. Our failure to comply with certain covenants in these agreements could result in an event of default under the various debt and similar agreements, allowing lenders to accelerate the maturity for the debt under these agreements and to foreclose upon any collateral securing the debt. Under such circumstances, we might not have sufficient funds or other resources to satisfy all of our obligations.
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We are exposed to credit risk in our activities related to potential nonperformance by customers.
In the normal course of our business, we provide payment terms to certain of our customers. As a result, our business could be adversely affected if our customers’ financial condition deteriorates and they are unable to repay us. This risk may increase if there is a general economic downturn affecting a large number of our customers or if our customers fail to manage their business effectively or adequately disclose their financial condition to us. The Company manages the risk of customer default through a combination of due diligence, contractual terms, and a diversified customer base. The number of customers, as well as our ability to discontinue service, contributes to reduce credit risk with respect to accounts receivable. Despite such mitigation efforts, customer defaults may occur.
Risks Related to Our Operations and Industry
Construction of ouradditional plants beyond Origin 1 may not be timely completed in the expected timeframe or completed in a cost-effective manner.manner or at all. Any delays in or failure to finance and complete the construction of ouradditional plants could severely impact the implementation of our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.biomass conversion technology platform.
Our projected financial performance and results of operations, including our ability to achieve commercial scale production,implement our biomass conversion technology platform and to satisfy our customer demand and contractual obligations depend on our ability to constructsecure financing for and complete construction of several commercial scale plants. While we expect the Origin 1 plant to be operational by the end of 2022, we do not expect the Origin 2 plant to be operational until 2025, and our expansion to additional commercial scale plants is not planned to commence until 2027. In particular, except for Origin 2, subject to finalization of economic incentives, we have not selected a site for any of our future planned plants, and may have difficulty finding sitesa site with appropriate infrastructure and access to raw materials. With respect to these future plants, we also do not have agreements with engineering, procurement or construction firms. Consequently, we cannot predict on what terms such firms may agree to design and construct our future plants. If we are unable to construct these plants within the planned timeframes, timeframes that are relevant to our customers' carbon reduction goals, or in a cost-effective manner, or at all due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, a failure to acquire or lease land on which to build our plants, a stoppage of construction as a result of epidemics, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,recent global sanctions imposed against Russia following its military intervention in Ukraine, a major supplier of certain metals such as nickel used in materials of construction, unexpected construction problems, permitting and other regulatory issues, severe weather, inflationary pressures, labor disputes, andor issues with subcontractors or vendors, including payment disputes, which we have previously experienced, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be severely impacted.impacted, we may lose customers and customer demand, and we could face litigation.
The construction and commissioncommissioning of any new project is dependent on a number of contingencies some of which are beyond our control. There is a risk that significant unanticipated costs or delays could arise due to, among other things, errors or omissions, unanticipated or concealed project site conditions, including subsurface conditions and changes to such conditions, unforeseen technical issues or increases in plant and equipment costs, insufficiency of water supply and other utility infrastructure, or inadequate contractual arrangements.arrangements, or design changes and associated or additional technical development work related, for example, to new or different process steps or product streams, or changes in the scale of equipment or operations. Should these or other significant unanticipated costs or delays arise, this could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial performance and operations. No assurance can be given that construction will be completed on time or at all, or as to whether we will have sufficient funds available to complete construction.
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We plan to rely on our Origin 1 and Origin 2a limited number of plants to meet customer demand until at least 2027.for our future intermediate chemical sales.
Our operating plan assumes that we will rely on Origin 1 and Origin 2a limited number of plants to meet customer demand until 2027 and that Origin 2these plants will supply most of our products from the time Origin 2 is expected to become operational in 2025 until at least 2027.additional plants come online. Adverse changes or developments affecting these facilities and in particular Origin 2, could impair our ability to produce our products. Any shutdown or period of reduced production at these facilities, and in particular Origin 2, which may be caused by regulatory noncompliance or other issues, as well as other factors beyond our control, such as severe weather conditions, natural disaster, fire, power interruption, work stoppage, disease outbreaks or pandemics (such as COVID-19), equipment failure or delay in supply delivery, would, among other things, significantly disrupt our ability to generaterecognize revenue, execute our expansion plans, and meet our contractual obligations and customer demands.demand. In addition, our plant equipment may be costly to replace or repair, and our equipment supply chains may be disrupted in connection with pandemics, trade wars and sanctions (such as COVID-19)those imposed against Russia following its military intervention in Ukraine), trade wars or other factors. If any material amount of our equipment is damaged, we could be unable to predict when, if at all, we could replace or repair such equipment or find suitable alternative equipment, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Performance guarantees may not be sufficient to cover damages or losses, or the guarantors under such guarantees may not have the ability to pay. AnyWe may be unable to obtain appropriate types or amounts of insurance, and any insurance coverage we have may not be sufficientinsufficient to cover all of our potential losses and may notor continue to be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.
We may be delayed in procuring or be unable to procure necessary capital equipment.
While much of the equipment we use to produce our products is currently widely available, we rely on outside companies to continue to manufacture the equipment necessary to produce our products. In addition, some equipment we use to produce our products requires significant lead time to manufacture. If our suppliers of capitalmanufacturing equipment are unable or unwilling to provide us, with necessary capital equipment to manufacture our products or if we experience significant delays in obtaining the necessary manufacturing equipment, or parts necessary to repair and maintain that equipment, our business, we may be unable to make our products and our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. In addition, theThe repair, maintenance, or construction of our plantsmanufacturing equipment may also require a substantial portion of certain materials and supplies relative to the overall global supply of such materials and supplies. If we are unable to secure an adequate supply of such materials and supplies on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, thesuch repair, maintenance, or construction of our plants may be delayed or terminated.
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We have not yet produced our products in large commercial quantities.
We have no experience in producing large quantities of our products. While we have succeeded in producing small amounts of our products in our pilot plants and Origin 1 plant for customer trials and testing purposes,evaluation, we have not yetonly recently commenced large-scalecommercial-scale production. There are significant technological and logistical challenges associated with producing, marketing, selling and distributing products in the specialty chemicals industry, including our products, and we may not be able to resolve all of the difficulties that may arise in a timely or cost-effective manner, or at all. While we believe that we understand the engineering and process characteristics necessary to successfully build and operate our additional planned facilities and to scale up to larger facilities, we may not be able to cost effectivelycost-effectively manage productionsuch construction and operation at a scale or quality consistent with customer demand in a timely or economical manner.
Any decline in the value of carbon credits associated with our products could harm our results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.
The value of our products may be dependent on the value of carbon credits, programs relating to low-carbon materials and products standards and other similar regulatory regimes or the implicit value of decarbonized materials. The value of these credits fluctuates based on market and regulatory forces outside of our control. There is a risk that the supply of low-carbon alternative materials and products outstrips demand, resulting in the value of carbon credits declining. Any such declines could mean that the economic benefits from our customers’ efforts to decarbonize their operations might not be realized. Any decline in the value of carbon credits associated with our products could harm our results of operations, cash flow and financial condition.
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We expect to rely on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our near-term revenue.
We currently have offtake and capacity reservationcommercial agreements with a limited number of customers from which we expect to generate mostderive a significant portion of our revenues in the near future.near-term revenue. The loss of one or more of our significant customers, a substantial reduction in their orders, their failure to exercise customer options to enter into new offtake agreements or purchase commitments or to purchase product, their unwillingness to extend contractual deadlines if we are unablefail to meet production, product, or specification requirements, their inability to perform under their contracts or a significant deterioration in their financial condition could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. If we fail to perform under the terms of these agreements, the customers could seek to terminate these agreements and/or pursue damages against us, including liquidated damages in certain instances, which could harm our business.
Our offtake agreements with customers include termination, liquidated damages and/or advance repayment provisions that may be triggered if we fail to timely complete plant construction or commence our commercial operations.
Our offtake agreements with our customers allow the customers to terminate the agreements if specified construction and product delivery requirements are not satisfied. For example, under two of these agreements, if Origin 1 had not commenced commercial operation by December 31, 2021 or we had not delivered specified product volume from Origin 1 by September 30, 2022, then, in each case, the customer may terminate the agreement and any outstanding secured promissory notes resulting from advance payments made to us will become due immediately. The outstanding obligations under those promissory notes, together with accrued interest, totaled an aggregate of $10.9 million as of December 31, 2021. These agreements also require us to pay liquidated damages up to an aggregate of $0.9 million if Origin 1 had not commenced commercial operation by December 31, 2020 or we had not delivered specified product volume from Origin 1 by September 30, 2021. In September 2020, the counterparties to these agreements agreed to waive compliance with the milestones and their right to liquidated damages until June 30, 2021, in order to facilitate the negotiation of amendments to the agreements, including the milestone achievement dates. In June 2021, one of the counterparties agreed to further extend this deadline through September 30, 2021. And in November 2021, this counterparty agreed to further extend the deadline to June 30, 2022. In December 2021, the other counterparty agreed to extend the deadline to March 31, 2022.
A third offtake agreement is terminable by the customer if commercial operation or delivery of product from Origin 1 has not occurred by December 31, 2022. Discussions to amend these agreements and extend these milestone dates are ongoing but we cannot guarantee that the discussions will result in any such extension. We do not currently expect Origin 1 to be operational until 2022 or to produce product until 2023. Accordingly, if these milestone dates are not extended, we may be required to pay these liquidated damages and repay the amounts outstanding under the foregoing promissory notes and our offtake agreements may be subject to termination by our customers. If any of our offtake agreements are terminated or we are required to pay liquidated damages or repay advances under our offtake agreements, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be harmed.
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Our products may not achieve market success.
We currently have a relatively small number of binding customer commitments for commercial quantities of our products. Some prospective customers are currently evaluating and testing our products prior to making large-scale purchase decisions. Other products we expect to develop have not yet started customer evaluation and testing. The successful commercialization of our products is dependent on our customers’ ability to commercialize the end-products that utilize our products, which may gain market acceptance slowly, if at all. Furthermore, the technology for our products is new, and the economic performance and ultimate carbon footprint of these products is uncertain. The market for carbon-negative products is nascent and subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Market acceptance of our products will depend on numerous factors, many of which are outside of our control, including, among others:
public acceptance of such products;
our ability to produce products of consistent quality that offer functionality comparable or superior to existing or new products;
our ability to produce products fit for their intended purpose;
our ability to produce new products or customizations of existing products to match changes in public demand;
our ability to timely obtain necessary regulatory approvals for our products;
the speed at which potential customers qualify our products for use in their products;
the pricing of our products compared to competitive and alternative products, including petroleum- basedpetroleum-based plastics;
the strategic reaction of companies that market competitive products;
our reliance on third parties who support or control distribution channels; and
general market conditions, including fluctuating demand for our products.
Our industry is highly competitive, and we may lose market share to producers of products that can be substituted for our products, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
The specialty chemicals industry is highly competitive, and we face significant competition from both large established producers of fossil-based materials, recycled fossil-based materials and a variety of current and future producers of low-carbon, biodegradable, or renewable resource-based materials. Many of our current competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, sales and marketing, manufacturing, distribution, technical and other resources than us. Our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies, changes in customer requirements and changes in laws and regulations. In addition, current and potential competitors have established or may establish financial or strategic relationships among themselves or with existing or potential customers or other third parties. Accordingly, new competitors or alliances among competitors could emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share.
Our competitors may also improve their relative competitive position by successfully introducing new products or products that can be substituted for our products, improving their manufacturing processes, or expanding their capacity or manufacturing capabilities. Further, if our competitors are able to compete at advantageous cost positions, this could make it increasingly difficult for us to compete in markets for less-differentiated applications. If we are unable to keep pace with our competitors’ product and manufacturing process innovations or cost position, it could harm our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control.
We are subject to, among other things, the following factors that may negatively affect our operating results:
the announcement or introduction of new products by our competitors;
our ability to upgrade and develop our systems and infrastructure to accommodate growth;
our ability to attract and retain key personnel in a timely and cost-effective manner;
our ability to attract new customer and retain existing customers;
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technical difficulties;
the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to the expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure;
our ability to identify and enter into relationships with appropriate and qualified third-party providers of necessary testing and manufacturing services;
regulation by federal, state or local governments; and
general economic conditions, as well as economic conditions specific to the plastics and fuels industries, and other industries related to compostable or biodegradable substitutes for
non-biodegradable plastics, as well as changes to commodity prices to which prices in some of our contracts are indexed.
As a result of our limited operating history and the nature of the markets in which we compete, it is difficult for us to forecast our revenues or earnings accurately. We have based our anticipated future expense levels largely on our investment plans and estimates of future events, although certain of our expense levels will, to a large extent, become fixed. As a strategic response to changes in the competitive environment, we may from time to time make certain decisions concerning expenditures, pricing, service or marketing that could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to the foregoing factors, our revenues and operating results are difficult to forecast.
Our commercial success may be influenced by the price of petroleum relative to the price of non-fossil feedstocks.
Our commercial success may be influenced by the cost of our products relative to petroleum-based products. The cost of petroleum-based products is in part based on the price of petroleum, which is subject to historically fluctuating prices. Our production plans assume the use of biomass feedstocks such as timber and forest residues, as feedstock, which historically have experienced low volatility.volatility relative to petroleum. If the price of bio-based feedstocks increases, and/or the price of petroleum decreases, or we use bio-based feedstocks such as sugars or starches that may have higher volatility or cost than timber and forest residues, our products may be less competitive relative to petroleum-based products. A material decrease in the cost of conventional petroleum-based products may require a reduction in the prices of our products for them to remain attractive in the marketplace and may negatively impact our revenues.
Increases or fluctuations in the costs of our raw materials may affect our cost structure.
The price of raw materials may be impacted by external factors, including uncertainties associated with war, terrorist attacks, weather and natural disasters, health epidemics or pandemics (such as COVID-19), civil unrest, the effects of climate change or political instability, plant or production disruptions, strikes or other labor unrest, inflationary pressures, breakdown or degradation of transportation infrastructure used in the delivery of raw materials or changes in laws or regulations in any of the countries in which we have has significant suppliers.
We currentlyOur technology is designed to use and plan to usebiomass such as local timber and forest residues as our primary raw materials. The cost of these raw materials is generally influenced by supply and demand factors, and our operating plans include assumptions that the timber and forest residues we intend to use as feedstock will be available at prices similar to historic levels with low volatility. As we continue to expand our production, we will increase our demand for timber and forest residues which may alter the anticipated stability in the costs of our raw materials and potentially drive an increase in the cost of such raw materials.
Our results of operations will be directly affected by the cost of raw materials.materials and other inputs, like the amount and cost of steam in the manufacturing process. The cost of raw materials and energy to produce steam required during feedstock processing comprises a significant amount of our total cost of goods sold and, as a result, movements in the cost of raw materials, and in the cost of other inputs, will impact our profitability. Because a significant portion of our cost of goods sold is represented by these raw materials, our gross profit margins could be adversely affected by changes in the cost of these raw materials if we are unable to pass the increases on to our customers.
If our raw material prices experience volatility, there can be no assurance that we can continue to recover raw material costs or retain customers in the future. As a result of our pricing actions, customers may become more likely to consider competitors’ products, some of which may be available at a lower cost. Significant loss of customers could adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
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The failureWe are dependent on third-party suppliers and service providers, some of which are sole source suppliers, who may fail to deliver raw materials or equipment or fail to supply needed services at all or according to schedules, prices, quality and volumes that are acceptable to us, or we may be unable to manage these supplies effectively.
Parts of our supply chain currently are dependent on a limited number, and in some cases a single, third-party supplier or service provider for key inputs, equipment, and services including for conversion of our chemical intermediates produced by our Origin 1 plant into downstream derivatives and applications. We have not yet secured agreements with our preferred (or the only) supplier of some of these inputs, equipment, and services, and we may be unable to do so on a time frame or terms we find acceptable, or at all. Our reliance on few or single suppliers in a limited number of locations risks multiple supply chain vulnerabilities. The military conflict in Ukraine can exacerbate the risks to our supply chain to the extent our suppliers depend on raw materialmaterials, components, or parts from Russia or Ukraine including, for example, certain metals used in materials of construction.
Finding substitute suppliers and service providers, to performthe extent they exist, may be expensive, time-consuming, or impossible and could interrupt or delay the supply of our products causing us to lose revenue and potentially harm our customer relationships or reputation and expose us to contractual remedies under our supply agreements. To the extent we do not have firm commitments from our third-party suppliers or service providers for a specific time period or capacity, quantity, and/or pricing, our suppliers may allocate capacity to their obligations under supply agreements,other customers, which could make that capacity unavailable to us when needed or at reasonable prices and prevent us from delivering our inabilityproducts on time or at all. For instance, if we are unable to timely obtain conversion services for some of our intermediates, those intermediates may need to be stored for extended periods and could degrade or become unusable, forcing us to dispose of the intermediates and/or replace or renewthem at additional cost. Any of these agreements when they expire,occurrences could increase our cost for these materials, interrupt production or otherwise adversely affect our results of operations.supply chain and cause serious harm to our business.
Our manufacturing processes are designed to use biomass such as local timber and forest residues as our primarypreferred raw materials. However, we may be unable to secure agreements with local suppliers for the necessary amount of raw materials in certain circumstances. Additionally, if our suppliers do not accurately forecast and effectively allocate sufficient materials to us or if they are not willing to allocate sufficient supplies to us, it may reduce our access to raw materials needed for our manufacturing and require us to search for new suppliers. The unavailability of any raw materials could result in production delays, idle manufacturing facilities, product design changes and loss of access to important residues supporting our production, as well as impact our capacity to fulfill our obligations under our offtake agreements. In addition, unexpected changes in business conditions, materials pricing, labor issues, wars, trade policies, natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics, trade and shipping disruptions, and other factors beyond our or our suppliers’ control could also affect these suppliers’ ability to deliver components to us or to remain solvent and operational.
Additionally, we may be unsuccessful in our continuous efforts to negotiate with existing suppliers to obtain cost reductions and avoid unfavorable changes to terms, or source less expensive suppliers for certain materials, especially in light of the overall increases in supply and shipment pricing. Any of these occurrences may harm our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
If we are required to obtain alternate sources for raw materials, for example because a supplier is unwilling or unable to execute or perform under raw material supply agreements, if a supplier terminates its agreements with us, if a supplier is unable to meet increased demand as our commercial scale production expands, if we are unable to renew its contracts or if we are unable to obtain new long-term supply agreements to meet changing demand, we may not be able to obtain these raw materials in sufficient quantities, on economic terms, or in a timely manner, and we may not be able to enter into long-term supply agreements on terms as favorable to us, if at all. A lack of availability of raw materials could limit our production capabilities, require us to use alternate raw materials such as non-timber feedstocks that may be more expensive or have inferior carbon reduction or other performance characteristics, and prevent us from fulfilling customer orders, and therefore harm our results of operations and financial condition.
As the scale of our manufacturing increases, we will also need to accurately forecast, purchase, warehouse and transport raw materials at high volumes to our manufacturing facilities internationally. If we are unable to accurately match the timing and quantities of raw material purchases to our actual needs or successfully implement inventory management and warehousing systems, we may incur unexpected production disruption, storage, transportation and write-off costs, which may harm our business and operating results.
Maintenance, expansion and refurbishment of our facilities, the construction of new facilities and production lines, and the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes involve significant risks.
Our facilities may require regular or periodic maintenance, upgrading, expansion, refurbishment or improvement. Any unexpected operational or mechanical failure, including failure associated with breakdowns and forced outages, could
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reduce our facilities’ production capacity below expected levels, which would reduce our production capabilities and ultimately our revenues. Unanticipated capital expenditures associated with maintaining, upgrading, expanding, repairing, refurbishing, or improving our facilities may also reduce our profitability. Our facilities may also be subject to unanticipated damage as a result of natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other events.
If we make any major modifications to our facilities, such modifications likely would result in substantial additional capital expenditures and could prolong the time necessary to bring the facility online. We may also choose to refurbish or upgrade our facilities based on our assessment that such activity will provide adequate financial returns. However, such activities require time for development and capital expenditures before commencement of commercial operations, and key assumptions underpinning a decision to make such an investment may prove incorrect, including assumptions regarding construction costs and timing, which could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
The constructiondevelopment of new manufacturing facilities entails a number of risks and assumptions, including the ability to begin production within the cost and timeframe estimated and to attract a sufficient number of skilled workers to meet the needs of the new facility. For example, the anticipated costs of constructing Phase 1 of Origin 2 are far higher than initially estimated and timelines may be delayed due to higher material costs, supply chain issues, inflation and labor shortages. Additionally, our assessment of the projected benefits associated with the construction of new manufacturing facilities is subject to a number of estimates and assumptions, which in turn are subject to significant economic, competitive and other uncertainties that are beyond our control. If we experience delays or increased costs, our estimates and assumptions are incorrect, or other unforeseen events occur, our business, ability to supply customers, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely impacted.
Finally, we may not be successful or efficient in developing or implementing new production processes. Innovation in production processes involves significant expense and carries inherent risks. Such risks includingmay include difficulties in designing, developing, implementing, and developingscaling up new process technologies, development and production timing delays, lower than anticipated manufacturing yields, product defects, and inability to consistently meet customers’ product defects. Disruptions in the production process can also result from errors,specifications, performance and carbon intensity, or cost requirements, among others. Errors, defects in materials, operating permit and license delays, in obtaining or revising operating permits and licenses,customer product returns, of product from customers, interruption in our supply of materials or resources, and disruptions at our facilities due to accidents, maintenance issues, or unsafe working conditions, all of which could affect the timing, efficiency, or success of our production ramps and yields. Productionprocesses. Such production issues can lead to increased costs and may affect our ability to meet product demand, which could adversely impact our business and results from operations.
We may not be successful in finding future strategic partners for continuing development of additional offtakeour manufacturing facilities and feedstock opportunities, or tolling and downstream conversion of our products.
We may seek to develop additional strategic partnerships to develop our manufacturing facilities, increase feedstock supply and offtake amounts due to manufacturing constraints or capital costs required to develop our products.products and plants. We may not be successful in our efforts to establish such strategic partnerships or other alternative arrangements for our products, technology, or technologyplants because our research and development pipeline may be insufficient, our products or plant designs or manufacturing processes may be deemed to be at too early of a stage of development for collaborative effort, or third parties may not view our products or plants as having the requisite potential to demonstrate commercial success.
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In particular, if we are unable to develop strategic partnerships to fund our construction of Origin 2, we may be delayed in the completion of Origin 2 or may never be able to complete construction of Origin 2, which may adversely impact our operation and financial results.
If we are unable to reach agreements with suitable collaborators on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all, we may have to curtail the development of our products, delay commercialization or development of manufacturing facilities, reduce the scope of any sales or marketing activities or increase expenditures and undertake development or commercialization activities at our own expense. If we elect to fund development or commercialization activities on our own, we may need to obtain additional expertise and additional capital, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If we fail to enter into collaborations and do not have sufficient funds or expertise to undertake the necessary development and commercialization activities, we may not be able to develop additional products or plants, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
We may rely heavily on future collaborative and supply chain partners.
We have has entered into, and may enter into, strategic partnerships to develop and commercialize our current and future research and development programs with other companies to accomplish one or more of the following:
obtain capital, equipment, and facilities;
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obtain funding for research and development programs, product development programs, and commercialization activities;
obtain expertise in relevant markets;
obtain access to raw materials;
obtain sales and marketing services or support;
obtain conversion services and other supply chain support; and/or
obtain access to intellectual property and ensure freedom to operate.
We may not be successful in establishing or maintaining suitable partnerships, and we may not be able to negotiate collaboration agreements having terms satisfactory to us, or at all. Failure to make or maintain these arrangements or a delay or failure in a collaborative partner’s performance under any such arrangements could harm our business and financial condition.
In addition, global supply chain disruptions have caused, and may continue to cause, delays in the shipment of goods, particularly those made in Asian countries. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, additional costs to expedite deliveries of such goods or to obtain substitute goods that are available to us sooner. Continued supply chain disruptions and our efforts to mitigate them may adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
We have entered into and may in the future enter into collaborations, strategic alliances, or licensing arrangements, which expose us and our intellectual property to competitive risks and limitations associated with third-party collaborations and that may not produce the benefits we anticipate.
We have entered, and may in the future enter, into license and collaboration arrangements for the development and production of some of our materials and products. In the future, we may enter into additional license and collaboration arrangements. Any collaboration we enter into is subject to numerous risks. Such risks may include, among others, collaborators’ significant discretion to determine the effort and resources they will apply to the collaboration, to delay or elect not to continue development of a product or process under the collaboration, or to develop, independently or with third parties, products or processes that compete directly or indirectly with our products or manufacturing processes. A collaborator’s development, sales, or marketing activities or other operations may not comply with applicable laws resulting in civil or criminal proceedings.
In addition, we could grant exclusive rights to our collaborators that would prevent us from collaborating with others. Collaborators may not properly maintain or defend our intellectual property rights or may use our intellectual property or proprietary information in a way that gives rise to actual or threatened litigation that could jeopardize or invalidate our intellectual property or proprietary information or expose us to potential liability. Our collaborators may own or co-own intellectual property covering products that result from our collaboration with them, depriving us of the exclusive right to develop or commercialize such intellectual property. Disputes may arise with respect to the ownership of any intellectual property developed pursuant to our collaborations.
Disputes between us and a collaborator may delay or terminate the development or commercialization of our products or result in costly litigation or arbitration that diverts management attention and resources. Termination of a collaboration may also result in a need for additional capital to pursue further development of the applicable current or future products.
We may seek to enter into additional collaborations, joint ventures, licenses and other similar arrangements for the development of our products, due to capital costs required to develop the product or potential manufacturing constraints. We may not be successful in our efforts to establish such collaborations for our products because our products may be deemed to be at too early of a stage of development for collaborative effort or third parties may not view our products as having the requisite potential to demonstrate a significant commercial opportunity. In addition, we face significant competition in seeking appropriate strategic partners, and the negotiation process can be time consuming and complex. Further, any future collaboration agreements may restrict us from entering into additional agreements with potential collaborators. We cannot be certain that, following a strategic transaction or license, we will achieve an economic benefit that justifies such transaction. Even if we are successful in our efforts to establish such collaborations, the terms that we agree upon may not be favorable to us, and we may not be able to maintain such collaborations.
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In addition, any potential future collaborations may be terminable by our strategic partners, and we may not be able to adequately protect our rights under these agreements. Furthermore, strategic partners may negotiate for certain rights to control decisions regarding the development of our products, and may not conduct those activities in the same manner as we do. Any termination of collaborations we enter into in the future, or any delay in the development of products under such collaborations, could delay the manufacturing and sales of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may become subject to product liability claims that may not be covered by insurance and could require us to pay substantial sums.
We are subject to an inherent risk of, and adverse publicity associated with, product liability and other liability claims, whether or not such claims are valid. In addition, our customers are subject to product liability claims, and could seek contribution from us. A successful product liability claim or series of claims against us could adversely impact the specialty chemicals industry, our reputation or our financial condition or results of operations. Product liability insurance may not be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. Even if such insurance is available, product liability or other claims may exceed our insurance coverage limits. A successful product liability claim that exceeds our insurance coverage limits, for which we are not otherwise indemnified, could require us to pay substantial sums and could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Climate change may impact the availability of our facilities and, in addition, we may incur substantial costs to comply with climate change legislation and related regulatory initiatives.
Changing weather patterns and the increase in frequency of severe storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes could cause disruptions or the complete loss of our facilities or delay the construction of future facilities. In addition, climate change concerns, and changes in the regulation of such concerns, including greenhouse gas emissions, could also subject us to additional costs and restrictions, including increased energy and raw materials costs which could negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations. Climate change may also negatively impact our labor force by, for example, reducing the hours during which construction or other outdoor work can be performed safely in extreme hit or under conditions of poor air quality. In addition, climate change may negatively impact the availability of our feedstock.feedstock, for example, by increasing the prevalence of certain pests harmful to the growth or quality of the biomass we use in our processes. The effects of climate change can not only adversely impact our operations, but also that of itsour suppliers and customers, and can lead to increased regulations and changes in consumer preferences, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Unfavorable global economic conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by general conditions in the global economy and in the global financial markets, including inflation and supply disruption. A domestic or global financial crisis can cause extreme volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets. A severe or prolonged economic downturn, which could result from an event like the COVID-19 pandemic or the global sanctions imposed against Russia following its military intervention in Ukraine, or inflation in fuel costs resulting from regional instability due to the military conflict in Israel and Gaza, could result in a variety of risks to our business, including our inability to purchase necessary supplies on acceptable terms, if at all, and our inability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. A weak or declining economy could strain our suppliers, possibly resulting in supply disruption, or cause delays in payments for our services by third-party payers or our collaborators. Any of the foregoing could harm our business and we cannot anticipate all of the ways in which the current economic climate and financial market conditions could adversely impact our business.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control.
We are subject to, among other things, the following factors that may negatively affect our operating results:
the announcement or introduction of new products by our competitors;
our ability to upgrade and develop our systems and infrastructure to accommodate growth;
our ability to attract and retain key personnel in a timely and cost-effective manner;
our ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers;
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technical difficulties;
the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to the expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure;
our ability to identify and enter into relationships with appropriate and qualified third-party providers of necessary testing and manufacturing services;
regulation by federal, state or local governments; and
general economic conditions, as well as economic conditions specific to the chemicals, plastics, carbon products, and fuels industries, and other industries related to compostable or biodegradable substitutes for non-biodegradable plastics, as well as changes to commodity prices to which prices in some of our contracts are indexed.
As a result of our limited operating history and the nature of the markets in which we compete, it is difficult for us to forecast our revenues or earnings accurately. We have based our anticipated future expense levels largely on our investment plans and estimates of future events, although certain of our expense levels will, to a large extent, become fixed. As a strategic response to changes in the competitive environment, we may from time to time make certain decisions concerning expenditures, pricing, service or marketing that could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to the foregoing factors, our revenues and operating results are difficult to forecast.
Changes in tax laws or tax rulings could materially affect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
The tax regimes we are subject to or operate under, including income and non-income taxes, are unsettled and may be subject to significant change. Changes in tax laws, regulations, or rulings, or changes in interpretations of existing laws and regulations, could materially affect our financial position and results of operations. For example, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code. Future guidance from the IRS with respect to the Tax Act may affect us, and certain aspects of the Tax Act could be repealed or modified in future legislation. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) has already modified certain provisions of the Tax Act. More recently, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) includes provisions that will impact the U.S. federal income taxation of corporations, including imposing a minimum tax on the book income of certain large corporations and an excise tax on certain corporate stock repurchases that would be imposed on the corporation repurchasing such stock. In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act, the CARES Act, the IRA, or any newly enacted federal tax legislation. The issuance of additional regulatory or accounting guidance related to the Tax Act could materially affect our tax obligations and effective tax rate in the period issued. In addition, many countries in Europe and a number of other countries and organizations, have recently proposed or recommended changes to existing tax laws or have enacted new laws that could significantly increase our tax obligations in the countries where we do business or require it to change the manner in which we operate our business.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has been working on a Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, and issued a report in 2015, an interim report in 2018, and is expected to continue to issue guidelines and proposals that may change various aspects of the existing framework under which our tax obligations are determined in many of the countries in which we do business. Similarly, the European Commission and several countries have issued proposals that would change various aspects of the current tax framework under which we are taxed. These proposals include changes to the existing framework to calculate income tax, as well as proposals to change or impose new types of non-income taxes, including taxes based on a percentage of revenue.
As we expand the scale of our international business activities, these types of changes to the taxation of our activities could increase our worldwide effective tax rate, increase the amount of taxes imposed on our business, and harm our financial position. Such changes may also apply retroactively to our historical operations and result in taxes greater than the amounts estimated and recorded in our financial statements.
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Unanticipated changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
We are subject to taxation in Canada and the United States with increasingly complex tax laws, the application of which can be uncertain. The amount of taxes we pay in these jurisdictions could increase substantially as a result of changes in the applicable tax principles, including increased tax rates, new tax laws or revised interpretations of existing tax laws and precedents, which could have an adverse impact on our liquidity and results of operations. In addition, the authorities in several jurisdictions could review our tax returns and impose additional tax, interest and penalties, which could have an impact on us and on our results of operations. We have previously participated in government programs with the Canadian federal government and Canadian provincial governments that provide investment tax credits based upon qualifying research and development expenditures. If Canadian taxation authorities successfully challenge such expenses or the correctness of such income tax credits claimed, our historical operating results could be adversely affected. As a public company, we will no longer be eligible for refundable tax credits under the Canadian federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program (“SR&ED”) credits.
Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors.
Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:
changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities;
expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances;
tax effects of stock-based compensation;
costs related to intercompany restructurings;
changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations thereof; or
future earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated earnings in countries where we have higher statutory tax rates.
We may conduct activities in other jurisdictions through our subsidiaries pursuant to transfer pricing arrangements and may in the future conduct operations in other jurisdictions pursuant to similar arrangements. If two or more affiliated companies are located in different countries, the tax laws or regulations of each country generally will require that transfer prices be the same as those between unrelated companies dealing at arms’ length. While we intend to operate in compliance with applicable transfer pricing laws, our transfer pricing procedures are not binding on applicable tax authorities. If tax authorities in any of these countries were to successfully challenge our transfer prices as not reflecting arm’s length transactions, they could require us to adjust our transfer prices and thereby reallocate our income to reflect these revised transfer prices, which could result in a higher tax liability to us.
Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may be limited in connection with the Business Combination or other ownership changes.
We have incurred losses during our history. To the extent that we continue to generate taxable losses, unused losses will carry forward to offset future taxable income, if any, until such unused losses expire, if at all.
Under the Tax Act, as modified by the CARES Act, U.S. federal NOL carryforwards generated in taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such net operating loss carryforwards in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, is limited to 80% of taxable income. In addition, our NOL carryforwards are subject to review and possible adjustment by the IRS, and state tax authorities. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Code, our federal net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may become subject to an annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership of our stock. An “ownership change” pursuant to Section 382 of the Code generally occurs if one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who own at least 5% of a company’s stock increase their ownership (as measured by value) by more than 50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a rolling three-year period. Our ability to utilize our NOL carryforwards and other tax attributes to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities may be limited as a result of ownership changes, including potential changes in connection with the Business Combination or other transactions. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. We have recorded a valuation allowance related to the majority of our NOL carryforwards and other deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the ultimate realization of the future benefits of those assets.
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Risks Related to Government Regulation
Compliance with extensive environmental, health and safety laws could require material expenditures, changes in our operations or site remediation.
We use hazardous materials in our production process, and our operations also produce hazardous waste. The manufacture, transportation and sale of our products can present potentially significant health and safety concerns and are also under increased public and governmental scrutiny. Our products are also used in a variety of applications that have specific regulatory requirements such as those relating to products that have contact with food or are used for medical applications.
Accordingly, our operations are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations at the international, national, state and local level in multiple jurisdictions. These laws and regulations govern, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste management and disposal, occupational health and safety, including dust and noise control, site remediation programs and chemical use and management. Many of these laws and regulations have become more stringent over time and the costs of compliance with these requirements may increase, including costs associated with any necessary capital investments. In addition, our plants will require operating permits that are subject to renewal and, in some circumstances, revocation. The necessary permits may not be issued or continue in effect, and renewals of any issued permits may contain significant new requirements or restrictions. The nature of the specialty chemicals industry exposes us to risks of liability due to the use, production, management, storage, transportation and sale of materials that are heavily regulated or hazardous and can cause contamination or personal injury or damage if released into the environment.
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations generally increases the costs of transportation and storage of raw materials and finished products, as well as the costs of storage and disposal of wastes. We may incur substantial costs, including fines, damages, criminal or civil sanctions and remediation costs, or experience interruptions in our operations for violations arising under environmental laws, regulations or permit requirements. In addition, the market for bioplastics is heavily influenced by applicable federal, state and local government laws, regulations and policies as well as public perception. Changes in these laws, regulations and policies or how these laws, regulations and policies are implemented and enforced could cause the demand for bioplastics to decline and deter investment in the research and development of bioplastics. Concerns associated with bioplastics, including land usage, national security interests, deforestation, food crop usage and other environmental concerns, continue to receive legislative, industry and public attention. This attention could result in future legislation, regulation and/or administrative action that could adversely affect our business.
Furthermore, various petrochemical products, including plastics, have faced increased public scrutiny due to negative coverage of plastic waste in the environment, which has resulted in local, state, federal and foreign governments proposing and in some cases approving, restrictions or bans on the manufacture, consumption and disposal of certain petrochemical products. Although our products are intended to replace petrochemical products, increased regulation on the use of such products or other products in the specialty chemicals industry, whatever their scope or form, could increase our costs of production, impact overall consumption of our products or result in misdirected negative publicity. Any inability to address these requirements and any regulatory or policy changes could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws and regulations. We could face criminal liability and other serious consequences for violations, which would harm our business.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, the USA PATRIOT Act and possibly other anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws in countries in which we conduct activities. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees, agents, contractors and other collaborators from authorizing, promising, offering or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments or anything else of value to recipients in the public or private sector. We can also be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of our employees, agents, contractors and other collaborators, even if we do not explicitly authorize or have actual knowledge of such activities. Any violations of the laws and regulations described above may result in substantial civil and criminal fines and penalties, imprisonment, the loss of export or import privileges, debarment, tax reassessments, breach of contract and fraud litigation, reputational harm and other consequences.
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Our operating plan may require us to source feedstock and supplies internationally, and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes to international trade agreements, tariffs, import and excise duties, taxes or other governmental rules and regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our expansion model is global and we willexpect to need to source feedstock and supplies from suppliers around the world. In particular, our manufacturing process usesis designed to use local timber and forest residues as our primary raw materials, which must be sourced locally. For the Origin 1 plant, this means we will need to source feedstock, as well as other supplies, from Canadian suppliers or arrange for transport of such feedstock and supplies into Canada. The U.S. federal government or other governmental bodies may propose changes to international trade agreements, tariffs, taxes and other government rules and regulations.regulations, and may impose sanctions limiting trade with other countries. If foreign currency exchange rates fluctuate or any restrictions or significant increases in costs or tariffs or sanctions are imposed related to feedstock and supplies sourced to our plants as a result of amendments to existing trade agreements or otherwise, this may increase our supply and shipping costs, resulting in potential decreased margins. We may expand our operations to countries with unstable governments that are subject to instability, corruption, changes in rules and regulations and other potential uncertainties that could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The extent to which our margins could decrease in response to any future tariffs is uncertain. We continue to evaluate the impact of trade agreements, as well as foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and other recent changes in foreign trade policy on our supply chain, costs, sales and profitability. In addition, pandemics such as COVID-19 has resultedmay result in increased travel restrictions and the extended shutdown of certain businesses throughout the world. The impact of COVID-19 on our business is uncertain at this timeworld, and will depend on future developments; however, prolonged closures in Canada, Europe, Asia and elsewhere may disrupt the operations of certain suppliers of feedstock and other supplies, which could, in turn, negatively impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
Our business relies on proprietary information and other intellectual property, and our failure to protect our intellectual property rights could harm our competitive advantages with respect to the use, manufacturing, sale or other commercialization of our processes, technologies and products, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We intend to make significant capital investments into the research and development of proprietary information and other intellectual property as we develop, improve and scale our processes, technologies and products, and failure to fund and make these investments, or underperformance of the technology funded by these investments, could severely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, such failure could result in the reduction or loss of our competitive advantage. We may be unable to prevent third parties from using our proprietary information and other intellectual property without our authorization or from independently developing proprietary information and other intellectual property that is similar to ours, particularly in those countries where the laws do not protect our proprietary rights to the same degree as in the U.S or those countries where we do not have intellectual property rights protection. The use of our proprietary information and other intellectual property by others could reduce or eliminate competitive advantages that we have developed, potentially causing us to lose sales or actual or potential customers, or otherwise harm our business. If it becomes necessary for usWe are, and may continue to litigatebe, involved in litigation and administrative actions to protect these rights, anyand such proceedings could be burdensome and costly, could result in counterclaims challenging our intellectual property (including validity or enforceability) or accusing us of infringement, and we may not prevail.
Our patent applications and issued patents may be practiced by third parties without our knowledge. Our competitors may also attempt to design around our patents or copy or otherwise obtain and use our proprietary information and other intellectual property. Moreover, our competitors may already hold or have applied for patents in the U.S. or abroad that, if enforced, could possibly prevail over our patent rights or otherwise limit our ability to manufacture, sell or otherwise commercialize one or more of our products in the U.S. or abroad. With respect to our pending patent applications, we may not be successful in securing issued patents, or the claims of such patents may be narrowed, any of which may limit our ability to protect inventions that these applications were intended to cover, which could harm our ability to prevent others from exploiting our technologies and commercializing products similar to our products. In addition, the expiration of a patent can result in increased competition with consequent erosion of profit margins.
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The applicable governmental authorities may not approve our pending service mark and trademark applications. A failure to obtain trademark registrations in the U.S. and in other countries could limit our ability to obtain and retain our trademarks in those jurisdictions. Moreover, third parties may seek to oppose our applications or otherwise challenge the
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resulting registrations. In the event that our trademarks are not approved or are successfully challenged by third parties, we could be forced to rebrand our products, which could result in loss of brand recognition and could require us to devote significant resources to rebranding and advertising and marketing new brands. The failure of our patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or confidentiality agreements to protect our proprietary information and other intellectual property, including our processes, apparatuses, technology, trade secrets, trade names and proprietary manufacturing expertise, methods and compounds, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Some of our intellectual property has been or will be discovered, conceived or developed through research funded by the Canadian government and thus may be subject to federal regulations providing for certain rights for the Canadian government or imposing certain obligations on us, such as limitations on exploiting such intellectual property outside of Canada. Compliance with such regulations may limit our exclusive rights and ability to commercialize our products and technology outside of Canada.
We may face patent infringement and other intellectual property claims that could be costly to defend, result in injunctions and significant damage awards or other costs (including indemnification of third parties or costly licensing arrangements, if licenses are available at all) and limit our ability to use certain key technologies in the future or require development of non-infringing products or technologies, which may cause us to incur significant unexpected costs, prevent us from commercializing our products and otherwise harm our business.
The various bioindustrial markets in which we plan to operate are subject to frequent and extensive litigation regarding patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights. Many of our competitors have a substantial amount of intellectual property. We cannot guarantee that our processes and products do not and will not infringe issued patents (whether present or future) or other intellectual property rights belonging to others.
From time to time, we may oppose third-party patents that we consider overbroad or otherwise invalid in order to maintain the necessary freedom to operate fully in our various business lines without the risk of being sued for patent infringement. If, however, the oppositions are unsuccessful, we could be liable for infringement or have to take other remedial or curative actions to continue our manufacturing and sales activities with respect to one or more products.
We may also be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of our business, including claims of alleged infringement or misappropriation of the patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights of third parties by us or our licensees in connection with their use of our products. Intellectual property litigation is expensive and time-consuming, regardless of the merits of any claim, and could divert our management’s attention from operating our business.
If we were to discover that our processes, technologies or products infringe or misappropriate the valid intellectual property rights of others, we might need to obtain licenses from these parties or substantially re-engineer our processes, technologies or products in order to avoid infringement. We may not be able to obtain the necessary licenses on acceptable terms, or at all, or be able to re-engineer our processes, technologies or products successfully. Moreover, if we or our licensees are sued for infringement or misappropriation and lose, we could be required to pay substantial damages, indemnify our licensees and/or be enjoined from using or selling the infringing processes, technologies or products. If we incur significant costs to litigate infringement or misappropriation claims or to obtain licenses, or if our inability to obtain required licenses prevents us from using or selling our processes, technologies or products, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We rely on trade secrets to protect our technology, and our failure to maintain trade secret protection could limit our ability to compete.
We rely on trade secrets to protect some of our technology and proprietary information, especially where we believe patent protection is not appropriate or obtainable. We have security measures in place to safeguard our trade secrets database and limit the access to a need-to-know basis. However, trade secrets can be difficult to protect. The misappropriation or other compromise of our trade secrets may lead to a reduction or loss of our competitive advantages resulting from such trade secrets. Further, litigating a claim that a third party had misappropriated our trade secrets would be expensive and time consuming, and the outcome would be unpredictable. Moreover, if our competitors independently develop similar knowledge, methods and know-how, it will be difficult for us to enforce our rights and our business could be harmed.
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Our confidentiality agreements could be breached or may not provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or proprietary manufacturing expertise. Adequate remedies may not be available in the event of an unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. Violations by others of our confidentiality agreements and the loss of employees who have specialized knowledge and expertise could harm our competitive position resulting from the
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exclusive nature of such knowledge and expertise and cause our sales and operating results to decline as a result of increased competition. In addition, others may obtain knowledge of our trade secrets through independent development or other access by legal means.
Other Risks Related to Our Business
Our management has limited experience in operating a public company.
Our executive officers have limited experience in the management of a publicly traded company subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. Our management team may not successfully or effectively manage our transition to a public company following the Business Combination. Their limited experience in dealing with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies could be a significant disadvantage in that it is likely that an increasing amount of their time may be devoted to these activities which will result in less time being devoted to our management and growth. We may not have adequate personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in the accounting policies, practices or internal controlscontrol over financial reporting required of public companies in the United States. It is possible that we will be required to expand itsour employee base and hire additional employees to support our operations as a public company, which will increase itsour operating costs in future periods.
We are dependent on management and key personnel, and our business wouldcould suffer if we fail to retain our key personnel andor attract additional highly skilled employees.
Our success depends on the specialized skills of our management team and key operating personnel. This may present particular challenges as we operate in a highly specialized industry sector, which may make replacement of our management team and key operating personnel difficult. A loss of our managers or key employees, or their failure to satisfactorily perform their responsibilities, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our future success will depend on our ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly qualified personnel for all areas of our organization, particularly research and development, recycling technology,engineering, operations, and sales. Trained and experienced personnel are in high demand and may be in short supply. Many of the companies that we compete with for experienced employees have greater resources than us and may be able to offer more attractive terms of employment. In addition, we invest significant time and expense in training employees, which increases their value to competitors that may seek to recruit them. We may not be able to attract, develop and maintain the skilled workforce necessary to operate our business, and labor expenses may increase as a result of a shortage in the supply of qualified personnel, which willcould negatively impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We previously identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that we have concluded has been remediated. However, we may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, which may result in material misstatements of our consolidated financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.
In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, during the course of preparing for the Business Combination, and during the second quarter 2021 and third quarter 2021 interim reviews, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. We implemented and continue to employ measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting, which remediated this material weakness in the fourth quarter of 2021. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of its annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
If we are unable to successfully remediate any future material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, or if we identify any additional material weaknesses, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic reports in addition to applicable Nasdaq listing requirements, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and our stock price may decline as a result. We also could become subject to investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
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As a public company, we are also required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting for our annual reports on Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC. This assessment needs to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by management in our internal control over financial reporting. We are required to disclose changes made in our internal control over financial reporting on a quarterly basis. Failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC, the applicable stock exchange or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) using the 2013 framework. Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements.
We are subject to stringent and changing U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, rules, contractual obligations, policies and other obligations related to data privacy and security. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could lead to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; disruptions of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; loss of customers or sales; and other adverse business consequences.

In the ordinary course of business, we collect, receive, store, process, generate, use, transfer, disclose, make accessible, protect, secure, dispose of, transmit, and share (commonly known as processing) personal data and other sensitive information, including proprietary and confidential business data, trade secrets, and intellectual property. Our data processing activities subject us to various data privacy and security obligations, which can include laws, regulations, guidance, industry standards, external and internal privacy and security policies, contracts, and other obligations that govern the processing of personal data by us and on our behalf.

In the United States, federal, state, and local governments have enacted numerous data privacy and security laws, including data breach notification laws, personal data privacy laws, and consumer protection laws.laws (e.g., Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act), and other similar laws (e.g., wiretapping laws). For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) imposes obligations on businesses to which it applies, such as providing specific disclosures in privacy notices and affording California residents certain rights related to their personal data.data and applies to personal information of consumers, business representatives, and employees who are California residents.The CCPA provides for civil penalties of up to $7,500 per violation and allows private litigants affected by certain data breaches to recover significant statutory damages. In addition, it is anticipated that the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), effective January 1, 2023, will expandexpands the CCPA, including by establishing a new California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the CPRA.CPRA and adding a new right for individuals to correct their personal information. Other states have also enacted data privacy laws, including Virginia and Colorado. In addition, data privacy and security laws have been proposed at the federal, state, and local levels in recent years, which could further complicate compliance efforts.

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Outside the United States, an increasing number of laws, regulations, and industry standards apply to data privacy and security. For example, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”) and the United Kingdom’s GDPR (“UK GDPR”) impose strict requirements for processing the personal data of individuals located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and the UK, respectively. For example, under the EU GDPR, government regulators may impose temporary or definitive bans on data processing, as well as fines of up to 20€20 million euros or 4% of annual global revenue, whichever is greater. The GDPR also allows for private litigation related to processing of personal data brought by classes of data subjects or consumer protection organizations authorized at law to represent their interests. Additionally, in Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and various related provincial laws, as well as Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”), may apply to our operations. We also targethave customers in Asia, and may be subject to new and emerging data privacy regimes in Asia, such as China’s Personal Information Protection Law and Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act.

Information.
In addition, certain jurisdictions have enacted data localization laws and cross-border personal data transfer laws, which could make it more difficult to transfer information across jurisdictions (such as transferring or receiving personal data that originates in Europe or other jurisdictions). Existing mechanisms that may facilitate cross-border personal data transfers may change or be invalidated.
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We are also bound by contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, and our efforts to comply with such obligations may not be successful. We publish privacy policies, marketing materials and other statements, such as compliance with certain certifications or self-regulatory principles, regarding data privacy and security. If these policies, materials or statements are found to be deficient, lacking in transparency, deceptive, unfair, or misrepresentative of our practices, we may be subject to investigation, enforcement actions by regulators or other adverse consequences.
Obligations related to data privacy and security are quickly changing in an increasingly stringent fashion, creating some uncertainty as to the effective future legal framework. Additionally, these obligations may be subject to differing applications and interpretations, which may be inconsistent or in conflict among jurisdictions. Preparing for and complying with these obligations may require us to devote significant resources (including, without limitation, financial and time-related resources). These obligations may necessitate changes to our information technologies, systems, and practices and to those of any third parties that process personal data on our behalf.

Although we endeavor to comply with all applicable data privacy and security obligations, we may at times fail (or be perceived to have failed) to do so. Moreover, despite our efforts, our personnel or third parties upon whom we rely may fail to comply with such obligations, which could negatively impact our business operations and compliance posture. For example, any failure by a third-party processor to comply with applicable law, regulations, or contractual obligations could result in adverse effects, including inability to or interruptions in our ability to operate our business and proceedings against us by governmental entities or others.

If we fail, or are perceived to have failed, to address or comply with data privacy and security obligations, we could face significant consequences. These consequences may include, but are not limited to, government enforcement actions (e.g., investigations, fines, penalties, audits, inspections, and similar); litigation (including class-related claims); additional reporting requirements and/or oversight; bans on processing personal data; and orders to destroy or not use personal data.

Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, or financial condition, including but not limited to: loss of customers; interruptions or stoppages in our business operations; inability to process personal data or to operate in certain jurisdictions; limited ability to develop or commercialize our products; expenditure of time and resources to defend any claim or inquiry; adverse publicity; or revision or restructuring of our operations.

If our information technology systems or data, or those of third parties upon which we rely, are or were compromised, we could experience adverse consequences resulting from such compromise, including but not limited to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; disruptions of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; loss of customers; and other adverse consequences.

In the ordinary course of our business, we may process proprietary, confidential, and sensitive data, including personal data, intellectual property, and trade secrets (collectively, sensitive information). We may rely upon third-party service providers and technologies to operate critical business systems to process sensitive information in a variety of contexts, including, without limitation, third-party providers of cloud-based infrastructure, encryption and authentication technology, employee email, content delivery to customers, manufacturing processing, orders and invoices, payments, customer and supplier communications, inventory management and other functions. We also depend on these systems to respond to customer inquiries, support our overall internal control process, maintain property, plant and equipment records, and pay amounts due to vendors and other creditors. Our ability to monitor these third parties’ information security practices is limited, and these third parties may not have adequate information security measures in place. We may share or receive sensitive information with or from third parties.
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Cyberattacks, malicious internet-based activity, and online and offline fraud are prevalent and continue to increase. These threats are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. These threats come from a variety of sources, including traditional computer “hackers,” threat actors, personnel (such as through theft or misuse), sophisticated nation-states, and nation-state-supported actors.

Some actors now engage and are expected to continue to engage in cyber-attacks, including without limitation nation-state actors for geopolitical reasons and in conjunction with military conflicts and defense activities. During times of war and other major conflicts, we and the third parties upon which we rely may be vulnerable to a heightened risk of these attacks, including retaliatory cyber-attacks, that could materially disrupt our systems and operations, supply chain, and ability to produce, sell and distribute our products.
We and the third parties upon which we rely may be subject to a variety of evolving threats, including but not limited to social-engineering attacks (including through phishing attacks), malicious code (such as viruses and worms), malware (including as a result of advanced persistent threat intrusions), denial-of-service attacks (such as credential stuffing), credential harvesting, personnel misconduct or error, ransomware attacks, supply-chain attacks, software bugs, server malfunctions, software or hardware failures, loss of data or other information technology assets, adware, telecommunications failures, earthquakes, fires, floods, and other similar threats.
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Ransomware attacks, including those perpetrated by organized criminal threat actors, nation-states, and nation-state-supported actors, are becoming increasingly prevalent and severe – particularly for companies like ours that are engaged in manufacturing – and can lead to significant interruptions in our operations, loss of data and income, reputational harm, and diversion of funds. Extortion payments may alleviate the negative impact of a ransomware attack, but we may be unwilling or unable to make such payments due to, for example, applicable laws or regulations prohibiting such payments. The COVID-19 pandemicAdditionally, remote work has become more common and our remote workforce poseshas increased risks to our information technology systems and sensitive information,data, as more of our employees work from home, utilizingutilize network connections, computers and devices outside our premises. Any of the previously identifiedpremises or similar threatsnetwork, including working at home, while in transit and in public locations. Future or past business transactions (such as acquisitions or integrations) could cause a security incidentalso expose us to additional cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, as our systems could be negatively affected by vulnerabilities present in acquired or other interruption.integrated entities’ systems and technologies. A security incident or other interruption could result in unauthorized, unlawful, or accidental acquisition, modification, destruction, loss, alteration, encryption, disclosure of, or access to our sensitive information. A security incident or other interruption could disrupt our ability (and that of third parties upon whom we rely) to provide our products. Furthermore, we may discover security issues that were not found during due diligence of such acquired or integrated entities, and it may be difficult to integrate companies into our information technology environment and security program.

We rely upon third-party service providers and technologies to operate critical business systems to process sensitive information in a variety of contexts, including, without limitation, third-party providers of cloud-based infrastructure, encryption and authentication technology, employee email, content delivery to customers, manufacturing processing, process orders and invoices, payments, inventory management and other functions. We also depend on these systems to respond to customer inquiries, support our overall internal control process, maintain property, plant and equipment records, and pay amounts due to vendors and other creditors. Our ability to monitor these third parties’ information security practices is limited, and these third parties may not have adequate information security measures in place. While we may be entitled to damages if our third-party service providers fail to satisfy their privacy or security-related obligations to us, any award may be insufficient to cover our damages, or we may be unable to recover such award. In addition, supply-chain attacks have increased in frequency and severity, and we cannot guarantee that third parties’ infrastructure in our supply chain or our third-party partners’ supply chains have not been compromised. We may share or receive sensitive information with or from third parties.
We may expend significant resources or modify our business activities in an effort to protect against security incidents. Certain data privacy and security obligations may require us to implement and maintain specific security measures, industry-standard or reasonable security measures to protect our information technology systems and sensitive information.

While we have implemented security measures designed to protect against security incidents, there can be no assurance that these measures will be effective. We may be unable in the futuretake steps to detect and remediate vulnerabilities, in our information technology systemsbut we may not be able to detect and remediate all vulnerabilities because suchthe threats and techniques used to exploit such vulnerabilities change frequently and are often sophisticated in nature, andnature. Therefore, such vulnerabilities could be exploited but may not be detected until after a security incident has occurred.

These vulnerabilities pose material risks to our business.
Despite our efforts to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, if any, in our information technology systems, our efforts may not be successful. Further, we may experience delays in developing and deploying remedial measures designed to address any such identified vulnerabilities. Applicable data privacy and security obligations may require us to notify relevant stakeholders of security incidents. Such disclosures are costly, and the disclosures or the failure to comply with such requirements could lead to adverse consequences.

If we (or a third partyparties upon whom we rely) experience a security incident or are perceived to have experienced a security incident, we may experience adverse consequences. These consequences may include: government enforcement actions (for example, investigations, fines, penalties, audits, and inspections); additional reporting requirements and/or oversight; restrictions on processing data (including personal data); litigation (including class claims); indemnification obligations; negative publicity; reputational harm; monetary fund diversions; interruptions in our operations (including availability of data); financial loss; and other similar harms. Security incidents and attendant consequences may deter negatively impact our ability to grow and operate our business. Our contracts may not contain limitations of liability, and even where they do, there can be no assurance that limitations of liability in our contracts are sufficient to protect us from liabilities, damages, or claims related to our data privacy and security obligations. We cannot be sure that our insurance coverage will be adequate or sufficient to protect us from or to mitigate liabilities arising out of our data privacy and security practices, that such coverage will continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or that such coverage will pay future claims. In addition to experiencing a security incident, third parties may gather, collect, or infer sensitive information about us from public sources, data brokers, or other means that reveals competitively sensitive details about our organization and could be used to undermine our competitive advantage or market position.
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Risks Related to Ownership of Our Shares
Our Certificate of Incorporation provides, subject to limited exceptions, that the Delaware Court of Chancery is the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a chosen judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or stockholders.
Our Certificate of Incorporation requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in our name, actions against directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty and other similar actions may be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, if that court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, another federal or state court situated in the State of Delaware. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act.
This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum of its choosing for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our Certificate of Incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our charter documents and Delaware law could prevent a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and could also reduce the market price of our stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control of us. These provisions could also make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions include:
initially providing for a classified board of directorsBoard with staggered, three-year terms;
authorizing our board of directorsBoard to issue Preferred Stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could discourage a takeover attempt or delay changes in control;
prohibiting cumulative voting in the election of directors;
providing that vacancies on our board of directorsBoard may generally be filled only by a majority of directors then in office, even though less than a quorum;
prohibiting the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws or the repeal of the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation regarding the election and removal of directors without the required approval of at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors;
prohibiting stockholder action by written consent;
limiting the persons who may call special meetings of stockholders; and
requiring advance notification of stockholder nominations and proposals.
These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our Board, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management. In addition, the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL"(“DGCL”) will govern us. These provisions may prohibit large stockholders, in particular those owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock, from merging or combining with us for a certain period of time without the consent of our Board. These and other provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws under Delaware law could discourage potential takeover attempts, reduce the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock and result in the market price of our Common Stock being lower than it would be without these provisions.
Claims for indemnification by our directors and officers may reduce our available funds to satisfy successful third-party claims against us and may reduce the amount of money available to us.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
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In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the Bylaws and its indemnification agreements that we entered into with our directors and officers provide that:
we will indemnify our directors and officers for serving us in those capacities or for serving other business enterprises at our request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that a corporation may indemnify such person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful;
we may, in our discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where indemnification is permitted by applicable law;
we will be required to advance expenses, as incurred, to our directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding, except that such directors or officers shall undertake to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification;
we will not be obligated pursuant to our Bylaws to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person against us or our other indemnities, except with respect to proceedings authorized by our Board or brought to enforce a right to indemnification;
the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive, and we are authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors, officers, employees and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons; and
we may not retroactively amend our Bylaw provisions to reduce our indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees and agents.
We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
We have has never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our Board. In addition, our loan agreements contain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends.
The market price and trading volume of our Common Stock has been and may be volatile and could decline significantly.
The stock markets, including Nasdaq on which we have listed the shares of our Common Stock under the symbol “ORGN,” have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Even if an active, liquid and orderly trading market is sustained for our Common Stock, the market price of our Common Stock has been and may be volatile and could decline significantly. Our Common Stock experienced such a decline in August 2023. In addition, the trading volume in our Common Stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. If the market price of our Common Stock declines significantly, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the market price of our Common Stock at which youryou purchased our Common Stock. We cannot assure you that the market price of Common Stock will not fluctuate widely or decline significantly in the future in response to a number of factors, including, among others, the following:
the realization of any of the risk factors presented in this Annual Report;
actual or anticipated differences in our estimates, or in the estimates of analysts, for our revenues, results of operations, level of indebtedness, liquidity or financial condition;
additions and departures of key personnel;
failure to comply with the requirements of Nasdaq;
failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or other laws or regulations;
future issuances, sales, resales or repurchases or anticipated issuances, sales, resales or repurchases, of our securities;
publication of research reports about us;
the performance and market valuations of other similar companies;
commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving us;
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broad disruptions in the financial markets, including sudden disruptions in the credit markets;
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speculation in the press or investment community;
actual, potential or perceived control, accounting or reporting problems;
changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines; and
other events or factors, including those resulting from infectious diseases, health epidemics and pandemics, (including the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency), natural disasters, war, acts of terrorism or responses to these events.
In the past, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their shares. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on us.
In addition, litigation, including securities class action litigation, has often followed announcements of significant business transactions, such as the sale of a company or announcement of any other strategic transaction, or the announcement of negative events, such as negative earnings results. We are, and may in the future be, the target of this type of litigation. These events may also result in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly and could fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors due to seasonality and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, resulting in a decline in our stock price.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly because of several factors, including:
labor availability and costs for hourly and management personnel;
profitability of our products;
changes in interest rates;
impairment of long-lived assets;
macroeconomic conditions, both nationallysuch as inflation and locally;increasing interest rates, which may increase the risk of a potential recession;
negative publicity relating to products we serve;
changes in consumer preferences and competitive conditions;
expansion to new markets; and
fluctuations in commodity prices.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business, or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our Common Stock adversely, then the price and trading volume of our Common Stock could decline.
The trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market, or our competitors. SecuritiesAccordingly, we must maintain confidence among current and industryfuture analysts, do not currently,ratings agencies and other parties in our long-term financial viability and business prospects. Maintaining such confidence may never, publish research on us. If no securities or industry analysts commence coveragebe particularly complicated by certain factors including those that are largely outside of us, our stock pricecontrol, such as limited operating history, market unfamiliarity, any delays in scaling manufacturing to meet demand and trading volume would likely be negatively impacted.our eventual production and sales performance compared with the market expectations. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our Common Stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our Common Stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of us, which occurred in November 2023 and may occur again in the usfuture, or failif any analyst fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
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Future issuances of debt securities and equity securities may adversely affect us, including the market price of the our Common Stock and may be dilutive to existing stockholders.
In the future, we may incur debt or issue equity-rankingequity ranking senior to our Common Stock. Those securities will generally have priority upon liquidation. Such securities also may be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting its operating flexibility. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable than those of our Common Stock. Because our decision to issue debt or equity in the future will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, nature or success of our future capital raising efforts. As a result, future capital raising efforts may reduce the market price of our Common Stock and be dilutive to existing stockholders.
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There can be no assurance that we will be ableWe have failed, and may continue to comply withfail, to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq.Nasdaq, and as a result our common stock may become delisted, which could have a material adverse effect on the liquidity of our common stock.
Our Common Stock and the public warrants that were issued in connection with Artius’ initial public offering (the “Public Warrants”) are currently listed on Nasdaq. If we fail to continue to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, such as the corporate governance or public float requirements, or the minimum closing bid price requirement, Nasdaq will take steps to delist our common stock. The per share price of our common stock has declined below the minimum bid price threshold required for continued listing. On January 4, 2023, we received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq (the “Nasdaq Staff”), notifying us that, for the last 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price for our Class A common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share required for continued listing on the Nasdaq pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (“Rule 5550(a)(2)”).
If we do not regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) by July 2, 2024, we may be afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify, we would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, except for the minimum bid price requirement. In addition, we would be required to notify Nasdaq of our intent to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period.
There are many factors that may adversely affect our minimum bid price. Many of these factors are outside of our control. As a result, we may not be able to sustain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) in the long term. Any potential delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq would likely result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility for our common stock and would adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital or to enter into strategic transactions, in addition to adversely impacting the perception of our financial condition and could cause reputational harm to investors and parties conducting business with us. Any potential delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq would also make it more difficult for our stockholders to sell our common stock.
If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange for failure to meet the listing standards, we and our stockholders could face significant material adverse consequences including:
a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
reduced liquidity for our securities;
a determination that our Common Stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; or
a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum share price requirement, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our securities. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of the securities and would impair your ability to sell or purchase the securities when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow our securities to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, prevent our securities from dropping below the Nasdaq minimum share price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements. Additionally, if our securities are not listed on, or become delisted from, Nasdaq for any reason, and are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were quoted or listed on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.
In the event of a delisting, we expect we would take actions to restore our compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, but we can provide no assurances that the listing of our common stock would be restored, that our common stock will remain above the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement or that we otherwise will remain in compliance with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because Common Stock and Public Warrants are listed on Nasdaq, they are covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case.
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While we are not aware of a state, other than the State of Idaho, having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
We no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” and will be required to comply with certain provisionsSales of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and can no longer take advantagea substantial number of reduced disclosure requirements.
Based on the market valueshares of our common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2021, we no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, as of the year following December 31, 2021. As a result, we may incur additional and increasing costs to comply with our reporting and other obligations that we had not historically incurred due to our status as an emerging growth company or as a smaller reporting company. These additional obligations will require us to dedicate internal resources, engage outside consultants, and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes, as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented, and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal controls over financial reporting.
A significant portion of our total outstanding shares of Common Stock are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future. Thisexisting stockholders could cause the market price of Common Stockour common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.decline.
SharesAt any time, sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock that are currently restricted from immediate resale may be sold into the marketcommon stock in the near future. These sales,public market could occur, or thethere could be a perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares of common stock intend to sell shares, and any such event could reduce the market price of Common Stock.our common stock. Substantially all of the shares of our common stock outstanding and shares issued upon the exercise of stock options outstanding under our equity incentive plans, subject to applicable securities law restrictions and excluding shares of restricted stock that will remain unvested, may be able to be sold in the public market. We are unable to predict the effect that sales may have on the prevailing market price of Common Stock and Public Warrants.
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To the extent our Warrants are exercised, additional shares of Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales, or the potential sales, of substantial numbers of shares in the public market by the selling securityholders subject to certain restrictions on transfer until the termination of applicable lock-up periods, could increase the volatility of the market price of Common Stock or adversely affect the market price of Common Stock.
There is no guarantee that the Warrants will be in the money at the time they become exercisable, and they may expire worthless.
The exercise price for our Warrants is $11.50 per share of Common Stock. There is no guarantee that the Warrants will be in the money following the time they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, and as such, the Warrants may expire worthless. Our Warrants becomebecame exercisable on July 25, 2021.
We may amend the terms of the Warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders with the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding Public Warrants. As a result, the exercise price of your Warrants could be increased, the exercise period could be shortened and the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant could be decreased, all without your approval.
Our Warrants are issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement between the warrant agent and us. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding Public Warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of Public Warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the Public Warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then-outstanding Public Warrants approve of such amendment. Although our ability to amend the terms of the Public Warrants with the consent of at least 50% of the then- outstandingthen-outstanding Public Warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the Warrants, convert the Warrants into cash or stock (at a ratio different than initially provided), shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant.
We may redeem unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to warrantholders,warrant holders, thereby making such Warrants worthless.
We have the ability to redeem outstanding Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of our Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we give proper notice of such redemption and provided certain other conditions are met. If and when the Warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding Warrants could force you (a) to exercise your Warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (b) to sell your Warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your Warrants or (c) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding Warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your Warrants.
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In addition, we may redeem your Warrants after they become exercisable for a number of shares of Common Stock determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of our Common Stock. Any such redemption may have similar consequences to a cash redemption described above. In addition, such redemption may occur at a time when the Warrants are “out-of-the-money,” in which case, you would lose any potential embedded value from a subsequent increase in the value of our Common Stock had your Warrants remained outstanding.
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We may issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity securities without yourshareholder approval, which would dilute yourshareholders’ ownership interests and may depress the market price of the Common Stock.
As of December 31, 20212023 we have Warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 35,476,66735,476,627 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, we may issue up to 25,000,000 shares of our Common Stock as Earnout Shares. In addition, pursuant to the 2021 EIP Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”),ESPP, we may issue an aggregate of up to 20,313,81930,004,203 shares of Common Stock, which amount may beis subject to increase from time to time. We may also issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in the future in connection with, among other things, future acquisitions or repayment of outstanding indebtedness, without stockholder approval, in a number of circumstances. The issuance of additional shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank would have the following effects:
existing stockholders’ proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease;
the amount of cash available per share, including for payment of dividends in the future, may decrease;
the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding share of Common Stock may be diminished; and
the market price of the Common Stock may decline.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Risk management and strategy
We have implemented and maintain information security processes designed to identify, assess, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats to our critical computer networks, third-party hosted services, communications systems, hardware and software, and our critical data, including intellectual property and confidential information that is proprietary, strategic, or competitive in nature (“Information Systems and Data”).
The Director of IT and General Counsel are responsible for helping to identify, assess and manage the Company’s cybersecurity threats and risks by monitoring and evaluating our threat environment using, among other things, manual processes, automated tools, internal audits, threat and vulnerability assessments, evaluating threats reported to us, evaluating our and our industry’s risk profile, and subscribing to reports and services that identify cybersecurity threats.
Depending on the environment, we implement and maintain various technical, physical, and organizational measures, processes, standards, and policies designed to manage and mitigate material risks from cybersecurity threats to our Information Systems and Data. These include, for example, an incident response plan and team, data encryption, risk assessments, network security and access controls, physical security, asset management, tracking, and disposal, systems monitoring, employee training including tabletop exercises and other simulated cybersecurity threats, and cybersecurity insurance. In addition, to oversee and identify any risks associated with our use of third-party service providers, we review Service Organization Controls (“SOC”) reports of such third-party service providers when onboarding the provider and annually thereafter. We also maintain proper essential information sharing and access controls, aiding in the secure exchange of information between us and our third-party service providers.
Assessment and management of material risks from cybersecurity threats are integrated into the Company’s overall risk management processes. For example, the Director of IT coordinates with our General Counsel and representatives of the Company’s departments and teams to evaluate the Company’s risk profile and identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats. Our General Counsel evaluates material risks from cybersecurity threats and reports to both the Company’s executive management team and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. We also use third-party service providers to assist us from time to time to identify, assess, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats, including for example cybersecurity consultants, data backup and recovery providers, cyber insurers, and legal counsel.
For a description of the risks from cybersecurity threats that may materially affect the Company and how they may do so, see our risk factors under Part 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Governance
Our Board of Directors addresses the Company’s cybersecurity risk management as part of its general oversight function and has delegated to the Audit Committee primary responsibility for monitoring the Company’s cybersecurity risk management processes, including mitigation of cybersecurity threats.
Our cybersecurity risk assessment and management processes are implemented and maintained by certain members of the Company’s management. In particular, the Director of IT and General Counsel are responsible for hiring appropriate personnel, helping to integrate cybersecurity risk considerations into the Company’s overall risk management strategy, and communicating key priorities to relevant personnel, helping prepare for cybersecurity incidents, approving cybersecurity processes and technologies, and reviewing security assessments and other security-related reports. In addition, the General Counsel provides regular reports to the Audit Committee concerning the Company’s cybersecurity posture and significant threats and risks and the processes to address them.
Our security incident response plan (“SIRP”) is designed to escalate certain cybersecurity incidents to members of the Company’s executive management team depending on the circumstances. The General Counsel, Director of IT, and relevant department heads work with our incident response team to help the Company mitigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents of which they are notified. The SIRP provides for escalation of potentially material cybersecurity incidents to the Audit Committee.

Item 2. Properties
Our corporate headquarters, pilot-scale plant and research and development laboratories are located in West Sacramento, California, where we occupy approximately 38,01141,443 square feet of office, plant and laboratory space. Our leaseleases for this facility expireswere amended in OctoberAugust 2023 and will expire on December 31, 2028.2033. We believe that the facility that itwe currently leaseslease is adequate for itsour needs for the immediate future and that, should it be necessary, we can lease additional space to accommodate any future growth.
We also own a production facility in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada,Canada. This facility, Origin 1, that is currently under construction. This production facility is on approximately two acres of land and contains a construction trailer complete with approximately 1,44015,476 square feet of office space. The land is owned and the offices are leased by our wholly owned subsidiary, Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited.
We completed the purchase of approximately 183 acres in Geismar, Louisiana for Origin 2 in third quarter 2022 in the amount of $8.5 million.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The information set forth under "Contingencies" in Note 19 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Part II
Item 5. Market for Registrant'sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our Common Stock and Public Warrants are listed on NASDAQ under symbols “ORGN” and “ORGNW”, respectively. The following table sets forth the high and low sales price per share of our common stock as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system.
Holders
As of close of business on February 25, 2022,23, 2024, there were 9737 holders of record of our Common Stock and 2 holders1 holder of record offor our Public Warrants. The actual number of holders of our Common Stock and Public Warrants is greater than the number of record holders, and includes holders who are beneficial owners, but whose shares or warrants are held in street name by brokers or other nominees.
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Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any dividends and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Information about our equity compensation plans in Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.reference to the information to be set forth in our Proxy Statement.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not applicable.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
On June 25, 2021, Artius Acquisition, Inc. consummated
Overview
Origin is an innovative materials company with a mission to enable the Business Combinationworld’s transition to sustainable materials. We have pioneered a technology that has the potential to replace petroleum-based materials with Legacy Origin pursuantdecarbonized materials in a wide range of end products, such as food and beverage packaging, clothing, textiles, plastics, car parts, carpeting, tires, adhesives, soil amendments, fuels, and more. We have also developed other products that can enhance sustainability, such as our 100% polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) circular caps and closures that can enable fully-recyclable PET beverage containers and reduce waste through light-weighting, while providing enhanced performance such as greater oxygen and CO2 barrier properties that can increase shelf-life. These products complement our biomass conversion technology.
Our biomass conversion technology can convert sustainable feedstocks such as sustainably harvested wood residues, agricultural waste, wood waste, and even corrugated cardboard into materials and products that are currently made from fossil feedstocks such as petroleum and natural gas. The ability of our technology to the Merger Agreement. In connectionuse sustainable feedstocks that are not used in food production differentiates our technology from other sustainable materials companies that are limited to feedstocks used in food production such as vegetable oils or high fructose corn syrup and other sugars.
We believe that products made using Origin’s biomass conversion technology at commercial scales can compete directly with the closingpetroleum-derived products on both performance and price while being sustainable. Due to abundant and renewable wood supplies that have historically stable pricing, our cost of the Business Combination, Artius changed its name to Origin Materials, Inc. Legacy Origin was deemedproduction when using these feedstocks is expected to be more stable than potential competing platforms that use other types of feedstocks. We believe that end products made at commercial scale using our biomass conversion technology and wood feedstocks will have a significant unit cost advantage over products made from other low carbon feedstocks.
We have developed a proprietary biomass conversion technology to convert biomass, or plant-based carbon, into the accounting acquirer inversatile “building block” chemicals CMF and hydrothermal carbon (“HTC”), which we collectively refer to as Furanic Intermediates, as well as oils and extractives and other co-products. At commercial scale, our biomass conversion technology with wood feedstocks is expected to be able to produce CMF and HTC with a negative carbon footprint. We believe these chemicals can replace petroleum-based inputs, lowering the Merger. While Artius was the legal acquirer in the Merger, because Legacy Origin was deemed the accounting acquirer, the historical consolidated financial statementscarbon footprint of Legacy Origin became the historical consolidated financial statementsa wide range of the combined company, upon the consummation of the Merger.materials without increasing cost or sacrificing performance.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” as set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section to “Legacy Origin”, “Origin”, “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the business and operations of Legacy Origin and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination and to Origin Materials, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, following the Closing.
OverviewBusiness Environment and Trends
Origin is a carbon negative materials company with a mission to enableOur business and financial performance depend on worldwide economic conditions. We face global macroeconomic challenges, particularly in light of increases and volatility in interest rates, uncertainty in markets, inflationary trends, navigating complex and evolving regulatory frameworks, and the world’s transition to sustainable materials by replacing petroleum-based materials with decarbonized materials in a wide range of end products, such as food and beverage packaging, clothing, textiles, plastics, car parts, carpeting, tires, adhesives, soil amendments and more. We believe that our platform technology can help make the world’s transition to “net zero” possible and support the fulfillment of greenhouse gas reduction pledges made by countries as partdynamics of the United Nations Paris Agreement as well as corporations that are committed to reducing emissions in their supply chains. Our technology can convert sustainable feedstocks such as sustainably harvested wood residues, agricultural waste, wood waste and even corrugated cardboard into materials and products that are currently made from fossil feedstocks such as petroleum and natural gas. These sustainable feedstocks are not used in food production, which differentiates our technology from other sustainable materials companies that use feedstocks such as vegetable oils or high fructose corn syrup and other sugars. While we have has succeeded in producing small amounts of our products in the pilot plant for customer trials and testing purposes, we have has not yet commenced large-scale production.
We believe that products made using Origin's platform technology can compete directly with petroleum-derived products on both performance and price. Due to abundant and renewable wood supplies that have historically stable pricing, our cost of production is expected to be more stable than potential competing platforms that use other types of feedstocks. We believe that end products made using our platform technology will have a significant unit cost advantage over products made from other low carbon feedstocks.
We have developed a proprietary platform technology to convert biomass, or plant-based carbon, into the versatile “building block” chemicals CMF and HTC, as well as other product intermediates. At a commercial scale, Origin's platform technology is expected to produce CMF and HTC with a negative carbon footprint. Origin believes these chemicals can replace petroleum-based counterparts, lowering the carbon footprint of a wide range of materials without sacrificing performance or cost.
We are currently developing and constructing our first manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada (Origin 1), which is expected to become operational by the end of 2022. We are also currently in the planning phase for the construction of a significantly larger manufacturing plant (Origin 2), which is expected to become operational in 2025.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The pandemic has resulted in governments around the world implementing increasingly stringent measures to help control the spread of the virus, including quarantines, “shelter in place” and “stay at home” orders, travel restrictions, business curtailments, school closures and other measures.global trade environment. In addition governments and central banks in several parts of the world have enacted fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to counteract theany lingering economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic, we have observed market uncertainty, civil unrest, global sanctions resulting from geopolitical conflicts, bank failures, increasing inflationary pressures, supply constraints and labor shortages in the past few quarters. These market dynamics, which we expect will continue into the foreseeable future, have and may continue to impact our business and financial results, including costs and revenues.
We believe demand for our products, which our signed offtake agreements and capacity reservations have shown to be strong and broad based, is likely to continue to exceed supply for the foreseeable future. Our commercial strategy has, accordingly, evolved from demand generation to revenue generation and the development of higher margin products.
We continue to see favorable tailwinds for our technology and business model. We are actively exploring several federal programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, including the Department of Energy’s Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program, or AIFD, and the Section 48C Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit. These and other programs, many of which include climate and supply chain related directives, could provide positive momentum for us in securing additional funding for building plants and deploying our platform.
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Product development progress remains strong. We continue to monitor the rapidly evolving conditionsexpand our IP position and circumstances, as well as guidance from internationalengage in developmental activities with technical, strategic, and domestic authorities, including public health authorities, and we may need to take additional actions based on their recommendations. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the impact on our business stemming from current measures and potential future measures that could restrict access to our facilities, limit manufacturing and support operations and place restrictions on our workforce and suppliers. The measures implemented by various authorities related to the COVID-19 outbreaksupply chain partners. We have caused us to change our business practices including those related to where employees work, the distance between employeesdemonstrated a significant performance milestone in our facilities, limitations on in-person meetings between employees and with customers, suppliers, service providers and stakeholders, as well as restrictions on business travel to domestic and international locations or to attend trade shows, investor conferences and other events.
The full extent to whichcarbon black program, validating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our financial performance will depend on future developments, many of which are outsidesuitability of our control, that are highly uncertainHTC-derived carbon black for automotive tires and cannot be predicted, including, but not limitedmechanical rubber goods. Our carbon black blends were shown to meet or exceed fossil-based N660 performance for these applications and the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the effectiveness of actions to contain the virus (including the availability and effectiveness of vaccines) or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. The COVID-19 pandemic could also result in additional governmental restrictions and regulations, which could harm Origin’s business and financial results. In addition, a recession, depression or other sustained adverse market impact resulting from COVID-19 could harm our business and its access to needed capital and liquidity. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, Origin may continue to experience adverse impacts on its business and financial performance as a result of the global economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To the extent that the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity, it may also heighten other risks, such as the risk that, if the business impacts of COVID-19 carry on for an extended period, wesuggest they may be requiredused more broadly, as well. With our first commercial plant, Origin 1, which commenced commercial-scale production in October 2023, we expect our ability to recognize impairments for certain long-lived assetsmake production samples to increase, further bolstering our ability to advance product development objectives, including amortizable intangible assets.through funded joint development programs.
Key Factors and Trends Affecting Origin’s Operating Results
We are a pre-revenue company.in the early stages of generating revenue. We believe that our performance and future success depend on several factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and under “Risk Factors appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Basis of Presentation
We currently conduct our business through one operating segment. As a pre-revenue company with no commercial operations, our activities to date have been limited,segment and our historical results are reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAPGAAP”) and in U.S. Dollars. Upon commencement of commercial operations, we expect to expand our operations substantially, including in the United States and Canada, and as a result, we expect Origin'sOrigin’s future results to be sensitive to foreign currency transaction and translation risks and other financial risks that are not reflected in Origin'sOrigin’s historical financial statements. As a result, we expect that the financial results we report for periods after we begin commercial operations will not be comparable to the financial results included in this Annual Report.
Components of Results of Operations
We are a pre-revenue companyin the early stages of recognizing revenue and our historical results may not be indicative of our future results for reasons that may be difficult to anticipate. Accordingly, the drivers of our future financial results, as well as the components of such results, may not be comparable to our historical or projected results of operations.
Revenues
We evaluate financial performance and make resource allocation decisions based upon the results of our single operating and reportable segment. We generally procure, will produce, and sell product to be utilized in the manufacturing of finished products, for which we recognize revenue upon shipment. Our service contracts generally pay us at the commencement of the agreement and then at additional intervals as outlined in each contract. We recognize revenue as we satisfy the related performance obligations.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for product sales consists primarily of cost associated with the purchase of finished goods. Cost of revenues for service agreements is based on the actual cost incurred, which mainly consists of the direct cost from vendors and overhead costs such as payroll and benefit related to our employees who provide the services to customers.
Research and Development Expenses
To date, our research and development expenses have consisted primarily of development of our four key product intermediates CMF, HTC, levulinic acid, furfural, and furfural,oils and extractives, and the conversion of those intermediateschemical building blocks into products familiar to and desired by our customers, such as PXcarbon black, furandicarboxylic acid (“FDCA”), polyethylene furanoate (“PEF”), paraxylene (“PX”), polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), and PET.PETF, which is a PET co-polyester incorporating FDCA and offering performance advantages over traditional PET plastic. Our research and development expenses also include personnel-related costs like stock-based compensation and professional fees, investments associated with the expansionoperations of the Origin 1 plant and planning and constructionproject development of the Origin 2 plant, including the material and supplies to support product development and process engineering efforts.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation and professional fees, including, the costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax compliance.
Additionally, costs related to advertising, trade shows, corporate marketing, as well as an allocated portion of our occupancy costs also comprise general and administrative expenses.
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ChangeGain in Fair Value of Assumed Common Stock Warrants Liability
The changegain in fair value of assumed common stock warrants liability consists of the change in fair value of the Warrants (the Public Warrants andtogether with the Private Placement Warrants, assumed in connection with the Business Combination.“Common Stock Warrants” or “Warrants”). We expect to incur an incremental income (expense)(expenses) for the fair value adjustments for the outstanding assumed common stock warrants liability at the end of each reporting period or through the exercise of the warrants.
Gain in Fair Value of Earnout Liability
The gain in fair value of earnout liability consists of the change in fair value of the future contingent equity shares related to the Business Combination. We recognize incremental income (expense) for the fair value adjustments of the outstanding liability at the end of each reporting period.
Other Income (Expense)(Expenses)
Our other income (expense)(expenses) consists of income from governmental grant programs, interest expenseexpenses for stockholder convertible notes payable and other liabilities, interest income on marketable securities, realized gain or loss on marketable securities, investment fee, and income or expenses related to changes in the fair value of assumed common stock warrants liability, earnout liability, and derivative assets and liabilities. We expect to incur an incremental income (expense)(expenses) for the fair value adjustments of these assets and liabilities at the end of each reporting period.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)Expenses
Our income tax provision consistsexpenses consist of an estimate for U.S. federal, state, and stateforeign income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a valuation allowance against the full value of our U.S. federal and state, net deferred tax assets and certain foreign net deferred tax assets because we believe the recoverability of the tax assets is not more likely than not. We have released the valuation allowance previously recorded against some of the foreign net deferred tax assets as we believe it is more likely than not they will be recovered.

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Results of Operations
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
The following table summarizes the Company’s results of operations with respect to the items set forth in such table for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 together with the change in such items in dollars and as a percentage.
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022Variance $Variance %
Revenues:
Products$23,896 $— $23,896 NA
Services4,909 — 4,909 NA
Total revenues28,805 — 28,805 NA
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)23,591 — 23,591 NA
Operating expenses
Research and development21,351 14,141 7,210 51 %
General and administrative35,382 24,095 11,287 47 %
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 2,652 373 %
Total operating expenses60,096 38,947 21,149 54 %
Loss from operations(54,882)(38,947)(15,935)41 %
Other income (expenses)
Interest income6,303 8,825 (2,522)(29)%
Interest expenses(131)— (131)NA
Gain (loss) in fair value of derivatives69 (443)512 (116)%
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability29,531 21,988 7,543 34 %
Gain in fair value of earnout liability40,983 85,437 (44,454)(52)%
Other income, net838 1,709 (871)(51)%
Total other income, net77,593 117,516 (39,923)(34)%
Income before income tax benefits$22,711 $78,569 $(55,858)(71)%
Revenues
Revenues increased $28.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to our supply chain activation program. The Company did not recognize any revenue prior to 2023.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues increased $23.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is primarily attributable to the purchases associated with the Company’s supply chain activation program. The Company had no cost of revenues prior to 2023.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased $7.2 million, or 51%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is attributable to additional efforts in technical business development, patent advancement, product development and general research, mainly generated from additional headcount and related payroll costs.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased $11.3 million, or 47%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is primarily driven by additional headcount, as well as facilities costs and external professional services related to legal, audit and regulatory compliance. In addition, the Company expensed the costs for process improvement associated with Origin 1 and is no longer capitalizing those expenses after Origin 1 was completed during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $2.7 million, or 373%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is mainly driven by the completion of Origin 1 during fourth quarter when we moved the assets from construction in process to the proper categories and began depreciating.
Interest income
Interest income decreased $2.5 million, or (29)%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The decrease is mainly driven by the amortization of premiums and discounts on marketable securities.
Gain (Loss) in fair value of derivatives, common stock warrants liability, and earnout liability
The Company recognized an aggregate gain related to the gain (loss) in fair values of derivatives, common stock warrants liability, and earnout liability of $70.6 million during year ended December 31, 2023 compared to an aggregate gain of $107.0 million during 2022. The aggregate gain related to the change in fair values decreased $36.4 million during year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in the gain related to the change in fair value of earnout liability of $44.4 million is the result of the revaluation of the earnout liability with the fair value of such liability decreasing less in 2023 as compared to 2022. The $7.5 million increase in the gain from change in fair value of common stock warrants liability is the result of a larger decrease in the underlying fair value of common stock warrants in 2023 as compared to 2022. The fair values are driven by the value of the Company’s stock price. The increase of $0.5 million in the gain from change in fair value of derivative liabilities was associated with our foreign currency exchange purchases or sales.
Non-GAAP Measures
To provide investors with additional information in connection with our results as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we disclose Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)(“Adjusted EBITDA”) as a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by management and our board of directors (the “Board”) to assess our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is also frequently used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry, when considered alongside other U.S. GAAP measures. We use Adjusted EBITDA to supplement U.S. GAAP measures of performance to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, make budgeting decisions and compare our performance against that of other companies using similar measures. This measure is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and it should not be considered as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA
We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about our operating profitability adjusted for certain non-cash items, non-routine items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future, as well as other items that are not core to our operations. Further, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful measure of operating profitability because we use it for evaluating our business performance, making budgeting decisions, and comparing our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures.
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We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss adjusted for certain non-cash and non-recurring items, including (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) depreciation and amortization, (iii) interest income, (iv)interest expense, net of capitalized interest,expenses, (v) change in fair value of derivative, liabilities, (vi) change in fair value of common stock warrants liability, (vii) change in fair value of earnout liability, (viii) professional fees related to completed mergers, and (ix) other income, net.
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Net income (loss)$42,090 $(30,302)
Stock based compensation5,767 1,630 
Depreciation and amortization544 479 
Interest income(1,413)— 
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest2,838 341 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities1,326 1,088 
Change in fair value of warrants liability4,525 18,498 
Change in fair value of earnout liability(75,488)— 
Professional fees related to completed mergers640 — 
Other income, net(811)(805)
Adjusted EBITDA$(19,982)$(9,071)
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2021net, (ix) income tax benefits, and 2020
The following table summarizes the Company’s results of operations with respect to the items set forth in such table for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 together with the change in such items in dollars and as a percentage.
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20212020VarianceVariance %
Operating expenses:
Research and development$9,124 $4,138 $4,986 120 %
General and administrative expenses17,265 6,563 10,702 163 %
Depreciation and amortization544 479 65 14 %
Total operating expenses and loss from operations26,933 11,180 15,753 141 %
Other expenses (income):
Interest income(1,413)— (1,413)100 %
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest2,838 341 2,497 732 %
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities1,326 1,088 238 22 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability4,525 18,498 (13,973)76 %
Change in fair value of earnout liability(75,488)— (75,488)100 %
Other income, net(811)(805)(6)%
Total other expense (income), net(69,023)19,122 (88,145)(461)%
Net income (loss)$(42,090)$30,302 $(72,392)(239)%
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased $5.0 million, or 120%, from 2020 compared to 2021. This increase was primarily due to increases of $1.1 million in stock compensation related to additional stock grants, $0.6 million in fees paid to third-party consultants, $1.8 million related to incremental research and development staffing, $0.3 million in additional research and development supplies, $0.3 million in additional service costs, $0.2 million in additional software and information technology costs, and $0.7 million in other additional expenses.(x) cash severance.
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General and Administrative Expenses
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Net income$23,798 $78,569 
Stock based compensation (1)
9,400 7,235 
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 
Interest income(6,303)(8,825)
Interest expenses131 — 
(Gain) loss in fair value of derivatives(69)443 
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability(29,531)(21,988)
Gain in fair value of earnout liability(40,983)(85,437)
Other income, net(838)(1,709)
Income tax benefits(1,087)— 
Cash severance (1)
484 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$(41,635)$(31,001)
General and administrative expenses increased $10.7 million, or 163%, from 2020 compared to 2021. This increase was primarily related to increases of $3.0 million in stock compensation expenditures, $0.8 million for incremental increases in staffing supporting construction of Origin 1, including additional expense for personnel within executive, accounting, procurement, sales, and supply-chain development, as well as services in support of the Merger, $0.4 million in legal and professional fees related to regulatory compliance costs, $0.6 million in professional fees related to completed mergers, $2.1 million in additional directors and officers insurance policies, $0.6 million in additional software and information technology costs, $2.8 million in financing costs, and $0.4 million in marketing costs.
Interest income
Interest income increased $1.4 million from 2020 compared to 2021. This increase was related to $1.4 million in interest income from investments in marketable securities.
Interest expense. net of capitalized interest
Interest expense increased $2.5 million from 2020 compared to 2021. This increase is due(1) Please see Note 15- Stockholder's Equity to the issuanceconsolidated financial statements in Item 8 of stockholder convertible notes in November 2019 resulting in an increase to interest expense of $0.4 million and $2.2 million related to the increase in accretion expensethis Annual Report for debt issuance costs.
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities, warrant liability, and earnout liability
The Company recognized a gain on the change in the fair values of the derivative liabilities, the warrant liability, and the earnout liability in the amount of $89.2 million from 2020 to 2021. The earnout liability and a portion of the change in the warrant liability are from newly created liabilities reclassified from equity as a result of the Business Combination, with a combined decrease in fair value of $89.4 million resulting from the change in fair value of these instruments over the period from the closing of the merger to December 31, 2021. The decrease in fair value was offset by a $0.3 million increase in the fair value of derivative liability and $0.1 million unrealized gain in the fair value of the foreign currency forward contract derivatives. The movement in these instruments' fair values are driven by the value of the Company's stock price.
Other Income, net
Other income increased a total of $0.0 million from 2020 compared to 2021. This increase was primarily related to $0.2 million in realized gain on sold marketable securities offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in grant income.further details.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
Since inception, we have financed our operations principally from the sales and issuances of redeemable preferred stock, common stock, and convertible notes, and governmental grant programs. Origin had $444.6 million and $1.9$158.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.2023. Our cash equivalents are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury money market funds and our marketable securities are primarily U.S. Treasury notesgovernment and bonds,agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backasset-backed securities, foreign government and agency securities, and municipal bonds.
We are yet to generate anyrecently began generating revenue from our business operations. Our ability to successfully develop the products, commence commercial operations and expand the business will depend on many factors, including our ability to meet the working capital needs, the availability of equity or debt financing and, over time, our ability to generate cash flows from operations.
We will require a significant amount of cash for capital expenditures as we invest in the constructionoperation of Origin 1 and development of the Origin 2 plants,plant, and additional research and development. In addition to our cash on hand, following the Business Combination, we anticipate that we will need substantial additional project financing, including from strategic partners, and government incentives to meet our financial projections, execute our growth strategy and expand our manufacturing capability, includingcapability. We anticipate that we will also enter into additional strategic partnerships to finance the construction of the Origin 1 andour Origin 2 plants.plant. Our ability to obtain financing for the construction of future plants may depend in part on our ability to first enter into customer agreements sufficient to demonstrate sufficientadequate demand to justify
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the construction of such plants. We may also raise additional capital through equity offerings or debt financings, as well as through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including actual construction costs of the Origin 12 plant and the operation cost of Origin 2 plants,1, changes in the costs in our supply chain, expanded operating activities and our ability to secure customers. If our financial projections are inaccurate, we may need to seek additional equity or debt financing from outside sources, which may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.
We expect to continue to incur operating losses in the near term as our operating and capital expenses will increaseare needed to support the growth of the business. We expect that our general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses will continue to increase as we develop our all-PET cap and closure business, increase our spending on strategic partnerships, increase our sales and marketing activities, develop our distribution infrastructure, support our growing operationsproduce materials and operate as a public company.
Indebtedness
In November 2019, Legacy Origin entered into secured convertible note agreements (the “2019 Notes”) with certain Legacy Origin preferred stockholders, whereby Legacy Origin could borrow up to $6.0 million in aggregate from the noteholders. The 2019 Notes bear an annual interest rate of 10% and an original maturity date of September 30, 2021. All principal and accrued interest under the 2019 Notes were converted into shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
In April 2020, Legacy Origin received an unsecured loan in the amount of $905,838 under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan had a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum. This loan was repaid on June 24, 2021.
As of December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, we have $6.8had $7.3 million and $6.2$7.2 million of indebtedness under a Canadian government program, respectively, of which $0.5 millionzero and $2.6$0.8 million was received during the year ended December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2021,2023, we had liability balances consisting of $3.5 million notes payable, long-term, $1.7 million notes payable, short-term, $0.8 million unpaid accrued interest recorded in other liabilities, current,
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$5.7 million other liabilities, long-term with unpaid accrued interest and a $5.1$2.5 million legacy related party customer prepayment $5.7 million legacy related partyrecorded in other liabilities, and $2.5 million in customer prepayments.long-term. As of December 31, 2020,2022, we had liability balances consisting of $5.8 million notes payable with unpaid accrued interest, $5.4 million other liabilities, long-term with unpaid accrued interest and a $2.5 million customer prepayment a $5.5 million legacy stockholder note, and a $5.1 million legacy related party customer prepayment.
During 2020, we received $550,000 for the admission of an additional member to a consortium agreement with two legacy Series B preferred stock investors and a legacy Series C investor to collaborate on development of a process to commercialize bio-based, decarbonizing materials for application on an industrial scale at a competitive price. These funds were recorded asin other income, net, in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
In February 2021, Legacy Origin issued and sold convertible promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million and an interest rate of 8.0% per annum (the “2021 Notes”). The 2021 Notes had an original maturity date on September 30, 2021. All principal and accrued interest on the 2021 Notes were converted into shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination.liabilities, long-term.
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an Offtake Agreement."Offtake Agreement," a type of agreement that generally provided for binding take-or-pay commitments to purchase certain annual volumes of product from our planned manufacturing facilities at specified prices, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedent. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products over the term of the agreement. The prepayment was secured by a promissory note to be repaid in cash in the event that the prepayment could not be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 iswere never constructed. The promissory note was collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin MaterialMaterials Canada Pioneer Limited. In May 2019, Legacy Origin and the legacy stockholder amended the offtake agreementOfftake Agreement and promissory note. The amendment added accrued interest of $0.2 million to the principal balance of the prepayment and provided for the prepayment amount to be repaid in three annual installments rather than being applied against the purchase of product from Origin 1. The promissoryOn August 1, 2022, Legacy Origin and the legacy stockholder amended the note would bear interest at 3.5% per annum and be repaidto provide for repayment in three installments consisting both principal and interest of $2.2$2.7 million $2.1on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million and $2.1 million (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest) on December 20, 2024, December 19,September 1, 2025, and December 18,$1.8 million on September 1, 2026 respectively.and to allow the legacy stockholder to offset amounts owed for the purchase of product from Legacy Origin’s Origin 1 facility against amounts due under the note. At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020,2023, the total aggregateoutstanding note principal amount of debt outstandingbalance was $5.2 million of which $3.5 million was included in notes payable, long-term and $1.7 million was included in notes payable, short-term and the outstanding accrued interest totaled $0.5of $0.8 million and $0.3was included in other liabilities, current. At December 31, 2022, the note principal balance was $5.2 million respectively.
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with outstanding accrued interest of $0.6 million.
Prepayments
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an Offtake Agreement. The prepayment iswas to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the Offtake Agreement. Specifically, repayment is effectedAgreement, specifically by applying a credit to product purchases each month over the first five years of operation of Origin 1 up to $7.5 million, which is equal to 150% of the prepayment amount. If product purchases are not sufficient to recover the advances, theamount—i.e., $7.5 million. The application of the credit to purchases as payment ofwould continue until the advances will continue untilforegoing amount was fully repaid. The prepayment is secured by a note to be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 iswere never constructed. The note is collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin MaterialMaterials Canada Pioneer Limited. If repaid in cash, the note bears an annual interest rate of the three-month London Interbank OfferedSecured Overnight Financing Rate (LIBOR)(“SOFR”) plus 0.25% (0.38%(5.61% at December 31, 2021)2023) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of Origin 1. In February 2024, Legacy Origin and the customer amended the agreement to provide for repayment in three installments consisting of approximately $2.2 million on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million on March 1, 2025 instead of applying a credit to product purchases under the Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 20202022 the total note principalamount outstanding was $5.1 million plus accrued interest of $0.1$0.6 million and $0.1$0.3 million, respectively.respectively, was recorded in other liabilities, long-term.
In September 2019, Legacy Origin entered into a $5.0 million prepayment agreement with a counterparty for the purchase of products from Origin 2. The prepayment is to be made in two equal installments: the first $2.5 million was in October 2019 and the remaining $2.5 million is due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. Origin and the customer agreed to work in good faith to execute an Offtake Agreement, the agreed terms of which are set forth in the prepayment agreement, whereby 100% of the prepayment will be applied against future purchases. The prepayment agreement provides the customer a capacity reservation of up to a specified annual volume of product from Origin 1 for a term of ten years, pursuant to the terms of an Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the total amount outstanding on this agreement was $2.5 million.million was recorded in other liabilities, long-term. On February 5, 2024, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold.

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Cash Flows for the Year Endedyear ended December 31, 20212023 Compared to the Year Endedyear ended December 31, 20202022
The following table shows a summary of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020:2022:
Year Ended December 31,
20212020
Total cash used in operating activities$(22,043)$(5,461)
Total cash used in investing activities(411,638)(2,054)
Total cash provided by financing activities478,948 5,829 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in foreign currencies(14)(52)
Net increase (decrease) in cash$45,253 $(1,738)
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Net cash used in operating activities$(60,355)$(26,092)
Net cash provided by investing activities26,232 88,847 
Net cash provided by financing activities146 1,248 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in foreign currencies1,131 (2,782)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash$(32,846)$61,221 
Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cashcash used in opoperating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $60.4 million. Non-cash income recognized for the $41.0 million change in the fair value of earnout liability and $29.5 million for the change in fair value of common stock warrants liability were deducted from net income of $23.8 million, in addition to the $15.2 million increase in accounts and other receivables and the $12.8 million increase in other long-term assets. These adjustments were partially offset by additions for non-cash charges of $9.4 million for stock-based compensation and $3.4 million for depreciation and amortization, as well as $5.9 million for the increase in accrued expenses.

erating
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $26.1 million. Non-cash income recognized for the $85.4 million change in the fair value of earnout liability and $22.0 million for the change in fair value of common stock warrants liability were deducted from net income of $78.6 million, in addition to the $1.7 million increase in accounts and other receivables and the $5.0 million increase in other long-term assets. These adjustments were partially offset by additions for non-cash charges of $7.2 million for stock-based compensation and $0.7 million for depreciation and amortization.
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $22.0$26.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $5.5 million over the same period in 2020. The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase in net loss (after adjusting for non-cash items) attributed to incremental increases in staffing supporting construction of Origin 1, including additional expense within executive, accounting, procurement, sales, and supply-chain development, increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and offsetprovided by decreases in accrued expenses.
Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $411.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $2.1$88.8 million over the same period in 2020.2022. Our cash flows from investing activities, to date, have been comprised of purchases of property and equipment, intangible assets, and purchases and maturities of our marketable securities. We expect the costs to acquire property, plant and equipment to increasedecrease substantially in the near future as we fully build outfollowing completion of construction of Origin 1 as well as acquire the property, plant and equipment for Origin 2.1. The change was primarily related to increased purchases of property, plant and equipment of $18.5 million in 2023 compared to 2022. We also made deposits of $7.9 million in 2023 included in other long-term assets to secure a license to technologies that can be used to produce high margin downstream products. The increased net purchases of marketable securities of $424.2$13.5 million, for the year ended December 31, 2021,offset by a decrease in maturities of marketable securities of $22.9 million in 2023 as compared to $0.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. and cash used for property, plant and equipment purchases in the year ended December 31, 2021 of $12.3 million, an increase over the $1.8 million of cash used for property, plant and equipment purchases in the year ended December 31, 2020. 2022.
The Company continues to increase activityhad substantial activities related to the constructiondevelopment of Origin 1 prior to its completion in fourth quarter 2023, which is the main driver of the variation in cash used in investing activities between the two periods.
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Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $478.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $5.8 million over the same period in 2020. The Company completed a business combination during the year ended December 31, 2021, netting cash proceeds of $467.5 million. Cash of $11.7 million was provided by proceeds from notes payable, payments of $0.9 million were made on short term debt, and $0.5 million provided by proceeds from Canadian Government Research and Development during the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to cash of $3.2 million provided by proceeds from notes payable, payments of $0.0 million were made on short-term debt, and $2.7 million provided by proceeds from Canadian Government Research and Development over the same period in 2020.

Material Cash Requirements from Known Contractual and Other Obligations
Our material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations as of December 31, 2021,2023, consisted of:
The totaloperating cost of Origin 1 our initial plant, under construction in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and project development cost of Origin 2, is projected to cost over $1.1 billion, including amounts spent in 2021. These costs, plus the ongoing operating loss of the Company is expected to be funded through a combination of Company cash and marketable securities in addition to substantial project financing and government incentives. We also expect to secure funding for plant construction under potential collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements or debt financings, which have not yet been secured, until such time as Origin 2 is operational.secured.
Operating lease liabilities that are included in our consolidated balance sheets consists of future non-cancelable minimum rental payments under operating leases for our office space, research and development space, and leases of various office equipment, warehouse space, and temporary fencing. Operating lease liabilities of $0.4 million is short term and the remaining $4.2 million is related to long-term. For additional information regarding our
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operating lease liabilities, see Note 1817-Leases to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
In the near-term, the Company also expects to make payments related to the repayment agreement associated with the notes payable. The repayment in the amount of $2.7 million is due on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million is due on September 1, 2025, and $1.8 million is due on September 1, 2026 (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest). However, the prepayment could be used to credit against the purchase of products over the term of the Offtake Agreement. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 10- Notes Payable to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Additionally, the Company is anticipated to make payment related to the amended repayment agreements associated with the prepayment recorded in the other liabilities, long-term. The repayment amount including both principal and accrued interest of $2.2 million is due on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million is due on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million is due on March 1, 2025. Unlike the repayment agreement above, this prepayment cannot be used to credit against the purchase of products. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 11- Other Liabilities, Long-term to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report
Furthermore, the Company has a prepayment agreement with a counterparty with $2.5 million due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. On February 5, 2024, the parties to the prepayment agreement entered into a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 11- Other Liabilities, Long-term to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, we are required to use judgment in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We consider an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 32 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. We have the critical accounting policies and estimates which are described below.
Stock-Based Compensation
Origin may grant a wide variety of equity securities under various stock incentive plans, including incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSU awards, performance stock awards, and other awards. At December 31, 2021, the Company has granted incentive stock options, RSU awards, and performance awards. Origin measures stock options and other stock-based awards granted to employees, directors and other service providers based on their fair value on the date of grant and recognizes compensation expenses of those awards over the requisite service period, net of estimated forfeitures, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. For awards with performance conditions, compensation is recorded once there is sufficient objective evidence the performance conditions are considered probable of being met. The estimated number of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgement, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from our current estimates, such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. Origin applies the straight-line method of expense recognition to all awards with only service-based vesting conditions. Origin estimates the fair value of each stock option
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grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the grant date closing stock price for restricted stock awards. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of highly subjective assumptions including:
Expected Term—Origin have opted to use the “simplified method” for estimating the expected term of plain-vanilla options, whereby the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option (generally 10 years).
Risk-Free Interest Rate—The risk-free rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon instruments with maturities similar to the expected term of Origin’s stock options.
Expected Dividend—Origin has not issued any dividends and does not anticipate issuing dividends on Origin’s common stock. As a result, Origin has estimated the dividend yield to be zero.
Forfeiture— The Company estimates forfeitures based on historical activity and considers voluntary and involuntary termination behavior as well as analysis of actual historical option forfeitures, netting the estimated expense by the derived forfeiture rate.
Expected Volatility—Due to Origin’s limited operating history and a lack of company-specific historical and implied volatility data, Origin has based its estimate of expected volatility on the historical volatility of a group of similar companies that are publicly traded. The historical volatility data was computed using the daily closing prices for the various companies’ shares during the equivalent period of the calculated expected term of the stock-based awards.
Warrant Liability
We account for the Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40-15-7D and 7F under which the Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, we classify the Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations. The Private Warrants and the Public Warrants for periods where no observable traded price was available are valued using a Monte Carlo simulation. For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units, the Public Warrant quoted market price was used as the fair value as of each relevant date.
Earnout Liability
The Company has recorded an earnout liability related to future contingent equity shares related to the Business Combination (Note 13).Combination. The Company recorded these instruments as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheetsheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in earnings at each reporting date. The determination of the fair value involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments include, but are not limited to, the probability of achievement of the market conditions, expected volatility of the Company'sCompany’s common stock, and the appropriate discount rate.
Investments in Marketable Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale
We maintain Therefore, the Company considers this is a portfolio of investments in a variety of fixed and variable rate debt securities, including U.S. treasuries, U.S. government sponsored entities, corporate debt, asset-backed securities and other. We consider our investments in marketable debt securitiescritical accounting estimate. For additional information regarding an earnout liability, see Note 12- Earnout Liability to be available-for-sale, and accordingly, are recorded at their fair values. We determine the appropriate classification of investments in marketable debt securities at the time of purchase. Interest along with amortization of purchase premiums and accretion of discounts from the purchase date through the estimated maturity date, including consideration of variable maturities and contractual call provisions, are included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of operations. At December 31, 2021 the fair value of marketable securities was estimated to be $397.5 million. See Note 6 - “Fair Value Measurements” of our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. We typically invest in highly-rated debt securities, and our investment policy generally limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The policy requires substantially all investments to be investment grade, with the primary objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss.
We regularly review our available-for-sale marketable securities in an unrealized loss position and evaluate the current expected credit loss by considering factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions. As of December 31, 2021 none of the marketable securities in an unrealized loss position have been in the continuous unrealized loss for more than twelve months. The unrealized losses were attributable to changes inthis Annual Report.
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interest ratesRevenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 requires that impactedan entity recognize revenue to depict the valuetransfer of promised goods or service to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as we fulfill our obligations under our product revenue and service agreements, we perform the following steps:
1.Identifying the contract with a customer;
2.Identifying the performance obligations in the contract;
3.Determining the transaction price;
4.Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
5.Recognizing revenue when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied.
We account for a contract with a customer when there is approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the investments,parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. Non-cancellable purchase orders received from customers to deliver a specific quantity of product, when combined with our order confirmation, in exchange for future consideration, create enforceable rights and obligations on both parties and constitute a contract with a customer.
Our service agreements are customized, specified, and often include various stages at which transaction prices are agreed to. These service agreements often include multiple performance obligations within each stage. We identify each performance obligation at contract inception and allocate the consideration to each distinct performance obligation based on the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Our services are tailored to each individual customer and the stand-alone selling prices are not increased credit risk. Accordingly, we havedirectly observable. As our service agreements include customers that are not recorded an allowancein similar geographic markets and for credit losses associated with these investments. Declines indifferent services, therefore the fair valueCompany uses the expected cost plus margin approach to estimate the stand-alone selling price for each of our investments judged to be other than temporary could adversely affectperformance obligations. We recognize revenue from the service agreements over the period during which the services are performed and recognize the associated costs as they are incurred.
In general, we recognize revenue when, or as, our future operating results.performance obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied. The Company considers this is a critical accounting policy and estimate.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 53 to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information about recent accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption, and our assessment, to the extent it haswe have made one, of their potential impact on our financial condition and its results of operations and cash flows.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to a variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, inflation and foreign currency translation and transaction risks, as well as risks to the availability of funding sources, hazard events and specific asset risks.
Interest Rate Risk
The market interest risk in our financial instruments and our financial positions represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2021,2023 and 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $444.6$158.3 million and $323.8 million, respectively, consisting of interest-bearing money market accounts and marketable securities, for which the fair market value would be affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, due to the short-term maturities and the low-risk profile of our investments, an immediate 10% change in the interest rate would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. As such, management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk.
Foreign Currency RiskBasis of Presentation
Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar, whileWe currently conduct our subsidiaries’ functional currency is the Canadian dollar. This can expose us to both currency transactionbusiness through one operating segment and translation risk. To date, we have not had material exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and have not hedged such exposure, although we may do so in the future.
Certain marketable debt securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. At December 31, 2021, we had marketable debt securities denominated in U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, and British pound sterling. We pursue our objective of limiting foreign currency exposure by utilizing foreign currency forward contracts to offset foreign exchange risk. Our foreign currency forward contractshistorical results are generally short-term in duration. We neither use these foreign currency forward contracts for trading purposes nor do we currently designate these forward contracts as hedging instruments pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Accordingly, we record the fair values of these contracts as of the end of our reporting period to our consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair values recorded to our consolidated statements of operations. Given the short duration of the forward contracts, the amount recorded is not significant. Our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to foreign currency exposures will generally depend on the size and type of cross-currency transactions that we enter into, the currency exchange rates associated with these exposures and changes in those rates, the net realized gain or loss on our foreign currency forward contracts and other factors.
Item 8. Financial Statements
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Origin Materials, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Origin Materials, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Companyas of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of itsoperations and itscash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity withreported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.America (“U.S. GAAP”) and in U.S. Dollars. Upon commencement of commercial operations, we expect to expand our operations substantially, including in the United States and Canada, and as a result, we expect Origin’s future results to be sensitive to foreign currency transaction and translation risks and other financial risks that are not reflected in Origin’s historical financial statements.
Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibilityComponents of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. Results of Operations
We are a public accounting firm registered within the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)early stages of recognizing revenue and are required toour historical results may not be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As partindicative of our audits we are requiredfuture results for reasons that may be difficult to obtain an understandinganticipate. Accordingly, the drivers of internal control overour future financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,results, as well as evaluating the overall presentationcomponents of such results, may not be comparable to our historical or projected results of operations.
Revenues
We evaluate financial performance and make resource allocation decisions based upon the results of our single operating and reportable segment. We generally procure, will produce, and sell product to be utilized in the manufacturing of finished products, for which we recognize revenue upon shipment. Our service contracts generally pay us at the commencement of the financial statements.agreement and then at additional intervals as outlined in each contract. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basisrecognize revenue as we satisfy the related performance obligations.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for our opinion.
Critical audit matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising fromproduct sales consists primarily of cost associated with the current period auditpurchase of finished goods. Cost of revenues for service agreements is based on the actual cost incurred, which mainly consists of the financial statements that were communicateddirect cost from vendors and overhead costs such as payroll and benefit related to our employees who provide the services to customers.
Research and Development Expenses
To date, our research and development expenses have consisted primarily of development of CMF, HTC, levulinic acid, furfural, and oils and extractives, and the conversion of those chemical building blocks into products familiar to and desired by our customers, such as carbon black, furandicarboxylic acid (“FDCA”), polyethylene furanoate (“PEF”), paraxylene (“PX”), polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), and PETF, which is a PET co-polyester incorporating FDCA and offering performance advantages over traditional PET plastic. Our research and development expenses also include personnel-related costs like stock-based compensation and professional fees, investments associated with the operations of the Origin 1 plant and planning and project development of the Origin 2 plant, including the material and supplies to support product development and process engineering efforts.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation and professional fees, including, the costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax compliance.
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Gain in Fair Value of Common Stock Warrants Liability
The gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability consists of the change in fair value of the Warrants (the Public Warrants together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Common Stock Warrants” or required“Warrants”). We expect to be communicatedincur incremental income (expenses) for the fair value adjustments for the outstanding common stock warrants liability at the end of each reporting period or through the exercise of the warrants.
Gain in Fair Value of Earnout Liability
The gain in fair value of earnout liability consists of the change in fair value of the future contingent equity shares related to the audit committeeBusiness Combination. We recognize incremental income (expense) for the fair value adjustments of the outstanding liability at the end of each reporting period.
Other Income (Expenses)
Our other income (expenses) consists of income from governmental grant programs, interest expenses for notes payable and that: (1) relateother liabilities, interest income on marketable securities, realized gain or loss on marketable securities, investment fee, and income or expenses related to accounts or disclosures that are materialchanges in the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities. We expect to incur incremental income (expenses) for the financial statementsfair value adjustments of these assets and (2) involvedliabilities at the end of each reporting period.
Income Tax Expenses
Our income tax expenses consist of an estimate for U.S. federal, state, and foreign income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a valuation allowance against the full value of our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgements. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
U.S. federal and state, net deferred tax assets and certain foreign net deferred tax assets because we believe the recoverability of the tax assets is not more likely than not. We have servedreleased the valuation allowance previously recorded against some of the foreign net deferred tax assets as the Company’s auditor since 2020.we believe it is more likely than not they will be recovered.
San Jose, California
March 1, 2022
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.Results of Operations
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)December 31, 2021December 31,
2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$46,637 $1,309 
Restricted cash490 565 
Marketable securities397,458 — 
Other receivables2,612 48 
Derivative asset202 — 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets3,774 83 
Total current assets451,173 2,005 
Property, plant, and equipment, net57,185 45,104 
Operating lease right-of-use asset1,782 — 
Intangible assets, net215 258 
Other long-term assets62 62 
Total assets$510,417 $47,429 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$2,451 $2,700 
Accrued expenses973 593 
Operating lease liability, current280 — 
Other liabilities, current380 — 
Derivative liability103 1,239 
Stockholder convertible notes payable— 3,232 
Total current liabilities4,187 7,764 
PPP Loan— 906 
Earnout liability127,757 — 
Canadian Government Research and Development Program Liability6,762 6,197 
Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants— 19,233 
Assumed common stock warrants liability52,860 — 
Stockholder note5,189 5,189 
Related party other liabilities, long-term5,720 5,517 
Operating lease liability1,486 — 
Other liabilities, long-term2,946 2,500 
Total liabilities$206,907 $47,306 
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 19)00
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020— — 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 141,301,569 and 70,266,925, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively (including 4,500,000 Sponsor Vesting Shares)16 
Additional paid-in capital361,542 98,620 
Accumulated deficit(56,797)(98,887)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,251)384 
Total stockholders’ equity303,510 123 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$510,417 $47,429 
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
The accompanying notes are an integral partfollowing table summarizes the Company’s results of these consolidated financial statements.operations with respect to the items set forth in such table for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 together with the change in such items in dollars and as a percentage.
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022Variance $Variance %
Revenues:
Products$23,896 $— $23,896 NA
Services4,909 — 4,909 NA
Total revenues28,805 — 28,805 NA
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)23,591 — 23,591 NA
Operating expenses
Research and development21,351 14,141 7,210 51 %
General and administrative35,382 24,095 11,287 47 %
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 2,652 373 %
Total operating expenses60,096 38,947 21,149 54 %
Loss from operations(54,882)(38,947)(15,935)41 %
Other income (expenses)
Interest income6,303 8,825 (2,522)(29)%
Interest expenses(131)— (131)NA
Gain (loss) in fair value of derivatives69 (443)512 (116)%
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability29,531 21,988 7,543 34 %
Gain in fair value of earnout liability40,983 85,437 (44,454)(52)%
Other income, net838 1,709 (871)(51)%
Total other income, net77,593 117,516 (39,923)(34)%
Income before income tax benefits$22,711 $78,569 $(55,858)(71)%
Revenues
Revenues increased $28.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to our supply chain activation program. The Company did not recognize any revenue prior to 2023.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues increased $23.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is primarily attributable to the purchases associated with the Company’s supply chain activation program. The Company had no cost of revenues prior to 2023.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased $7.2 million, or 51%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is attributable to additional efforts in technical business development, patent advancement, product development and general research, mainly generated from additional headcount and related payroll costs.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased $11.3 million, or 47%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is primarily driven by additional headcount, as well as facilities costs and external professional services related to legal, audit and regulatory compliance. In addition, the Company expensed the costs for process improvement associated with Origin 1 and is no longer capitalizing those expenses after Origin 1 was completed during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $2.7 million, or 373%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is mainly driven by the completion of Origin 1 during fourth quarter when we moved the assets from construction in process to the proper categories and began depreciating.

Interest income
Year Ended
December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)20212020
Operating Expenses
Research and development$9,124 $4,138 
General and administrative17,265 6,563 
Depreciation and amortization544 479 
Total operating expenses and loss from operations26,933 11,180 
Other (income) expenses
Interest income(1,413)— 
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest2,838 341 
Change in fair value of derivatives1,326 1,088 
Change in fair value of warrants liability4,525 18,498 
Change in fair value of earnout liability(75,488)— 
Other income, net(811)(805)
Total other (income) expenses, net(69,023)19,122 
Net income (loss)$42,090 $(30,302)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized (loss) on marketable securities(1,712)— 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax77 794 
Total comprehensive income (loss)$40,455 $(29,508)
Net income (loss) per share, basic$0.42 $(0.48)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted$0.40 $(0.48)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic101,221,781 62,544,933 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted106,237,754 62,544,933 
Interest income decreased $2.5 million, or (29)%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The decrease is mainly driven by the amortization of premiums and discounts on marketable securities.
Gain (Loss) in fair value of derivatives, common stock warrants liability, and earnout liability
The accompanying notesCompany recognized an aggregate gain related to the gain (loss) in fair values of derivatives, common stock warrants liability, and earnout liability of $70.6 million during year ended December 31, 2023 compared to an aggregate gain of $107.0 million during 2022. The aggregate gain related to the change in fair values decreased $36.4 million during year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in the gain related to the change in fair value of earnout liability of $44.4 million is the result of the revaluation of the earnout liability with the fair value of such liability decreasing less in 2023 as compared to 2022. The $7.5 million increase in the gain from change in fair value of common stock warrants liability is the result of a larger decrease in the underlying fair value of common stock warrants in 2023 as compared to 2022. The fair values are an integral partdriven by the value of these consolidatedthe Company’s stock price. The increase of $0.5 million in the gain from change in fair value of derivative liabilities was associated with our foreign currency exchange purchases or sales.
Non-GAAP Measures
To provide investors with additional information in connection with our results as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we disclose Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by management and our board of directors (the “Board”) to assess our financial statements.performance. Adjusted EBITDA is also frequently used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry, when considered alongside other U.S. GAAP measures. We use Adjusted EBITDA to supplement U.S. GAAP measures of performance to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, make budgeting decisions and compare our performance against that of other companies using similar measures. This measure is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and it should not be considered as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA
We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about our operating profitability adjusted for certain non-cash items, non-routine items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future, as well as other items that are not core to our operations. Further, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful measure of operating profitability because we use it for evaluating our business performance, making budgeting decisions, and comparing our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss adjusted for certain non-cash and non-recurring items, including (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) depreciation and amortization, (iii) interest income, (iv)interest expenses, (v) change in fair value of derivative, (vi) change in fair value of common stock warrants liability, (vii) change in fair value of earnout liability, (viii) other income, net, (ix) income tax benefits, and (x) cash severance.
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Net income$23,798 $78,569 
Stock based compensation (1)
9,400 7,235 
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 
Interest income(6,303)(8,825)
Interest expenses131 — 
(Gain) loss in fair value of derivatives(69)443 
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability(29,531)(21,988)
Gain in fair value of earnout liability(40,983)(85,437)
Other income, net(838)(1,709)
Income tax benefits(1,087)— 
Cash severance (1)
484 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$(41,635)$(31,001)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Series ASeries BSeries CCommon StockCommon Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
BALANCE, December 31, 2019 (as previously reported)13,204,284 $31,478 6,275,704 $41,125 1,590,675 $23,380 1,283,788 $— — $— $1,011 $(68,585)$(410)$(67,984)
Retrospective application of the recapitalization due to the Business Combination (Note 4)(13,204,284)(31,478)(6,275,704)(41,125)(1,590,675)(23,380)(1,283,788)— 62,542,363 95,977 — — 95,983 
Balance at December 31, 2019, effect of Business Combination (Note 4)— — — — — — — — 62,542,363 96,988 (68,585)(410)27,999 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options— — — — — — — — 2,912 — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — — — — — — — — — 1,630 — — 1,630 
Net loss— — — — — — — — — — — (30,302)— (30,302)
Other comprehensive income— — — — — — — — — — — — 794 794 
BALANCE, December 31, 2020— — — — — — — — 62,545,275 98,620 (98,887)384 123 
Reclassification of stockholders’ convertible notes payable— — — — — — — — 2,049,191 — 20,491 — — 20,491 
Reclassification of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability— — — — — — — — 5,554,440 54,267 — — 54,274 
Business Combination, net of
redemptions and equity
issuance costs of $37 million
— — — — — — — — 70,981,545 — 385,405 — — 385,405 
Reclassification of equity to liability related to earn out provisions of Business Combination (see note 13)— — — — — — — — — — (203,082)— — (203,082)
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options— — — — — — — — 171,118 74 — — 77 
Stock-based compensation— — — — — — — — — — 5,767 — — 5,767 
Net income— — — — — — — — — — — 42,090 — 42,090 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — — — — — — — — — (1,635)(1,635)
BALANCE, December 31, 2021— — — — — — — — 141,301,569 $16 $361,542 $(56,797)$(1,251)$303,510 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these(1) Please see Note 15- Stockholder's Equity to the consolidated financial statements.statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report for further details.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
Since inception, we have financed our operations principally from the sales and issuances of common stock, and governmental grant programs. Origin had $158.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of December 31, 2023. Our cash equivalents are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury money market funds and our marketable securities are primarily U.S. government and agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, foreign government and agency securities, and municipal bonds.
We recently began generating revenue from our business operations. Our ability to successfully develop the products, commence commercial operations and expand the business will depend on many factors, including our ability to meet the working capital needs, the availability of equity or debt financing and, over time, our ability to generate cash flows from operations.
We will require a significant amount of cash for capital expenditures as we invest in the operation of Origin 1 and development of the Origin 2 plant, and additional research and development. In addition to our cash on hand, we anticipate that we will need substantial additional project financing, including from strategic partners, and government incentives to meet our financial projections, execute our growth strategy and expand our manufacturing capability. We anticipate that we will also enter into additional strategic partnerships to finance the construction of our Origin 2 plant. Our ability to obtain financing for the construction of future plants may depend in part on our ability to first enter into customer agreements sufficient to demonstrate adequate demand to justify the construction of such plants. We may also raise additional capital through equity offerings or debt financings, as well as through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including actual construction costs of the Origin 2 plant and the operation cost of Origin 1, changes in the costs in our supply chain, expanded operating activities and our ability to secure customers. If our financial projections are inaccurate, we may need to seek additional equity or debt financing from outside sources, which may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.
We expect to continue to incur operating losses in the near term as our operating and capital expenses are needed to support the growth of the business. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we develop our all-PET cap and closure business, increase our spending on strategic partnerships, increase our sales and marketing activities, produce materials and operate as a public company.
Indebtedness
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had $7.3 million and $7.2 million of indebtedness under a Canadian government program, respectively, of which zero and $0.8 million was received during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2023, we had liability balances consisting of $3.5 million notes payable, long-term, $1.7 million notes payable, short-term, $0.8 million unpaid accrued interest recorded in other liabilities, current,
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSIn November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an "Offtake Agreement," a type of agreement that generally provided for binding take-or-pay commitments to purchase certain annual volumes of product from our planned manufacturing facilities at specified prices, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedent. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products over the term of the agreement. The prepayment was secured by a promissory note to be repaid in cash in the event that the prepayment could not be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 were never constructed. The promissory note was collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited. In May 2019, Legacy Origin and the legacy stockholder amended the Offtake Agreement and promissory note. The amendment added accrued interest of $0.2 million to the principal balance of the prepayment and provided for the prepayment amount to be repaid in three annual installments rather than being applied against the purchase of product from Origin 1. On August 1, 2022, Legacy Origin and the legacy stockholder amended the note to provide for repayment in three installments consisting both principal and interest of $2.7 million on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million on September 1, 2025, and $1.8 million on September 1, 2026 and to allow the legacy stockholder to offset amounts owed for the purchase of product from Legacy Origin’s Origin 1 facility against amounts due under the note. At December 31, 2023, the outstanding note principal balance was $5.2 million of which $3.5 million was included in notes payable, long-term and $1.7 million was included in notes payable, short-term and the outstanding accrued interest of $0.8 million was included in other liabilities, current. At December 31, 2022, the note principal balance was $5.2 million with outstanding accrued interest of $0.6 million.
Year Ended
December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)$42,090 $(30,302)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization544 479 
Amortization on right-of-use asset280 — 
Stock-based compensation5,767 1,630 
Amortization of debt issuance costs14 90 
Accretion of debt discount2,211 101 
Change in fair value of derivative liability1,326 1,088 
Change in fair value of warrants liability4,525 18,498 
Change in fair value of earnout liability(75,488)— 
Payments on operating lease liabilities(295)— 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other receivables(2,563)1,007 
Grants receivable— 87 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(3,652)53 
Increase in other liabilities, current380 — 
Accounts payable(395)1,203 
Accrued expenses3,010 349 
Related party payable203 256 
Net cash used in operating activities(22,043)(5,461)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment, net of grants(12,268)(1,786)
Purchases of marketable securities(2,448,316)— 
Sales of marketable securities2,024,089 — 
Maturities of marketable securities25,058 — 
Capitalized interest on plant construction(201)(268)
Net cash used in investing activities(411,638)(2,054)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from stockholders' notes payable, net of debt issuance costs11,707 3,166 
Payment of short-term debt(906)— 
Proceeds from Canadian Government Research and Development Program543 2,662 
Issuance of common stock74 
Business combination, net of issuance costs paid467,530 — 
Net cash provided by financing activities478,948 5,829 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in foreign currencies(14)(52)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash45,253 (1,738)
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period1,874 3,612 
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period$47,127 $1,874 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Conversion of stockholder convertible notes payable to common stock$20,493 $— 
Reclassification of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants to common stock$54,267 $— 
Reclassification of contingently issued equity to liability$203,082 $— 
Net assets assumed from business combination$81,364 $— 
Debt discount related to derivative liability$2,196 $— 
Business combination transaction costs, accrued but not paid$609 $— 
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$2,062 $— 
Prepayments
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an Offtake Agreement. The accompanying notesprepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the Offtake Agreement, specifically by applying a credit to product purchases each month over the first five years of operation of Origin 1 up to 150% of the prepayment amount—i.e., $7.5 million. The application of the credit to purchases would continue until the foregoing amount was fully repaid. The prepayment is secured by a note to be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 were never constructed. The note is collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited. If repaid in cash, the note bears an annual interest rate of the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.25% (5.61% at December 31, 2023) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of Origin 1. In February 2024, Legacy Origin and the customer amended the agreement to provide for repayment in three installments consisting of approximately $2.2 million on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million on March 1, 2025 instead of applying a credit to product purchases under the Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the total amount outstanding was $5.1 million plus accrued interest of $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, was recorded in other liabilities, long-term.
In September 2019, Legacy Origin entered into a $5.0 million prepayment agreement with a counterparty for the purchase of products from Origin 2. The prepayment is to be made in two equal installments: the first $2.5 million was in October 2019 and the remaining $2.5 million is due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. Origin and the customer agreed to work in good faith to execute an Offtake Agreement, the agreed terms of which are set forth in the prepayment agreement, whereby 100% of the prepayment will be applied against future purchases. The prepayment agreement provides the customer a capacity reservation of up to a specified annual volume of product from Origin 1 for a term of ten years, pursuant to the terms of an integral partOfftake Agreement. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the total amount outstanding on this agreement was $2.5 million was recorded in other liabilities, long-term. On February 5, 2024, the parties entered into a memorandum of these consolidated financial statements.understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.Organization and Business
UnlessCash Flows for the context otherwise requires, references in these notesyear ended December 31, 2023 Compared to “Origin”, “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” and any related terms are intended to mean the post-Business Combination Origin Materials, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.year ended December 31, 2022
The Company’s missionfollowing table shows a summary of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Net cash used in operating activities$(60,355)$(26,092)
Net cash provided by investing activities26,232 88,847 
Net cash provided by financing activities146 1,248 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in foreign currencies1,131 (2,782)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash$(32,846)$61,221 
Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $60.4 million. Non-cash income recognized for the $41.0 million change in the fair value of earnout liability and $29.5 million for the change in fair value of common stock warrants liability were deducted from net income of $23.8 million, in addition to help enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials$15.2 million increase in accounts and other receivables and the $12.8 million increase in other long-term assets. These adjustments were partially offset by replacing petroleum-based materials with decarbonized materials in a wide rangeadditions for non-cash charges of end products, such as food$9.4 million for stock-based compensation and beverage packaging, clothing, textiles, plastics, car parts, carpeting, tires, adhesives, soil amendments$3.4 million for depreciation and more. The Company’s technology can convert sustainable feedstocks, such as sustainably harvested wood, agricultural waste, wood waste and corrugated cardboard, into materials and products that are currently made from fossil feedstocks, such as petroleum and natural gas. The Company’s products are intended to compete directly with petroleum-derived products on both performance and price,amortization, as well as provide$5.9 million for the increase in accrued expenses.

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $26.1 million. Non-cash income recognized for the $85.4 million change in the fair value of earnout liability and $22.0 million for the change in fair value of common stock warrants liability were deducted from net income of $78.6 million, in addition to the $1.7 million increase in accounts and other receivables and the $5.0 million increase in other long-term assets. These adjustments were partially offset by additions for non-cash charges of $7.2 million for stock-based compensation and $0.7 million for depreciation and amortization.
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $26.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $88.8 million in 2022. Our cash flows from investing activities, to date, have been comprised of purchases of property and equipment, intangible assets, and purchases and maturities of our marketable securities. We expect the costs to acquire property, plant and equipment to decrease substantially following completion of construction of Origin 1. The change was primarily related to increased purchases of property, plant and equipment of $18.5 million in 2023 compared to 2022. We also made deposits of $7.9 million in 2023 included in other long-term assets to secure a significant unit cost advantage over products made from other low-carbon feedstocks.license to technologies that can be used to produce high margin downstream products. The increased net purchases of marketable securities of $13.5 million, offset by a decrease in maturities of marketable securities of $22.9 million in 2023 as compared to 2022.
The Company had substantial activities related to the development of Origin 1 prior to its completion in fourth quarter 2023, which is currently developingthe main driver of the variation in cash used in investing activities between the two periods.
Material Cash Requirements from Known Contractual and constructing its first manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada (Origin 1), whichOther Obligations
Our material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations as of December 31, 2023, consisted of:
The operating cost of Origin 1 and project development cost of Origin 2, plus the ongoing operating loss of the Company is expected to become operational in 2022. Thebe funded through a combination of Company is also currently in the planning phase for the construction of a significantly larger manufacturing plant (Origin 2), with which is expected to become operational in 2025.
On June 25, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Artius Acquisition Inc. (“Artius”), a special purpose acquisition company, consummated the Merger Agreement and other Related Agreements (the “Merger Agreement”) dated February 16, 2021, by and among Artius, Zero Carbon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Artius (“Merger Sub”), and Micromidas, Inc. a Delaware corporation (now known as Origin Materials Operating, Inc.).
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between Artius and Legacy Origin was effected through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Origin, with Legacy Origin surviving as the surviving company and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artius (the “Merger” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”). On the Closing Date, Artius changed its name to Origin Materials, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”).
For additional information on the Business Combination, please refer to Note 4, Business Combination, to these consolidated financial statements.
2.Risks and Liquidity
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company primarily financed its operations through the sale of convertible preferred stock, common stock, borrowings under convertible promissory notes and borrowings under loan agreements. The Company now believes that the Business Combination has provided substantial liquidity and that its $444.6 million of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities will enable itin addition to fund its planned operationssubstantial project financing and government incentives. We also expect to secure funding for at least twelve months from the issuance dateplant construction under potential collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements or debt financings, which have not yet been secured.
Operating lease liabilities that are included in our consolidated balance sheets consists of these consolidated financial statements.
Beginning in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemicfuture non-cancelable minimum rental payments under operating leases for our office space, research and development space, and leases of various office equipment, warehouse space, and temporary fencing. Operating lease liabilities of $0.4 million is short term and the measures imposed to contain this pandemic have disrupted and are expected to continue to impact the Company’s business. The magnitude of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s productivity, results of operations and financial position, and its disruption to the Company’s business and battery development and timeline, will depend in part, on the length and severity of these restrictions and on the Company’s ability to conduct business in the ordinary course. We continue to monitor the rapidly evolving conditions and circumstances, as well as guidance from international and domestic authorities, including public health authorities, and we may need to take additional actions based on their recommendations. Thereremaining $4.2 million is considerable uncertainty regarding the impact on our business stemming from current measures and potential future measures that could restrict access to our facilities, limit manufacturing and support operations and place restrictions on our workforce and suppliers. The measures implemented by various authorities related to the COVID-19 outbreak have caused us to changelong-term. For additional information regarding our business practices including those related to where employees work, the distance between employees in our facilities, limitations on in-person meetings between employees and with customers, suppliers, service providers and stakeholders, as well as restrictions on business travel to domestic and international locations or to attend trade shows, investor conferences and other events.
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In the near-term, the Company also expects to make payments related to the repayment agreement associated with the notes payable. The repayment in the amount of $2.7 million is due on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million is due on September 1, 2025, and $1.8 million is due on September 1, 2026 (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest). However, the prepayment could be used to credit against the purchase of products over the term of the Offtake Agreement. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 10- Notes Payable to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Additionally, the Company is anticipated to make payment related to the amended repayment agreements associated with the prepayment recorded in the other liabilities, long-term. The repayment amount including both principal and accrued interest of $2.2 million is due on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million is due on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million is due on March 1, 2025. Unlike the repayment agreement above, this prepayment cannot be used to credit against the purchase of products. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 11- Other Liabilities, Long-term to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report
Furthermore, the Company has a prepayment agreement with a counterparty with $2.5 million due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. On February 5, 2024, the parties to the prepayment agreement entered into a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 11- Other Liabilities, Long-term to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, we are required to use judgment in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We consider an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. We have the critical accounting policies and estimates which are described below.
Earnout Liability
The Company has recorded an earnout liability related to future contingent equity shares related to the Business Combination. The Company recorded these instruments as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in earnings at each reporting date. The determination of the fair value involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments include, but are not limited to, the probability of achievement of the market conditions, expected volatility of the Company’s common stock, and the appropriate discount rate. Therefore, the Company considers this is a critical accounting estimate. For additional information regarding an earnout liability, see Note 12- Earnout Liability to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or service to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as we fulfill our obligations under our product revenue and service agreements, we perform the following steps:
1.Identifying the contract with a customer;
2.Identifying the performance obligations in the contract;
3.SummaryDetermining the transaction price;
4.Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
5.Recognizing revenue when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied.
We account for a contract with a customer when there is approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of Significantthe parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. Non-cancellable purchase orders received from customers to deliver a specific quantity of product, when combined with our order confirmation, in exchange for future consideration, create enforceable rights and obligations on both parties and constitute a contract with a customer.
Our service agreements are customized, specified, and often include various stages at which transaction prices are agreed to. These service agreements often include multiple performance obligations within each stage. We identify each performance obligation at contract inception and allocate the consideration to each distinct performance obligation based on the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Our services are tailored to each individual customer and the stand-alone selling prices are not directly observable. As our service agreements include customers that are not in similar geographic markets and for different services, therefore the Company uses the expected cost plus margin approach to estimate the stand-alone selling price for each of our performance obligations. We recognize revenue from the service agreements over the period during which the services are performed and recognize the associated costs as they are incurred.
In general, we recognize revenue when, or as, our performance obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied. The Company considers this is a critical accounting policy and estimate.
Recent Accounting PoliciesPronouncements
See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information about recent accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption, and our assessment, to the extent we have made one, of their potential impact on our financial condition and results of operations and cash flows.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to a variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, inflation and foreign currency translation and transaction risks, as well as risks to the availability of funding sources, hazard events and specific asset risks.
Interest Rate Risk
The market interest risk in our financial instruments and our financial positions represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $158.3 million and $323.8 million, respectively, consisting of interest-bearing money market accounts and marketable securities, for which the fair market value would be affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, due to the short-term maturities and the low-risk profile of our investments, an immediate 10% change in the interest rate would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. As such, management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk.
Basis of Presentation
We currently conduct our business through one operating segment and our historical results are reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and in U.S. Dollars. Upon commencement of commercial operations, we expect to expand our operations substantially, including in the United States and Canada, and as a result, we expect Origin’s future results to be sensitive to foreign currency transaction and translation risks and other financial risks that are not reflected in Origin’s historical financial statements.
Components of Results of Operations
We are in the early stages of recognizing revenue and our historical results may not be indicative of our future results for reasons that may be difficult to anticipate. Accordingly, the drivers of our future financial results, as well as the components of such results, may not be comparable to our historical or projected results of operations.
Revenues
We evaluate financial performance and make resource allocation decisions based upon the results of our single operating and reportable segment. We generally procure, will produce, and sell product to be utilized in the manufacturing of finished products, for which we recognize revenue upon shipment. Our service contracts generally pay us at the commencement of the agreement and then at additional intervals as outlined in each contract. We recognize revenue as we satisfy the related performance obligations.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for product sales consists primarily of cost associated with the purchase of finished goods. Cost of revenues for service agreements is based on the actual cost incurred, which mainly consists of the direct cost from vendors and overhead costs such as payroll and benefit related to our employees who provide the services to customers.
Research and Development Expenses
To date, our research and development expenses have consisted primarily of development of CMF, HTC, levulinic acid, furfural, and oils and extractives, and the conversion of those chemical building blocks into products familiar to and desired by our customers, such as carbon black, furandicarboxylic acid (“FDCA”), polyethylene furanoate (“PEF”), paraxylene (“PX”), polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), and PETF, which is a PET co-polyester incorporating FDCA and offering performance advantages over traditional PET plastic. Our research and development expenses also include personnel-related costs like stock-based compensation and professional fees, investments associated with the operations of the Origin 1 plant and planning and project development of the Origin 2 plant, including the material and supplies to support product development and process engineering efforts.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs, including stock-based compensation and professional fees, including, the costs of accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax compliance.
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Gain in Fair Value of Common Stock Warrants Liability
The gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability consists of the change in fair value of the Warrants (the Public Warrants together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Common Stock Warrants” or “Warrants”). We expect to incur incremental income (expenses) for the fair value adjustments for the outstanding common stock warrants liability at the end of each reporting period or through the exercise of the warrants.
Gain in Fair Value of Earnout Liability
The gain in fair value of earnout liability consists of the change in fair value of the future contingent equity shares related to the Business Combination. We recognize incremental income (expense) for the fair value adjustments of the outstanding liability at the end of each reporting period.
Other Income (Expenses)
Our other income (expenses) consists of income from governmental grant programs, interest expenses for notes payable and other liabilities, interest income on marketable securities, realized gain or loss on marketable securities, investment fee, and income or expenses related to changes in the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities. We expect to incur incremental income (expenses) for the fair value adjustments of these assets and liabilities at the end of each reporting period.
Income Tax Expenses
Our income tax expenses consist of an estimate for U.S. federal, state, and foreign income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a valuation allowance against the full value of our U.S. federal and state, net deferred tax assets and certain foreign net deferred tax assets because we believe the recoverability of the tax assets is not more likely than not. We have released the valuation allowance previously recorded against some of the foreign net deferred tax assets as we believe it is more likely than not they will be recovered.

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Results of Operations
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
The following table summarizes the Company’s results of operations with respect to the items set forth in such table for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 together with the change in such items in dollars and as a percentage.
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022Variance $Variance %
Revenues:
Products$23,896 $— $23,896 NA
Services4,909 — 4,909 NA
Total revenues28,805 — 28,805 NA
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)23,591 — 23,591 NA
Operating expenses
Research and development21,351 14,141 7,210 51 %
General and administrative35,382 24,095 11,287 47 %
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 2,652 373 %
Total operating expenses60,096 38,947 21,149 54 %
Loss from operations(54,882)(38,947)(15,935)41 %
Other income (expenses)
Interest income6,303 8,825 (2,522)(29)%
Interest expenses(131)— (131)NA
Gain (loss) in fair value of derivatives69 (443)512 (116)%
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability29,531 21,988 7,543 34 %
Gain in fair value of earnout liability40,983 85,437 (44,454)(52)%
Other income, net838 1,709 (871)(51)%
Total other income, net77,593 117,516 (39,923)(34)%
Income before income tax benefits$22,711 $78,569 $(55,858)(71)%
Revenues
Revenues increased $28.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to our supply chain activation program. The Company did not recognize any revenue prior to 2023.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues increased $23.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is primarily attributable to the purchases associated with the Company’s supply chain activation program. The Company had no cost of revenues prior to 2023.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased $7.2 million, or 51%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is attributable to additional efforts in technical business development, patent advancement, product development and general research, mainly generated from additional headcount and related payroll costs.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased $11.3 million, or 47%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is primarily driven by additional headcount, as well as facilities costs and external professional services related to legal, audit and regulatory compliance. In addition, the Company expensed the costs for process improvement associated with Origin 1 and is no longer capitalizing those expenses after Origin 1 was completed during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $2.7 million, or 373%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase is mainly driven by the completion of Origin 1 during fourth quarter when we moved the assets from construction in process to the proper categories and began depreciating.
Interest income
Interest income decreased $2.5 million, or (29)%, in 2023 compared to 2022. The decrease is mainly driven by the amortization of premiums and discounts on marketable securities.
Gain (Loss) in fair value of derivatives, common stock warrants liability, and earnout liability
The Company recognized an aggregate gain related to the gain (loss) in fair values of derivatives, common stock warrants liability, and earnout liability of $70.6 million during year ended December 31, 2023 compared to an aggregate gain of $107.0 million during 2022. The aggregate gain related to the change in fair values decreased $36.4 million during year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in the gain related to the change in fair value of earnout liability of $44.4 million is the result of the revaluation of the earnout liability with the fair value of such liability decreasing less in 2023 as compared to 2022. The $7.5 million increase in the gain from change in fair value of common stock warrants liability is the result of a larger decrease in the underlying fair value of common stock warrants in 2023 as compared to 2022. The fair values are driven by the value of the Company’s stock price. The increase of $0.5 million in the gain from change in fair value of derivative liabilities was associated with our foreign currency exchange purchases or sales.
Non-GAAP Measures
To provide investors with additional information in connection with our results as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we disclose Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by management and our board of directors (the “Board”) to assess our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is also frequently used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry, when considered alongside other U.S. GAAP measures. We use Adjusted EBITDA to supplement U.S. GAAP measures of performance to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, make budgeting decisions and compare our performance against that of other companies using similar measures. This measure is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and it should not be considered as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA
We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about our operating profitability adjusted for certain non-cash items, non-routine items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future, as well as other items that are not core to our operations. Further, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful measure of operating profitability because we use it for evaluating our business performance, making budgeting decisions, and comparing our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss adjusted for certain non-cash and non-recurring items, including (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) depreciation and amortization, (iii) interest income, (iv)interest expenses, (v) change in fair value of derivative, (vi) change in fair value of common stock warrants liability, (vii) change in fair value of earnout liability, (viii) other income, net, (ix) income tax benefits, and (x) cash severance.
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Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Net income$23,798 $78,569 
Stock based compensation (1)
9,400 7,235 
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 
Interest income(6,303)(8,825)
Interest expenses131 — 
(Gain) loss in fair value of derivatives(69)443 
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability(29,531)(21,988)
Gain in fair value of earnout liability(40,983)(85,437)
Other income, net(838)(1,709)
Income tax benefits(1,087)— 
Cash severance (1)
484 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$(41,635)$(31,001)
(1) Please see Note 15- Stockholder's Equity to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report for further details.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
Since inception, we have financed our operations principally from the sales and issuances of common stock, and governmental grant programs. Origin had $158.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of December 31, 2023. Our cash equivalents are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury money market funds and our marketable securities are primarily U.S. government and agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, foreign government and agency securities, and municipal bonds.
We recently began generating revenue from our business operations. Our ability to successfully develop the products, commence commercial operations and expand the business will depend on many factors, including our ability to meet the working capital needs, the availability of equity or debt financing and, over time, our ability to generate cash flows from operations.
We will require a significant amount of cash for capital expenditures as we invest in the operation of Origin 1 and development of the Origin 2 plant, and additional research and development. In addition to our cash on hand, we anticipate that we will need substantial additional project financing, including from strategic partners, and government incentives to meet our financial projections, execute our growth strategy and expand our manufacturing capability. We anticipate that we will also enter into additional strategic partnerships to finance the construction of our Origin 2 plant. Our ability to obtain financing for the construction of future plants may depend in part on our ability to first enter into customer agreements sufficient to demonstrate adequate demand to justify the construction of such plants. We may also raise additional capital through equity offerings or debt financings, as well as through collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including actual construction costs of the Origin 2 plant and the operation cost of Origin 1, changes in the costs in our supply chain, expanded operating activities and our ability to secure customers. If our financial projections are inaccurate, we may need to seek additional equity or debt financing from outside sources, which may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be harmed.
We expect to continue to incur operating losses in the near term as our operating and capital expenses are needed to support the growth of the business. We expect that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase as we develop our all-PET cap and closure business, increase our spending on strategic partnerships, increase our sales and marketing activities, produce materials and operate as a public company.
Indebtedness
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had $7.3 million and $7.2 million of indebtedness under a Canadian government program, respectively, of which zero and $0.8 million was received during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2023, we had liability balances consisting of $3.5 million notes payable, long-term, $1.7 million notes payable, short-term, $0.8 million unpaid accrued interest recorded in other liabilities, current,
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$5.7 million other liabilities, long-term with unpaid accrued interest and a $2.5 million customer prepayment recorded in other liabilities, long-term. As of December 31, 2022, we had liability balances consisting of $5.8 million notes payable with unpaid accrued interest, $5.4 million other liabilities, long-term with unpaid accrued interest and a $2.5 million customer prepayment recorded in other liabilities, long-term.
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an "Offtake Agreement," a type of agreement that generally provided for binding take-or-pay commitments to purchase certain annual volumes of product from our planned manufacturing facilities at specified prices, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedent. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products over the term of the agreement. The prepayment was secured by a promissory note to be repaid in cash in the event that the prepayment could not be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 were never constructed. The promissory note was collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited. In May 2019, Legacy Origin and the legacy stockholder amended the Offtake Agreement and promissory note. The amendment added accrued interest of $0.2 million to the principal balance of the prepayment and provided for the prepayment amount to be repaid in three annual installments rather than being applied against the purchase of product from Origin 1. On August 1, 2022, Legacy Origin and the legacy stockholder amended the note to provide for repayment in three installments consisting both principal and interest of $2.7 million on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million on September 1, 2025, and $1.8 million on September 1, 2026 and to allow the legacy stockholder to offset amounts owed for the purchase of product from Legacy Origin’s Origin 1 facility against amounts due under the note. At December 31, 2023, the outstanding note principal balance was $5.2 million of which $3.5 million was included in notes payable, long-term and $1.7 million was included in notes payable, short-term and the outstanding accrued interest of $0.8 million was included in other liabilities, current. At December 31, 2022, the note principal balance was $5.2 million with outstanding accrued interest of $0.6 million.
Prepayments
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an Offtake Agreement. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the Offtake Agreement, specifically by applying a credit to product purchases each month over the first five years of operation of Origin 1 up to 150% of the prepayment amount—i.e., $7.5 million. The application of the credit to purchases would continue until the foregoing amount was fully repaid. The prepayment is secured by a note to be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 were never constructed. The note is collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited. If repaid in cash, the note bears an annual interest rate of the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.25% (5.61% at December 31, 2023) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of Origin 1. In February 2024, Legacy Origin and the customer amended the agreement to provide for repayment in three installments consisting of approximately $2.2 million on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million on March 1, 2025 instead of applying a credit to product purchases under the Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the total amount outstanding was $5.1 million plus accrued interest of $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, was recorded in other liabilities, long-term.
In September 2019, Legacy Origin entered into a $5.0 million prepayment agreement with a counterparty for the purchase of products from Origin 2. The prepayment is to be made in two equal installments: the first $2.5 million was in October 2019 and the remaining $2.5 million is due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. Origin and the customer agreed to work in good faith to execute an Offtake Agreement, the agreed terms of which are set forth in the prepayment agreement, whereby 100% of the prepayment will be applied against future purchases. The prepayment agreement provides the customer a capacity reservation of up to a specified annual volume of product from Origin 1 for a term of ten years, pursuant to the terms of an Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the total amount outstanding on this agreement was $2.5 million was recorded in other liabilities, long-term. On February 5, 2024, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold.

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Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the year ended December 31, 2022
The following table shows a summary of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Net cash used in operating activities$(60,355)$(26,092)
Net cash provided by investing activities26,232 88,847 
Net cash provided by financing activities146 1,248 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in foreign currencies1,131 (2,782)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash$(32,846)$61,221 
Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $60.4 million. Non-cash income recognized for the $41.0 million change in the fair value of earnout liability and $29.5 million for the change in fair value of common stock warrants liability were deducted from net income of $23.8 million, in addition to the $15.2 million increase in accounts and other receivables and the $12.8 million increase in other long-term assets. These adjustments were partially offset by additions for non-cash charges of $9.4 million for stock-based compensation and $3.4 million for depreciation and amortization, as well as $5.9 million for the increase in accrued expenses.

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $26.1 million. Non-cash income recognized for the $85.4 million change in the fair value of earnout liability and $22.0 million for the change in fair value of common stock warrants liability were deducted from net income of $78.6 million, in addition to the $1.7 million increase in accounts and other receivables and the $5.0 million increase in other long-term assets. These adjustments were partially offset by additions for non-cash charges of $7.2 million for stock-based compensation and $0.7 million for depreciation and amortization.
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $26.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $88.8 million in 2022. Our cash flows from investing activities, to date, have been comprised of purchases of property and equipment, intangible assets, and purchases and maturities of our marketable securities. We expect the costs to acquire property, plant and equipment to decrease substantially following completion of construction of Origin 1. The change was primarily related to increased purchases of property, plant and equipment of $18.5 million in 2023 compared to 2022. We also made deposits of $7.9 million in 2023 included in other long-term assets to secure a license to technologies that can be used to produce high margin downstream products. The increased net purchases of marketable securities of $13.5 million, offset by a decrease in maturities of marketable securities of $22.9 million in 2023 as compared to 2022.
The Company had substantial activities related to the development of Origin 1 prior to its completion in fourth quarter 2023, which is the main driver of the variation in cash used in investing activities between the two periods.
Material Cash Requirements from Known Contractual and Other Obligations
Our material cash requirements from known contractual and other obligations as of December 31, 2023, consisted of:
The operating cost of Origin 1 and project development cost of Origin 2, plus the ongoing operating loss of the Company is expected to be funded through a combination of Company cash and marketable securities in addition to substantial project financing and government incentives. We also expect to secure funding for plant construction under potential collaborations, strategic alliances or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements or debt financings, which have not yet been secured.
Operating lease liabilities that are included in our consolidated balance sheets consists of future non-cancelable minimum rental payments under operating leases for our office space, research and development space, and leases of various office equipment, warehouse space, and temporary fencing. Operating lease liabilities of $0.4 million is short term and the remaining $4.2 million is related to long-term. For additional information regarding our
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operating lease liabilities, see Note 17-Leases to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
In the near-term, the Company also expects to make payments related to the repayment agreement associated with the notes payable. The repayment in the amount of $2.7 million is due on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million is due on September 1, 2025, and $1.8 million is due on September 1, 2026 (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest). However, the prepayment could be used to credit against the purchase of products over the term of the Offtake Agreement. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 10- Notes Payable to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Additionally, the Company is anticipated to make payment related to the amended repayment agreements associated with the prepayment recorded in the other liabilities, long-term. The repayment amount including both principal and accrued interest of $2.2 million is due on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million is due on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million is due on March 1, 2025. Unlike the repayment agreement above, this prepayment cannot be used to credit against the purchase of products. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 11- Other Liabilities, Long-term to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report
Furthermore, the Company has a prepayment agreement with a counterparty with $2.5 million due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. On February 5, 2024, the parties to the prepayment agreement entered into a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold. For additional information regarding this repayment, see Note 11- Other Liabilities, Long-term to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, we are required to use judgment in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We consider an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. We have the critical accounting policies and estimates which are described below.
Earnout Liability
The Company has recorded an earnout liability related to future contingent equity shares related to the Business Combination. The Company recorded these instruments as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in earnings at each reporting date. The determination of the fair value involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments include, but are not limited to, the probability of achievement of the market conditions, expected volatility of the Company’s common stock, and the appropriate discount rate. Therefore, the Company considers this is a critical accounting estimate. For additional information regarding an earnout liability, see Note 12- Earnout Liability to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or service to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as we fulfill our obligations under our product revenue and service agreements, we perform the following steps:
1.Identifying the contract with a customer;
2.Identifying the performance obligations in the contract;
3.Determining the transaction price;
4.Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
5.Recognizing revenue when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied.
We account for a contract with a customer when there is approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. Non-cancellable purchase orders received from customers to deliver a specific quantity of product, when combined with our order confirmation, in exchange for future consideration, create enforceable rights and obligations on both parties and constitute a contract with a customer.
Our service agreements are customized, specified, and often include various stages at which transaction prices are agreed to. These service agreements often include multiple performance obligations within each stage. We identify each performance obligation at contract inception and allocate the consideration to each distinct performance obligation based on the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Our services are tailored to each individual customer and the stand-alone selling prices are not directly observable. As our service agreements include customers that are not in similar geographic markets and for different services, therefore the Company uses the expected cost plus margin approach to estimate the stand-alone selling price for each of our performance obligations. We recognize revenue from the service agreements over the period during which the services are performed and recognize the associated costs as they are incurred.
In general, we recognize revenue when, or as, our performance obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied. The Company considers this is a critical accounting policy and estimate.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report for more information about recent accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption, and our assessment, to the extent we have made one, of their potential impact on our financial condition and results of operations and cash flows.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to a variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, inflation and foreign currency translation and transaction risks, as well as risks to the availability of funding sources, hazard events and specific asset risks.
Interest Rate Risk
The market interest risk in our financial instruments and our financial positions represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $158.3 million and $323.8 million, respectively, consisting of interest-bearing money market accounts and marketable securities, for which the fair market value would be affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, due to the short-term maturities and the low-risk profile of our investments, an immediate 10% change in the interest rate would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. As such, management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar, while our Canadian subsidiaries’ functional currency is the Canadian dollar. This can expose us to both currency transaction and translation risk. To date, we have not had material exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and have not hedged such exposure, although we may do so in the future.
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Certain marketable debt securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. At December 31, 2023, we had marketable debt securities denominated in U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, and British pound sterling. We pursue our objective of limiting foreign currency exposure by utilizing foreign currency forward contracts to offset foreign exchange risk. Our foreign currency forward contracts are generally short-term in duration. We neither use these foreign currency forward contracts for trading purposes nor do we currently designate these forward contracts as hedging instruments pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Accordingly, we record the fair values of these contracts as of the end of our reporting period to our consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair values recorded to our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Given the short duration of the forward contracts, the amount recorded is not significant. Our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to foreign currency exposures will generally depend on the size and type of cross-currency transactions that we enter into, the currency exchange rates associated with these exposures and changes in those rates, the net realized gain or loss on our foreign currency forward contracts and other factors.
Inflation Risk
Inflation rates continue to have an effect on worldwide economies. Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor and may also increase transportation and construction costs due, for example, to higher fuel prices. We believe that inflation has not had a material effect on our audited consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 8. Financial Statements
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Origin Materials, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet of Origin Materials, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2023, the related Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, Stockholders’ Equity and Cash Flows, for year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Revenues — Service Agreements — Refer to Notes 3 and 4 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company generates revenue from product sales and service agreements. For service agreements, transaction prices are agreed to at the stage level and often include more than one performance obligation per stage. The Company identifies each performance obligation at contract inception and allocates the consideration to each distinct performance obligation based on the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. The accounting for these agreements involves judgement, particularly as it relates to the process of estimating total costs and profit for the performance obligation. The Company recognizes revenue when, or as, the performance obligations under the terms of a contract with customers are satisfied.

Given the judgments necessary to estimate total costs and profit for each performance obligation used to recognize revenue for service agreements, auditing such estimates required a high degree of auditor judgement and subjectivity and increased extent of effort. Accordingly, we identified the estimation of total costs and profit for each performance obligation used to recognize revenue in service agreements as a critical audit matter.
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How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the estimation of total costs and profit for each performance obligation used to recognize revenue in service agreements included the following, among others:

We performed the following on the Company’s single service agreement for which revenue was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2023:

Obtained the executed contract, obtained an understanding of the contract through inquiries with management, and evaluated whether management properly documented the terms of the contract in accordance with ASC 606.

Compared the transaction prices allocated to each stage with the executed contract.

Evaluated the estimates of total cost and profit for the performance obligation by comparing costs incurred to date to the costs management estimated to be incurred to date.

Tested the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s calculation of revenue for the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations that were satisfied during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Inspected completed deliverables for stages which performance obligations were satisfied as of December 31, 2023 and performed corroborating inquiry with the Company’s project manager regarding the costs associated with each of these completed performance obligations and forecasted costs for incomplete performance obligations.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Sacramento, California
March 4, 2024

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2023.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Board of Directors and Stockholders
Origin Materials, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Origin Materials, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and the results of its operations and its cash flows in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We served as the Company's auditor from 2020 to 2023.

San Jose, California
February 23, 2023


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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$75,502 $107,858 
Restricted cash— 490 
Marketable securities82,761 215,464 
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivable, net16,128 — 
Other receivables3,449 4,346 
Inventory912 — 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets8,360 3,341 
Total current assets187,112 331,499 
Property, plant, and equipment, net243,118 154,183 
Operating lease right-of-use asset4,468 2,779 
Intangible assets, net121 160 
Deferred tax assets1,261 — 
Other long-term assets25,754 5,079 
Total assets$461,834 $493,700 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$1,858 $10,384 
Accrued expenses7,689 8,414 
Operating lease liabilities, current367 619 
Notes payable, short-term1,730 — 
Other liabilities, current918 51 
Derivative liability300 344 
Total current liabilities12,862 19,812 
Earnout liability1,783 42,533 
Canadian Government Research and Development Program liability7,348 7,185 
Common stock warrants liability1,341 30,872 
Notes payable, long-term3,459 5,847 
Operating lease liabilities4,207 2,249 
Other liabilities, long-term8,327 8,297 
Total liabilities39,327 116,795 
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 18)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022— — 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 145,706,531 and 143,034,225, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively (including 4,500,000 Sponsor Vesting Shares)15 14 
Additional paid-in capital382,854 371,072 
Retained earnings45,570 21,772 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(5,932)(15,953)
Total stockholders’ equity422,507 376,905 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$461,834 $493,700 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)20232022
Revenues:
Products$23,896 $— 
Services4,909 — 
Total revenues28,805 — 
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)23,591 — 
Operating expenses
Research and development21,351 14,141 
General and administrative35,382 24,095 
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 
Total operating expenses60,096 38,947 
Loss from operations(54,882)(38,947)
Other income (expenses)
Interest income6,303 8,825 
Interest expenses(131)— 
Gain (loss) in fair value of derivatives69 (443)
Gain in fair value of common stock warrants liability29,531 21,988 
Gain in fair value of earnout liability40,983 85,437 
Other income, net838 1,709 
Total other income, net77,593 117,516 
Income before income tax benefits22,711 78,569 
Income tax benefits1,087 — 
Net income$23,798 $78,569 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax$6,355 $(8,014)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax3,666 (6,688)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)10,021 (14,702)
Total comprehensive income$33,819 $63,867 
Net income per share, basic$0.17 $0.57 
Net income per share, diluted$0.17 $0.55 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic139,718,385 137,563,877 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted142,658,423 142,146,767 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)

Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained Earnings (Accumulated
Deficit)
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
loss
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Common Stock
SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 2021141,301,569 $16 $361,542 $(56,797)$(1,251)$303,510 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options1,412,226 — 401 — — 401 
Vested common stock awards320,430 (2)— (2)
Stock-based compensation— — 9,129 — — 9,129 
Net income— — — 78,569 — 78,569 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (14,702)(14,702)
Balance at December 31, 2022143,034,225 14 371,072 21,772 (15,953)376,905 
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options959,143 — 146 — — 146 
Vested common stock awards1,713,163 — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 11,636 — — 11,636 
Net income— — — 23,798 — 23,798 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 10,021 10,021 
Balance at December 31, 2023145,706,531 $15 $382,854 $45,570 $(5,932)$422,507 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income$23,798 $78,569 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization3,363 711 
Amortization on right-of-use asset615 582 
Stock-based compensation9,400 7,235 
Realized gain on marketable securities(1,018)— 
Amortization of premium and discount of marketable securities, net3,750 — 
Change in fair value of derivative(69)443 
Change in fair value of common stock warrants liability(29,531)(21,988)
Change in fair value of earnout liability(40,983)(85,437)
Deferred tax benefits(1,246)— 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and other receivables(15,230)(1,734)
Inventory(912)— 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(4,994)432 
Other long-term assets(12,761)(5,017)
Accounts payable909 26 
Accrued expenses4,985 485 
Operating lease liability(534)(572)
Other liabilities, current65 (329)
Other liabilities, long-term38 502 
Net cash used in operating activities(60,355)(26,092)
Cash flows from investing activities
License prepayment within other long-term assets(7,913)— 
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment(102,188)(83,691)
Purchases of marketable securities(3,626,305)(3,823,407)
Sales of marketable securities3,605,216 3,815,859 
Maturities of marketable securities157,422 180,331 
Capitalized interest on plant construction— (245)
Net cash provided by investing activities26,232 88,847 
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from Canadian Government Research and Development Program— 849 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options146 399 
Net cash provided by financing activities146 1,248 
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in foreign currencies1,131 (2,782)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash(32,846)61,221 
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period108,348 47,127 
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period$75,502 $108,348 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$2,308 $1,687 
Stock-based compensation capitalized into property, plant, and equipment$2,236 $1,894 
Purchases of fixed assets included in accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,939 $17,085 
Accrued interest capitalized into property, plant, and equipment$367 $— 
Cash paid during the period:
Income taxes payment$129 $— 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.Organization and Business
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these notes to “Origin”, “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” and any related terms are intended to mean Origin Materials, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
In June 2021, Artius Acquisition Inc. (“Artius”), a special purpose acquisition company, completed a business combination and merger with Micromidas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (now known as Origin Materials Operating Inc., (“Legacy Origin”)), Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement (a business combination between Artius and Legacy Origin, the “Merger Agreement”) under which Legacy Origin became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artius (the “Merger”) and Artius changed its name to Origin Materials, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”). The Company's mission to help enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials. Our innovative technologies include all-PET caps and closures that bring recycling circularity and enhanced performance to a greater than $65 billion market, specialty materials, and our patented biomass conversion platform that transforms carbon into sustainable materials for a wide range of end products addressing a ~$1 trillion market including food and beverage packaging, clothing, textiles, plastics, car parts, carpeting, tires, adhesives, soil amendments and more. The Company’s biomass conversion technology can transform sustainable feedstocks, such as sustainably harvested wood, agricultural waste, wood waste and corrugated cardboard, into materials and products that are currently made from fossil feedstocks, such as petroleum and natural gas.
The Company achieved the mechanical completion of its first manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada (“Origin 1”), the world’s first commercial chloromethylfurfural (“CMF”) plant, and the plant is currently fully operational. The Company is also currently in the planning phase for the construction of a significantly larger manufacturing plant (“Origin 2”).
2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and pursuant to the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the merger between Merger Sub and Legacy Origin was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP (the “Reverse Recapitalization”). Under this method of accounting, Artius was treated as the “acquired” company and Legacy Origin is treated as the acquirer for financial reporting purposes.
Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Reverse Recapitalization was treated as the equivalent of Legacy Origin issuing stock for the net assets of Artius, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Artius are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
Legacy Origin was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on the following predominant factors:
the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and management are primarily composed of individuals associated with Legacy Origin;
Legacy Origin’s senior management comprise the senior management roles of the Company and are responsible for the day-to-day operations;
the Company assume the “doing business as” name of the Legacy Origin; and
The intended strategy and operations of the Company continue Legacy Origin’s current strategy and operations as a carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials.
The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations prior to the Reverse Recapitalization are those of Legacy Origin. The shares and corresponding capital amounts and losses per share, prior to the Business Combination, have been retroactively restated based on shares reflecting the Exchange Ratio (as defined below) established in the Business Combination.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements as well as reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates made by the Company include, but are not limited to, those related to the valuation of common stock and valuation of convertible preferred stock warrants prior to the Business Combination, valuation of the earnout liability, valuation of assumed common stock warrants liability, carrying amount and useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, impairment assessments, marketable securities, stock-based compensation expense, probabilities of achievement of performance conditions on performance stock awards, among others.awards. The Company bases these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Origin Materials Canada Holding Limited, Origin Materials Canada Polyesters Limited, Origin Material Canada Pioneer Limited, Origin Materials Canada Research Limited, and Micromidas, Inc. (now known as Origin Materials Operating, Inc.).subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and marketable securities.accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities accounts with a financial institutioninstitutions where, at times, deposits exceed federal insurance limits. Management believes that the Company is not currently exposed to significant credit risk as the Company’s deposits are held at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality. TheWhile the Company has not experienced any losses onof these deposits.deposits to date, future disruptions of financial institutions where we bank or have credit arrangements, or disruptions of the financial services industry in general, could adversely affect our ability to access our cash and cash
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equivalents. If we are unable to access our cash and cash equivalents as needed, our financial position and ability to operate our business could be adversely affected. For accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2023, our top two customers from product sales, in the aggregate, accounted for approximately 67% of total accounts receivable outstanding balances and accounted for approximately 77% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains such funds in cash deposits and money market accounts.
Restricted cash consists of cash held in a control account as collateral for the Company’s credit card services, escrow services and standby letter of credit. These restricted cash balances have been excluded from cash and cash equivalents balance and are included within other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheetsconsolidated balance sheets based on the respective maturity dates.contractual terms.
The Company hasentered into an escrow agreement on September 27, 2019 for $1.3 million, whereby the funds would be used for construction and transportation services in connection with Origin 1. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the escrow account had a balance of zero and $0.3 million.million, respectively. On June 27, 2023, the Company began startup of the Origin 1 facility. Therefore, those funds are no longer restricted and have been released.
The Company hashad a standby letter of credit, whereby the funds may bewere used for the completion of work, services, and improvements in connection with Origin 1. The standby letter of credit maturesmatured and automatically renewsrenewed in October of each year. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the standby letter of credit was zero and $0.2 million.million, respectively. On June 27, 2023, the Company began startup of the Origin 1 facility. Therefore, those funds are no longer restricted and have been released.
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$46,637 $1,309 
Restricted cashRestricted cash$490 $565 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cashTotal cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$47,127 $1,874 
Marketable Securities
The Company’s investment policy isrequires the Company to purchase investments that are consistent with the definitionclassification of available-for-sale securities. The Company does not buy and hold securities principally for the purpose of selling them in the near future. The Company’s policy is focused on the preservation of capital, liquidity, and return. The Company considers all of its marketable debt securities as available for use in current operations, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, and therefore classifies these securities within current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with the change in unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component onin the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income until realized. Fair value is determined based on quoted market rates when observable or utilizing data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Securities with an amortized cost basis in excess of estimated fair value are assessed to determine what amount of the excess, if any, is caused by expected credit losses, as required by new accounting pronouncement, Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13 (“ASU 2016-13”), discussed in further detail below.losses. Expected credit losses on securities are recognized in other income, (expense), net onin the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss,income, and any remaining unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated statementstatements of redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders'stockholders’ equity. For the purposes of computing realized and unrealized gains and losses, the cost of securities sold is based on the specific-identification method. InterestAmortization of discounts and premiums, net, and interest on securities classified as available for sale isare included as a component of interest income within other income (expense)(expenses).
The nature of these financial instruments include instruments for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently, instruments whose fair value has been derived using a model where inputs to the model are directly observable in the market, or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data, and instruments that are fair valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed. Level 2 financial instruments include agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate fixed income securities infrequently traded, and other securities, which primarily consist of sovereign debt, U.S. government agency securities, loans, and state and municipal securities.
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluated the stockholder convertible notes payable in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging and determined that the embedded components of these contracts qualify as a derivative to be separately accounted for as a liability. The Company records the fair value of the embedded components in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The fair value of the derivatives was calculated using a model that estimated the value that would be paid to transfer the liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of the derivative liabilities is revalued on each balance sheet date with a corresponding gain or loss recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
The Company enters into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce foreign exchange risk related to marketable securities. The Company uses forward currency derivative contracts to minimize the Company’s exposure to balances primarily denominated in the British Pound Sterling and Australian Dollar. The Company’s foreign currency derivative contracts, which are not designated as hedging instruments, are used to reduce the exchange rate risk associated primarily with marketable securities. The Company’s derivative financial instruments program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes. Outstanding foreign currency derivative contracts are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.

Foreign currency derivative contracts are marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period with gains and losses recognized in the change in fair value of derivatives within other (income) expense.income (expenses). While the contract or notional amount is often used to express the volume of foreign currency derivative contracts, the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the agreements exceed the obligations of the CompanyCompany to the counterparties. The notional amount of foreign currency derivative contracts as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $63.7 million and $0.0 million, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company applies the fair value measurement accounting standard whenever other accounting pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements. Fair value is defined in the accounting standard as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy under current accounting guidance prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3).
Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability and reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk) in a principal market.
The carrying amounts of working capital balances approximate their fair values due to the short maturity of these items. Unless otherwise noted, it is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate, currency, or credit risks arising from its financial instruments. The fair value of debt approximates its carrying value based on prevailing market rates.
The fair values of cash equivalents and the assumed common stock warrantsCommon Stock Warrants which are publicly traded are level 1 inputs. The fair value of the assumed common stock warrantsCommon Stock Warrants which are not publicly traded, cash equivalents, marketable securities, and foreign currency derivative contracts are level 2 inputs as the Company uses quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing observable market inputs. The earnout liability derivative liability and redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability werewas estimated using Level 3 inputs.
Accounts Receivable and unbilled services, net
We record accounts receivable at the stated amount of the transactions with our customers, and we do not charge interest. The allowance for credit losses, known as the Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) model, is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses associated with our accounts receivable. We determine the allowance based on current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Past-due balances are reviewed individually for collectability. We charge off account balances against the allowance after we have exhausted all means of collection and we consider the potential for recovery to be remote. Our accounts receivable generally have net 30 to net 90-day payment terms, and we usually receive consideration in accordance with the payment terms of the contract. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we do not have any allowance for credit losses. Unbilled receivables arise when the timing of cash collected from customers differs from the timing of revenue recognition for the obligations performed.
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Accounts receivable, gross$15,204 $— 
Allowance for credit loss— — 
Unbilled receivable924 — 
Accounts receivable, net$16,128 $— 
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Other Receivables
Other receivables consist of amounts due from foreign governmental entities related to the Canadian harmonized sales tax (HST)(“HST”) and goods and services tax (GST)(“GST”) for goods and services transacted in Canada, and amounts due from cash collateral held by others for foreign currency derivative contracts.
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Inventory
AgriScience Grant
In January 2019,Inventory is stated at the Company entered into an agreement in which it will participate in the AgriScience Program Cluster Component grant through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, whereby the Company will receive reimbursements for eligible expenditures up to approximately $2.7 million (in Canadian dollars) through March 2022. Grants are received through reimbursements from the Canadian governmentlower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using a weighted-average cost approach, assuming full absorption of direct and recognized, upon completion of scope of services on a quarterly basis. Grants are recognized as a reduction of property, plant, and equipmentindirect manufacturing costs, or expense based on cost of purchasing from our vendors. If inventory costs exceed expected net realizable value due to obsolescence or lack of demand, valuation adjustments are recorded for the nature ofdifference between the cost and the grant is reimbursing. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company received $0.0 million and $0.2 million in grants, recorded in other income,expected net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).realizable value.
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property,Additions to property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the respective assets. Existing useful lives range from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of theirThe estimated useful lives or the lease term.of assets are as follows:
Computer equipment and software3 years
Lab equipment5 years
Furniture, fixtures, and machinery5 years
Land improvements and infrastructure20 years
Manufacturing equipment and pilot plant25 years
Buildings40 years
Land is non-amortizing. Computer equipment and software includes an immaterial amount of internal use software. Major additions and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, repairs, and maintenance that do not extend the life of an asset are charged to operations. expenses.
Upon retirement or sale, the cost of assets disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts.accounts and any resulting gain or loss is charged to income or loss from operations. Costs incurred to acquire, construct or install property, plant, and equipment during the construction stage of a capital project and costs capitalized in conjunction with major improvements that have not yet been placed in service are recorded as construction in progress, and accordingly are not currently being depreciated. The Company capitalizes stock-based compensation expenses and interest cost incurred on funds used to construct property, plant and equipment. The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:
Computer Equipment3 years
Office Furniture5 years
Machinery and Equipment5 years
Leasehold Improvements1-5 years
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are recorded at cost and are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, ranging from 7 to 15 years. The cost of servicing the Company’s patents is expensed as incurred. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of intangible assets is disposed of and the related accumulated amortization is removed from the accounts.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property, equipment, software and intangibles, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If indicators of impairment exist, management identifies the asset group which includes the potentially impaired long-lived asset, at the lowest level at which there are separate, identifiable cash flows. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows for the asset group is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. For the year ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, no impairment was identified.
Government Loans
Government loans are classified as a noncurrent liability and recorded at amortized cost. Forgiveness of the balances due is recorded through earnings and occurs when there is confirmation from the governmental authority that the Company has complied with the conditions for forgiveness attached to the loan.
Debt Issuance Costs
The costs incurred in connection with the issuance of debt obligations, principally financing and legal costs, are capitalized. These costs are accreted over the term of the debt using the interest method. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, accretion expense for debt issuance cost was $2.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
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Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrants Liability
Free-standing warrants issued by Legacy Origin for the purchase of shares of its convertible preferred stock were classified as liabilities on the accompanying balance sheets at fair value using an Option-Pricing Model (“OPM”). Prior to the Business Combination, the liability recorded was adjusted for changes in the fair value at each reporting date and recorded as interest expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). As a result of the Business Combination, the Legacy Origin warrants each converted into a warrant to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock converted at the Exchange Ratio. The fair value of the warrants upon consummation of the Business Combination (see Note 4), as adjusted based on the price of the underlying Common Stock, was reclassified to additional paid-in capital.
Assumed Common Stock Warrants Liability
The Company assumed 24,150,00024,149,960 public warrants (the “Public Warrants”) and 11,326,667 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”, and the Public Warrants together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Assumed Common“Common Stock Warrants” or “Warrants”) upon the Business Combination,Merger, all of which were issued in connection with Artius’ initial public offering and entitle each holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stockcommon stock at an exercise price of at $11.50 per share.
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As of December 31, 2021, 24,150,0002023, 24,149,960 Public Warrants and 11,326,667 Private Placement Warrants are outstanding. The Public Warrants are publicly traded and are exercisable for cash unless certain conditions occur, such as the failure to have an effective registration statement related to the shares issuable upon exercise or redemption by the Company under certain conditions, at which time the warrantsPublic Warrants may be cashless exercised. The Private Placement Warrants are transferable, assignable or salable in certain limited exceptions. The Private Placement Warrants are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will cease to be Private Placement Warrants, and become Public Warrants and be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the other Public Warrants. There were no Private Placement Warrants that became Public Warrants as of Dec 31, 2023.
The Company evaluated the Assumed Common Stock Warrants under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), and concluded they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Specifically, the exercise of the Assumed Common Stock Warrants may be settled in cash upon the occurrence of a tender offer or exchange that involves 50% or more of our Class A stockholders. Because not all of the voting stockholders need to participate in such tender offer or exchange to trigger the potential cash settlement and the Company does not control the occurrence of such an event, the Company concluded that the Assumed Common Stock Warrants do not meet the conditions to be classified in equity. Since the Assumed Common Stock Warrants meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, the Company recorded these warrantsWarrants as liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheetsconsolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the changegain in fair value of Assumed Common Stock Warrantcommon stock warrant liabilities within the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Operationsoperations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)comprehensive income at each reporting date. The Public Warrants were publicly traded and thus had an observable market price to estimate fair value, and the Private Placement Warrants were effectively valued similar to the Public Warrants, as described in Note 6.5.
Earnout Liability
The Company has recorded an earnout liability related to future contingent equity shares related to the Business CombinationMerger (Note 13)12). The Company recorded these instruments as liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheetconsolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in earnings at each reporting date.
Leases
We havedetermine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Where an arrangement is a lease, we determine if it is an operating lease or a finance lease. The Company has leases for office space and equipment, some of which have escalating rentals during the initial lease term and during subsequent optional renewal periods. The Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842, Leases. We recognizeThe Company recognizes a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and lease liability for operating leases based on the net present value of future minimum lease payments. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable lease term and renewal periods that are considered reasonably certain.certain to be exercised.
Revenue Recognition
The Company began to recognize revenue in 2023. Our revenues are from product sales and service agreements. The majority of our contracts with customers typically contain multiple products and services. We account for individual products and services separately if they are distinct—that is, if a product or service is separately identifiable from other items in the contract and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer.
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The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or service to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as we fulfill our obligations under our product revenue and service agreements, we perform the following steps:
1.Identifying the contract with a customer;
2.Identifying the performance obligations in the contract;
3.Determining the transaction price;
4.Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and
5.Recognizing revenue when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied.
We account for a contract with a customer when there is approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable. Non-cancellable purchase orders received from customers to deliver a specific quantity of product, when combined with our order confirmation, in exchange for future consideration, create enforceable rights and obligations on both parties and constitute a contract with a customer.
Our service agreements are customized, specified, and often include various stages at which transaction prices are agreed to. These service agreements often include multiple performance obligations within each stage. We identify each performance obligation at contract inception and allocate the consideration to each distinct performance obligation based on the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Our services are tailored to each individual customer and the stand-alone selling prices are not directly observable. As our service agreements include customers that are not in similar geographic markets and for different services, therefore the Company uses the expected cost plus margin approach to estimate the stand-alone selling price for each of our performance obligations. We recognize revenue from the service agreements over the period during which the services are performed and recognize the associated costs as they are incurred.
In general, we recognize revenue when, or as, our performance obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied. For product sales, this happens when we transfer control of our products and risk of loss to the customer or when title passes upon shipment. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring our products. Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenues. The Company recognizes its revenue from direct product sales which is recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation is satisfied upon delivery of the product.
For service agreements, the timing of satisfying performance obligations may differ from the timing of the invoicing of customers and the receipt of customer payments. The Company records a receivable prior to payment if there is an unconditional right to payment. Alternatively, when payment precedes the provision of the related services, the Company records contract liability (deferred income) until the performance obligations are satisfied.
Revenue is recorded in an amount that reflects that consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. We have elected to treat shipping and handling activities as fulfillment costs.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues for product sales consists primarily of cost associated with the purchase of finished goods. Cost of revenues for service agreements is based on the actual cost incurred, which mainly consists of the direct cost from vendors and overhead costs such as payroll and benefit related to our employees who provide the services to customers.
Research and Development Cost
Costs related to research and development are expensed as incurred.
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Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has issued common stock awards under 3three equity incentive plans. Origin measures stock options and other stock-based awards granted to employees, directors and other service providers based on their fair value on the date of grant and recognizes compensation expenses of those awards over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. In addition, the Company capitalizes stock-based compensation related to employees whose costs are necessary to bring the asset to its intended use. For awards with performance conditions, compensation is recorded once there is sufficient objective evidence the performance conditions are considered probable of being met. Origin applies the straight-line method of expense recognition to all awards with only service-based vesting
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conditions. Origin estimates the fair value of each stock option grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the grant date closing stock price for RSU awards and performance awards. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of highly subjective assumptions including:
Expected term – The expected term of the options is based on the simplified method, which takes into consideration the grant’s contractual life and vesting period and assumes that all options will be exercised between the vesting date and the contractual term of the option which averages an award’s vesting term and its contractual term.
Expected volatility – The Company uses the trading history of various companies in its industry sector in determining an estimated volatility factor.
Expected dividend – The Company has not declared common stock dividends and does not anticipate declaring any common stock dividends in the foreseeable future.
Forfeiture – The Company estimates forfeitures based on historical activity and considers voluntary and involuntary termination behavior as well as analysis of actual historical option forfeitures, netting the estimated expense by the derived forfeiture rate.
Risk-free interest rate – The Company bases the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with the same or substantially equivalent remaining term.
Workforce Reduction Costs
In November 2023, we announced a plan for a workforce reduction of approximately 30% of our total workforce to realign and optimize our workforce requirements in alignment with our refined corporate strategy. The Company aims to focus on cash conservation and affected an organizational realignment to reflect the deferral of research programs with longer-term economic impacts and the acceleration of higher margin revenue opportunities. Workforce reduction costs primarily consisted of severance and benefits costs associated with the workforce reduction in November 2023 (see Note 15). As of December 31, 2023, we do not expect to record any significant future charges related to the workforce reduction plan.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when the expected recognition of a deferred income tax asset is considered to be unlikely.
The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the tax authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit is measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a component of income tax expense.
Functional Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries is the Canadian dollar, whereby their assets and liabilities are translated at period-end exchange rates except for nonmonetarynon-monetary capital transactions and balances, which are translated at historical rates. All income and expense amounts of the Company are translated at average exchange rates for the respective period. Translation gains and losses are not included in determining net lossincome but are accumulated in a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the determination of net lossincome in the period in which they occur. These amounts are included in other income, net, of the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Operationsoperations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).comprehensive income.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The Company’s comprehensive income or loss(loss) consists of net income or loss(loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency translation gains or losses and unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale marketable debt securities are included in the Company’s other comprehensive income (loss).
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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive
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securities. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period. For the purposes of the diluted net income (loss) per share calculation, the convertible preferred stock, common stock options, RSU awards, performance stock awards, convertible preferred stock warrants, common stock warrants, convertible notes, earnout shares, and Sponsor Vesting Shares (as defined below)in Note 12) are considered to be potentially dilutive securities. Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The two-class method determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. All series of the Company’s convertible preferred stock are considered to be participating securities because, in addition to cumulative dividends, all holders are entitled to receive a non-cumulative dividend on a pari passu basis in the event that a dividend is paid on the common stock. The two-class method requires income or loss available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to share in undistributed earnings as if all income or loss for the period had been distributed. The holders of the convertible preferred stock do not have a contractual obligation to share in the Company’s losses. Accordingly, the Company’s net income (loss) is attributed entirely to common stockholders. For the periods presented that the Company has reported a net loss, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for those periods.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior periodson the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 have been reclassifiedcondensed to conform with the report classifications ofcurrent presentation for the year ended December 31, 2021, noting the Company has reflected the reverse recapitalization pursuant to the Business Combination for all periods presented within the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity.2023.
Segment Reporting
The Company operates in a single segment. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company has determined that its Co-Chief Executive Officers are the CODM. To date,As of and for the year ending December 31, 2023, the Company’s CODM has made such decisions and assessed performance at the Company level.
As of December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the Company had $60.6$206.1 million and $45.4$157.2 million, respectively, of assets located outside of the United States.
4.Business Combination
On June 25, 2021, Artius and Micromidas, Inc. (now known as Origin Materials Operating, Inc., “Legacy Origin”) completed the Business Combination pursuant to the Merger Agreement with Legacy Origin surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Artius, which became Origin Materials, Inc. Cash proceeds from the Business Combination totaled approximately $467.5 million, which included funds held in Artius’s trust account and the completion of the concurrent PIPE and Backstop Financing.
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In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, (i) all shares of Legacy Origin’s Series A, Series B, and Series C Preferred Stock, and Common Stock (collectively, “Legacy Origin Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger were converted into the right to receive their pro rata portion of shares of Company Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) issued as Merger consideration (the “Merger Consideration”); (ii) holders of Legacy Origin’s Convertible Notes Payable, plus accrued interest also received shares of Company common stock; (iii) each option exercisable for Legacy Origin Stock that was outstanding immediately prior to effective time of the Merger was assumed and continues in full force and effect on the same terms and conditions as were previously applicable to such options, subject to adjustments to exercise price and number of shares Common Stock issuable upon exercise based on the final conversion ratio calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement. Additionally, as part of the consideration transferred, stockholders of Legacy Origin and Artius were given the right to additional shares in the Company. These shares vest to the holder upon the share price of the Company reaching certain targets over a future period (“Earnout Shares”, see Note 13).
The Company accounted for the Business Combination as a reverse recapitalization, which is the equivalent of Legacy Origin issuing stock for the net assets of Artius, accompanied by a recapitalization, with Artius treated as the acquired company for accounting purposes. The determination of Artius as the “acquired” company for accounting purposes was primarily based on the fact that subsequent to the Business Combination, Legacy Origin will comprise all of the ongoing operations of the combined entity, a majority of the governing body of the combined company and Legacy Origin’s senior management will comprise all of the senior management of the combined company. The net assets of Artius were stated at historical cost with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Reported results from operations included herein prior to the Business Combination are those of Legacy Origin. The shares and corresponding capital amounts and loss per share related to Legacy Origin’s outstanding convertible preferred stock and common stock prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively restated to reflect the conversion ratio established in the Merger Agreement (1.00 Legacy Origin share for approximately 2.11 shares of the Company, the Exchange Ratio).
In connection with the Business Combination, the Company incurred underwriting fees and other costs considered direct and incremental to the transaction totaling $36.7 million, consisting of legal, accounting, financial advisory and other professional fees. These amounts are reflected within additional paid-in capital in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021.
PIPE Financing
Concurrent with the execution of the Business Combination, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors subscribed for and purchased an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $200.0 million.
Backstop Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Business Combination, the Company entered into various subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain current shareholders of the Company or their affiliates (collectively, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Subscribers agreed, subject to certain conditions in the Subscription Agreements, to purchase an aggregate amount of 4,300,001 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Subscription Shares”), at $10.00 per share.
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Summary of Net Proceeds
The following table summarizes the elements of the net proceeds from the Business Combination at the date of acquisition (in thousands):
Cash—Trust Account (net of redemptions of $439 million)$260,448 
Cash60 
Cash—PIPE & Backstop Financing243,000 
Non-cash net assets assumed from Artius40 
Less: Fair value of assumed common stock warrants(83,370)
Less: Underwriting fees and other issuance costs paid prior to the date of acquisition(34,773)
Additional Paid-in-Capital from Business Combination, net of issuance costs paid$385,405 
Less: Non-cash net assets assumed from Artius(40)
Add: Non-cash fair value of assumed common stock warrants83,370 
Add: Other issuance costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities761 
Less: Accrued liabilities extinguished through proceeds from Business Combination(1,966)
Cash proceeds from the Business Combination$467,530 
Summary of Shares Issued
The following table summarizes the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination:
Artius shares outstanding prior to the Business Combination, including 4,500,000 Sponsor Vesting Shares90,562,500
Less: redemption of Artius shares(43,880,956)
Shares issued pursuant to the PIPE and Backstop Financing24,300,001
Business Combination and PIPE Financing shares, including 4,500,000 Sponsor Vesting Shares70,981,545
Conversion of Legacy Origin Series A preferred stock for common stock33,783,099
Conversion of Legacy Origin Series B preferred stock for common stock19,755,784
Conversion of Legacy Origin Series C preferred stock for common stock6,286,349
Conversion of Legacy Origin convertible notes for common stock2,049,212
Conversion of Legacy Origin common stock for common stock2,838,041
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants5,554,440
Total shares of the Company common stock outstanding immediately following
the Business Combination
141,248,470
Sponsor Vesting Shares were not included in the above schedule in previous interim period financial statements.
5.3.Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019,March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12,2022-01, Income Taxes (Topic 740)Derivatives and Hedging (“Topic 815”). , to simplifyThis update clarifies the guidance in Topic 815 on fair value hedge accounting of interest rate risk for portfolios and financial assets. Among other things, the amended guidance established the “last-of-layer” method for making the fair value hedge accounting for income taxes.these portfolios more accessible and renamed that method the “portfolio layer” method. ASU 2022-01 is effective January 1, 2023. The new guidance changes various subtopics of accounting for income taxes including, but not limited to, accounting for “hybrid” tax regimes, tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not a business combination, intraperiod tax allocation exception to incremental approach, ownership changes in investments, interim-period accounting for enacted changes in tax law, and year-to-date loss limitation in interim-period tax accounting. The Company early adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2021.2023. The adoption of the standard had no material impact on the Company’s financial results.
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In February 2016, the FASB issued an ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), that amends the accounting guidance on leases. The standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record an ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The FASB also subsequently issued amendments to the standard, including providing an additional and optional transition method to adopt the new standard, described below, as well as certain practical expedients related to land easements and lessor accounting. We adopted this accounting standard effective January 1, 2021, using the optional transition method with no restatement of comparative periods. Therefore, the comparative information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under ASC Topic 840. Our adoption of the new standard did not result in a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. The adoption had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The most significant effects relate to (1) the recognition of new right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet for our building leases; and (2) providing significant new disclosures about our leasing activities. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients to leases that commenced before the effective date whereby we elected to not reassess the following:

i.whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases;
ii.the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and
iii.initial direct costs for any existing leases.
Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, we did not record right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Payments on those leases will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We elected to combine lease and non-lease components on new or modified leases after adoption. Upon adoption as of January 1, 2021, we recorded $1.8 million in right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost, and includes the Company's accounts receivable, certain financial instruments and contract assets. ASU 2016-13 results in more timely recognition of credit losses. Effective for our annual period as of January 1, 2021, the Company adopted the provisions and expanded disclosure requirements described in ASU 2016-13. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 was not material to the consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2021,2023, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10,2023-07, Government Assistance (Topic 832)Segment Reporting (“Topic 280”) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. The FASB issued this update to increase the transparency of government assistance including the disclosure of (1) the types of assistance, (2) an entity’s accounting for the assistance, and (3) the effect of the assistance on an entity’s financial statements. The main provisions of this update require the following annualwhich updates disclosures about transactions with a government that are accounted for by applyingpublic entity’s reportable segments, including more detailed information about a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy:

i.Information about the nature of the transactions and the related accounting policy used to account for the transactions
ii.The line items on the balance sheet and income statement that are affected by the transactions, and the amounts applicable to each financial statement line item
iii.Significant terms and conditions of the transactions, including commitments and contingencies.

The Company anticipates this will impact disclosures relating to their AgriScience Grant, PPP Loan, and Canadian Government Research and Development Program Liability.reportable segment’s expenses. The amendments in this update require that we disclose (i) on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss (collectively referred to as the “significant expense principle”), (ii) on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. The other segment items category is the difference between segment revenue less the segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each reported measure of segment profit or loss, (iii) annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, (iv) clarify that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, we may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. However, at least one of the reported segment profit or loss measures (or the single reported measure, if only one is disclosed) should be the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the public entity’s consolidated financial statements, (v) the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, and (vi) requires that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this Update and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. This guidance is required to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. This guidance is effective for the Company in the annual periodfor fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021.2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early application of the amendmentsadoption is permitted. The Company has electeddoes not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements, other than additional disclosures in our notes to adopt on January 1, 2022.the consolidated financial statements.
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In October 2021,December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08,2023-09, Business Combinations (Topic 805), AccountingIncome Taxes (“Topic 740”) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to provide information to better assess how an entity’s operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. This update improves the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice and inconsistency related to (1) Recognition of an acquired contract liability; and (2) Payment terms and their effect on subsequent revenue recognized by the acquirer. Specifically, the update requires that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.future cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for the Companyrequire that on an annual basis we (i) disclose specific categories in the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods withinrate reconciliation, (ii) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those fiscal years. Early adoptionreconciling items is equal to or greater than 5 percent of the amendmentsamount computed by multiplying pretax income [or loss] by the applicable statutory income tax rate), (iii) disclose additional information about income taxes paid and expensed disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes, and (iv) disclose income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense disaggregated between domestic and foreign. The guidance should be applied on a prospective basis however a retrospective application is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity.permitted. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted, but no earlier than fiscal yearsthe Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020.2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company does not believeexpect that the adoption of this standardguidance will have a material effectimpact on its consolidated financial statements, other than additional disclosures in our notes to the consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform, which provides temporary optional guidance to companies impacted by the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The guidance provides certain expedients and exceptions to applying U.S. GAAP in order to lessen the potential accounting burden when contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR as a benchmark rate are modified. The provisions of the new standard may be adopted as of the beginning of the reporting period when the election is made until December 31, 2022. The Company doeshas determined that all other recently issued accounting pronouncements will not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material effectimpact on itsthe Company’s consolidated financial statements. statements or do not apply to its operations.
4.Revenue
The Company has electedbegan to adopt on January 1,recognize revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023. We recognize revenue when, or as, our performance obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied. We generally procure, will produce, and sell product to be utilized in the manufacturing of finished products, for which we recognize revenue upon shipment. Our service contracts generally pay us at the commencement of the agreement and then at additional intervals as outlined in each contract. We recognize contract liabilities for such payments and then recognize revenue as we satisfy the related performance obligations. To the extent collectible revenue recognized under this method exceeds the consideration received, we recognize contract assets for such unbilled consideration. We recognize revenue from the service agreements over the period during which the services are performed.
The Company did not receive payment before the provision of services during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Therefore, deferred income is zero as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

6.5.Fair Value Measurement
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used for such measurements were as follows:
Fair Value as of December 31, 2021
Fair Value as of December 31, 2023
(in thousands)
(in thousands)
(in thousands)(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:Assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$47,127 $— $— $47,127 
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable securitiesMarketable securities— 397,458 — 397,458 
Derivative asset— 202 — 202 
Total fair value
Total fair value
Total fair valueTotal fair value$47,127 $397,660 $— $444,787 
Liabilities:Liabilities:
Assumed common stock warrants (Public)$35,983 $— $— $35,983 
Assumed common stock warrants (Private Placement)— 16,877 — 16,877 
Common stock warrants (Public)
Common stock warrants (Public)
Common stock warrants (Public)
Common stock warrants (Private Placement)
Earnout liabilityEarnout liability— — 127,757 127,757 
Derivative liabilityDerivative liability— 103 — 103 
Total fair valueTotal fair value$35,983 $16,980 $127,757 $180,720 
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Fair Value as of December 31, 2020
Fair Value as of December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
(in thousands)
(in thousands)(in thousands)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:Assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$1,874 $— $— $1,874 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Marketable securities
Total fair value
Total fair value
Total fair valueTotal fair value$1,874 $— $— $1,874 
Liabilities:Liabilities:
Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants liability$— $— $19,233 $19,233 
Common stock warrants (Public)
Common stock warrants (Public)
Common stock warrants (Public)
Common stock warrants (Private Placement)
Earnout liability
Derivative liabilityDerivative liability— — 1,239 1,239 
$— $— $20,472 $20,472 
Total fair value
The Company performs routine procedures such as comparing prices obtained from independent sources to ensure that appropriate fair values are recorded. The cash, cash equivalents and public common stock warrants are categorized as Level 1 instruments as the fair value was determined based on the unadjusted quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. The marketable securities and derivative liability are categorized as Level 2 instruments as the estimated fair value was determined based on the estimated or actual bids and offers of the marketable securities in an over-the-counter market on the last business day of the period. All of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contractsyear. The common stock warrants are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 because the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contracts are valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing observable market inputs. Because the transfer of Private Placement Warrants to anyone outside of certain permitted transferees of Artius Acquisition Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”) would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of each Private Placement Warrant is consistent with that of a Public Warrant. Accordingly, the Private Placement Warrants are classified as Level 2 financial instruments.
The value of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrantsearnout liability and the derivative liability areis classified as Level 3 measurements under the fair value hierarchy, as these liabilities have been valued based on significant inputs not observable in the market.market (see Note 12). A gain of $41.0 million and $85.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, was recorded on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income in the gain in fair value of earnout liability.
The following table summarized the activities for the earnout liability:
 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Balance at beginning of period$42,533 $127,757 
Changes in fair value of earnout liability(40,983)(85,437)
Other233 213 
Balance at end of period$1,783 $42,533 
As of December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents,accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities and deferred income approximate their respective fair values due to their short-term nature. We have determined the fair value of notes payable approximates the carrying value due to the standard terms of the arrangement including but not limited to the amount borrowed, the term, and the interest rate.
Marketable Securities
The following table summarizes, by major security type, the Company’s marketable securities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy. Amortized cost net of unrealized gain (loss) is equal to fair value as of December 31, 2021.value. The fair value as of December 31, 2021 isfollowing table summarized the marketable securities by major security type as follows:
As of December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Investments Classified as Marketable SecuritiesAmortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair Value
Corporate bonds$274,939 $100 $(1,725)$273,314 
Asset-backed securities96,713 190 (199)96,704 
U.S. government and agency securities20,235 — (64)20,171 
Foreign government and agency securities3,262 — (19)3,243 
Municipal/provincial bonds and other4,000 — 4,005 
Total$399,149 $295 $(2,007)$397,437 
Pending purchases and sales21 — — 21 
Total marketable securities$399,170 $295 $(2,007)$397,458 
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As of December 31, 2023
(in thousands)Amortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair Value
Corporate bonds$21,869 $26 $(847)$21,048 
Asset-backed securities52,199 26 (2,289)49,936 
U.S. government and agency securities11,706 — (270)11,436 
Foreign government and agency securities372 — (31)341 
Total marketable securities$86,146 $52 $(3,437)$82,761 
As of December 31, 2022
(in thousands)Amortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair Value
Commercial paper$17,568 $38 $— $17,606 
Corporate bonds115,134 — (4,923)110,211 
Asset-backed securities70,825 (3,885)66,948 
U.S. government and agency securities19,308 — (917)18,391 
Foreign government and agency securities375 — (37)338 
Municipal/provincial bonds and other2,000 — (30)1,970 
Total marketable securities$225,210 $46 $(9,792)$215,464 
The realized gains and losses and interest income are included in other income, onnet in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).income.
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During the year ended December 31, 2021, weWe sold marketable securities for proceeds of $2,024.1$3,605.2 million and $3,815.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As a result of those sales, we realized a gain of $0.2$1.0 million asand a resultloss of those sales.$1.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We regularly review our available-for-sale marketable securities in an unrealized loss position and evaluate the current expected credit loss by considering factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions. The aggregate fair value of the marketable securities in unrealized loss position was $346.3$73.2 million and $193.5 million as of December 31, 2021, none of which have been in the continuous unrealized loss for more than twelve months.2023 and 2022, respectively. The unrealized losses were attributable to changes in interest rates that impacted the value of the investments, and not related to increased credit risk. Accordingly, we have not recorded an allowance for credit losses associated with these investments.
The contractual maturities of the investments classified as marketable securities are as follows (in millions):follows:
(in thousands)Mature within one yearMature after one year through two yearsMature over two yearsFair Value
Corporate bonds$92,559 $134,199 $46,556 $273,314 
Asset-backed securities— 2,000 94,704 96,704 
U.S. government and agency securities— 7,995 12,176 20,171 
Foreign government and agency securities2,877 — 366 3,243 
Municipal/provincial bonds and other2,002 2,003 — 4,005 
Total$97,438 $146,197 $153,802 $397,437 
Pending purchases and sales— — — 21 
Total marketable securities$97,438 $146,197 $153,802 $397,458 
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant Liability
In connection with the issuance of Series A preferred stock during 2012, the Company issued preferred stock warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock at an exercise price of $2.7233 per share. These warrants were initially exercisable any time within 10 years of issuance. In November 2019, as part of the Bridge Notes issuance (see Note 11), these Series A preferred stock warrants had their contractual exercise period extended 10 years to October 2032.
In connection with the issuance of Series A preferred stock during 2015, the Company issued preferred stock warrants to purchase 1,134,653 shares of Series A preferred stock at an exercise price of $2.7233 per share. These warrants were initially exercisable any time within 10 years of issuance. In November 2019, as part of the Bridge Notes issuance (see Note 11), these Series A preferred stock warrants had their contractual exercise period extended 10 years to October 2035.
In connection with the issuance of Series A preferred stock during April 2016, the Company issued a preferred stock warrant to purchase 122,400 shares of Series A preferred stock at an exercise price of $2.7233 per share. This warrant is exercisable and expires in April 2036.
In connection with the issuance of convertible promissory notes in 2016, the Company in 2016 and 2017 issued preferred stock warrants to purchase 331,927 and 35,412 shares, respectively, of Series B preferred stock at an exercise price of $7.486 per share. These preferred stock warrants are exercisable and expire from June through July 2026 and June 2036 through January 2037.
At December 31, 2020, the fair value of the preferred stock warrants was determined using the probability-weighted expected return method which estimates the fair value of the warrants through an analysis of future values for the Company, assuming various future outcomes. A Black-Scholes option pricing model (BSM) is utilized in this method, to the extent necessary, based on current conditions. A summary of key assumptions in the BSM for determining the fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants include:
December 31, 2020
Expected life (years)3.00
Risk-free interest rate0.17 %
Expected volatility70.00 %
Dividend yield%
As of December 31, 2023
(in thousands)Mature within one yearMature after one year through two yearsMature over two yearsFair Value
Corporate bonds$20,756 $292 $— $21,048 
Asset-backed securities238 1,806 47,892 49,936 
U.S. government and agency securities8,929 — 2,507 11,436 
Foreign government and agency securities341 — — 341 
Total marketable securities$30,264 $2,098 $50,399 $82,761 
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The preferred stock warrants were reclassified to equity through the closing of the Business Combination (see Note 4).
As of December 31, 2022
(in thousands)Mature within one yearMature after one year through two yearsMature over two yearsFair Value
Commercial paper$17,606 $— $— $17,606 
Corporate bonds74,797 35,414 — 110,211 
Asset-backed securities1,907 4,833 60,207 66,947 
U.S. government and agency securities7,719 7,480 3,192 18,391 
Foreign government and agency securities— 338 — 338 
Municipal/provincial bonds and other1,971 — — 1,971 
Total marketable securities$104,000 $48,065 $63,399 $215,464 
Derivative Asset and Liabilities
Beginning in the year ended December 31, 2021, theThe Company entered into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce foreign exchange risk related to certain marketable securities.securities denominated in foreign currency. Foreign currency derivative contracts are marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period with gains and losses recognized as other income (expense)(expenses). During the year ended December 31, 2021,2023 and 2022, the Company recognized a net gain of $0.1 million and a net loss of $0.4 million, respectively, on the fair value adjustment of the foreign currency derivative contracts.
The following table sets forth a summarynotional amount of the activitiesforeign currency derivative contracts as of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liabilityDecember 31, 2023 and embedded components of the stockholder convertible notes payable, which represents a recurring measurement that is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy wherein fair value is estimated using significant unobservable inputs:
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock WarrantYears Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Beginning warrant liability balance$19,233 $735 
Change in fair value of warrants liability35,034 18,498 
Reclassification to APIC upon recapitalization(54,267)— 
Ending warrant liability balance$— $19,233 
Embedded Derivative - Stockholder Convertible Notes PayableYears Ended December 31,
(in thousands)20212020
Beginning derivative liabilities balance$1,238 $150 
Change in fair value(1,238)1,088 
Ending derivative liabilities balance$— $1,238 

2022 was $14.7 million and $21.2 million, respectively.
7.6.Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following:
(in thousands)(in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020(in thousands)Estimated useful livesDecember 31, 2023December 31, 2022
LandLand$912 $39 
Pilot plant5,517 5,237 
Land improvements and infrastructure
Manufacturing equipment and pilot plant
Computer equipment and software
Lab equipmentLab equipment2,227 1,958 
Machinery and equipment655 655 
Computer and other equipment388 295 
Furniture, fixtures, and machinery
Total
Total
Total
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
Construction in processConstruction in process55,026 43,962 
64,725 52,146 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(7,540)(7,042)
Total property, plant, and equipment, netTotal property, plant, and equipment, net$57,185 $45,104 
For the year ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $0.5 million.$3.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
AtDuring the year ended December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the Company capitalized $0.9$1.5 million and $0.7$1.1 million, respectively, of interest cost into Origin 1. At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 a cumulative translation adjustment of $(0.1) million and $0.9 million, respectively, is included in total property, plant and equipment related to Origin 1. Interest capitalization ceased during the fourth quarter of the current year as Origin 1 was completed. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company capitalized into property, plant and equipment, $2.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation related to employees whose costs were necessarily incurred to bring the asset to its intended use. The stock-based compensation expense in 2023 includes a resultportion of foreign currency transaction gains and losses.the expense associated with the accelerated vesting of certain equity awards as part of the workforce reduction affected in November 2023.
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8.7.Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of the following:
(in thousands)(in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
PatentsPatents$432 $430 
Less accumulated amortizationLess accumulated amortization(217)(172)
$215 $258 
Total intangible assets

The weighted average remaining useful life of the intangible assetspatents was 9.873.41 years. For the year ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, amortization expense was $0.0 million.immaterial and annual amortization expense over the remaining useful life is not expected to be material.
9.8.Consortium Agreement
The Company has entered into consortium agreements with counterparties to collaborate on development of a process to commercialize bio-based, decarbonizing materials for application on an industrial scale at a competitive price. Under the consortium agreement, the Company received $0.5 million. The agreements expire once performance of the research and development program has been completed. At the time the consortium agreements were entered into, several of the counterparties were related parties (Note 11).
In 2020, an additional counterparty, that is an unrelated party, was added to the consortium agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company received $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, under the consortium agreement which was recorded as other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
10.PPP Loan
In April 2020, the Company executed a promissory note (the “PPP Note”) evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $0.9 million under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (or “PPP”) was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The Loan has been made through First Republic Bank (the “Lender”).
The PPP Loan had a two-year term and bore interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, accruing upon funding. Unless the PPP Loan is forgiven, the Company was required to make monthly payments of principal and interest to the Lender. The Company did not intend to seek forgiveness of the PPP loan.
The PPP Note contained customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, providing materially false and misleading representations to the SBA or Lender, or breaching the terms of the PPP Loan documents. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the immediate repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from the Company, or filing suit and obtaining judgment.
Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP Loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loan granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, and utilities.
The PPP Loan was paid in full during the year ended December 31, 2021.
11.Related Party Transactions
Consortium Agreements
In December 2016, the Company entered into a consortium agreement (Note 9) with two Legacy Origin Series B preferred stock investors to collaborate on development of a process to commercialize bio-based, decarbonizing materials for application on an industrial scale at a competitive price. Under the consortium agreement, the Company received $0.5 million. The agreement expires once performance of the research and development program has been completed.

In August 2018, the agreement was amended, whereby a Legacy Origin Series C preferred stock investor (the “Legacy Origin Series C Investor”, and collectively with the two Legacy Origin Series B investors, the “Legacy Origin Investors”)
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was added to the agreement and committed to invest $1.5 million of research and development in the consortium. As of December 31, 2021,2023, the Legacy Origin Series C Investor had not invested any funds in the consortium.
Offtake AgreementsIn 2020, an additional counterparty was added to the consortium agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not receive any funds under the consortium agreement.
9.Inventory
Inventory balances consist of the following:
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Finished goods$24 $— 
Raw materials888 — 
Total$912 $— 
10.Notes Payable
The Company maintains 4eight separate offtake supply agreements (the “Offtake Agreements”). AllTwo of the eight Offtake Agreements are with Legacy Origin stockholders or affiliates of Legacy Origin stockholders. Pursuantthe same customer and pertain to the Offtake Agreements, the Company will construct manufacturing plants with specific capacity and product quality requirements within certain timeframes for the manufacture of product for sale to the counterparties to the agreements, and the counterparties will make minimum annual purchases at a set price, subject to adjustments, all as defined in the agreements.
The Offtake Agreements allow the customers to terminate the agreements if specified construction and product delivery requirements are not satisfied. For example, under 2 of these agreements, if Origin 1 has not commenced commercial operation by December 31, 2021 or Origin has not delivered specified product volume from Origin 1 by September 30, 2022, then the customer may terminate the agreement and any outstanding secured promissory notes resulting from advance payments made to Origin will become due immediately (see Note 12). These outstanding obligations, together with accrued interest, totaled an aggregate of $10.9 million and $10.7 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 respectively (see Note 12). These agreements also require the Company to pay liquidated damages up to an aggregate of $0.9 million if Origin 1 has not commenced commercial operation by December 31, 2020 or the Company has not delivered specified product volume from Origin 1 by September 30, 2021. In November 2021, one counterparty agreed to waive compliance with the milestones and their right to liquidated damages until June 30, 2022 and in December 2021 the other counterparty agreed to waive compliance with the milestones and their right to liquidated damages until March 31, 2022. A third offtake agreement is terminable by the customer if commercial operation or deliverysupply of product from Origin 1 has not occurred by December 31, 2022.
The Company believes enforcement of the liquidated damages provisions was not probable and expects to secure amendments to these offtake agreements pursuant to its ongoing discussions with these customers. However, the Company cannot guarantee that it will be successful in amending these offtake agreements.
One of the Offtake Agreements provides the counterparty the option, exercisable within 1 year of the first delivery of product from Origin 1, to enter into a contract to purchase a range of quantities of product from Origin 2, for a maximum term of 10 years. If the option is exercised and the Company directly or indirectly constructs Origin 2, the Company must either enter into an agreement with the counterparty within 90 days or pay a fee. There are no impacts to these consolidated financial statements from this stipulation.
Stockholder Convertible Notes Payable
In November 2019, the Company entered into secured convertible note agreements (“Bridge Notes”) with certain Legacy Origin preferred stockholders, whereby the Company can borrow up to $6.0 million. The Bridge Notes bore an annual interest rate of 10% and matured on March 31, 2021, unless converted. If the Company issues shares of a new series of preferred stock prior to maturity, the outstanding principal and unpaid accrued interest will convert at 70% of the per share price of the new series of preferred stock. Upon a liquidation event, as defined in the agreements, the Company would be required to repay purchasers in cash an amount equal to 200% of the outstanding principal amount plus the outstanding principal and accrued interest. The Bridge Notes were collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets. At December 31, 2020, there was $3.2 million, outstanding on the Bridge Notes. The conversion and liquidation features were deemed to be derivatives under ASC 815 (see Note 6) and separately measured and recognized from the Bridge Notes through a debt discount.
In January of 2021, the Company amended the Bridge Notes to extend the maturity date from March 31, 2021 to September 30, 2021. The amendment also added a SPAC transaction to the conversion provision such that the Bridge Notes convert if the Company issues at least $50 million of shares of a new series of preferred stock or closes a SPAC transaction (each a “Qualified Financing”) prior to maturity. In a Qualified Financing that is a preferred stock issuance, the notes convert at 70% of the cash price paid per share for the preferred shares. In a Qualified Financing that is a SPAC transaction, the notes convert at the lesser of (i) 70% of the per share value attributed to the shares of the Company’s common stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement or (ii) the per share value that would be attributed to the Company’s common stock assuming a pre-transaction valuation of the Company in connection with the SPAC transaction of $700 million. These notes fully converted into the Company common stock upon consummation of the Business Combination (see Note 4).respectively.
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In February of 2021 the Company issued $10.0 million of new, unsecured convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes bore an annual interest rate of 8% and mature on September 30, 2021, unless converted. If the Company issues at least $50 million worth of shares of a new series of preferred stock prior to maturity or closes a SPAC transaction (each a “Qualified Financing”), the outstanding principal and unpaid accrued interest will convert at 80% of the per share price of the new series of preferred stock or, in the case of a SPAC transaction, at 80% of the per share value attributed to the shares of the Company’s common stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Upon a Change of Control (other than a Qualified Financing), as defined in the Convertible Notes, the Company will repay purchasers in cash an amount equal to the outstanding principal and accrued interest plus a repayment premium equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the notes. Debt issuance costs are recorded against the outstanding payable balance. These notes fully converted into the Company common stock upon consummation of the Business Combination (see Note 4).
Legacy Stockholder Note
In November 2016, the CompanyOrigin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a Legacy Origin stockholdercustomer for product from Origin 1 pursuant to anone of these Offtake Agreement (see Note 11).Agreements, which Legacy Origin entered into in November 2016. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products over the term of the Offtake Agreement. The prepayment was secured by a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to be repaid in cash in the event that the prepayment could not be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 was never constructed. The Promissory Note was collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin MaterialMaterials Canada Pioneer Limited. In May 2019, Legacy Origin and the Company and legacy stockholdercustomer amended the Offtake Agreement and Promissory Note. The amendment added accrued interest of $0.2 million to the principal balance of the prepayment and provided for the prepayment amount to be repaid in 3three annual installments rather than being applied against the purchase of product from Origin 1. TheOn August 1, 2022, the Company and the customer further amended and restated the Promissory Note would bearwith an aggregate principal amount of $5.2 million, which is the sum of the original principal with accrued interest at 3.50% per annumprior to the amendment. As a result of the amendment, the repayment dates were revised and be repaidto allow the customer to offset amounts owed for the purchase of product from the Company’s Origin 1 facility against amounts due under the Promissory Note. The repayment in 3 installmentsthe amount of $2.2$2.7 million $2.1is due on September 1, 2024, $1.9 million is due on September 1, 2025, and $2.1$1.8 million is due on September 1, 2026 (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest) on December 20, 2024, December 19, 2025, and December 18, 2026, respectively.interest of 3.5% per annum). At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the total debt principal outstanding was $5.2 million.
Legacy Related Party Other Liabilities, Long-term
In November 2016, the Company received a $5.0 million prepayment from a legacy stockholder for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an Offtake Agreement (see Note 11). The prepayment is to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the Offtake Agreement. Specifically, repayment is effected by applying a credit to product purchases each month over the first five years of operation of Origin 1 up to $7.5 million, which is equal to 150% of the prepayment amount. If product purchases are not sufficient to recover the advances, the application of the credit to purchases as payment of the advances will continue until fully repaid. The prepayment is secured by a note to be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 is never constructed. The note is collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin Material Canada Pioneer Limited. If repaid in cash, the note bears an annual interest rate of the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.25% (0.38% at December 31, 2021) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of Origin 1. At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 20202023 the total note principal outstanding was $5.1$5.2 million of which $3.5 million was included in notes payable, long-term, $1.7 million notes payable, short-term, and $0.8 million unpaid accrued interest recorded in other liabilities, current. At December 31, 2022, the note principal balance was $5.2 million with outstanding accrued interest of $0.6 million was $0.1 million.included in notes payable, long-term. In addition, the amendment reflected the customer’s exercise of its option to enter into a new Offtake Agreement to buy a specified annual amount of product from Origin 2 for an initial term of up to 10 years.
12.11.Other Liabilities, Long-term
In September 2019, the CompanyLegacy Origin entered into a $5.0 million prepayment agreement with a counterparty for the purchase of products from Origin 2.1. The prepayment is to be made in two equal installments: the first $2.5 million was paid in October 2019 and the remaining $2.5 million is due within 30 days of the customer confirming that a sample from Origin 1 meets the customer’s specifications. The Company and customer agreed to work in good faith to execute an Offtake Agreement, the agreed terms of which are set forth in the prepayment agreement, whereby 100% of the prepayment will be applied against future purchases. The prepayment agreement provides the customer a capacity reservation of up to a specified annual volume of product from Origin 1 for a term of ten years, pursuant to the terms of an Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the total amount outstanding on this agreement was $2.5 million. On February 5, 2024, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed that the counterparty would be released from its obligation to pay the remaining $2.5 million of the prepayment and that Legacy Origin would refund the first $2.5 million within a certain period after reporting in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that its cash on hand has crossed a specified threshold.
Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from a customer for product from Origin 1 pursuant to an Offtake Agreement entered into in November 2016. The agreement was amended in 2019 and added the accrued interest of $0.1 million to the principal balance. As a result, the aggregate principal amount became $5.1 million. The prepayment was to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 over the term of the Offtake Agreement, specifically, by applying a credit to product purchases each month over the first five years of operation of Origin 1 up to $7.5 million, which is equal to 150% of the prepayment amount. If product purchases were not sufficient to recover the advances, the application of the credit to purchases as payment of the advances would continue until fully repaid. The prepayment is secured by an agreement that was to be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 were never constructed. The agreement is collateralized substantially by Origin 1 and other assets of Origin Materials Canada Pioneer Limited. If repaid in cash, the agreement bears an annual interest rate of the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.25% (5.61% at December 31, 2023) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of Origin 1, which is defined by the plant’s actual production of a certain volume of product as well as its capacity to produce a certain annual volume of product. In February 2024, Legacy Origin and the customer amended the agreement to provide for repayment in three installments consisting of approximately $2.2 million on March 1, 2024, $1.6 million on September 1, 2024, and $2.1 million on March 1, 2025 instead of applying a credit to product purchases under the Offtake Agreement. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the total amount outstanding was $5.1 million and accrued interest outstanding was $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
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12.Earnout Liability
As additional consideration for the Merger, within ten (10) Business Days business days after the occurrence of a Triggering“Triggering Event,” as defined below, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued to each Legacy Origin and Artius Holder thestockholder a certain number of shares of the Company Class A Common StockStock. The number of such shares is equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock, Company Series A Preferred Stock, Company Series B Preferred Stock, Company Series C Preferred Stock, and the net number of shares of
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Company Capital Stock that would be issuable in respect of Vested“Vested Company OptionsOptions” in the event such options were exercised (on a net exercise basis with respect to only the applicable exercise price, immediately prior to the Closing“Closing” and settled in the applicable number of shares of Company Common Stock, rounded down to the nearest whole share) held by such Legacy Origin Holderstockholder as of immediately prior to the Effective Time;“Effective Time”; and (ii) the Earnout“Earnout Exchange RatioRatio” (such issued shares of Artius Class A Common Stock, collectively, the “Earnout Shares”). Notwithstanding anything to, where “Vested Company Options,” “Closing,” “Effective Time,” and “Earnout Exchange Ratio” have the contrary herein,meanings set forth in no event shall Artiusthe Merger Agreement. The Company cannot be required to issue more than 25,000,000 Earnout Shares in the aggregate. A Triggering Event is defined as the following:
(a)the volume weighted average price of Common Stock ("VWAP"(“VWAP”) equaling on exceeding $15.00 for ten (10) consecutive trading days during the three (3) year period following the Closing Date;
(b)the VWAP equaling or exceeding $20.00 for ten (10) consecutive trading days during the four (4) year period following the Closing Date; or
(c)the VWAP equaling or exceeding $25.00 for ten (10) consecutive trading days during the five (5) year period following the Closing Date.
A Sponsor Letter Agreement was delivered in connection with the Merger such that 4,500,0004.5 million of the shares held by Sponsor (“Sponsor Vesting Shares”) shall be subject to forfeiture based on the same vesting requirements as the Earnout Shares. These shares shall not be transferred prior to the date in which they vest. Dividends and other distributions with respect to Sponsor Vesting Shares shall be set aside by the Company and shall be paid to the Sponsor upon the vesting of such Sponsor Vesting Shares.
The Company evaluated the Earnout Liabilityearnout liability under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), and concluded they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Specifically, there are contingent exercise provisions and settlement provisions that exist. Holders may receive differing amounts of shares depending on the company’s stock price or the price paid in a change of control. It is noted that allAll remaining shares would be issuable (or the forfeiture provisions would lapse) upon any change of control involving the companyCompany and all remaining shares would be issuable (or the forfeiture provisions would lapse) upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the company. This means that settlement is not solely impacted by the share price of the Company (that is, the share price observed in or implied by a qualifying change-in-control event), but also by the occurrence of a qualifying change-in-control event. This causes the arrangement to not be indexed to the Company’s own shares and liability classification is appropriate. The Company recordedrecords these instruments as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheetsheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in earnings at each reporting date. The earnout liability was fair valued using a Monte Carlo open-ended model. The inputs used for the model were a dividend yield of 0% and 0%, volatility of 82%108% and 70%, and interest rate of 1.18%.4.04% and 4.08% at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 20202022 the balance of the earnout liability was $127.8$1.8 million and $0.0$42.5 million, respectively. A gain of $75.5$41.0 million was recordedand $85.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 Consolidated Statement2023 and 2022, respectively, was recorded on the consolidated statements of Operationsoperations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) forcomprehensive income in the change in the fair market value of theearnout liability.
14.13.Canadian Government Research and Development Program Liability
In April 2019, the Company entered into a contribution agreement related to the research and development and construction associated with the operation of Origin 1 in which the Company will participate in a Canadian government research and development program (the “R&D Agreement”). Pursuant to the R&D Agreement, the Company will receive funding for eligible expenditures incurred through March 31, 2023 up to the lesser of approximately 18.48% of eligible costs and $23.0 million (in Canadian dollars).
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The funding will be repaid over 15 years after completion of Origin 1, commencing no sooner than the third fiscal year of consecutive revenues from a commercial plant, but no later than the fifth year following the earlier of (i) the year in which the Company completes construction of Origin 1 or (ii) March 2023.2028. The maximum amount to be repaid by the Company under the R&D Agreement is 1.25 times the actual funding received, subject to the following repayment ceiling formula. Repayment of the funding will be reduced by 50% if the Company begins construction before December 31, 2024 of one or more commercial plants that operate in Canada, with costs exceeding $500$500.0 million (in Canadian dollars), and the plants being constructed and operational within 30 months of the final investment decision, as defined in the R&D Agreement. Once begun, repayments will be paid annually by April of each year through March 31, 2037. Payments will be determined by a formula of the funded amount based on the fiscal year gross business revenue, as defined in the R&D Agreement. At December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, the Company recorded a liability for the amount received of $6.8$7.3 million and $6.2$7.2 million, respectively.
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15.14.Assumed Common Stock Warrants
As of December 31, 20212023 and 2022, there are 35,476,66735,476,627 warrants outstanding.
As part of Artius’s initial public offering, 24,150,00024,149,960 Public Warrants were sold. The Public Warrants entitle the holder thereof to purchase 1one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments. The Public Warrants may be exercised only for a whole number of shares of Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants.Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will expire on June 25, 2026 at 5:00p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “ORGNW”.“ORGNW.”
The Company may redeem the Public Warrants when exercisable, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, so long as the Company provides not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, and if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
Simultaneously with Artius’s initial public offering, Artius consummated a private placement of 11,326,667 Private Placement Warrants with the Sponsor. The Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for 1one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that: (1) the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until the earliest to occur of: (i) 365 days after the date of the Closing; (ii) the first day after the date on which the closing price of the Public Shares (or any successor securities thereto) equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the date of the Closing; or (iii) the date on which Artius completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of Artius’s Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Public Shares (or any successor securities thereto) for cash, securities or other property, subject to certain limited exceptions, (2) the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable, except if the reference value equals or exceeds $10.00 and is less than $18.00 (as described above), so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, and (3) the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will be entitled to registration rights. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable under all redemption scenarios by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
The Company concluded the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, or Assumed Common Stock Warrants, meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815 and are recorded as liabilities. Upon consummation of the Business Combination,Merger, the fair value of the Assumed Common Stock Warrants was recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Assumed Common Stock Warrants was remeasured on the December 31, 2021 Consolidated Balance Sheet2023 and 2022 consolidated balance sheets at $52.9$1.3 million withand $30.9 million, respectively, and a gain of $30.5$29.5 million and $22.0 million, respectively, was recorded inon the year ended December 31, 2021 Consolidated Statementconsolidated statements of Operationsoperations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).comprehensive income.
16.15.Stockholders’ Equity
As of December 31, 2021,2023 and 2022, 1,010,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share are authorized, of which, 1,000,000,000 shares are designated as Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares are designated as Preferred Stock.
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Common Stock
Holders of the common stockCommon Stock are entitled to dividends when, as, and if, declared by the Board, subject to the rights of the holders of all classes of stock outstanding having priority rights to dividends. As of December 31, 2021,2023, the Company had not declared any dividends. The holder of each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote. There were 141,301,569145,706,531 and 143,034,225 shares of Common Stock (including 4,500,000 Sponsor Vesting Shares not indexed to equity) and 62,545,275 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Initially, the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock that may be issued under the ESPP will not exceed 1,846,710. Additionally, the number of shares of our
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Common Stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, beginning on January 1, 2022 and continuing through and including January 1, 2031, by the lesser of (1) one percent (1%) of the fully-diluted shares of our Common Stock on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, (2) the number of shares of our Common Stock equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the ESPP’s initial share reserve, or (3) such lesser number of shares as determined by our board of directors. Shares subject to purchase rights granted under the ESPP that terminate without having been exercised in full will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP.

The ESPP permits participants to purchase shares of our Common Stock with the purchase price of the shares at 85% of the lower of the fair market value of our Common Stock on the first day of an offering or on the date of purchase.

To date no stock has been offered or issued to employee's under the ESPP.
Equity Incentive Plans
The Company maintains the following equity incentive plans: the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each as amended (together, the “Stock Plans”). Upon closing of the Business Combination, awards under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan and 2020 Equity Incentive Plan were converted at the Exchange Ratio and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was adopted and approved. As of December 31, 2021, there were 18,467,109 shares of common stock reserved under the Stock Plans. Origin may grant a wide variety of equity securities under the Stock Plans, including incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSU awards, performance stock awards, and other awards. At December 31, 2021, the Company has granted incentive stock options, RSU awards, and performance awards. Under the Stock Plans, options must be issued at prices no less than the estimated fair value of the stock on the date of grant and are exercisable for a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of grant. Options granted to employees under the Stock Plans generally vest 25% one year from the vesting commencement date and 1/36th per month thereafter, although certain arrangements call for vesting over other periods. Options granted to non-employees under the Stock Plan vest over periods determined by the Board (generally immediate to four years). RSU awards granted to employees under the Stock Plans require a service period of three years and generally vest 33.3% annually over the three-year service period. Under the Stock Plans, the fair value of RSU awards and performance awards are determined to be the grant date closing stock price. For awards with performance conditions, compensation is recorded once there is sufficient objective evidence the performance conditions are considered probable of being met. At December 31, 2021, the Company determined the performance conditions were not probable of being met, therefore no stock compensation was accrued.
The following tables summarize the activity under the Stock Plans:
Outstanding
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life (in
years)
Balance at December 31, 20192,205,015 $0.36 3.89
Granted6,296,302 $0.14 
Exercised(2,912)$0.37 
Forfeited / canceled(275,695)$0.43 
Balance at December 31, 20208,222,710 $0.19 8.30
Granted— 0
Exercised(171,118)0.42 
Forfeited / canceled(158,735)0.14 
Balance as of December 31, 20217,892,857 $0.19 7.31
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 20217,872,978 
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company did not grant any stock options.
As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 7,667,247 and 10,244,399 awards, respectively, available for grant under the Stock Plans. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 there were 4,130,184 and 2,150,941
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exercisable options, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2021 is $49,260,254. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had stock-based compensation of $6.6 million related to unvested stock options not yet recognized that are expected to be recognized over an estimated weighted average period of 2.6 years.
The Company issued 2,920,732 of performance and market-based stock options during 2020. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company modified the vesting schedule of 529,119 of these performance and market based stock options such that vesting at 1/48th per month would commence upon signing of the Business Combination. The Company entered into the Merger Agreement on February 16, 2021 resulting in the commencement of expense recognition related to these 529,119 options during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2021, stock compensation expense related to these performance and market based stock options was $2.9 million. For the remaining 2,391,613 performance and market-based stock options, expense commenced on the close date of the Merger, June 25, 2021, as that is the date when the performance condition was achieved.
RSU award and performance award activity for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:

Restricted Stock Outstanding
OutstandingWeighted-average grant date fair value
Balance at December 31, 2020— 0
Granted - RSU awards769,505 7.34
Granted - performance awards2,137,500 7.35
Balance at December 31, 20212,907,005 7.35
Expected to vest769,505 

The RSU awards, which upon vesting entitles the holder to be issued on a future date the number of shares of common stock that is equal to the number of restricted stock units subject to the RSU award. As of December 31, 2021, the performance conditions for the granted performance awards were not probable of being met, therefore no performance award stock compensation has been recorded. No RSU awards or performance awards vested during fiscal 2021 and 2020. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had unrecognized stock-based compensation of $5.4 million related to unvested RSU awards that are expected to be recognized over an estimated weighted average period of 2.9 years.
For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, stock compensation expense of $5.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, was recognized in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 stock compensation expense of $1.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, was recognized in research and development expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Total remaining compensation expense to be recognized under the Stock Plan is $7.3 million as of December 31, 2021 and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting periods of approximately four years.
17.Income Taxes
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
United States$43,645 $(29,162)
International(1,554)(1,141)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes$42,091 $(30,303)
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The federal and state income tax expense is summarized as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Current
Federal$— $— 
State
International— — 
Total current tax expense
Deferred
Federal— — 
State— — 
International— — 
Total deferred tax expense— — 
Total tax expense$$
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating losses and tax carryforwards.
The tax effects of significant items comprising the Company's deferred taxes are as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carryforwards$24,899 $18,400 
Available for Sale Securities390 — 
Lease liability341 — 
Other230 149 
Fixed assets and intangibles89 114 
Total deferred tax assets25,949 18,663 
Deferred tax liabilities
ROU asset(344)— 
Total deferred tax liabilities(344)— 
Valuation allowance(25,605)(18,663)
Net deferred taxes$— $— 
ASC 740 requires that the tax benefit of net operating losses, temporary differences and credit carryforwards be recorded as an asset to the extent that management assesses that realization is more likely than not. Realization of the future tax benefits is dependent on the Company's ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward period. Because of the Company's recent history of operating losses, management believes that recognition of the deferred tax assets arising from the above mentioned future tax benefits is currently not likely to be realized and, accordingly, has provided a valuation allowance.
The valuation allowance increased by $6.9 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
At December 31, 2021, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $97.8 million to offset future federal taxable income, with $44.9 million available through 2037 and $52.9 million available indefinitely. We also had state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $36.8 million that may offset future state taxable income through 2041. We also had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $6.7 million that may offset future foreign taxable income through 2041.
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At December 31, 2021, the Company has research and experimentation credit carryforwards of $0.0 million for foreign tax purposes that expire after 2038.
The effective tax rate of the Company's provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as follows:
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %
State tax(1.3)(0.1)
Warrants, BCF, and other equity items(33.3)(13.1)
Valuation allowance15.6 (6.4)
Other(0.2)(0.1)
Foreign rate differential(0.2)0.2 
Stock-based compensation(1.6)(1.5)
Total— %— %
Under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a portion of the federal and state net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to an annual utilization limitation as a result of a change in ownership of the Company. Federal and California tax laws impose significant restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in the event of a change in ownership of the Company, as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”). The Company believes a change in ownership, as defined by Section 382, has occurred but a formal study has not been completed. In addition, in the future the Company may experience ownership changes, which may limit the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards or other tax attributes.

There were no unrecognized tax benefits in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company files income tax returns in the United States, various US states, and Canada. All tax years remain open in all jurisdictions. The Company is not currently under examination by income tax authorities in federal, state or other foreign jurisdictions. The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within 12 months of this reporting date of its uncertain tax positions.
18.Leases
The Company leases office space and research and development space in Sacramento, California and Sarnia, Ontario under noncancelable lease agreements and leases various office equipment, warehouse space, and temporary fencing. The operating leases have remaining lease terms of one to nine years. Certain operating leases contain options to extend the lease. The Company included the periods covered by these options as we are reasonably certain to exercise the options for all leases. For leases with the option to extend on a month-to-month basis after the defined extension periods, the Company is reasonably certain to extend for the same term as related leases. As such, lease terms for all leased assets located at the same locations have the same end dates. Rent deposits relating to leases are included within other long-term assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During 2021, the Company entered into a seven-year lease agreement for office space in Sacramento, California and recorded an operating lease ROU asset of approximately $0.9 million. Also in 2021, the Company entered into an 18-month lease agreement for office space in Sarnia, Ontario and recorded an operating lease right-of-use asset of approximately $0.1 million. The Company also entered into certain other operating leases during 2021 which were not individually or in aggregate material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. During 2021, the Company amended 2 of its existing office leases in Sacramento, California. The new agreement increased the lease payments and extended the lease agreement through October 2028.
The Company elected the accounting policy election to account for lease and nonlease components as a single lease component for all asset classes. Further, the Company elects to recognize lease payments on short-term leases in profit or loss on straight-line basis over the lease term for all asset classes, excluding such leases from recognition requirements under Topic 842.
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The components of lease cost were as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021
Operating lease cost$324 
Variable lease cost68 
Total lease cost$392 
Other information related to leases is as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021
Operating lease ROU asset (included within Lease right-of-use asset)$1,782 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases7.44
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases2.8 %
(in thousands)December 31, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$271 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities$2,062 

To calculate the ROU assets and liabilities, the Company uses the discount rate implicit in lease agreements when available. When the implicit discount rates are not readily determinable, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate, determined as of the date of adoption for Topic 842. This rate was determined for individual leases based on available information regarding jurisdiction, lease term, and asset class. Further, the interest environment was considered, including analysis of benchmark rates from promissory notes, credit curve yields for bonds, and synthetic curves based on discount margin spreads.
Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021
2022$327 
2023300 
2024269 
2025257 
2026264 
Thereafter528 
Total lease payments1945 
Less: imputed interest(179)
Less: lease liabilities, current(280)
Lease liabilities, non-current$1,486 
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19.Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company entered into the Investor Rights Agreement on June 25, 2021 (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the holders of Registrable Securities (as defined therein) became entitled to, among other things, customary registration rights, including demand, piggy-back and shelf registration rights. The Investor Rights Agreement also provides that the Company will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against (or make contributions in respect of) certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act. On July 15, 2021, the Company registered the Registrable Securities for resale pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-257931) that became effective on July 30, 2021.
In May 2018, the Company executed operating and maintenance agreements for certain services, to facilitate the development and thus bring Origin 1 to the condition necessary for its intended use, commencing in different periods between July 2018 and September 2019, and all generally for five-year periods. The agreements are generally automatically extended for one-year periods thereafter. The agreements include annual fixed payments subject to escalation clauses at the beginning of each calendar year, as defined in the agreement. The minimum fixed payments are $0.4 million (in Canadian dollars) per year over the fixed term. Certain of the agreements include quantities that are based on volumes, as defined in the applicable agreements. The Company is also responsible for applicable taxes under these agreements. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the total amount capitalized into Property, Plant and Equipment, Net under the agreement was $0.1 million.
In May 2019, the Company also concurrently executed a take-or-pay steam supply agreement commencing by October 1, 2019, through December 31, 2022, whereby the Company will receive up to 25% for the first year and 50% thereafter of the steam generated, up to 140,000 MMBTUs per year. The price paid for the steam is based on a fixed amount plus the supplier’s cost of natural gas, as defined in the agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the total amount capitalized into Property, Plant and Equipment, Net under the agreement was $0.1 million.
In May 2018, the Company entered into a joint development agreement (the “JDA”) with a legacy stockholder to evaluate alternative uses for one of the Company’s products. The term of the JDA is the later of (i) 3 years from the JDA effective date and (ii) the final expected development program completion date as specified in the JDA. There were no expenses under this agreement for the year ended December 31, 2021 or 2020.
Patent licenses
In July 2017, the Company entered into a patent license agreement for $0.1 million, which expires upon expiration of the last patent in December 2025. Under this agreement, the Company will pay minimum royalty payments of $5,000 per year and, if the Company develops and sells certain products based on the patent, up to a maximum of $25,000 per year. Certain products that Origin is currently developing and anticipates selling are expected to utilize these patents.
In December 2016, the Company entered into a patent license agreement for $0.5 million, which expires upon expiration of the patent. Under this agreement, if the Company develops and sells specific products based on the patent, the Company would pay a royalty up to a cumulative $0.5 million from Origin 1, whereby no further payments will be due for any production at Origin 1. If production of those products occurs at subsequent facilities, the Company will pay an upfront license fee royalty and a variable royalty based on production at that subsequent facility, capped at an aggregate $10 million per facility. Certain products that the Company is currently developing and anticipates selling are expected to utilize these patents. No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2021 or 2020.
In November 2016, the Company entered into a patent license agreement for $35.0 thousand, which expires upon expiration of the patent. Under this agreement, if the Company produces products based on the patent, the Company will pay an annual royalty upon commencement of operations on Origin 1 of $25.0 thousand up to a cumulative $1.0 million. The pipeline of Company products and sales are not currently expected to be subject to this patent. No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2021 or 2020.
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In August 2015, the Company entered into a patent license agreement, which expires upon expiration of the patent. Under this agreement, if the Company develops and sells specific products based on the patent, the Company would pay a royalty up to $2.0 million per year and $10.0 million in the aggregate. Certain products that the Company is currently developing and anticipates selling are expected to utilize these patents. No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2021 or 2020.
In June 2011, the Company entered into a nonexclusive patents license agreement, which expires upon expiration of the last patent to expire. Under this agreement, the Company pays a royalty of $5.0 thousand annually and if the Company develops and sells specific products based on the patent, 0.4% of net sales. The pipeline of Company products and sales are not currently expected to be subject to this patent.
Contingencies
At times there may be claims and legal proceedings generally incidental to the normal course of business that are pending or threatened against the Company. Although the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters when they arise, in the opinion of management, any liability arising from them will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company. At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no claims or legal proceedings.
20.Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, which excludes Sponsor Vesting Shares which are legally outstanding, but subject to return to the Company. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of the stock options, RSU awards and convertible preferred stock warrants, as applicable pursuant to the treasury stock method, and the convertible notes, as applicable pursuant to the if-converted method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
(In thousands, except for share and per share amounts)Year Ended
December 31,
20212020
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—Basic$42,090$(30,302)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—Diluted$42,090$(30,302)
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Basic (1)
101,221,78162,544,933
Stock options4,954,919
RSU awards61,054
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Diluted (1)
106,237,75462,544,933
Net income (loss per share)—Basic$0.42$(0.48)
Net income (loss per share)—Diluted$0.40$(0.48)
(1)Excludes weighted-average Sponsor Vesting Shares subject to return of 2,342,466 and — shares for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. As of December 31, 2021, options for 1,481,531 shares of common stock, performance awards for 2,137,500 shares of common stock, earnout shares for 25,000,000 shares of common stock, and Sponsor Vesting Shares for 4,500,000 shares of common stock were excluded from the table below because they are subject to market or performance conditions that were not achieved as of December 31, 2021.
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The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
Year Ended
December 31,
20212020
Options to purchase common stock— 8,222,710 
Warrants to purchase common stock35,476,667 — 
Warrants to purchase redeemable convertible preferred stock, as-converted2,678,320 5,554,470 
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, under the direction of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) as of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on this evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at December 31, 2021.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
For the quarter ending December 31, 2021, we have completed enhancements to the design effectiveness of certain internal controls over financial reporting, including the controls implemented in the fourth quarter of 2021 in response to the previously reported material weakness. There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act during the year ended December 31, 2021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Material Weakness
During the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, during the course of preparing for the Business Combination, and during the second quarter 2021 and third quarter 2021 interim reviews, we identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. Specifically, we did not have in place an effective control environment with formal processes and procedures to allow for a detailed review of accounting transactions that would identify errors in a timely manner. Further, due to our size, we did not have proper segregation of duties and had insufficient accounting and finance personnel with an appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge in the application of U.S. GAAP commensurate with our complexity and financial accounting and reporting requirements to design, implement and operate precise business processes and internal control activities over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance of preventing or detecting material misstatements.
Remediation Plan
We have begun implementing and are continuing to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to remediate this material weakness, including retention of an accounting consultant to assist in areas of complex accounting and financial reporting, converting and upgrading our accounting system and hiring additional IT personnel. We have also hired a staff accountant and a corporate controller and expect to hire additional accounting personnel. These actions, being implemented through the fourth quarter of 2021, related to the design effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting allow us to conclude that the material weakness has been fully remediated.
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Management's Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
As discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report, we completed the Business Combination on June 25, 2021. Prior to the Business Combination, we were a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses. As a result, previously existing internal controls are no longer applicable or comprehensive enough as of the assessment date as our operations prior to the Business Combination were insignificant compared to those of the consolidated entity post-Business Combination. In addition, the design of internal controls over financial reporting for the Company following the Business Combination has required and will continue to require significant time and resources from our management and other personnel. As a result, our management was unable, without incurring unreasonable effort or expense, to conduct an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. Accordingly, we are excluding management’s report on internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 215.02 of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance’s Regulation S-K Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations.
Attestation of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
This Annual Report does not include an attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm regarding our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) due to a transition period established by the rules of the SEC.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
Part III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Our business affairs are managed under the direction of our board of directors, which is currently composed of nine members. Seven of our directors are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq"). Our board of directors is divided into three staggered classes of directors. At each annual meeting of
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stockholders, a class of directors will be elected for a three-year term to succeed the same class whose term is then expiring.
Directors and Executive Officers
The following sets forth certain information, as of December 31, 2021, concerning the persons who are our directors and executive officers.
NameAgePosition
Executive Officers
John Bissell36Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Rich Riley48Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Nate Whaley47Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Galowitz57Chief Commercial Officer
Joshua Lee45General Counsel
Non-Employee Directors
Karen Richardson59Chair of the Board
Benno O. Dorer(1)(3)
57Director
Charles Drucker(2)(3)
58Director
Kathleen B. Fish(2)(3)
64Director
William Harvey(1)(2)
71Director
Boon Sim(1)(3)
59Director
Pia Heidenmark Cook(1)(2)
50Director
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(1)Member of the Audit Committee.
(2)Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(3)Member of the Compensation Committee.
Executive Officers
John Bissell is our Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since the Business Combination and previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Origin, and a member of the Legacy Origin board of directors, from November 2008 to June 2021. Mr. Bissell was trained as a chemical engineer at UC Davis and has extensive experience in R&D, engineering, and business development in the chemical industry. He has been recognized by the US EPA, Forbes, and the University of California for his professional and technical contributions. Finally, he's raised over half a billion USD in capital, and took Origin Materials public in 2021.
Rich Riley is our Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since the Business Combination and previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Origin and a member of the Legacy Origin board of directors from October 2020 to June 2021. From April 2013 to January 2019, Mr. Riley was the Chief Executive Officer of Shazam Entertainment Ltd, a leading mobile music application that was acquired by Apple Inc. in 2018. Mr. Riley has served as an industry advisor to KKR & Co. L.P., a leading global investment firm, since 2013. Mr. Riley was an executive at Yahoo! Inc. from Jan 1999 to Sept. 2012 with roles including EVP, Americas and SVP & MD, EMEA Region. He joined Yahoo! when it acquired Log-Me-On.com, where he was the Co-Founder and Managing Member. Mr. Riley began his career as an investment banking analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Riley was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Featured in Forbes 40 under 40 Ones to Watch and included three times in Billboard Magazine’s Power 100 list. Mr. Riley is a Trustee at St. Luke’s school, a member of the advisory Board for the Entrepreneurship Department at the Wharton School and a member of the Executive Board of Boy Scouts of America, Connecticut Yankee Council. Mr. Riley received a B.S. in economics with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Nate Whaley is our Chief Financial Officer and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Legacy Origin from September 2020 to June 2021. Mr. Whaley has extensive expertise in scaling companies across a wide range of highly visible, capital-intensive industries including both operations and project-delivery. Prior to joining Legacy Origin, Mr. Whaley operated Whaley Group, a private provider of CFO, corporate financial and asset management advisory services. His representative engagements included serving as Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategy of Mammoth Resorts, a
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Starwood Capital Group portfolio company, Strategic Advisor to the World Surf League, the developer of the man-made wave system technology at the Kelly Slater Wave Company, and Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Advisor to Stikwood, a private wood wall planking manufacturer. Prior to founding Whaley Group, Mr. Whaley served as Chief Financial Officer and President – Development of Kirkwood Capital Partners, the holding company of the operating businesses, real estate development and sales, and gas and electric utility companies at Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe, California. Mr. Whaley received a B.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis.
Stephen Galowitz has served as Chief Commercial Officer of Legacy Origin since May 2014 and continues to serve as our Chief Commercial Officer after the Business Combination. As Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Galowitz oversees the development of strategic relationships for commercialization of sustainable products using Origin Materials’ technology. Mr. Galowitz formerly served as co-founder and Chief Development Officer at Broadrock Renewables, LLC, where he led electricity generating projects. Mr. Galowitz received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, a B.S. in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Joshua Lee is our General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Lee joined Legacy Origin as its Corporate Counsel in February 2018 and served as its General Counsel from December 2020 to June 2021. Mr. Lee has also served as Secretary of Legacy Origin since February 12, 2020. Prior to joining Legacy Origin, Mr. Lee was an attorney at Miller Barondess, LLP from September 2016 to February 2018, and at Irell & Manella LLP from August 2009 to September 2016. Mr. Lee received a B.A. in Economics and German from the University of Southern California, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Southern California, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Non-Employee Directors
Karen Richardson is a member and Chairperson of our board of directors and previously served on the board of directors of Artius from July 2020 to June 2021. Ms. Richardson has a breadth of experience in the technology services industry and currently serves as a non-executive director of BP plc, Exponent, Inc. and Doma. Ms. Richardson served as a director of Worldpay from 2018 until July 2019. Prior to this, Ms. Richardson was an independent non-executive director of Worldpay Group plc. Ms. Richardson also served as a non-executive director at BT Plc from 2011-2018. Prior to her time at Worldpay and BT, Ms. Richardson held a number of senior sales and marketing roles in technology companies, including her tenure as Chief Executive Officer at Epiphany Inc. between 2003 and 2006. Ms. Richardson has also served as an advisor to Silver Lake Partners and has served on a number of private company boards, including i2 Holdings, Ayasdi LLC, Hackerrank, Convercent, Inc., Virtuoz, and Hi5 Networks, Inc. We believe that Ms. Richardson is qualified to serve on our board of directors given her leadership experience in technologically complex organizations.
Benno O. Dorer has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2021. From November 2014 until September 2020, Mr. Dorer served as Chief Executive Officer of the Clorox Company and as Chairman of the Clorox Company from August 2016 until February 2021. Prior to his time at the Clorox Company, Mr. Dorer held various marketing and sales roles at The Procter & Gamble Company in Europe and the United States. Mr. Dorer had also previously served the Consumer Brands Association, the trade association for the consumer packaged goods industry, as Board Director and Vice Chairman until 2020. Mr. Dorer is currently a Senior Advisor to KKR & Co. Inc. and a Board Director of VF Corporation and Wella Company. We believe that Mr. Dorer is qualified to serve on our board of directors given his extensive experience in the consumer and professional products industry.
Charles Drucker is a member of our board of directors and previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artius from June 2020 to June 2021. Mr. Drucker has had a decades-long career in the financial services industry. Mr. Drucker was a member of the board of directors of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (“FIS”) and served as Vice Chairman until March 1, 2020. From January 2019 until its acquisition by FIS, he served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay, a leading global payments company, and also served as Worldpay’s Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer from January 2018 to December 2018. From 2009 to 2017, Mr. Drucker was the Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay’s predecessor, Vantiv. Prior to joining Vantiv, Inc., Mr. Drucker served as Executive Vice President of Fifth Third Bancorp from June 2005 to June 2009. Prior to joining Fifth Third Bancorp, Mr. Drucker was with First Data Corporation and Wells Fargo. Mr. Drucker has also served on the board of directors of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. since 2016. We believe that Mr. Drucker is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive senior management experience in the payments and technology industries, as well as his experience with deep financial services.
Kathleen B. Fish has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2021. From February 2014 until December 2020, Ms. Fish served as Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer of Procter & Gamble. Prior to this, Ms. Fish served as vice president of the Global Fabric Care R&D organization at Procter & Gamble from January 2009 to January 2014, and as vice president of the Global Baby Care R&D organization at Procter & Gamble from November 2003 to November 2008. Ms. Fish joined Procter & Gamble in 1979 as part of its Product Development (R&D) organization. Ms. Fish is currently a member of the USA Swimming and Balchem Boards of Directors. Ms. Fish has been selected to serve on our board of directors due to her leadership experience in the consumer goods industry.
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William Harvey is a member of our board of directors and previously served as a member of the Legacy Origin board of directors since June 2017 to June 2021. Mr. Harvey served from July 2009 to December 2016 as the President of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP), a global business unit of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. Mr. Harvey became a member of the board of directors of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., the North American subsidiary of a Japanese multinational auto and truck parts manufacturer, in June 2017. Since March 2011, Mr. Harvey has served on the board of directors of Kennametal, Inc., a public supplier of tooling and industrial materials. In March 2020, Mr. Harvey joined the Management Board of Huber Engineered Woods LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of wood products and a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corporation. Mr. Harvey received an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a B.S. in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University. We believe that Mr. Harvey’s broad experience as an executive and board member in the packaging and materials industries qualify him to serve as our director.
Boon Sim is a member of our board of directors and previously served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Artius from February 4, 2020 to June 25, 2021. Mr. Sim also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aritus from June 2020 until June 2021. Mr. Sim has been Managing Partner of Artius Capital Partners since September 2017. Prior to that position, Mr. Sim was Advisory Senior Director of Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, from April 2016 to December 2017, and President, Americas Group, Head of Markets Group and Head of Credit and Life Science Portfolio from June 2012 to April 2016. He was previously the Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Credit Suisse. During his twenty-year career at Credit Suisse and its predecessor, The First Boston Corporation,Mr. Sim held several senior positions of increasing responsibility, including Head of M&A Americas and Co-head of Technology Group. Before joining The First Boston Corporation, Mr. Sim worked as a design engineer at Texas Instruments Inc., focusing on semiconductor design. Mr. Sim has also served on the board of directors of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board since 2020. We believe that Mr. Sim is qualified to serve on our board of directors given his significant financial investment experience.
Pia Heidenmark Cook has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2021. Ms. Cook has also served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group (IKEA) from 2017 to August 2021. Prior to this position, she served as head of Sustainability in IKEA Retail & Expansion for the IKEA Group from 2011 to 2017 and as head of Communications for the IKEA Foundation from 2008 to 2011. Prior to joining IKEA in 2008, Ms. Cook served as Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Rezidor Hotel Group from 2001 to 2008. Ms. Cook currently serves on the board of MAX Burgers AB, and the board of trustees of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, and has previously served as co-chair of The Retailers’ Environmental Action Programme and as chairman of the tourism branch of the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum. Ms. Cook has received a Technical Licentiate degree and a M.Sc. in Environmental Management from the University of Lund, Sweden, and a M.Sc. in International Business Administration and Economics from Uppsala University, Sweden. She is currently undertaking an INSEAD training on non-executive board directorship. Ms. Cook has been selected to serve on the board of directors due to her extensive experience in sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Board Leadership Structure
We believe that all members of our board of directors should have a voice in the affairs and the management of Origin. The board of directors believes that our stockholders are best served at this time by having a chairperson, who is an integral part of our board of directors structure and a critical aspect of effective corporate governance. Ms. Richardson has served as chairperson of our board of directors since the closing of the Business Combination in June 2021. Ms. Richardson brings considerable skills and experience, as described above, to the role. While our Co-Chief Executive Officers have primary responsibility for preparing the agendas for meetings of our board of directors, our chairperson has significant responsibilities, which are set forth in our bylaws, and include, in part:
Establishing the agenda for regular meetings of our board of directors;
Coordinating with the committee chairs regarding meeting agendas and information requirements, and presiding over portions of meetings of our board of directors at which the evaluation or compensation of the Co-Chief Executive Officers is presented or discussed;
Coordinating the activities of the other directors, and performing such other duties our board of directors may establish or delegate from time to time; and
Acting as principal liaison between the members of our board of directors and the Co-Chief Executive Officers.
The active involvement of our independent directors, combined with the qualifications and significant responsibilities of our chairperson and other directors, provide balance on our board of directors and promote strong, independent oversight of our management and affairs.
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Role of the Board of Directors in Risk Oversight
One of the key functions of the board of directors is informed oversight of our risk management process. The board of directors does not anticipate having a standing risk management committee, but rather anticipates administering this oversight function directly through our board of directors as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of the board of directors that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, the board of directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure and our audit committee will have the responsibility to consider and discuss any major financial risk exposures and the steps our management will take to monitor and control such exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The audit committee monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The compensation committee assesses and monitors whether our compensation plans, policies and programs comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between the Board and any of our executive officers.
Director Independence
Our common stock is listed on Nasdaq. Under the listing standards of Nasdaq, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors, as affirmatively determined by the board of directors. In addition, the Nasdaq listing standards require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent. Under the Nasdaq listing standards, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that listed company’s board of directors, that director does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Audit committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Nasdaq listing standards. Compensation committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and the Nasdaq.
Our board of directors has undertaken a review of the independence of each of our directors. Based on information provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, our board of directors has determined that each of Messrs. Sim, Harvey, Drucker and Dorer and Mses. Fish, Richardson and Cook qualifies as “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq rules. In making these determinations, our board of directors considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with the Company and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director. Messrs. Bissell and Riley are not deemed independent due to their positions as our Co-Chief Executive Officers.
Board Meetings and Committees
During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, our board of directors held four meetings (including regularly scheduled and special meetings). The Audit Committee met three times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Compensation Committee met three times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of our board of directors held during the period for which he or she has been a director and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of our board of directors on which he or she served during the periods that he or she served.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. The composition and responsibilities of each of the committees of the board of directors are described below. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by the board of directors. The board of directors may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.
Audit Committee
The audit committee consists of Benno O. Dorer, Boon Sim, William Harvey and Pia Heidenmark Cook. Our board of directors has determined that each member of the audit committee satisfies the independence requirements under Nasdaq
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listing standards and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. The chair of the audit committee is Benno O. Dorer. Our board of directors has determined that Benno O. Dorer is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations. Each member of the audit committee can read and understand fundamental financial statements in accordance with applicable requirements. In arriving at these determinations, our board of directors has examined each audit committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their employment.
The primary purpose of the audit committee is to discharge the responsibilities of the board of directors with respect to our corporate accounting and financial reporting processes, systems of internal control and financial statement audits, and to oversee our independent registered public accounting firm. Specific responsibilities of the audit committee include:
helping the board of directors oversee corporate accounting and financial reporting processes;
managing the selection, engagement, qualifications, independence and performance of a qualified firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements;
discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm, and reviewing, with management and the independent accountants, our interim and year-end operating results;
developing procedures for employees to submit concerns anonymously about questionable accounting or audit matters;
reviewing related person transactions;
obtaining and reviewing a report by the independent registered public accounting firm at least annually that describes our internal quality control procedures, any material issues with such procedures, and any steps taken to deal with such issues when required by applicable law; and
approving or, as permitted, pre-approving, audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm.
Our audit committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq listing standards. A copy of the charter of our audit committee is available on our website at www.originmaterials.com under “Investors – Governance – Governance Documents.”
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee consists of Charles Drucker, Boon Sim, Benno O. Dorer and Kathleen B. Fish. The chair of the compensation committee is Charles Drucker. Our board of directors has determined that each member of the compensation committee is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards and a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
The primary purpose of the compensation committee is to discharge the responsibilities of the board of directors in overseeing the compensation policies, plans and programs and to review and determine the compensation to be paid to executive officers, directors and other senior management, as appropriate. Specific responsibilities of the compensation committee will include:
reviewing and approving the compensation of the co-chief executive officers, other executive officers and senior management;
reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the compensation of directors;
administering the equity incentive plans and other benefit programs;         
reviewing, adopting, amending and terminating incentive compensation and equity plans, severance agreements, profit sharing plans, bonus plans, change-of-control protections and any other compensatory arrangements for the executive officers and other senior management; and
reviewing and establishing general policies relating to compensation and benefits of the employees, including the overall compensation philosophy.
Our compensation committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq listing standards. A copy of the charter of our compensation committee is available on our website at www.originmaterials.com under “Investors – Governance – Governance Documents.”
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of William Harvey, Charles Drucker, Kathleen B. Fish and Pia Heidenmark Cook. The chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee is William Harvey. Our board of directors has determined that each member of the nominating and corporate governance committee is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards.
Specific responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee include:
identifying and evaluating candidates, including the nomination of incumbent directors for re-election and nominees recommended by stockholders, to serve on the board of directors;
considering and making recommendations to the board of directors regarding the composition and chairmanship of the committees of the board of directors;
developing and making recommendations to the board of directors regarding corporate governance guidelines and matters, including in relation to corporate social responsibility; and
overseeing periodic evaluations of the performance of the board of directors, including its individual directors and committees.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable Nasdaq listing standards o. A copy of the charter of our nominating and corporate governance committee is available on our website at www.originmaterials.com under “Investors – Governance – Governance Documents.”
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our directors who serve as a member of our Compensation Committee is, or has at any time during the past year been, one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serve, or has served during the last completed fiscal year, on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers that serves as a member of our board of directors or compensation committee.
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines that address items such as the qualifications and responsibilities of our directors and director candidates and corporate governance policies and standards applicable to us in general. In addition, our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officer, and other executive and senior financial officers. The full text of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on the Corporate Governance portion of our website at www.originmaterials.com under “Investors – Governance – Governance Documents.” We will post amendments to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or waivers of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors and executive officers on the same website.
Director Compensation
We have a non-employee director pay policy pursuant to which our unaffiliated, non-employee directors are eligible to receive equity awards and annual cash compensation for service on our board of directors and committees of our board of directors.
During 2020, other than a stock option to purchase shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock granted to Mr. William Harvey as described below, no director received cash, equity or other non-equity compensation for service on Legacy Origin’s or Artius’ board of directors.
In October 2020, Legacy Origin’s board of directors granted Mr. Harvey a stock option to purchase 150,000 shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock, of which 50,000 shares were fully vested and exercisable upon grant, 25,000 shares underlying this option were to vest on the one-year anniversary of the date Mr. Harvey accepts (verbally or in writing) the position of Chairman of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, and the remaining 75,000 shares underlying this option vest monthly in equal installments over three years, subject to Mr. Harvey’s continued service at each vesting date. In connection with the Business Combination, (i) a total of 75,000 shares underlying this option were deemed to be vested and fully exercisable immediately prior to the closing of such transaction, and (ii) the remaining 75,000 shares underlying this option were automatically forfeited. The initial value of Mr. Harvey’s option award is $1,089,423.80, which does not reflect amounts actually received by Mr. Harvey. Instead, this amount reflects the grant date fair value of the option award, as computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. As required by SEC rules, the amount shown excludes the impact of
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estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. The stock option to purchase 75,000 shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock was converted into a stock option to purchase 158,734 shares of our common stock following the consummation of the Business Combination.
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, our board of directors adopted a non-employee director compensation policy, pursuant to which each non-employee director is entitled to a $50,000 annual cash retainer. In addition, the members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be entitled to an annual cash retainer of $10,000, $5,000, and $5,000, respectively, with the chair of each such committee being entitled to an annual cash retainer of $20,000, $15,000, and $15,000, respectively. In addition to the cash compensation, each non-employee director will also receive a one-time initial grant of restricted stock units with a grant date value of $150,000, to vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, and an annual grant of restricted stock units with a grant date value of $130,000, with the chairperson of the board of directors to receive an additional annual grant of restricted stock units with a grant date value of $75,000, which annual awards will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each restricted stock unit award described above is subject to the applicable director continuing to serve on our board of directors through the vesting date. In addition, each member of the board of directors is required to acquire and hold shares of our common stock with a fair market value of at least $250,000 by the later of the fifth anniversary of (i) the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) such director’s election to the board of directors.
Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2021
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation received by our non-employee directors during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021:
Director(1)
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
Stock Awards ($)(2)
Option Awards ($)
All Other Compensation(3)
Total ($)
Bill Harvey$38,750 $279,998 $— $831 $319,580 
Karen Richardson$25,833 $354,998 $— $1,043 $381,874 
Kathy Fish$31,000 $279,998 $— $2,305 $313,304 
Pia Heidenmark-Cook$33,583 $279,998 $— $— $313,582 
Benno Dorer$38,750 $279,998 $— $1,124 $319,872 
Charles Drucker$— $— $— $1,217 $1,217 
Boon Sim— — $— $— $— 
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(1)Our non-employee directors were each appointed to our board of directors effective June 25, 2021.
(2)The amounts reported in the Stock Awards column represent the grant date fair value of the stock awards granted to the named directors during 2021 as computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 Compensation Stock Compensation or ASC 718. Note that the amounts reported in the column reflect the accounting cost for these stock awards, and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by the named directors from the stock award.
(3)Consists of amounts paid by the Company for travel expenses on behalf of our non-employee directors.
Our directors who are also our employees receive no additional compensation for their service as directors. During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, John Bissell and Rich Riley were our employees. See the section titled “Executive Compensation” for additional information about the compensation paid to Messrs. Bissell and Riley.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Origin Materials, Inc.
Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the executive officers of Legacy Origin became executive officers of Origin Materials, Inc.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, Origin’s named executive officers consisted of its co-principal executive officers and the next two most highly compensated executive officers:
John Bissell, Origin’s Co-Chief Executive Officer;
Rich Riley, Origin’s Co-Chief Executive Officer;
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Stephen Galowitz, Origin’s Chief Commercial Officer; and
Joshua Lee, Origin’s General Counsel and Secretary.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of Origin's named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, as applicable:
Name and Principal PositionYearSalaryBonus
Option
Awards(1)
Stock Awards(2)
All Other
Compensation(3)
Total
John Bissell2021$190,000 $2,212,497 $20,723 $2,423,220 
Co-Chief Executive Officer2020$190,000 $612,000 $64 $802,064 
Rich Riley(4)
2021$229,121 $58,416 $1,837,500 $844 $2,125,881 
Co-Chief Executive Officer2020$56,667 $5,988,000 $— $6,044,667 
Stephen Galowitz2021$290,000 $2,669,998 $12,023 $2,972,021 
Chief Commercial Officer
Joshua Lee2021$211,827 $959,373 $9,899 $1,181,099 
General Counsel2020$211,827 $304,920 $64 $516,811 
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(1)Amounts reported in this column do not reflect the amounts actually received by Origin’s named executive officers. Instead, these amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of each option award granted to the named executive officers during 2020, as computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718. As required by SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. Please see Note 3 to Origin’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
(2)Amounts reported represent the aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs and PSUs granted to such named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 under the 2021 Plan and the 2011 Plan, as applicable, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the RSUs and stock options reported in this column are set forth in Note 3 – Stock-Based Compensation to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The grant date fair value for PSUs is reported based upon the probable outcome of the performance conditions at the target level on the grant date. The value of the annual PSU awards granted in fiscal 2021, assuming achievement of the maximum performance would have been as follows: Mr. Bissell: $5,512,500; Mr. Riley: $5,512,500; Mr. Galowitz: $4,410,000; and Mr. Lee: $1,378,125.
(3)Consists of amounts paid by Origin after the Business Combination and by Legacy Origin before the Business Combination for a phone and internet stipend and for health insurance, long-term disability insurance, and life insurance premiums on behalf of Messrs. Bissell, Riley, Galowitz, and Lee.
(4)Mr. Riley joined Legacy Origin as Co-Chief Executive Officer in October 2020.
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Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2021
The following table presents information regarding outstanding equity awards held by the Origin's named executive officers as of December 31, 2021:
Option AwardsStock Awards
NameGrant DateVesting Commencement DateNumber of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) ExercisableNumber of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) UnexercisableOption Exercise PriceOption Expiration DateNumber of Shares or Units of Stock Have Not Vested (#)
Market Value of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested(7)
John Bissell6/15/20125/25/2012357,565$0.28 6/14/2022
8/27/20153/25/2012137,571$0.37 8/26/2025
10/28/202002/16/2021533,5271,371,299(1)$0.14 10/27/2030

11/10/202151,020(5)374,997
11/10/2021250,000(6)1,837,500
Rich Riley10/28/202010/28/20201,018,5531,521,218(2)$0.14 10/27/2030
10/28/2020N/A(3)$0.14 10/27/2030
11/10/2021250,000(6)1,837,500
Stephen Galowitz11/10/2021163,265(5)1,199,998
11/10/2021200,000(6)1,470,000
Joshua Lee4/9/20192/5/201816,931(4)$1.21 4/8/2029
11/23/202011/23/202088,892(4)$0.14 11/22/2030
11/10/202168,027(5)499,998
11/10/202162,500(6)459,375
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(1)529,119 shares underlying this option vest in equal monthly amounts over a period of four years on the same day of the month as the vesting commencement date, such that 529,119 shares subject to this option will have vested as of the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to Mr. Bissell’s continued service at each vesting date. 423,294 shares underlying this option vested upon the completion of the Business Combination. 211,647 shares underlying this option vest when the VWAP (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of a share of common stock of Origin equals or exceeds $15.00 for 10 consecutive trading days during the three year period following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to Mr. Bissell’s continued service at the date such milestone is achieved. 317,471 shares underlying this option vest when the VWAP of a share of common stock of Origin equals or exceeds $25.00 for 10 consecutive trading days during the five year period following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to Mr. Bissell’s continued service at the date such milestone is achieved. 423,295 shares underlying this option vest when the VWAP of a share of common stock of Origin equals or exceeds $50.00 for 10 consecutive trading days during the five year period following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to Mr. Bissell’s continued service at the date such milestone is achieved.
(2)1/48th of the shares underlying this option vest monthly, subject to Mr. Riley’s continued service at each vesting date. The shares underlying this option are subject to single and double trigger acceleration. 25% of the total shares subject to this option vested upon the completion of the Business Combination and 1/36th of the remaining shares subject to this option shall vest each month on the same day of the month as the closing date of the Business Combination (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month), such that all of the shares subject to this option will have vested as of the third anniversary of the closing date of the Business Combination, subject to Mr. Riley’s continued service at each vesting date. If Mr. Riley is terminated for any reason other than cause (as defined in the 2020 Plan), then 12.5% of the total number of shares subject to this option shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination. If there is a change in control (which, as defined in the 2020 Plan, would include the consummation of the Business Combination) and if, during the period of time commencing forty-five (45) days prior to the consummation of such change in control and ending on the first anniversary of the consummation of such change in control, (i) Mr. Riley’s services in all capacities as a service provider of Origin are involuntarily terminated without cause, or (ii) Mr. Riley resigns his service in all capacities as a service provider of Origin for good reason (as defined in the 2020 Plan), and in either case other than as a result of death or disability, and provided such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), then, effective as of such separation, 100% of the then-unvested shares subject to this option as of such separation will become vested shares subject to this option.
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(3)423,294 shares underlying this option vested upon the completion of the Business Combination. 211,647 shares underlying this option vest when the VWAP of a share of common stock of Origin equals or exceeds $15.00 for 10 consecutive trading days during the three year period following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to Mr. Riley’s continued service at the date such milestone is achieved. 317,471 shares underlying this option vest when the VWAP of a share of common stock of Origin equals or exceeds $25.00 for 10 consecutive trading days during the five year period following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to Mr. Riley’s continued service at the date such milestone is achieved.
(4)The shares underlying this option vested upon the completion of the Business Combination.
(5)Reflects the grant of restricted stock units that vest ratably over three years on 6/24/2022, 6/24/2023, 6/24/2024, respectively.
(6)Reflects the grant of performance-based restricted stock units with vesting to be evaluated by our Compensation Committee at various points between 2022 and 2027 based on certain construction and production milestones as well as certain revenue and EBITDA metrics associated with our Origin 1 and Origin 2 plants, respectively. If these milestones and metrics are achieved during the applicable performance period, as determined by our Compensation Committee, the eligible awards will become vested. Eligible awards are subject to a multiplier if multiple milestones and metrics are achieved during the applicable performance periods. This multiplier is capped at 3 and is subject to downward reduction by straight line interpolation for partial achievement of revenue and EBITDA metrics.
(7)Represents the total fair value of the NEOs’ restricted stock unit awards granted, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of the assumptions made in the valuation, please see Note 3 to the financial statements in the this Annual Report.
Employment Arrangements with Executive Officers
Each of our named executive officers is an at-will employee. Each named executive officer other than John Bissell and Stephen Galowitz is currently party to an offer letter setting forth their terms of employment as of the date of the offer letter, including title, salary and severance provisions (if any), as set forth below. Please see the section titled “Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2021” for additional information regarding the equity awards held by such named executive officers.
Rich Riley
In October 2020, Legacy Origin entered into an offer letter with Rich Riley, its Co-Chief Executive Officer. For 2020, Mr. Riley’s initial annual base salary was $58,240. In February 2021, Legacy Origin issued and sold convertible promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million and an interest rate of 8% per annum (the “2021 Note Financing”). Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, upon the closing of the 2021 Note Financing, Mr. Riley became entitled to an annual base salary of $400,000 for 2021 and a one-time bonus in an amount equal to the difference between what Mr. Riley would have been paid from his start date through the closing date of the 2021 Note Financing had his annual base salary been $400,000 and what Mr. Riley had been paid over such period. During 2022, Mr. Riley will be entitled to receive an annual base salary of $400,000.
Joshua Lee
In January 2018, Legacy Origin entered into an offer letter with Joshua Lee, its General Counsel. During 2022, Mr. Lee will be entitled to receive an annual base salary of $210,000.
Executive Compensation
Our compensation committee oversees the compensation policies, plans and programs and review and determine compensation to be paid to executive officers, directors and other senior management, as appropriate. The compensation policies followed by us are intended to provide for compensation that is sufficient to attract, motivate and retain our executives and potential other individuals and to establish an appropriate relationship between executive compensation and the creation of stockholder value.
Pension Benefits
Our named executive officers did not participate in, or otherwise receive any benefits under, any pension or retirement plan sponsored by us during 2020 or 2021.
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Our Origin’s named executive officers did not participate in, or earn any benefits under, any nonqualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by us during 2020 or 2021.
Employee Benefit Plans
Equity-based compensation has been and will continue to be an important foundation in executive compensation packages as we believe it is important to maintain a strong link between executive incentives and the creation of stockholder value. We believe that performance and equity-based compensation can be an important component of the total executive compensation package for maximizing stockholder value while, at the same time, attracting, motivating and retaining high-quality executives. The principal features of our equity incentive plans are summarized below. These summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual text of the plans, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
2021 Plan
A summary description of the material features of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) is set forth below. Following the recommendation of the board of directors, our stockholders approved the 2021 Plan on June 23, 2021.
Eligibility. Any individual who is our employee or an employee of any of our affiliates, or any person who provides services to Origin or its affiliates, including consultants and members of the board of directors, is eligible to receive awards under the 2021 Plan at the discretion of the plan administrator.
Awards. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code to employees, including employees of any parent or subsidiary, and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options (“NSOs”), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance awards and other forms of awards to employees, directors and consultants, including employees and consultants of our affiliates.
Authorized Shares. Initially, the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan will not exceed 18,467,109. In addition, the number of shares of our Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year, starting on January 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) five percent (5%) of the fully-diluted shares of our Common Stock on December 31 of the preceding year (the “Evergreen Measurement Date”), (2) a lesser number of shares of our Common Stock determined by the board of directors prior to the date of the increase, or (3) a lesser number of shares of our Common Stock that would not result in the share reserve exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the fully-diluted shares of our Common Stock as of the Evergreen Measurement Date. The maximum number of shares of our Common Stock that may be issued on the exercise of ISOs under the 2021 Plan shall not exceed 55,401,327.
The unused shares subject to stock awards granted under the 2021 Plan that expire, lapse or are terminated, exchanged for or settled in cash, surrendered, repurchased, canceled without having been fully exercised or forfeited, in any case, in a manner that results in us acquiring shares covered by the stock award at a price not greater than the price (as adjusted pursuant to the 2021 Plan) paid by the participant for such shares or not issuing any shares covered by the stock award, will, as applicable, become or again be available for stock award grants under the 2021 Plan. The following shares of Common Stock will not be added to the shares authorized for grant and will not be available for future grants of stock awards: (i) shares of Common Stock subject to a stock appreciation right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the stock appreciation right on exercise thereof; and (ii) shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of options; and (iii) shares delivered to us by a participant to satisfy the exercise or purchase price of a stock award or to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to a stock award (including shares of Common Stock retained by us from the Award being exercised or purchased and/or creating the tax obligation).
Non-Employee Director Compensation Limit. The aggregate value of all compensation granted (with respect to equity-based awards, measured based on grant date value) or paid (with respect to cash-based awards) to any non-employee director with respect to any calendar year, including awards granted and cash fees paid to such non-employee director, will not exceed (1) $750,000 in total value or (2) if such non-employee director is first appointed or elected to the Board during such calendar year, $1,000,000 in total value, in each case, calculating the value of any equity awards based on the grant date fair value of such equity awards for financial reporting purposes and excluding distributions from a deferred compensation program.
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Plan Administration. The board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, will administer the 2021 Plan and is referred to as the “plan administrator” herein. The board of directors may also delegate to one or more of our officers the authority to (1) designate employees (other than officers) to receive specified stock awards and (2) determine the number of shares subject to such stock awards. Under the 2021 Plan, the board of directors has the authority to determine award recipients, grant dates, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted, the applicable fair market value, and the provisions of each stock award, including the period of exercisability and the vesting schedule applicable to a stock award.
Stock Options. ISOs and NSOs are granted under stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for stock options, within the terms and conditions of the 2021 Plan, provided that the exercise price of a stock option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our Common Stock on the date of grant. Options granted under the 2021 Plan vest at the rate specified in the stock option agreement as determined by the plan administrator.
The plan administrator determines the term of stock options granted under the 2021 Plan, up to a maximum of 10 years. Unless the terms of an optionholder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise or as otherwise provided by the plan administrator, if an optionholder’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases for any reason other than disability, death, or cause, the optionholder may generally exercise any vested options for a period of three months following the cessation of service. This period may be extended in the event that exercise of the option is prohibited by applicable securities laws. Unless the terms of an optionholder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise or as otherwise provided by the plan administrator, if an optionholder’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases due to death or disability, or an optionholder dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the optionholder or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months following the date of death or disability. In the event of a termination for cause, options generally terminate upon the termination date. In no event may an option be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.
Acceptable consideration for the purchase of our Common Stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (3) the tender of shares of Common Stock previously owned by the optionholder, (4) a net exercise of the option if it is an NSO or (5) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator.
Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options and stock appreciation rights generally are not transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to approval of the plan administrator or a duly authorized officer, an option may be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order.
Tax Limitations on ISOs. The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of our Common Stock with respect to ISOs that are exercisable for the first time by an award holder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans may not exceed $100,000. Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit will generally be treated as NSOs. No ISO may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of our total combined voting power or that of any of our parent or subsidiary corporations unless (1) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (2) the term of the ISO does not exceed five years from the date of grant.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Restricted stock unit awards are granted under restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the plan administrator and permissible under applicable law. A restricted stock unit award may be settled by cash, delivery of shares of our Common Stock, a combination of cash and shares of our Common Stock as determined by the plan administrator, or in any other form of consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement or by the plan administrator, restricted stock unit awards that have not vested will be forfeited once the participant’s continuous service ends for any reason.
Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted stock awards are granted under restricted stock award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. A restricted stock award may be awarded in consideration for cash, check, bank draft or money order, services to us, or any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the plan administrator and permissible under applicable law. The plan administrator determines the terms and conditions of restricted stock awards, including vesting and forfeiture terms. If a participant’s service relationship with us ends for any reason, we may receive any or all of the shares of our Common Stock held by the participant that have not vested as of the date the participant terminates service with us through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right.
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Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights are granted under stock appreciation right agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the strike price for a stock appreciation right, which generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant. A stock appreciation right granted under the 2021 Plan vests at the rate specified in the stock appreciation right agreement as determined by the plan administrator. Stock appreciation rights may be settled in cash or shares of our Common Stock or in any other form of payment, as determined by the plan administrator and specified in the stock appreciation right agreement.
The plan administrator determines the term of stock appreciation rights granted under the 2021 Plan, up to a maximum of 10 years. Unless the terms of a participant’s stock appreciation rights agreement provide otherwise or as otherwise provided by the plan administrator, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases for any reason other than cause, disability, or death, the participant may generally exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of three months following the cessation of service. This period may be further extended in the event that exercise of the stock appreciation right following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws. Unless the terms of a participant’s stock appreciation rights agreement provide otherwise or as otherwise provided by the plan administrator, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates, ceases due to disability or death, or a participant dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the participant or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of 12 months in the event of disability and 18 months in the event of death. In the event of a termination for cause, stock appreciation rights generally terminate immediately upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to the termination of the individual for cause. In no event may a stock appreciation right be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.
Performance Awards. The 2021 Plan permits the grant of performance awards that may be settled in stock, cash or other property. Performance awards may be structured so that the stock or cash will be issued or paid only following the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period. Performance awards that are settled in cash or other property are not required to be valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, our Common Stock.
Other Stock Awards. The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to our Common Stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the stock award (or cash equivalent) and all other terms and conditions of such awards.
Changes to Capital Structure. In the event there is a specified type of change in our capital structure, such as a stock split, reverse stock split, or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the class and maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (2) the class of shares by which the share reserve may increase automatically each year, (3) the class and maximum number of shares that may be issued on the exercise of ISOs and (4) the class and number of shares and exercise price, strike price, or purchase price, if applicable, of all outstanding stock awards.
Corporate Transactions. The following applies to stock awards under the 2021 Plan in the event of a corporate transaction (as defined in the 2021 Plan), unless otherwise provided in a participant’s stock award agreement or other written agreement with us or one of our affiliates or unless otherwise expressly provided by the plan administrator at the time of grant.
In the event of a corporate transaction, any stock awards outstanding under the 2021 Plan may be assumed, continued or substituted for by any surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company), and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us with respect to the stock award may be assigned to our successor (or its parent company). If the surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume, continue or substitute for such stock awards, then (i) with respect to any such stock awards that are held by participants whose continuous service has not terminated prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction, or current participants, the vesting (and exercisability, if applicable) of such stock awards will be accelerated in full (or, in the case of performance awards with multiple vesting levels depending on the level of performance, vesting will accelerate at 100% of the target level) to a date prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction (contingent upon the effectiveness of the corporate transaction), and such stock awards will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction, and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us with respect to such stock awards will lapse (contingent upon the effectiveness of the corporate transaction), and (ii) any such stock awards that are held by persons other than current participants will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction, except that any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us with respect to such stock awards will not terminate and may continue to be exercised notwithstanding the corporate transaction.
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In the event a stock award will terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of a corporate transaction, the plan administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, that the holder of such stock award may not exercise such stock award but instead will receive a payment equal in value to the excess (if any) of (i) the per share amount payable to holders of our Common Stock in connection with the corporate transaction, over (ii) any per share exercise price payable by such holder, if applicable.
Plan Amendment or Termination. The board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate the 2021 Plan at any time, provided that such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent. Certain material amendments also require approval of our stockholders. No ISOs may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the date when the Artius board of directors adopted the 2021 Plan. No stock awards may be granted under the 2021 Plan while it is suspended or after it is terminated.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
A summary description of the material features of the employee stock purchase plan (the “ESPP”The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) is set forth below. Following the recommendation of the board of directors, our stockholders approved the ESPP on June 23, 2021.
Purpose. The purpose of the ESPP is to provide a means by which our eligible employees and certain designated companies may be given an opportunitypermits participants to purchase shares of our Common Stock to assist us in retainingwith the services of eligible employees, to secure and retain the services of new employees and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for our success. The ESPP includes two components: a 423 Component and a Non-423 Component. We intend that the 423 Component will qualify as options issued under an “employee stock purchase plan” as that term is defined in Section 423(b)price of the Code. Except as otherwise provided in the ESPP orshares at a price determined by our Board, which shall not be less than 85% of the boardlower of directors, the Non-423 Component will operate and be administered infair market value of our Common Stock on the same manner asfirst day of an offering or on the 423 Component.date of purchase.
Share ReserveInitially, following adoption of the ESPP, the maximum number of shares of our Common Stock that may be issued under the ESPP after it becomes effective will not exceed 1,846,710. Additionally,was 1,846,710. The ESPP contains an “evergreen” share reserve feature that automatically increases the number of shares of our Common Stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will automatically increaseplan on January 1st1 of each year beginningfor a period of ten years commencing on January 1, 2022 and continuing through and includingending on (and including) January 1, 2031 byin an amount equal to the lesser of (1) one percent (1%) of the fully-diluted shares of our Common Stock on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, (2) the number3,693,420 of shares of our Common Stock, equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the ESPP’s initial share reserve, or (3) such lesser number of shares as determined by our boardBoard. As of directors.December 31, 2023, the number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP was 5,639,944. Our Board made the decision not to increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP as of January 1, 2024 as no stock has been offered or issued to employees under the ESPP to date. Shares subject to purchase rights granted under the ESPP that terminate without having been exercised in full will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the ESPP.
AdministrationEquity Incentive Plans
The board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, will administerCompany maintains the ESPP.
Limitations. Our employeesfollowing equity incentive plans: the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, and the employees2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each as amended (together, the “Stock Plans”). Upon closing of any of our designated affiliates, as designated by the board of directors, will be eligible to participateMerger, awards under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan and 2020 Equity Incentive Plan were converted at the Exchange Ratio, which has the meaning set forth in the ESPP, provided theyMerger Agreement, and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was adopted and approved.
Origin may have to satisfy one or moregrant a wide variety of equity securities under the Stock Plans, including incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSU awards, performance-based stock awards, and other awards. The Company has granted incentive stock options, RSU awards, and performance awards under the Stock Plans. Under the Stock Plans, options must be issued at exercise prices no less than the estimated fair value of the following service requirements before participating instock on the ESPP, asdate of grant and are exercisable for a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of grant. Options granted to employees under the Stock Plans generally vest 25% one year from the vesting commencement date and 1/36th per month thereafter, although certain arrangements call for vesting over other periods. Options granted to non-employees under the Stock Plan vest over periods determined by the administrator: (1) customary employmentBoard (generally immediate to four years). RSU awards granted to employees under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan require a service period of three years and generally vest 33.3% annually over the three-year service period. Under the Stock Plans, the fair value of RSU awards and performance-based stock awards are determined to be the grant date closing stock price. For awards with us or oneperformance-based conditions, compensation is recorded once there is sufficient objective evidence the performance conditions are considered probable of our affiliatesbeing met. The performance-based stock awards are subject to vesting based on a performance-based condition and a service-based condition. The performance-based stock awards will vest in a percentage of the target number of shares between 0% and 300%, depending on the extent the performance conditions are achieved.
Initially, following adoption of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, there were 18,467,109 shares of Common Stock reserved for more than 20 hours per week and five or more months per calendarissuance under the Stock Plans. The 2021 Equity Incentive Plan contains an “evergreen” share reserve feature that automatically increases the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the plan on January 1 of each year or (2) continuous employment with us or one of our affiliates for a minimum period of time, notten years commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2031 in an amount equal to exceed two years,five percent (5%) of the fully-diluted Common Stock on December 31 of the preceding year unless our board acts prior to January 1 to increase the first dateshare reserve by a lesser amount. The number of an offering. In addition,shares added to the boardshare reserve on January 1 of directors may also exclude from participation in the ESPP or any offering, employees who are “highly compensated employees” (within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code) or a subset of such highly compensated employees. All of our employees and employees of our related corporations are currently eligible to participate in the ESPP. An employee may not be granted rights to purchase stock under the ESPP (a) if such employee immediately after the grant would own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of our stock or (b)given year is reduced automatically to the extent that such rights would accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 worth of our stock for each calendar year thatnecessary to avoid causing the rights remain outstanding.
The ESPP is intendedshare reserve to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Code. The administrator may specify offerings with a duration of not more than 27 months, and may specify one or more shorter purchase periods within each offering. Each offering will have one or more purchase dates on which shares of our Common Stock will be purchased for the employees who are participating in the offering. The administrator, in its discretion, will determine the terms of offerings under the ESPP. The administrator has the discretion to structure an offering so that if the fair market value of a share of ourfully-diluted Common Stock on any purchase date duringDecember 31 of the offering period is less than or equal topreceding year. As of December 31, 2023, the fair market valuenumber of a shareshares available for issuance under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was 28,761,816, and there were 10,244,412 shares available for grant. On January 1, 2024, the number of ourshares of Common Stock on the first day of the offering period, then that offering will terminate immediately, and the participants in such terminated offering will be automatically enrolled in a new offering that begins immediately after such purchase date.reserved for issuance
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A participant may not transfer purchase rights under the ESPP other than2021 Equity Incentive Plan was automatically increased by will,1,242,387 shares pursuant to the laws2021 Plan’s “evergreen” provision to a total of descent and distribution, or as otherwise provided30,004,203 shares.
The following tables summarize stock option activity under the ESPP.Stock Plans:
Payroll Deductions.
Outstanding
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life (in
years)
 Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 20226,471,062 $0.17 7.29
Granted— — 
Exercised(959,143)0.15 
Forfeited / canceled(33,909)0.14 
Balance as of December 31, 20235,478,010 $0.17 6.05
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 20235,478,010 $0.17 6.05$3,638 
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 20233,501,925 $0.19 5.62$2,263 
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not grant any stock options. As of December 31, 2023, there were 3,501,925 options exercisable. The ESPP permits participants to purchase sharestotal intrinsic value of our Common Stock through payroll deductions. Unless otherwise determined by the administrator,options exercised during the purchaseyear ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $2.5 million and $8.5 million, respectively. The intrinsic value of options exercised during each fiscal year is calculated as the difference between the market value of the stock at the time of exercise and the exercise price of the shares will be 85%stock option. As of December 31, 2023, the lowerCompany had stock-based compensation of the fair market value of our Common Stock on the first day of an offering or on the date of purchase. Participants may end their participation at any time during an offering and will be paid their accrued contributions that have$1.7 million, related to unvested stock options not yet been usedrecognized that is expected to purchase shares, without interest. Participation ends automaticallybe recognized over an estimated weighted average period of 0.8 years.
The Company issued 2,920,732 of performance and market-based stock options during 2020. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company modified the vesting schedule of 529,119 of these performance and market-based stock options such that vesting of 1/48th per month would commence upon termination of employment with us and our related corporations.
Withdrawal. Participants may withdraw from an offering by delivering a withdrawal form to us and terminating their contributions. Such withdrawal may be elected at any time prior to the end of an offering, except as otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator. Upon such withdrawal, we will distribute to the employee his or her accumulated but unused contributions without interest, and such employee’s right to participate in that offering will terminate. However, an employee’s withdrawal from an offering does not affect such employee’s eligibility to participate in any other offerings under the ESPP.
Termination of Employment. A participant’s rights under any offering under the ESPP will terminate immediately if the participant either (i) is no longer employed by us or any of our parent or subsidiary companies (subject to any post-employment participation period required by law) or (ii) is otherwise no longer eligible to participate. In such event, we will distribute to the participant his or her accumulated but unused contributions, without interest.
Corporate Transactions. In the event of certain specified significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or change in control, a successor corporation may assume, continue, or substitute each outstanding purchase right. If the successor corporation does not assume, continue, or substitute for the outstanding purchase rights, the offering in progress will be shortened and a new purchase date will be set. The participants’ purchase rights will be exercised on the new purchase date and such purchase rights will terminate immediately thereafter.
Amendment and Termination. The board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate the ESPP, at any time and for any reason, provided certain types of amendments will require the approval of our stockholders. Any benefits, privileges, entitlements and obligations under any outstanding purchase rights granted before an amendment, suspension or termination of the ESPP will not be materially impaired by any such amendment, suspension or termination except (i) with the consent of the person to whom such purchase rights were granted, (ii) as necessary to facilitate compliance with any laws, listing requirements, or governmental regulations, or (iii) as necessary to obtain or maintain favorable tax, listing, or regulatory treatment. The ESPP will remain in effect until terminated by the board of directors in accordance with the terms of the ESPP.
2020 Plan
Legacy Origin’s board of directors adopted the 2020 Plan (the “2020 Plan”) in October 2020 and its stockholders approved the 2020 Plan in December 2020. Following the Closingsigning of the Business Combination, no new awards will be granted underCombination. The Company entered into the 2020 Plan.
Stock Awards. The 2020 Plan provides forMerger Agreement on February 16, 2021 resulting in the grantcommencement of incentiveexpense recognition related to these 529,119 options during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. For the remaining 2,391,613 performance and market-based stock options, (“ISOs”), nonstatutoryexpense commenced on the close date of the Merger, June 25, 2021, as that is the date when the performance condition was achieved.
The following table summarizes the RSU award and performance-based stock options (“NSOs”), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards and other stock awards, or collectively, stock awards. ISOs may be granted only to Origin’s employees and the employees of Origin’s affiliates. All other awards may be granted to Origin’s employees, non-employee directors and consultants and the employees and consultants of Origin’s affiliates. Legacy Origin has granted stock options and restricted stock awards under the 2020 Plan.award activity:

OutstandingWeighted-average grant date fair value
Unvested balance at December 31, 20226,371,950 $6.24 
Granted - RSU awards9,374,125 1.19
Granted - performance-based stock awards455,368 0.93
RSU awards vested and converted to shares(1,919,853)5.49
Vested - performance-based stock awards— — 
Forfeited - RSU awards(680,036)4.89
Forfeited - performance-based stock awards(555,450)6.81
Unvested balance at December 31, 202313,046,104 $2.54 
Expected to vest10,927,261 

Share Reserve. SubjectThe RSU awards entitle the holder upon vesting to certain capitalization adjustments,be issued on a future date the aggregate number of shares of Origin’sCommon Stock that is equal to the number of restricted stock units subject to the RSU awards. The total fair value of shares vested during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $2.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The number of RSU awards vested during 2023 totaled 1,919,853, of which the issuance of 165,956 common stock that mayshares has been deferred at the election of the participant. The common shares for the deferred RSUs will be released sixty days following the participant's departure from the Company. The common shares for an additional 40,734 RSU awards vested during 2023 will be issued pursuant to stock awards under the 2020 Plan is 4,173,924 shares.
If a stock award granted under the 2020 Plan expires or otherwise terminates without being exercised in full, or is settled in cash, the shares of Origin’s common stock not acquired pursuant to the stock award again will become available for subsequent issuance under the 2020 Plan. In addition, the following types of shares of Origin’s common stock under the 2020 Plan may become available for the grant of new stock awards under the 2020 Plan: (1) shares that are forfeited to or repurchased by us prior to becoming fully vested; (2) shares withheld to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes; or (3) shares used to pay the exercise or purchase price of a stock award.2024.
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Administration. Origin’s board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, has the authority to administer the 2020 Plan. Origin’s board of directors may also delegate to one or more of Origin’s officers the authority to (1) designate employees (other than other officers) to be recipients of certainThe Company issued 455,368 performance-based stock awards and (2) determineduring 2023. During the numberyear ended December 31, 2023, the performance conditions for all of sharesthe outstanding performance-based stock awards were not probable of commonbeing met, therefore no performance award stock to becompensation has been recorded. During the year ended December 31, 2022, one performance condition for the granted performance-based stock awards was met, therefore performance-based award stock compensation of $2.8 million was recorded. As of December 31, 2023, there were 1,202,434 unvested performance-based awards subject to such stock awards. Subject to the terms of the 2020 Plan, the plan administrator determines the award recipients, dates of grant, the numbers and types of stockcertain performance criteria for vesting. The vesting period for RSU awards is generally three years. Total remaining compensation expense for RSU awards to be grantedrecognized under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan is $19.3 million as of December 31, 2023, and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated weighted average period of 2.2 years. The maximum amount of stock-based compensation expense for the unvested performance-based stock awards, assuming maximum performance, is $11.4 million. Total remaining compensation expense for performance-based stock awards will be recognized over the requisite service periods once the performance-based conditions are deemed to be probable.
The Company effected a workforce reduction in November 2023 of which approximately 30% of total employees were impacted. This reduction, as part of our organizational realignment, reflects the deferral of research programs with longer-term economic impacts and the applicable fair market valueacceleration of higher-margin revenue opportunities. The Board authorized certain changes to the stock-based awards in connection with the workforce reduction plan to allow accelerated vesting of a portion of affected employees’ unvested equity awards. The Company recorded a total workforce reduction charge of $0.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The charge consists of severance and benefits costs, inclusive of cash expenditures for employee separation costs of $0.5 million and non-cash charges of $(0.3) million for stock based compensation expense. $0.4 million associated with the provisionsmodification of certain equity awards, offset by $(0.7) million related to equity awards forfeited by the affected employees. The cash expenditures and non-cash stock based compensation expense for employee separation costs was recorded in general and administrative and research and development expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and a portion was capitalized within construction in progress on the consolidated balance sheets.
During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, stock compensation expense of $6.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively, was recognized in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 stock compensation expense of $2.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively, was recognized in research and development expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
16.Income Taxes
Income before income tax expenses consisted of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability, the vesting schedule applicable to a stock award and any repurchase rights that may apply.
The plan administrator has the authority to modify outstanding awards, including reducing the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding stock award, canceling any outstanding stock award in exchange for new stock awards, cash or other consideration or taking any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, with the consent of any adversely affected participant.
Stock Options. ISOs and NSOs are granted pursuant to stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for a stock option, provided that the exercise price of a stock option generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of Origin’s common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under the 2020 Plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator.
The plan administrator determines the term of stock options granted under the 2020 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of an optionholder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an optionholder’s service relationship with us, or any of Origin’s affiliates, ceases for any reason other than disability, death or cause, the optionholder may generally exercise any vested options for a period of three months following the cessation of service. The option term may be extended in the event that the exercise of the option following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws or Origin’s insider trading policy. If an optionholder’s service relationship with us or any of Origin’s affiliates ceases due to disability or death, or an optionholder dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the optionholder or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months in the event of disability and 18 months in the event of death. In the event of a termination for cause, options generally terminate immediately upon the termination of the individual for cause. In no event may an option be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.
Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include (1) cash, check, bank draft, electronic funds transfer or money order, (2) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (3) the tender of shares of Origin’s common stock previously owned by the optionholder, (4) a net exercise of the option if it is an NSO, (5) deferred payment or a similar arrangement with the optionholder and (6) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator.year ended:
Tax Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of Origin’s common stock with respect to ISOs that are exercisable for the first time by an optionholder during any calendar year under all of Origin’s stock plans may not exceed $100,000. Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit will generally be treated as NSOs. No ISO may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of Origin’s total combined voting power or that of any of Origin’s affiliates unless (1) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (2) the term of the ISO does not exceed five years from the date of grant.
Incentive Stock Option Limit. The maximum number of shares of Origin’s common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs under the 2020 Plan is 12,521,772.
Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted stock awards are granted pursuant to restricted stock award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock awards may be granted in consideration for (1) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (2) services rendered to us or Origin’s affiliates or (3) any other form of legal consideration. Common stock acquired under a restricted stock award may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in Origin’s favor in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the plan administrator. A restricted stock award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock awards that have not vested may be forfeited or repurchased by us upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Restricted stock unit awards are granted pursuant to restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
United States$22,481 $81,269 
Foreign230 (2,700)
Income before income tax expenses$22,711 $78,569 
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legal consideration. A restricted stock unit award mayThe federal, state, and foreign income and deferred tax expenses are summarized as follows for the year ended:
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Current
Federal$— $— 
State20 
Foreign139 — 
Total current tax expenses$159 $
Deferred
Federal$— $— 
State— — 
Foreign(1,246)— 
Total deferred tax benefits$(1,246)$— 
Total tax expenses$(1,087)$
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating losses and tax credit carryforwards.
The tax effects of significant items comprising the Company’s deferred taxes are as follows for the year ended:
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carryforwards$34,076 $27,210 
Available for sale marketable securities825 2,064 
Lease liabilities1,050 532 
Other51 36 
Fixed assets and intangibles445 25 
Capitalized research and development costs4,456 1,929 
Stock Compensation2,806 1,544 
Total deferred tax assets$43,709 $33,340 
Deferred tax liabilities
ROU asset$(1,012)$(515)
Other(16)— 
Fixed assets and intangibles— (479)
Total deferred tax liabilities$(1,028)$(994)
Valuation allowance$(41,420)$(32,346)
Net deferred taxes$1,261 $— 
ASC 740 requires that the tax benefit of net operating losses, temporary differences and credit carryforwards be settled by cash, delivery of stock, a combination of cash and stockrecorded as deemed appropriate byan asset to the plan administrator or in any other form of consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock unitsextent that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.
Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights are granted pursuant to stock appreciation grant agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the strike price for a stock appreciation right, which generally cannot be lessmanagement assesses that realization is more likely than 100%not. Realization of the fair market value of Origin’s common stockfuture tax benefits is dependent on the date of grant. UponCompany’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the exercise ofcarryforward period. Regarding the Origin US entities, the Company is in a stock appreciation right, we will paysignificant cumulative loss position and has provided a valuation allowance against the participant an amount equalUS net deferred tax assets. Origin Canada is recognizing income and is projecting future taxable income sufficient to the product of (1) the excessoffset all its deferred tax assets. Therefore, some of the per share fair market value of Origin’s common stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised. A stock appreciation right granted under the 2020 Plan vests at the rate specifieddeferred tax assets in the stock appreciation right agreement as determined by the plan administrator.
The plan administrator determines the term of stock appreciation rights granted under the 2020 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of a participant’s stock appreciation right agreement provide otherwise, if a participant’s service relationship with us or any of Origin’s affiliates ceases for any reason other than cause, disability or death, the participant may generally exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of three months following the cessation of service. The stock appreciation right term may be further extendedCanada are being recognized in the event that exercise of the stock appreciation right following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws. If a participant’s service relationship with us, or any of Origin’s affiliates, ceases due to disability or death, or a participant dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the participant or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested stock appreciation right for a period of 12 months in the event of disability and 18 months in the event of death. In the event of a termination for cause, stock appreciation rights generally terminate immediately upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to the termination of the individual for cause. In no event may a stock appreciation right be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.
Other Stock Awards. The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to Origin’s common stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the stock award and all other terms and conditions of such awards.
Changes to Capital Structure. In the event that there is a specified type of change in Origin’s capital structure, such as a stock split or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the class and maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan, (2) the class and maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs and (3) the class and number of shares and price per share of stock subject to outstanding stock awards.
Corporate Transactions. The 2020 Plan provides that in the event of certain specified significant corporate transactions, unless otherwise provided in an award agreement or other written agreement between us and the award holder, the administrator may take one or more of the following actions with respect to such stock awards: (1) arrange for the assumption, continuation or substitution of a stock award by a successor corporation, (2) arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us to a successor corporation, (3) accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the stock award and provide for its termination prior to the transaction, (4) arrange for the lapse, in whole or in part, of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us, (5) cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the stock award prior to the transaction in exchange for a cash payment, or no payment, as determined by the board of directors or (6) make a payment, in the form determined by the board of directors, equal to the excess, if any, of the per share amount (or value of property per share) payable to holders of Origin’s common stock in connection with the transaction over the per share exercise price under the applicable stock award, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the stock award. Any escrow, holdback, earnout or similar provisions in the definitive agreement for the transaction may apply to such payment to the same extent and in the same manner as the provisions apply to holders of Origin’s common stock. The plan administrator is not obligated to treat all stock awards, even those that are of the same type, in the same manner, and the plan administrator may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of a stock award.
Under the 2020 Plan, a significant corporate transaction is generally the consummation of (1) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of Origin’s consolidated assets, (2) a sale or other disposition of more than 50% of Origin’s outstanding securities, (3) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which we are not the surviving corporation or (4) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which we are the surviving corporation but the2023.
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sharesThe valuation allowance increased by $9.1 million and $6.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
At December 31, 2023, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of Origin’s common stock outstanding immediatelyapproximately $139.7 million to offset future federal taxable income, with $42.0 million available through 2037 and $97.7 million available indefinitely. We have state net operating loss carryforward of $42.8 million, available through 2043. We had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $7.2 million that may offset future foreign taxable income through 2043.
At December 31, 2023, the Company has research and experimentation credit carryforwards of $0.03 million for foreign tax purposes that expire after 2038. The Company plans to evaluate its R&D credits in the future and amend prior year federal an California tax returns to such transaction are converted or exchanged into other property by virtueclaim credits, which will carryforward to offset future income tax liability.
The effective tax rate of the transaction.Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as follows for the year ended:
Change
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %
State tax(12.2)1.1 
Foreign tax0.6 — 
Warrants and other equity items(65.3)(28.7)
Valuation allowance46.8 6.4 
Other0.5 0.7 
Foreign rate differential0.6 (0.2)
Stock-based compensation3.2 (0.3)
Total(4.8)%— %
The effective tax rate of the Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as follows for the year ended:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Statutory rate$4,769 $16,500 
State tax(2,761)875 
Foreign tax139 — 
Warrants and other equity items(14,808)(22,559)
Valuation allowance10,629 5,040 
Other98 502 
Foreign rate differential128 (148)
Stock-based compensation719 (207)
Total$(1,087)$
Under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a portion of the federal and state net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to an annual utilization limitation as a result of a change in Control. Inownership of the Company. Federal and California tax laws impose significant restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in the event of a change in control, awards granted under the 2020 Plan will not receive automatic acceleration of vesting and exercisability, although this treatment may be provided for in a stock award agreement. Under the 2020 Plan, a change in control is generally (1) the acquisition by a person or entity of more than 50% of Origin’s combined voting power other than by merger, consolidation or similar transaction; (2) a consummated merger, consolidation or similar transaction immediately after which Origin’s stockholders cease to own more than 50%ownership of the combined voting powerCompany, as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”). The Company has experienced ownership changes as defined by IRC Section 382 and the impact of those changes has been reflected in the consolidated financial statements. In addition, in the future the Company may experience ownership changes, which may limit the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards or other tax attributes.
There were no unrecognized tax benefits in the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company files income tax returns in the United States, various US states, and Canada. All tax years remain open in all jurisdictions. The Company is not currently under examination by income tax authorities in federal, state or other foreign jurisdictions. The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within 12 months of this reporting date of its uncertain tax positions.
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17.Leases
The Company leases office space and research and development space in Sacramento, California and Sarnia, Ontario under non-cancelable lease agreements and leases various office equipment, and warehouse space. Certain operating leases contain options to extend the lease. The Company included the periods covered by these options as we are reasonably certain to exercise the options for all leases. For leases with the option to extend on a month-to-month basis after the defined extension periods, the Company is reasonably certain to extend for the same term as related leases. As such, lease terms for all leased assets located at the same locations have the same end dates. Rent deposits relating to leases are included within other long-term assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Variable lease costs include operating expenses for the shared common area, and the amount is based on an annual estimate of the surviving entityactual common area expenses from the preceding year and are payable monthly. Certain leases were extended during the period ended September 30, 2023. The lease modifications were not accounted for as a separate contract and we remeasured our lease liabilities and ROU assets on the modification date. Our operating leases have remaining lease terms of one to ten years.
The Company elected the accounting policy election to account for lease and nonlease components as a single lease component for all asset classes. Further, the Company elects to recognize lease payments on short-term leases in profit or (3)loss on a consummated sale,straight-line basis over the lease or exclusive license or other dispositionterm for all asset classes, excluding such leases from recognition requirements under ASC 842.
The components of all or substantially all of Origin’s consolidatedlease cost were as follows for the year ended:
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Operating lease cost$807 $671 
Variable lease cost109 107 
Total lease cost$916 $778 
Other information related to leases is as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Operating lease ROU asset$4,468$2,779
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases9.495.28
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases7.4 %3.4 %
(in thousands)December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$726 $572 
Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$2,308 $1,687 

To calculate the ROU assets other than to an entity more than 50%and lease liabilities, the Company uses the discount rate implicit in lease agreements when available. When the implicit discount rates are not readily determinable, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate, determined as of the combined voting power of which is owned by Origin’s stockholders.
Transferability. A participant generally may not transfer stock awards under the 2020 Plan other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise provided under the 2020 Plan.
Amendment and Termination. Origin’s board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate the 2020 Plan, provided that, with certain exceptions, such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent. Certain material amendments also require the approval of Origin’s stockholders. No ISOs may be granted after the tenth anniversarylater of the date Origin’s board of directors adopted the 2020 Plan.
2010 Stock Incentive Plan
Legacy Origin’s board of directors adopted the Micromidas, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) in March 2010 and Legacy Origin’s stockholders also approved the 2010 Plan in March 2010. The 2010 Plan terminated by its own terms at the conclusion of its ten-year term in March 2020, but awards granted pursuant to the 2010 Plan continue to be governed by its terms.
The 2010 Plan providedadoption for the grant of ISOs, NSOs, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, dividend equivalent rights and other stock awards, or collectively, stock awards. The 2010 Plan provides that ISOs may be granted only to Legacy Origin’s employees and the employees of Legacy Origin’s affiliates. The 2010 provides that all other awards may be granted to Legacy Origin’s employees, non-employee directors and consultants and the employees and consultants of Legacy Origin’s affiliates. Legacy Origin has granted options under the 2010 Plan.
Share Reserve. Subject to certain capitalization adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of Origin’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan is 992,352 shares, which represents the number of shares of Origin’s common stock subject to awards that remain outstanding under the 2010 Plan.
Administration. Origin’s board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, has the authority to administer the 2010 Plan. The 2010 Plan authorizes the plan administrator to determine the award recipients, dates of grant, forms of award agreements, the numbers and types of stock awards granted and the applicable fair market value and the provisions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability, the vesting schedule applicable to a stock award, any repurchase rights that may apply and any other additional terms, conditions rules or procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions. The 2010 Plan also authorizes the plan administrator to modify outstanding awards, including reducing the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding stock award, and canceling any outstanding stock award in exchange for new stock awards, with the consent of any adversely affected participant.
Stock Options. ISOs and NSOs were granted under the 2010 Plan pursuant to stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determined the exercise price for a stock option, which was not less than 100% of the fair market value of Legacy Origin’s common stock on theASC 842, date of grant. The plan administratorlease inception or date of lease modification. This rate is determined for individual leases based on available information regarding jurisdiction, lease term, and asset class. Further, the terminterest environment was considered, including analysis of stock options granted under the 2010 Plan, up to a maximum of ten years. Unless the terms of an optionholder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an optionholder’s service relationship with us, or any of Origin’s affiliates, ceasesbenchmark rates from promissory notes, credit curve yields for any reason other than disability, death or cause, the optionholder may generally exercise any vested options for a period of thirty days following the cessation of service, or such other period specified in the applicable award agreement. The option term may be extended in the event that the exercise of the option following such a termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws or Origin’s insider trading policy. If an optionholder’s service relationship with us or any of Origin’s affiliates ceases due to disability or death, or an optionholder dies within a certain period following cessation of service, the optionholder or a beneficiary may generally exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months. In the event of a termination for cause, options generally terminate immediately upon the termination of the individual forbonds, and synthetic curves based on discount margin spreads.
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cause, subject to the termsMaturities of the applicable award agreement. In no event may an option be exercised beyond the expiration of its term. Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option, as determined by the plan administrator, may include (1) cash, (2) check, (3) delivery of a promissory note with such recourse, interest, security and redemptions provisions as the plan administrator determines as appropriate, (4) surrender of shares held for the requisite period, if any, necessary to avoid a charge to our earnings for financial reporting purposes, (5) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (6) a net exercise of the option if it is an NSO, or (7) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.
Changes to Capital Structure. In the event that there is a specified type of change in Origin’s capital structure, such as a stock split or recapitalization, appropriate adjustments will be made to the number of shares covered by each outstanding award, and the number of shares which have been authorized for issuance under the 2010 Plan but as to which no awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the 2010 Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each such outstanding award, the maximum number of shares with respect to which awards may be granted to any participant in any calendar year, as well as any other terms that the plan administrator determines require adjustment.
Corporate Transactions. The 2010 Plan provides that in the event of certain specified significant corporate transactions, unless otherwise provided in an award agreement or other written agreement between us and the award holder, all outstanding awards issued under the 2010 Plan shall terminate, except to the extent that they are assumed in connection with the corporate transaction. The plan administrator has the authority, exercisable either in advance of any actual or anticipated corporate transaction or at the time of an actual corporate transaction and exercisable at the time of the grant of an award under the 2010 Plan or any time while an award remains outstanding, to provide for the full or partial automatic vesting and exercisability of one or more outstanding unvested awards under the 2010 Plan and the release from restrictions on transfer and repurchase or forfeiture rights of such awards in connection with a corporate transaction, on such terms and conditions as the plan administrator may specify. The plan administrator also has the authority to condition any such award vesting and exercisability or release from such limitations upon the subsequent termination of the continuous service of the participant within a specified period following the effective date of the corporate transaction. Any ISO accelerated in connection with a corporate transaction remains exercisable as an ISO only to the extent the $100,000 dollar limitation is not exceeded.
Under the 2010 Plan, a significant corporate transaction is generally the consummation of (1) a merger or consolidation in which we are not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which we are incorporated, (2) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of Origin’s assets, (3) Origin’s complete liquidation or dissolution, (4) any reverse merger or series of related transactions culminating in a reverse merger (including, but not limited to, a tender offer followed by a reverse merger) in which we are the surviving entity but securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger or transaction, or (5) the acquisition in a single or series of related transactions by any person or related group of persons (other than by us or by a company-sponsored employee benefit plan) of beneficial ownership of securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of Origin’s outstanding securities.
Transferability. A participant generally may not transfer stock awards under the 2010 Plan other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or to the extent and in the manner authorized by the plan administrator by gift or pursuant to a domestic relations order to members of a participant’s immediate family.
Amendment and Termination. Origin’s board of directors has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate the 2010 Plan, provided that, with certain exceptions, such action does not adversely affect the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent. Certain material amendments also require the approval of Origin’s stockholders. The 2010 Plan terminated by its own terms at the conclusion of its ten-year term in March 2020.
Health and Welfare Benefits
Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans, including our medical, dental, vision, life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans, in each case on the same basis as all of our other employees. We pay the premiums for the basic life, disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for all of our employees, including our named executive officers. We generally do not provide perquisites or personal benefits to our named executive officers.
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Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plans
Our directors and executive officers may adopt written plans, known as Rule 10b5-1 plans, in which they will contract with a broker to buy or sell shares of common stock on a periodic basis. Under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a broker executes trades pursuant to parameters established by the director or executive officer when entering into the plan, without further direction from them. The director or executive officer may amend a Rule 10b5-1 plan in some circumstances and may terminate a plan at any time. Our directors and executive officers also may buy or sell additional shares outside of a Rule 10b5-1 plan when they are not in possession of material nonpublic information, subject to compliance with the terms of our insider trading policy and the lock-up agreements such persons have entered into in connection with the Business Combination.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owner and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our capital stockoperating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 for:2023 were as follows:
each person or group of affiliated persons known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;
each of our named executive officers;
each of our directors and nominees for director; and
all of our current executive officers and directors as a group.
We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares of our capital stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 141,301,569 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2021. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of any warrants to purchase common stock. In computing the number of shares of capital stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of such person, we deemed to be outstanding all shares of our capital stock subject to options held by the person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021 and issuable upon the vesting of RSUs held by the person within 60 days of December 31, 2021. However, we did not deem such shares of our capital stock outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
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Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Origin Materials, Inc., 930 Riverside Parkway, Suite 10, West Sacramento, California 95605. The information provided in the table is based on our records, information filed with the SEC and information provided to us, except where otherwise noted.
Name of Beneficial Owner
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Percentage of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
5% Stockholders:
Artius Acquisition Partners LLC(1)
18,112,500 12.80 %
Lior Amram(2)
9,773,074 6.90 %
Named Executive Officers and Directors:
John Bissell(3)
1,715,652 1.20 %
Rich Riley(4)
2,251,608 1.60 %
Stephen Galowitz(5)
1,417,256 1.00 %
Joshua Lee(6)
105,823 0.10 %
Pia Heidenmark Cook— *
Benno O. Dorer(7)
16,530 *
Charles D. Drucker(1)(11)
18,862,500 13.30 %
Kathleen B. Fish(8)
7,500 *
William Harvey(9)
158,734 0.10 %
Karen Richardson(10)
20,000 *
Boon Sim(1)(12)
18,187,500 12.90 %
All executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)(13)
43,007,662 29.70 %
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*Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
(1)Artius Acquisition Partners LLC is the record holder of the shares reported herein. Mr. Sim and Mr. Drucker are the founding members of Artius Acquisition Partners LLC and together exercise voting and investment power with respect to the common stock held by Artius Acquisition Partners LLC. The shares beneficially owned by Artius Acquisition Partners LLC may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Sim and Mr. Drucker.
(2)Consists of (i) 33,843 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Amram; (ii) 9,549,858 shares of common stock held by Evergreen InvestCo I, LLC (“Evergreen InvestCo I”); (iii) 59,373 shares of common stock held by JLA Construction LLC 401k Plan (“JLA Construction”); and (iv) 130,000 shares of common stock held by Evergreen Acquisition I Corp (“Evergreen Acquisition”). Mr. Amram is the sole manager of each of Evergreen InvestCo I, Evergreen Acquisition and JLA Construction, and may be deemed to hold sole voting and dispositive power over the common stock shares held by these entities. With respect to the shares of common stock held by these entities, Mr. Amram disclaims beneficial ownership other than to the extent he may have a pecuniary interest therein, directly or indirectly. The principal business address for Mr. Amram is c/o Evergreen Capital, L.P. 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, New York 10176.
(3)Consists of (i) 664,943 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Bissell and (ii) 1,050,709 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Bissell pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021.
(4)Consists of (i) 1,084,693 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Riley pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021; (ii) 229,668 shares of common stock held by Riley Family Trust; (iii) 229,415 shares of common stock held by Riley Investment Trust I; and (iv) 707,832 shares of common stock held by Richard J. Riley Separate Property Trust. Mr. Riley is co-trustee of the Riley Family Trust and by virtue of his shared control over Riley Family Trust, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock held by Riley Family Trust. Mr. Riley is sole trustee of each of Riley Investment Trust I and Riley Separate Property Trust and may be deemed to hold sole voting and dispositive power over the common stock shares held by Riley Investment Trust I and Riley Separate Property Trust.
(5)Consists of (i) 391,157 shares of common stock held by Stephen and Jill Galowitz JTWROS, (ii) 391,157 shares of common stock held by The Galowitz Family 2021 Trust and (iii) 634,942 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Galowitz pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021.
(6)Consists of 105,823 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Lee pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021.
(7)Consists of 15,000 shares of common stock held by The Benno Dorer Revocable Trust and 1,530 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Dorer.
(8)Consists of 7,500 shares of common stock held directly by Ms. Fish.
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(9)Consists of 158,734 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Harvey pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021.
(10)Consists of 20,000 shares of common stock held directly by Karen A. Richardson Trust dated January 11, 2007, as amended and restated.
(11)Includes 750,000 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Drucker.
(12)Includes 75,000 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Sim.
(13)Includes shares beneficially held by Mr. Whaley, in addition to the shares held by the named executive officers and directors.
(in thousands)December 31
2024$687 
2025636 
2026607 
2027595 
2028612 
Thereafter3,348 
Total lease payments6,485 
Less: imputed interest(1,911)
Less: operating lease liabilities, current(367)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current$4,207 
Item 13. Certain Relationships18.Commitments and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Other than compensation arrangements for our directors and executive officers, which are described under the section titled “Executive Compensation” of this Annual Report, below is a description of transactions since January 1, 2019 to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:
the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of (1) $120,000, or (2) 1% of the average of Origin’s total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years; andContingencies
any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of, or person sharing the household with, the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Investor Rights AgreementCommitments
In connection with the Closingclosing of the Business Combination, weMerger, the Company entered into the Investor Rights Agreement on June 25, 2021 (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the holders of Registrable Securities (as defined therein) became entitled to, among other things, customary registration rights, including demand, piggy-back and shelf registration rights. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, we agreed that, within 15 business days following the Closing of the Business Combination, we will file with the SEC (at our sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of such Registrable Securities, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. The Investor Rights Agreement also provides that wethe Company will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against (or make contributions in respect of) certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act.
Lock-Up Agreements On July 15, 2021, the Company registered the Registrable Securities for resale pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-257931), which became effective on July 30, 2021. The Company filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 on Form S-3 (File No. 333-257931), which became effective on August 8, 2022.
In connection withMay 2018, the Closing,Company executed the agreements for certain services, to facilitate the development and thus bring Origin 1 to the condition necessary for its intended use, commencing in different periods between July 2018 and September 2019, and all generally for five years periods. The agreements are generally automatically extended for one year periods thereafter. The agreements include annual fixed payments subject to escalation clauses at the beginning of our stockholders,each calendar year, as defined in the agreement. The minimum fixed payments are $0.4 million per year over the fixed term. Certain of the agreements include quantities that are based on volumes, as defined in the applicable agreements. The Company is also responsible for applicable taxes under these agreements. The total amount capitalized into property, plant and equipment, net under the agreement was $0.6 million and $1.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
In April 2023, the Company entered into an agreement for conversion of materials produced by Origin 1 into certain derivatives. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to purchase conversion services for a certain minimum quantity of product on a take-or-pay basis for a term of 5 years beginning in 2025 for an aggregate total cost of $33.0 million. Accordingly the Company is obligated to purchase not less than $5.0 million during 2025 and a minimum of $7.0 million each of 2026 through 2029. The Company made advance payments totaling $11.5 million to the counterparty as of December 31, 2023, which is included in the foregoing aggregate total, and the agreement provides for the Company to be fully reimbursed for the advance payments in the form of a discount on conversion services over the term. The agreement gives the Company the right, but not the obligation, to purchase conversion services for an additional quantity of product in 2024 and stipulates a reduction in the take-or-pay commitment under certain circumstances including the directors and, officers, agreed, subjectcounterparty’s inability to certain exceptions,meet the required product specification. The agreement automatically renews for an additional year unless either party gives advance notice of an intention not to withoutrenew. In addition, either party may terminate the prior written consent of our board of directors, transfer (i) any shares of our Common Stock held by such parties immediately afteragreement in the Merger, (ii) any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Common Stock, including the Private Placement Warrants, held by such parties immediately after the Merger and (iii) any shares of our Common Stock issued upon conversion, exercise or exchange of anyevent of the securities described in clause (ii).other party’s insolvency or breach of a material term. The lock-up period commenced uponCompany recorded the Closing and continues throughadvance payments as other long-term assets on the earliest to occur of: (i) 365 days after the date of the Closing; (ii) the first day after the date on which the closing price of the our Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the date of the Closing; or (iii) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their Common Stock for cash, securities or other property. The lock-up restrictions contain customary exceptions, including for estate planning transfers, affiliates transfers, and transfers upon death or by will. The holders of 35,765,099 shares of Common Stock are subject to a Lock-Up Agreement.
Artius Related Agreements
Private Placement Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing of the Artius IPO, Artius consummated a private placement of 11,326,667 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, with the over-allotment option being exercised in full.consolidated balance sheets.
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Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisableIn February 2023, the Company entered into a nonexclusive patent license agreement for one whole share of our Common Stockuse in connection with production at a pricespecific licensed facility. The license expires upon cessation of $11.50 per share. A portionproduction at that facility. The Company made a nonrefundable $5.0 million deposit in 2022 toward securing the license and, as a result of signing the license agreement, made an additional nonrefundable payment of $7.9 million during 2023 and may make additional payments depending on the achievement of certain milestones. The total payment is included in other long-term assets. In connection with this license, the Company entered into a conditional offtake agreement under which the licensor will supply the Company with a certain amount of the proceeds fromsame type of products to be produced at the salelicensed facility in order to accelerate market development for these products and related applications.
In July 2017, the Company entered into a nonexclusive patent license agreement for $0.1 million, which expires upon expiration of the Private Placement Warrantslast to expire of the licensed patents. Under this agreement, the Company will pay less than $0.1 million minimum royalty payments per year and, if the Company develops and sells certain products based on the licensed patents. Certain products that Origin is currently developing and anticipates selling are expected to utilize these patents.
In December 2016, the Company entered into a patent license agreement for $0.5 million, which expires upon expiration of the last to expire of the licensed patents. Under this agreement, if the Company develops and sells specific products based on the patents, the Company would pay a royalty up to a cumulative $0.5 million from Origin 1, whereby no further payments will be due for any production at Origin 1. If production of those products occurs at subsequent facilities, the Company will pay an upfront license fee royalty and a variable royalty based on production at that subsequent facility, capped at an aggregate $10 million per facility. Certain products that the Company is currently developing and anticipates selling are expected to utilize these patents. No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
In November 2016, the Company entered into a nonexclusive patent license agreement, which expires upon expiration of the patent. Under this agreement, if the Company produces products based on the patent, the Company will pay an annual royalty upon commencement of operations on Origin 1 which will not exceed $1.0 million cumulatively. The pipeline of Company products and sales are not currently expected to be subject to this patent. The annual royalty payments are less than $0.1 million.
In September 2011, the Company entered into a nonexclusive patent license agreement, which expires upon expiration of the patent. Under this agreement, if the Company develops and sells specific products based on the patent, the Company would pay a royalty up to $2.0 million per year and $10.0 million in the aggregate. Certain products that the Company is currently developing and anticipates selling are expected to utilize these patents. No payments were made during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
In June 2011, the Company entered into a nonexclusive patent license agreement, which expires upon expiration of the licensed patent. Under this agreement, the Company pays less than $0.1 million royalty fee annually and if the Company develops and sells specific products based on the patent, 0.4% of net sales. The pipeline of Company products and sales are not currently expected to be subject to this patent.
We enter into supply and service arrangements in the normal course of business. Supply arrangements are primarily for fixed-price manufacture and supply. Service agreements are primarily for the development of manufacturing processes and certain studies. Commitments under service agreements are subject to cancellation at our discretion which may require payment of certain cancellation fees. The timing of completion of service arrangements is subject to variability in estimates of the time required to complete the work.
Contingencies
At times there may be claims and legal proceedings generally incidental to the Sponsor was added tonormal course of business that are pending or threatened against the proceeds fromCompany. For instance, in August 2023, a shareholder filed a putative securities class action complaint in the Artius IPO held in a trust account.
Sponsor Letter Agreement
Concurrently withEastern District of California against the executionCompany and certain of its officers, alleging violations of the Merger Agreement, Artiusfederal securities laws. An additional complaint, alleging the same claims against the same defendants, was filed in October 2023. Both cases allege a class period of February 23, 2023 to August 9, 2023, and the Sponsor entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed,seek as relief, among other things, unspecified damages and fees and costs. The two cases have since been consolidated into In re Origin Materials, Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 2:23-cv-01816-WBS-JDP (E.D. Cal.). A lead plaintiff was appointed for the consolidated case on December 14, 2023 and filed an amended complaint on March 1, 2024. At this preliminary stage in the litigation, the Company cannot predict any particular outcome or financial impact thereof, if any.
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19.Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to (i) vote in favorcommon stockholders. Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which excludes Sponsor Vesting Shares which are legally outstanding, but subject to return to the Company. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income for the period by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of the Artius Stockholder Voting Matters (as defined in the Sponsor Letter Agreement),stock options and (ii) pay any excess of Artius Transaction Expenses (as defined in the Merger Agreement) over the Artius Transaction Expense Cap (as defined in the Sponsor Letter Agreement).
In addition,RSU awards, as applicable pursuant to the treasury stock method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:
(In thousands, except for share and per share amounts)Year Ended December 31,
20232022
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders—Basic$23,798$78,569
Net income attributable to common stockholders—Diluted$23,798$78,569
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Basic (1)
139,718,385137,563,877
Stock options2,872,4914,571,301
RSU awards67,54711,589
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Diluted (1)
142,658,423142,146,767
Net income per share—Basic$0.17$0.57
Net income per share—Diluted$0.17$0.55
(1)Excludes weighted-average Sponsor Letter Agreement,Vesting Shares subject to return of 4,500,000 shares for the Sponsor agreedyear ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. The following potentially dilutive securities for common stock were outstanding and excluded from diluted earnings per share as they are subject to subject the 4.5 millionperformance or market conditions that were not probable of being achieved as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
20232022
Options to purchase common stock1,481,531 1,481,531 
Performance-based stock awards2,018,934 2,218,925 
Earnout shares25,000,000 25,000,000 
Sponsor vesting shares4,500,000 4,500,000 
The following outstanding shares of Common Stock held by Sponsorout-of-the-money options and potentially dilutive warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share attributable to vestingcommon stockholders for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
Year Ended December 31,
20232022
Options to purchase common stock41,357 — 
Warrants to purchase common stock35,476,667 35,476,667 
Item 9. Changes in and forfeiture as follows: (A) one third of such shares will vest when VWAP equals or exceeds $15.00 for ten consecutive trading days during the three year period following the Closing, (B) one third of such shares will vest when VWAP equals or exceeds $20.00 for ten consecutive trading days during the four year period following the Closing,Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and (C) one third of such shares will vest when VWAP equals or exceeds $25.00 for ten consecutive trading days during the five year period following the Closing. Such shares (including any related dividends or distributions) that do not vest by the first business day following the applicable vesting period in the Sponsor Letter Agreement will be surrendered to us without any consideration. The vesting of the shares will be accelerated in the event of Origin completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.Financial Disclosures
Subscription AgreementsNone.
On the Closing Date, certain purchasers (each, a “Subscriber”) purchased from Origin an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share
Item 9A. Controls and an aggregate purchase price of $200.0 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements dated February 16, 2021 (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we agreed to provide the Subscribers with certain registration rights with respect to the PIPE Shares. Legacy Origin customers and investors Pepsi, Nestlé and Danone purchased 97,500, 100,000 and 100,000 shares of our Common Stock in the PIPE transaction.
On the Closing Date, certain purchasers (each, an “Additional Subscriber”), including affiliates, purchased from us an aggregate of 1,300,001 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Subscription Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $13.0 million, pursuant to separate purchase agreements dated June 23, 2021 (collectively, the “Additional Subscription Agreements”). Pursuant to the Additional Subscription Agreements, we agreed to provide certain registration rights to the Additional Subscribers with respect to the Additional Subscription Shares. Charles Drucker, a member of our board of directors, and Evergreen Acquisition I Corp purchased 650,000 and 130,000 shares, respectively, pursuant to these Additional Subscription Agreements. Lior Amram, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors and a holder of more than 5% of our Common Stock, is the sole manager of Evergreen Acquisition I Corp and may be deemed to hold sole voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock shares held by Evergreen Acquisition I Corp.
Legacy Origin Transactions
2019 Convertible Note Financing
From November 2019 to February 2021, Legacy Origin issued and sold senior secured convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million (the “2019 Notes”) pursuant to a note purchase agreement, which was amended in February 2020. The 2019 Notes, which were amended in May 2020, January 2021 and February 2021, accrued interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum. All principal and accrued interest thereupon converted into shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination. As of December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, $1.0 million, $3.4 million and $5.2 million of aggregate principal plus accrued interest was outstanding under the 2019 Notes, respectively.Procedures
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The participantsLimitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating our “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the convertible note financing included entities affiliated with membersSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and “internal control over financial reporting,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Origin and Legacy Origin board of directors and an executive officer of Origin. The following table sets forth the aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Notes issued to such parties and the shares ofExchange Act, our Common Stock issued in respect thereof upon the Closing of the Business Combination.
NoteholdersAggregate
Principal
Amount
of 2019 Notes         
Shares of
Our
Common Stock
PM Operating, LTD(1)
$1,500,000 232,615 
PepsiCo, Inc.(2)
524,109  85,103 
OM Funding I, LLC(3)
400,000 61,957 
JLA Asset Management LLC(3)
322,000 47,762 
Riley Separate Property Trust(4)
250,000 38,763 
Noteholders affiliated with Alexander Millar(5)
250,350 38,767 
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(1)Anne M. Smalling is the chief executive officer of PM Operating, LTD. Richard Smalling, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, is Ms. Smalling’s husband.
(2)Kevin O’Sullivan, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, is a senior vice president at Pepsi.
(3)Lior Amram, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors and a holder of more than 5% of our common stock, is the manager of OM Funding I, LLC and managing member of JLA Asset Management LLC. All notes held by OM Funding I, LLC were converted into shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock and were distributed to its members prior to consummation of the Business Combination.
(4)Rich Riley,management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, believe that our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance level. Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a membercontrol system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. The design of any system of controls also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, under the direction of our board of directors, isCo-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the trusteeeffectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this evaluation, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based upon the results of its evaluation, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm as we are a non-accelerated filer.
Our management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, as well as its internal control over financial reporting, on an ongoing basis, and is committed to taking further action and implementing additional improvements, as necessary and as funds allow. Our management believes that there are no material inaccuracies or omissions of material fact and, to the best of its knowledge, believes that the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
Rich Riley, Separate Property Trust.
(5)2019 Notes are held by (i) Alex & Kristin Millar, (ii) Buff Investment Limited Partnership, (iii) Buff, Amanda Trust Under DeedCo-CEO and Director, entered into a prearranged stock trading plan on December 15, 2023. Mr. Riley’s plan provides for the sale of Trust Dated January 11, 1997, (iv) Buff, Jonathan David Trust Under Deed of Trust Dated January 11, 1997 and (v) Buff, Jon Charles. Alexander Millar is a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors. Mr. Millar’s wife Kristin Millar, father-in-law Jon Charles Buff and sister-in-law Katharine Buff Leraris are co-owners of Buff Investments L.P. Mr. Millar’s father-in-law, Jon Charles Buff, is the settlor of “Buff, Amanda Trust Under Deed of Trust Dated January 11, 1997” and “Buff, Jonathan David Trust Under Deed of Trust Dated January 11, 1997.” Additionally, Mr. Millar’s sister-in-law Amanda Buff is the beneficiary of “Buff, Amanda Trust Under Deed of Trust Dated January 11, 1997,” and Mr. Millar’s brother-in-law Jonathan Buff is the beneficiary of “Buff, Jonathan David Trust Under Deed of Trust Dated January 11, 1997.”
2021 Convertible Note Financing
In February 2021, Legacy Origin issued and sold convertible promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million and an interest rate of 8.0% per annum (the “2021 Notes”). All principal and accrued interest thereupon converted intoup to 600,000 shares of Legacy Origin Common Stock immediately priorthe Company’s common stock between March 15, 2024 and December 31, 2024. This trading plan was entered into during an open trading window and is intended to satisfy the closingaffirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Business Combination. AsSecurities Exchange Act of March 31, 2021,1934, as amended, and the aggregate principal amount and interest of the 2021 Notes was $10.1 million.
The participantsCompany’s policies regarding transactions in the convertible note financing included entities affiliated with members of the Origin and Legacy Origin board of directors. The following table sets forth the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes issued to such parties and the shares of our Common Stock issued upon the Closing of the Business Combination:Company’s securities.
NoteholdersAggregate
Principal
Amount
of 2019 Notes         
Shares of
Our
Common Stock
Noteholders affiliated with Gavin H. Wolfe(1)
$2,650,000 341,045 
Snipes 2005 Trust(2)
2,000,000  257,395 
Evergreen Capital, L.P.(3)
1,450,000 186,612 
AMS DE LLC(3)
500,000 64,347 
__________________Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
(1)2021 Notes are held by (i) Gavin H. Wolfe, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, and his spouse, and (ii) trusts established for the benefit of their immediate family members, of which Mr. Wolfe and his spouse are co-trustees.Not applicable.
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(2)Jeff Snipes is the trustee of the Snipes 2005 Trust. Richard Smalling, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, is Mr. Snipe’s brother-in-law.
(3)Gavin H. Wolfe, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, and his spouse are co-trustees of a trust established for the benefit of their children that is a holder of equity interests in Evergreen Capital, L.P.
(4)Anne M. Smalling is the chief executive officer of AMS DE LLC. Richard Smalling, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, is Ms. Smalling’s husband.Anne M. Smalling is the chief executive officer of PM Operating, LTD. Richard Smalling, a former member of Legacy Origin’s board of directors, is Ms. Smalling’s husband.
Omnibus Warrant Amendment
In November 2019, Legacy Origin entered into an omnibus warrant amendment to extend the exercise period of certain warrants by 10 years, including warrants held by entities affiliated with (i) NewGen Plastics, LLC, which is affiliated with one of the holders of 5% of our capital stock, Lior (Lee) Amram and former Legacy Origin director Gavin H. Wolfe, (ii) Millar Midas Investment Holdings, LLC, which is affiliated with former Legacy Origin director Alexander C. Millar, (iii) AMS DE LLC and PM Operating, LTD, which are affiliated with former Legacy Origin director Richard Smalling, and (iv) Rich Riley, a director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Origin.
Nestlé Promissory Note
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from Nestlé Waters Management & Technology (together with its affiliates, “Nestlé”) for product from Origin 1 manufacturing plant pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Offtake Supply Agreement between Legacy Origin and Nestlé, dated as of May 23, 2019 (the “Nestlé Offtake Agreement”). The prepayment is to be credited against the purchase of products from Origin 1 manufacturing plant over the term of the Nestlé Offtake Agreement. The prepayment is secured by a promissory note (the “Nestlé Promissory Note”) to be repaid in cash in the event the prepayment cannot be credited against the purchase of product, for example, if Origin 1 manufacturing plant is never constructed. The Nestlé Promissory Note is collateralized substantially by the Origin 1 manufacturing plant and other assets of Origin Material Canada Pioneer Limited, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. If repaid in cash, the Nestlé Promissory Note bears an annual interest rate of the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.25% (0.44% at March 31, 2021) and matures five years from the commercial operation date of the Origin 1 manufacturing plant. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the total note principal outstanding was $5.1 million and $5.1 million plus accrued interest of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Danone Promissory Note
In November 2016, Legacy Origin received a $5.0 million prepayment from Danone Asia Pte Ltd. (together with its affiliates, “Danone”) for product from the Origin 1 manufacturing plant. The prepayment was secured by a promissory note (the “Danone Promissory Note”). In May 2019, Legacy Origin and Danone amended and restated the Danone Promissory Note. The amendment added accrued interest of $189,169 to the principal balance of the prepayment. The Danone Promissory Note bears interest at 3.50% per annum and is to be repaid in three installments of $2.2 million, $2.1 million, and $2.1 million (inclusive of accrued but unpaid interest) on December 20, 2024, December 19, 2025, and December 18, 2026, respectively. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the total debt outstanding was $5.2 million. At December 31, 2021 and 2020 accrued interest totaled $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and is included in other liabilities, long-term, on the consolidated balance sheets.
Indemnification Agreements
Our Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions limiting the liability of executive officers and directors, and the Bylaws provide that we will indemnify each of our executive officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws also provide the board of directors with discretion to indemnify certain key employees when determined appropriate by our board.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers and certain other key employees. The indemnification agreements provide that we will indemnify each of our directors, executive officers, and other key employees against any and all expenses incurred by such director, executive officer, or other key employee because of his or her status as one of our directors, executive officers, or other key employees, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, we will advance all expenses incurred by our directors, executive officers, and other key employees in connection with a legal proceeding involving his or her status as a director, executive officer, or key employee.

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Part III
Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions
Our audit committee has the primary responsibility for reviewing and approving transactions with related persons. Our audit committee charter provides that our audit committee shall review and approve in advance any related person transactions. Our board of directors has adopted a formal written policy providing that officers, directors, holders of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, and any member of the immediate family of and any entity affiliated with any of the foregoing persons, will not be permitted to enter into a related-party transaction with us without the prior consent of the audit committee, or other independent members of our board of directors in the event it is inappropriate for the audit committee to review such transaction due to a conflict of interest. Any request for us to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, principal stockholder, or any of their immediate family members or affiliates, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, must first be presented to the audit committee for review, consideration, and approval. In approving or rejecting the proposed transactions, the audit committee will take into account all of the relevant facts and circumstances available.
All of the transactions described in this section prior to the consummation of the Business Combination were entered into prior to the adoption of this policy.

Director Independence
See “Director,Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Director Independence” above for a discussion regardingGovernance
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applies to all of our employees, officers and directors. This includes our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The full text of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may be viewed at the independenceinvestors relations portion of our website at https://investors.originmaterials.com/, in the section entitled “Investors—Governance—Governance Documents.” We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of the membersSEC Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our boardCode of directors.Business Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our website at the website address and location specified above.
Other information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information to be set forth in our Proxy Statement.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information to be set forth in our Proxy Statement.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information to be set forth in our Proxy Statement.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the information to be set forth in our Proxy Statement.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The following table presents fees for professional audit services and other services renderedinformation required by this item is incorporated by reference to us by Grant Thornton LLP forthe information to be set forth in our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Audit Fees(1)$1,026,550
Total Fees$1,026,550
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(1) "Audit Fees" consist of fees billed for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements, reviews of our quarterly consolidated financial statements and related accounting consultations and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes fees for services incurred in connection with the Business combination.Proxy Statement.
Part IV
Item 15. ExhibitsExhibit and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this registration statementAnnual Report on Form 10-K (or are incorporated by reference herein):
 Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
No.
DescriptionFormFile No. ExhibitFiling Date
2.1+S-4/A333-2540122.1May 25, 2021
2.2S-4/A333-2540122.2May 25, 2021
3.18-K001-39378 3.3July 1, 2021
3.28-K001-39378 3.2June 29, 2021
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3.33.310-Q001-393783.3May 10, 2023
3.43.48-K001-39378NAJune 13, 2023
4.14.1S-4/A333-2540124.4May 25, 20214.1S-4/A333-2540124.5May 25, 2021
4.24.2S-1/A333-2394214.3July 2, 20204.2S-1/A333-2394214.3July 2, 2020
4.34.38-K001-393784.1July 16, 20204.38-K001-393784.1July 16, 2020
4.44.4S-4/A333-2540124.6May 25, 20214.4S-4/A333-2540124.6May 25, 2021
4.5*
4.54.510-K001-393784.5March 1, 2022
10.1#10.1#10-Q001-3937810.1November 12, 202110.1#10-Q001-3937810.1November 12, 2021
10.2#10.2#10-Q001-3937810.2November 12, 202110.2#10-Q001-3937810.2November 12, 2021
10.3#10.3#10-Q001-3937810.3November 12, 202110.3#10-Q001-3937810.3November 12, 2021
10.48-K001-3937810.1February 17, 2021
10.4*10.4*10-K001-3937810.4February 23, 2023
10.510.58-K001-3937810.1June 15, 202110.58-K001-3937810.5June 25, 2021
10.68-K001-3937810.1June 29, 2021
10.7S-4/A333-25401210.26February 17, 2021
10.88-K001-3937810.5June 25, 2021
10.6#10.6#8-K001-3937810.6June 25, 2021
10.7#*
10.8#
10.8#
10.8#S-4/A333-25401210.1May 25, 2021
10.9#10.9#8-K001-3937810.6June 25, 202110.9#S-4/A333-25401210.2May 25, 2021
10.10#10.10#8-K001-3937810.7June 25, 202110.10#S-4/A333-25401210.3May 25, 2021
10.11#10.11#S-4/A333-25401210.1May 25, 202110.11#S-4/A333-25401210.4May 25, 2021
10.12#10.12#S-4/A333-25401210.2May 25, 202110.12#8-K001-3937810.12June 25, 2021
10.13#10.13#S-4/A333-25401210.3May 25, 202110.13#8-K001-3937810.13June 25, 2021
10.14#10.14#S-4/A333-25401210.4May 25, 202110.14#8-K001-3937810.14June 25, 2021
10.15#10.15#8-K001-3937810.12June 25, 202110.15#S-4/A333-25401210.7May 25, 2021
10.16#10.16#8-K001-3937810.13June 25, 202110.16#S-4/A333-25401210.8May 25, 2021
10.17#10.17#8-K001-3937810.14June 25, 202110.17#S-4/A333-25401210.9May 25, 2021
10.18#S-4/A333-25401210.7May 25, 2021
10.19#S-4/A333-25401210.8May 25, 2021
10.20#S-4/A333-25401210.9May 25, 2021
10.21S-4/A333-25401210.10May 25, 2021
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10.22S-4/A333-25401210.11May 25, 2021
10.23S-4/A333-25401210.12May 25, 2021
10.24S-4/A333-25401210.13May 25, 2021
10.25S-4/A333-25401210.16May 25, 2021
10.26S-4/A333-25401210.17May 25, 2021
10.27S-1333-23942110.1June 25, 2020
10.288-K001-3937810.5July 16, 2020
10.298-K001-3937810.1July 16, 2020
10.308-K001-3937810.2July 16, 2020
10.31S-1333-23942110.5June 25, 2020
10.32

8-K001-3937810.3July 16, 2020
10.338-K001-3937810.4July 16, 2020
10.34+S-4/A333-25401210.28May 25, 2021
10.35S-4/A333-25401210.29May 25, 2021
10.36S-4/A333-25401210.30May 25, 2021
10.37S-4/A333-25401210.31May 25, 2021
10.38S-4/A333-25401210.32May 25, 2021
10.39S-4/A333-25401210.33May 25, 2021
10.18S-4/A333-25401210.10May 25, 2021
10.19S-4/A333-25401210.11May 25, 2021
10.20S-4/A333-25401210.12May 25, 2021
10.21S-4/A333-25401210.13May 25, 2021
10.22S-4/A333-25401210.16May 25, 2021
10.23

8-K001-3937810.3July 16, 2020
10.24S-4/A333-25401210.33May 25, 2021
10.25S-4/A333-25401210.34May 25, 2021
10.26S-4/A333-25401210.35May 25, 2021
10.27S-4/A333-25401210.36May 25, 2021
10.28+^S-4/A333-25401210.42May 25, 2021
10.29^S-4/A333-25401210.43May 25, 2021
10.30+^S-4/A333-25401210.44May 25, 2021
10.31+^S-4/A333-25401210.46May 25, 2021
10987


10.40S-4/A333-25401210.34May 25, 2021
10.41S-4/A333-25401210.35May 25, 2021
10.42S-4/A333-25401210.36May 25, 2021
10.43S-4/A333-25401210.37May 25, 2021
10.44S-4/A333-25401210.38May 25, 2021
10.45S-4/A333-25401210.39May 25, 2021
10.46S-4/A333-25401210.40May 25, 2021
10.47S-4/A333-25401210.41May 25, 2021
10.48+^S-4/A333-25401210.42May 25, 2021
10.49^S-4/A333-25401210.43May 25, 2021
10.50+^S-4/A333-25401210.44May 25, 2021
10.51+^S-4/A333-25401210.45May 25, 2021
10.52+^S-4/A333-25401210.46May 25, 2021
10.32+^POS-AM333-25793110.51August 3, 2022
10.33+^POS-AM333-25793110.52August 3, 2022
10.34^10-Q001-3937810.1August 9, 2023
10.35^10-Q001-3937810.2August 9, 2023
10.36^10-Q001-3937810.3August 9, 2023
10.37^10-Q001-3937810.4August 9, 2023
10.38^10-Q001-3937810.5August 9, 2023
10.39^8-K001-3937810.1October 1, 2023
19.1*
16.1March 9, 2023
23.1*
23.2*
24.1*Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
 31.1*
 31.2*
 31.3*
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16.18-K001-3937816.1July 1, 2021
21.18-K001-3937821.1July 1, 2021
23.1*
24.1*Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
 31.1* 
 31.2* 
 31.3* 
 32.1*+ 
101.INS*XBRL Instance Document 
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 
101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document 
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) 
 32.1*+
97.1*
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document
101.LAB*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
______________
*Filed herewith.
^     Certain confidential portions (indicated by brackets and asterisks) have been omitted from this exhibit in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
+ Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) and 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.
#     Indicates a management or compensatory plan
+     Furnished herewith and not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(b) Financial Statement Schedules.
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
Date: March 4, 2024By:/s/ John Bissell
John Bissell
Co-Chief Executive Officer
(Co-Principal Executive Officer)

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints John Bissell, Rich Riley and Nate Whaley,Matt Plavan, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Annual Report and any and all amendments hereto, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might do or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons, being a majority of the Board of Directors of Origin Materials, Inc., on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ John BissellCo-Chief Executive Officer and DirectorMarch 4, 2024
John Bissell(Co-Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Rich RileyCo-Chief Executive Officer and DirectorMarch 4, 2024
Rich Riley(Co-Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Nate WhaleyMatthew PlavanChief Financial OfficerMarch 4, 2024
Nate WhaleyMatthew Plavan(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Karen RichardsonR. Tony TripenyChairperson of the BoardMarch 4, 2024
Karen RichardsonR. Tony Tripeny
/s/ Benno O. DorerPia Heidenmark CookDirectorMarch 4, 2024
Benno O. DorerPia Heidenmark Cook
/s/ Charles DruckerDirector
Charles Drucker
/s/ Kathleen B. FishDirectorMarch 4, 2024
Kathleen B. Fish
/s/ William J. HarveyDirectorMarch 4, 2024
William J. Harvey
/s/ Boon Sim
DirectorMarch 4, 2024
Boon SimJohn Hickox
/s/ Pia Heidenmark CookCraig A. RogersonDirectorMarch 4, 2024
Pia Heidenmark CookCraig A. Rogerson
/s/ Jim StephanouDirectorMarch 4, 2024
Jim Stephanou
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