Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
On September 14, 2020, after the closing price of our common stock was at least $10.725 over a 20 consecutive trading day period the Convertible Notes automatically converted into 1,398,602 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $7.15 per share. The Company expects the accelerated amortization charge related to this transaction in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 will be approximately $1.4 million, which will be included in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
On August 31, 2020, the closing price of the Company’s common stock was at least $9 for 20 consecutive trading days, resulting in, 10% or 37,500 of the February 4, 2020 RSU grants to executives vesting immediately. Additionally, on September 2, 2020, the Company’s common stock was at least $10 for 20 consecutive trading days and 25% or 93,750 of the RSUs granted vested immediately. On the grant date, the closing price of the Company's common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market was $9.49 per share. See "Stockholders' Equity" Note for additional information on the vesting terms for these RSUs. The accelerated amortization expense related to this transaction in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 will be approximately $1.6 million for the vesting of these 131,250 RSUs, which will be included in General and Administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
On August 31, 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Canaccord Genuity LLC (“Canaccord”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell from time to time, through Canaccord, up to $12,309,750 of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”).

Sales of the Shares, if any, may be made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, including without limitation sales made directly on or through The Nasdaq Global Market, the trading market for the Company’s common stock, on any other existing trading market in the United States for the Company’s common stock, or to or through a market maker. Canaccord may also sell the Shares by any other method permitted by law, including in privately negotiated transactions. Canaccord will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell on the Company’s behalf all of the Shares requested to be sold by the Company, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, subject to the terms of the Agreement. Under the Agreement, Canaccord will be entitled to compensation of 3% of the gross proceeds from the sales of the Shares sold under the Agreement. The Company also reimbursed Canaccord for certain specified expenses, including the fees and disbursements of its legal counsel, in an amount of $50,000. The Company estimates that the total expenses for the offering, excluding compensation and reimbursement payable to Canaccord under the terms of the Agreement, will be approximately $35,000. As of the date of this filing, approximately 130,000 shares have been sold under the agreement.
The Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2020.

On August 27, 2020, the Company announced that it had received the final required state regulatory approvals for their new Pre-Licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) campuses in Austin, Texas and Tampa, Florida, giving Aspen University the go ahead to commence marketing and begin to enroll students immediately.

In August 2020, former employees exercised 4,666 stock options. Total proceeds received by the Company were approximately $11,000 upon the issuance of 3,296 shares.