S-3 1 dskx_s3.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT Registration Statement

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015

 

Registration No. 333-      

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

  

DS Healthcare Group, Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

 

20-8380461

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

1601 Green Road

Pompano Beach, Florida 33064

(888) 404-7770

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Mr. Daniel Khesin

Chief Executive Officer

DS Healthcare Group, Inc.

1601 Green Road

Pompano Beach, Florida 33064

(888) 404-7770

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies of communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to: 

Eric Stein, Esq.

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.

101 Grovers Mill Road, Second Floor

Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Tel No.: (609) 275-0400

Fax No.: (609) 275-4511

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ¨

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  þ

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

þ

 

 




CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered

 

Amount
to be
Registered (1)

 

 

Proposed
maximum
offering
price per
share (2)

 

 

Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering
price (3)

 

 

Amount of
registration
fee

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

200,000

 

 

$2.15

 

 

$430,000

 

 

$49.97

 

 

 

(1)

Represents 200,000 shares of common stock which were issued pursuant to a consulting agreement entered into on May 12, 2015 by and between the Company and RP Innovative Consulting, LLC (“RP Consulting”) under which RP Consulting will provide services to the Company by introducing the Company to distributors, retailers and medical professionals, providing marketing contacts and international contacts for distribution and marketing, assistance in acquiring internet retail customers and other mutually agreed upon advisory services.  In addition to the shares of the Registrant’s common stock set forth in the table above, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant is registering an indeterminate number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock issuable in connection with stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar events. No additional registration fee has been paid for such shares of our common stock.

 

 

(2)

Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and computed pursuant to Rule 457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock on May 27, 2015, as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

 

(3)

The registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 




The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 2, 2015

 

PROSPECTUS


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DS HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.

 

200,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

This prospectus relates to the resale, from time to time, of up to 200,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus under “Selling Stockholders.” We are not selling any shares of our common stock under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale of the shares. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares.

 

The selling stockholders may sell the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus from time to time on terms to be determined at the time of sale through ordinary brokerage transactions or through any other means described in this prospectus under “Plan of Distribution.” The prices at which the selling stockholders may sell the shares will be determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or in negotiated transactions.

 

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “DSKX.” On May 27, 2015, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market was $2.15 per share.

 

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Investing in the securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of this prospectus and in the documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making a decision to purchase our securities.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is June 2, 2015.

 

 






TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

1

RISK FACTORS

3

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

10

USE OF PROCEEDS

11

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

12

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

13

LEGAL MATTERS

15

EXPERTS

15

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

15

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

15

 







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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

In this prospectus, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” and similar terms refer to DS Healthcare Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, and our subsidiaries. References to our “common stock” refer to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of DS Healthcare Group, Inc.


You should read this prospectus together with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Documents Incorporated by Reference.” If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by referenced herein, you should rely on the information in this prospectus. 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide information different from that contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate as of the dates on the cover page, regardless of time of delivery of the prospectus or any sale of securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operation and prospects may have changed since those dates. 





 



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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights certain information about us, this offering and information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate by reference.  This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our securities.  To fully understand this offering and its consequences to you, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the information referred to under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus beginning on page 3, the financial statements and other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus when making an investment decision.  This is only a summary and may not contain all the information that is important to you. You should carefully read both this and any other offering materials, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”


AVAILABLE INFORMATION


We file annual, quarterly and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any materials that we file at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers such as our company that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

We have filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the securities to be sold by pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus has been filed as part of the registration statement. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement because certain parts of the registration statement are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us and the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Statements in this prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. You may:

 

 

 

 

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inspect a copy of the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules, without charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room;

 

·

obtain a copy from the Securities and Exchange Commission upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission; or

 

·

obtain a copy from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.


Our Internet address is www.divineskininc.com. We make available free of charge, through the investor relations section of our website, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Our Company

 

We are a global personal-care, product development and marketing company. We develop and market proprietary branded personal care products that address thinning hair conditions, skin care and other personal care needs. Our management believes we are currently a leading innovator of “Liposome Technology”, which acts as a carrier agent, and has been designed to enhance the action of the active ingredients in our products, and “Nanosome Technology”, which acts as a delivery vehicle, and has been designed to infuse active compounds into targeted cells for increased efficiency of our products. We have grown steadily since inception with a network of retailers across North America and distributors throughout Europe, Asia and South America. We currently offer the following lines of products:

 

 

·

hair care

 

·

personal care

 

·

skin care


We formulate, market and sell these products through specialty retailers, spas, salons and other distributors. Our products are compounded through various third party compounders on an order-by-order basis. We currently research, develop and formulate our own products, consistent with our mission to provide products that make a meaningful difference in the lives of our customers.

 



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We reported a net loss of $1,312,159 and $3,225,290 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $85,138 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our accumulated deficit was $9,698,513 and $9,613,375, respectively. Primarily as a result of our recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows and our accumulated deficit, our independent registered public accounting firm has included in its report for the year ended December 31, 2014 an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other factors, our ability to obtain sufficient financing to support our operations.

 

Corporate Information


We were incorporated in Florida in January 2007. Our corporate headquarters and principal executive offices are located at 1601 Green Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33064. Our telephone number at those offices is (888) 404-7770. Our fiscal year end is December 31. We maintain a website at www.dshealthcaregroup.com. The information which appears on our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

The Offering

 

Issuer

 

DS Healthcare Group, Inc.

 

 

 

Shares of common stock offered by us

 

None

 

 

 

Shares of common stock offered by the selling stockholders

 

200,000 shares

 

 

 

Shares of common stock outstanding before this offering

 

17,113,058 shares

 

 

 

Shares of common stock outstanding after completion of this offering, assuming the sale of all shares offered hereby

 

17,113,058 shares

 

 

 

Use of proceeds

 

We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the common stock by the selling stockholders.

 

 

 

Risk Factors

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.  See the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus on page 3 and in the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider carefully before deciding to invest in our securities.

 

 



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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our securities involves a significant degree of risk. You should not invest in our securities unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and other information in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our securities.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry


We had a net loss of $1,312,159, $3,225,290, and $85,138 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, and we have historically incurred losses and may incur losses in the future that may adversely affect our financial condition.


We had a net loss of $1,312,159 and $3,225,290 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $85,138 during the three months ended March 31, 2015. In the event we are unable to increase gross margins, reduced costs and/or generate sufficient additional revenues to offset our costs, we may continue to sustain losses in the future.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm's report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.


As of December 31, 2014, our accumulated deficit was $9,613,375. Primarily as a result of our recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows and our accumulated deficit, our independent registered public accounting firm has included in its report for the year ended December 31, 2014, an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon, among other factors, our ability to obtain sufficient financing to support our operations.


We have sustained operational losses since our inception. At March 31, 2015, we had an accumulated deficit of $9,698,513. The Company cannot predict how long it will continue to incur further losses or whether it will ever become profitable as this is dependent upon the reduction of certain operating expenses, success of new and existing products and increase in overall revenue among other things. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Our ability to succeed depends on our ability to grow our business and achieve profitability.


The introduction of new products and services and expansion of our distribution channels have contributed significantly to our recent results, but we must continue to develop new and innovative ways to manufacture our products and expand our distribution in order to maintain our growth and achieve profitability. Our future growth and profitability will depend upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: 


 

·

our ability to manage costs;

 

·

the increasing level of competition in the skin care and personal care industry;

 

·

our ability to continuously offer new or improved products;

 

·

our ability to maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective production and delivery of our products;

 

·

our ability to maintain sufficient production capacity for our products;

 

·

the efficiency and effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts in building product and brand awareness;

 

·

our ability to identify and respond successfully to emerging trends in the skin care, hair care and personal care industry;

 

·

the level of consumer acceptance of our products;

 

·

regulatory compliance costs; and

 

·

general economic conditions and consumer confidence.


We may not be successful in executing our growth strategy, and even if we achieve targeted growth, we may not be able to reach profitability. Failure to successfully execute any material part of our growth strategy would significantly impair our future growth and our ability to attract and sustain investments in our business.




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The majority of our revenue is generated on the basis of purchase orders, rather than long term purchase commitments; if we lose one or more of these customers it may adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.


While we have long-term agreements with several distributors, the majority of our customers may cancel a purchase order or defer shipments of our products at any time. Furthermore, most of our distributors can terminate their agreements with our Company on relatively short notice. While we have maintained long-term relationships with many of our distributors and have not experienced significant cancellation or deferment of customer orders, the lack of long-term purchase commitments creates a risk that product demand may be reduced if orders are canceled or deferred. Furthermore, because of our inability to rely on enforceable purchase contracts, and our limited visibility into future customer demand, actual revenue may be different from our forecasts, which could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

 

If we fail to promote and maintain our brand in the market, our businesses, operating results, financial condition, and our ability to attract customers will be materially adversely affected.


Our success depends on our ability to create and maintain brand awareness for our product offerings. This may require a significant amount of capital to allow us to market our products and establish brand recognition and customer loyalty. Many of our competitors in this market are larger than us and have substantially greater financial resources. Additionally, many of the companies offering similar products have already established their brand identity within the marketplace. We can offer no assurances that we will be successful in establishing awareness of our brand allowing us to compete in this market. The importance of brand recognition will continue to increase because low barriers of entry to the industries in which we operate may result in an increased number of direct competitors. To promote our brands, we may be required to continue to increase our financial commitment to creating and maintaining brand awareness. We may not generate a corresponding increase in revenue to justify these costs.

 

Our products may require clinical trials to establish benefit claims and their efficacy.


While the majority of the active ingredients in our current products have undergone independent third party studies and clinical trials to establish benefit claims and efficacy, certain ingredients contained in our products and our future products may require clinical trials to establish our benefit claims or their safety and efficacy. Such trials would require a significant amount of resources and there is no assurance that such trials will be favorable to the claims we make for our products, or that the cumulative authority established by such trials will be sufficient to support our claims. Moreover, both the findings and methodology of all clinical trials are subject to challenge by scientific bodies. If the findings of clinical trials are challenged or found to be insufficient to support our claims, additional trials may be required, or products may require re-formulation, in order for us to continue to market current products or before future products can be marketed. Furthermore, there are limited studies, if any, on our product ingredients combined in our product formulations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our products even when used as directed will have the effects intended. In the event we are unable to substantiate benefit claims or efficacy, or in the event that historical clinical trials are refuted, market acceptance for our products may decrease or not develop, which would have a detrimental effect on our business.

 

We may be unable to protect our intellectual property rights and may be subject to intellectual property litigation and infringement claims by third parties.


We intend to protect our unpatented trade secrets and know-how through confidentiality or license agreements with third parties, employees and consultants, and by controlling access to and distribution of our proprietary information. However, this method may not afford complete protection, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States and unauthorized parties may copy or otherwise obtain and use our products, processes or technology. Additionally, there can be no assurance that others will not independently develop similar know-how and trade secrets. If third parties take actions that affect our rights or the value of our intellectual property, similar proprietary rights or reputation, or we are unable to protect our intellectual property from infringement or misappropriation, other companies may be able to offer competitive products at lower prices and we may not be able to effectively compete against these companies. We also face the risk of claims that we have infringed third parties’ intellectual property rights. Any claims of intellectual property infringement, even those without merit, may require us to:


 

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defend against infringement claims which are expensive and time consuming;

 

·

cease making, licensing or using products that incorporate the challenged intellectual property;

 

·

re-design, re-engineer or re-brand our products or packaging; or

 

·

enter into royalty or licensing agreements in order to obtain the right to use a third party’s intellectual property.




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We are dependent upon suppliers for our raw materials which we purchase on a per order basis without long term contracts and our suppliers are dependent on the continued availability and pricing of raw materials, either of which could negatively affect our ability to manage costs and maintain profitable operating margins.


We currently purchase our raw materials from suppliers with whom we have no written purchase contracts. Any supplier and any order may be terminated or rejected by any supplier at any time. Our reliance on open orders, no preference or assurances from suppliers, and our reliance on these suppliers, creates a risk that our supply of raw materials may be interrupted at any time. We may not be able to timely source another supplier, resulting in delays and decreased sales. We have tried to minimize these risks by maintaining inventories consistent with projected needs but can make no assurances that we will be able to maintain adequate stockpiles or that we will be able to acquire and stockpile raw materials at reasonable costs. Our failure to ensure a steady supply of raw material or any significant interruption in the supply of raw materials could have a material adverse effect on our operations and ability to timely fulfill orders, resulting in lost orders and revenue.

 

We rely on third-party suppliers and compounders to provide raw materials for our products and to compound our products, and we will have limited control over these suppliers and compounders and may not be able to obtain quality products on a timely basis or in sufficient quantity.


Substantially all of our products are compounded by unaffiliated compounders. We do not have any long-term contracts with our suppliers or compounding sources, and we expect to compete with other companies for raw materials, production and import capacity. If we experience significant increased demand, or need to replace an existing compounder, there can be no assurance that additional supplies of raw materials or additional compounding capacity will be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or that any supplier or compounder would allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements. In addition, even if we are able to expand existing or find new compounding or raw material sources, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train our suppliers and compounding in our methods, products and quality control standards. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of raw materials or compounding of our products could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet retail customer and consumer demand for our products and result in lower revenues and net income both in the short and long-term. In addition, there can be no assurance that our suppliers and compounding will continue to provide raw materials and to compounding products that are consistent with our standards. We may receive shipments of product that fail to conform to our quality control standards. In that event, unless we are able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, we risk the loss of revenues resulting from the inability to sell those products and related increased administrative and shipping costs. In addition, because we do not control our compounding, products that fail to meet our standards or other unauthorized products could end up in the marketplace without our knowledge, which could harm our reputation in the marketplace.

 

We do not have long-term contracts with suppliers and compounders and we are dependent on the services of these third parties.


We purchase all of our products from third-party suppliers and compounders pursuant to purchase orders, but without any long-term agreements. In the event that a current supplier or compounder is unable to meet our compounding and delivery requirements at some time in the future, we may suffer short-term interruptions of delivery of certain products while we establish an alternative source. While we believe alternative sources are in most cases readily available and we have also established working relationships with several third-party suppliers and compounders, none of these agreements are long term. We also rely on third-party carriers for product shipments, including shipments to and from our warehouse facilities. We are therefore subject to the risks, including but not limited to employee strikes and inclement weather, associated with our carrier’s ability to provide delivery services to meet our fulfillment and shipping needs. Failure to deliver products to our customers in a timely and accurate manner would harm our reputation and our business and results of operations.

 

We rely on limited intellectual property protection as an important element of competition.


We currently have trademark registration for most of our products. We rely on common law trademark rights to protect our unregistered trademarks as well as our trade dress rights. Common law trademark rights generally are limited to the geographic area in which the trademark is actually used, while a United States federal registration of a trademark enables the registrant to stop the unauthorized use of the trademark by any third party anywhere in the United States. We intend to register our trademarks in certain jurisdictions where our products are sold. While we have one patent pending and under review by the United States Patent Office, or USPO, we currently have no patents on our products. We will continue to use the current business strategy of adding proprietary blends to each product formula. More than the name trademark, the proprietary blend formula makes formula replication challenging for any possible competitor. We believe adding proprietary blends make replication quite difficult and expensive. However, to the extent we do not have patents on our products; another company may replicate one or more of our products.



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Like other distributors and manufacturers of hair care, skin care and personal care products, we face an inherent risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of the products that we sell results in injury.


While we believe we are currently materially compliant with regulations covering our products, we may be subjected to various product liability claims, including claims that the products we sell contain contaminants, are improperly labeled or include inadequate instructions as to use or inadequate warnings concerning side effects and interactions with other substances. In addition, we may be forced to defend lawsuits. While to date we have never been subject to any product liability claim, we cannot predict whether product liability claims will be brought against us in the future or predict the effect of any resulting adverse publicity on our business. Moreover, we may not have adequate resources in the event of a successful claim against us. If our insurance protection is inadequate and our third-party vendors do not indemnify us, the successful assertion of product liability claims against us could result in potentially significant monetary damages. In addition, interactions of our products with other similar products, prescription medicines and over-the-counter drugs have not been fully explored. We may also be exposed to claims relating to product advertising or product quality. People may purchase our products expecting certain physical results, unique to skin care and personal care products. If they do not perceive expected results to occur, such individuals may seek monetary retribution.

 

In the future, we could be subject to additional laws or regulations promulgated by the FDA or other federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities or subject to more stringent interpretations of current laws or regulations which may adversely impact our business and operations.


We are unable to predict the nature of such future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we predict what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative orders, when and if promulgated, would have on our business in the future. The United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, or other governmental regulatory bodies could require the reformulation of certain products to meet new standards or FDA approval prior to marketing and sale of certain products. Any or all of such requirements could have a materially adversely effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The cost to comply with new or changing regulations could be material. Furthermore, we cannot provide any assurances that any product would ultimately comply with new or changing regulations.

 

Our business may be adversely affected by unfavorable publicity within the skin care or personal care market.


We believe that the hair care, skin care and personal care markets are significantly affected by national media attention. As with any retail provider, future scientific research or publicity may not be favorable to the industry or to any particular product, and may not be consistent with earlier favorable research or publicity. Because of our dependence on consumers’ perceptions, adverse publicity associated with illness or other adverse effects resulting from the use of our products or any similar products distributed by other companies and future reports of research that are perceived as less favorable or that question earlier research, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are highly dependent upon consumers’ perceptions of the safety and quality of our products as well as similar products distributed by other companies. Thus, the mere publication of reports asserting that hair care, skin care or personal care products may be harmful or questioning their efficacy could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, regardless of whether such reports are scientifically supported or whether the claimed harmful effects would be present at the dosages recommended for such products.

 

Our success is dependent upon the successful introduction of our new products and success in expanding the demand for existing brands.


We believe the growth of our net sales is substantially dependent upon our ability to introduce our products to the public. At present, we have limited resources to spend on advertising and marketing therefore we will rely, to a large extent, on relationship with strategic partners to assist in our development of distribution channels. Our ability to meet future obligations is dependent in large measure on the success of our product sales. We expect to introduce additional products. The success of new products is dependent upon a number of factors, including our ability to formulate products that will appeal to consumers and respond to market trends in a timely manner. There can be no assurance that our efforts to formulate new products will be successful or that consumers will accept our new products. In addition, products experiencing strong popularity and rapid growth may not maintain their sales volumes over time.




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Our website and internal systems may be subject to intentional disruption that could adversely impact our reputation and future sales.


We could be a target of cyber-attacks designed to penetrate our network security or the security of our internal systems, misappropriate proprietary information and/or cause interruptions to our services or delay the delivery of our products to customers. If an actual or perceived breach of our network security occurs, it may expose us to the loss of information, litigation and possible liability. Such a security breach could also divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel. In addition, such a security breach could impair our ability to operate our business. If this happens, our reputation could be harmed, our revenues could decline and our business could suffer.

 

We are involved in several litigation matters that could harm our business, brand and reputation, financial condition or results of operations.


We are involved in a few lawsuits involving various suppliers and service providers. Any litigation to which we are a party may result in an onerous or unfavorable judgment that may not be reversed upon appeal, or we may decide to settle lawsuits on unfavorable terms. In addition, defending these claims is costly and can impose a significant burden on management and employees, and we may receive unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings in the course of litigation. Any such negative outcome could result in payments of monetary damages, adverse effects on the market price of our common stock or changes to our business practices, and accordingly our business, brand and reputation, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Many of our competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and human resources than we do.


Our competitors may succeed in formulating products that are more effective than those currently developed by us. Progress by other researchers in areas similar to those being explored by us may result in further competitive challenges. In addition, academic institutions, government agencies, and other public and private organizations conducting research may seek patent protection with respect to potentially competitive products. They may also establish exclusive collaborative or licensing relationships with our competitors. In addition, large pharmaceutical companies compete with others and with us in the skin care and personal care product industry. Increased competition from such companies could have a material adverse effect on us because such companies have greater financial and other resources available to them and possess manufacturing, distribution and marketing capabilities far greater than ours. We also face competition in both the health food store and mass market distribution channels from private label products offered by health and natural food store chains, drugstore chains, mass merchandisers and supermarket chains.

 

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to develop or maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our stock.


As of December 31, 2014, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We are in the process of remediating the material weaknesses, but we have not yet been able to complete our remediation efforts. To mitigate the current limited resources and limited employees, we rely heavily on direct management oversight of transactions, along with the use of legal and accounting professionals. As we grow, we expect to increase our number of employees, which will enable us to implement adequate segregation of duties within the internal control framework. It will take additional time to design, implement and test the controls and procedures required to enable our management to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective. We cannot at this time estimate how long it will take to complete our remediation efforts or the cost of those efforts. We cannot assure you that measures we plan to take will be effective in mitigating or preventing significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Any failure to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their implementation, could result in additional material weaknesses or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations. The existence of a material weakness could result in errors in our financial statements that could result in restatements of our financial statements, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, leading to a decline in the trading price of our stock.




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Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer received reimbursement of expenses and payments under his employment agreement which may have been in violation of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Throughout year ended 2014 and through the three months ended March 31, 2015, Daniel Khesin, the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, received in addition to base compensation, reimbursement of expenses of approximately $82,000 which were for non-business related goods and services. Furthermore, Mr. Khesin received cash payments of approximately $50,000 during 2014 that, pursuant to his executive employment agreement, were to be payable in shares of the Company's common stock at fiscal year-end 2014. While Mr. Khesin believed that these payments were received as satisfaction of certain bonus or other perquisites earned by him on a monthly basis under his employment agreement, such payments, if any, required approval of our compensation committee, which approval was not received until subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2014. Section 402 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 prohibits advances or loans to a director or executive officer of a public company. While our audit committee has concluded that the payments made to Mr. Khesin prior to board approval are not in violation of Section 402 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, in the event it is determined any such payments were a violation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, such violation could have a material adverse effect on our Company, including, but not limited to criminal, civil or administrative sanctions, penalties, or investigations, in addition to potential securities litigation. 

 

We depend heavily on the services of Daniel Khesin and the loss of Mr. Khesin could materially harm our company.


We rely on Daniel Khesin, as our chief executive and chief financial officer. The loss of the services of Mr. Khesin could materially harm our business. While we have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Khesin, we do not presently maintain a key-man life insurance policy on Mr. Khesin.

 

Risks Related to Our Common Stock


Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and may fluctuate significantly.


There has been a limited public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will develop. As a result, this could adversely affect our shareholders’ ability to sell our common stock in short time periods, or possibly at all. Thinly traded common stock can be more volatile than common stock traded in an active public market. Our common stock has experienced, and is likely to experience in the future, significant price and volume fluctuations, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the financial markets could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially.


We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock and, consequently, an investor’s ability to achieve a return on its investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.


We currently intend to invest our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. The payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our results of operations and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant. If we do not pay dividends, a shareholder’s ability to achieve a return on its investment in our company will depend on any future appreciation in the market price of our common stock. There is no guarantee that our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which a shareholder initially purchased its common stock.


If the selling security holders all elect to sell their shares of our common stock at the same time, the market price of our shares may decrease.


It is possible that the selling security holders will offer all of the shares for sale. Further because it is possible that a significant number of shares of our common stock could be sold at the same time hereunder, the sales, or the possibility thereof, may have a depressive effect on the market price for our common stock.




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If shares of our common or preferred stock available for issuance or shares eligible for future sale were introduced into the market, it could dilute our current shareholders and/or hurt our stock price.


We are authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The exercise of outstanding options and/or warrants may cause substantial dilution to those who hold shares of common stock prior to such exercises. In addition, sales of substantial amounts of the common stock in the public market by these holders or perceptions that such sales may take place may lower the common stock's market price. We may sell our authorized, but unissued, common stock to satisfy our funding requirements. We are also authorized to issue up to 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without shareholder approval. Any future series or class of preferred stock may have rights that are superior to the rights of the holders of our common stock. The sale or the proposed sale of substantial amounts of our common or preferred stock may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our stock price and our shareholders may also experience substantial dilution.


On December 16, 2014, we received a letter from the listing qualifications department staff of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that for the last 30 consecutive business days the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 per share, the minimum closing bid price required by the continued listing requirements of NASDAQ listing rule 5550(a)(2), which would subject our common stock to delisting from NASDAQ.

 

In accordance with listing rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has 180 calendar days, or until June 15, 2015, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days (or such longer period of time as the NASDAQ staff may require in some circumstances, but generally not more than 20 consecutive business days) before June 15, 2015. If our common stock does not achieve compliance by June 15, 2015, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180-day period to regain compliance if it meets the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and provides written notice to NASDAQ of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If we are delisted (upon such time of common stock will be quoted on the OTC Markets), our common stock would be deemed to be “penny stock” as that term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Broker/dealers dealing in penny stocks are required to provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks. Moreover, broker/dealers are required to determine whether an investment in a penny stock is a suitable investment for a prospective investor. These requirements may reduce the potential market for our common stock by reducing the number of potential investors. This may make it more difficult for investors in our common stock to sell shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them. This could cause our stock price to decline. On April 29, 2015 NASDAQ notified the Company that it has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and this matter is now closed.

 



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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled “Risk Factors.” All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include:


 

·

our history of losses,

 

·

our ability to grow our company,

 

·

the lack of long-term contracts with our customers and our ability to attract customers for our products,

 

·

possible need for clinical trials,

 

·

our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and limited intellectual property protection,

 

·

the lack of long-term supply contracts for raw materials,

 

·

our dependence on third party suppliers and compounders and the lack of long-term contracts with these third party suppliers and compounders,

 

·

the possibility of product liability claims against us,

 

·

the impact of government regulations,

 

·

unfavorable publicity,

 

·

our ability to introduce new products,

 

·

continual and uninterrupted use of our website and network,

 

·

adverse outcome of litigation to which we are a party,

 

·

our ability to effectively compete,

 

·

material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting,

 

·

our ability to continue as going concern,

 

·

our dependence on our chief executive officer,

 

·

the limited trading market for our common stock,

 

·

our ability to declare and pay dividends,

 

·

the ability to our board of directors to issue additional shares of common stock or preferred stock, and

 

·

the possible sale of all of our shares included in this prospectus by the selling shareholders.

 

Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

 

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this prospectus. Before you invest in our shares, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.

 



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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

All proceeds from the resale of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus will belong to the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus under “Selling Stockholders.” We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

   

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

 

Pursuant to Rule 457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended, the offering price is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock on May 27, 2015, as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

DILUTION

 

Not Applicable.

 



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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

 

Beneficial

Ownership

Before

Offering

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial

Ownership

After

Offering

 

 

 

 

Selling Stockholder

 

Number of

Shares

Owned

 

 

Shares

Offered

Hereby

 

 

Number

of Shares

Owned

 

 

Percent(2)

 

RP Innovative Consulting, LLC (1)

    

200,000

  

  

200,000

  

  

0

  

  

1.16%

 

 

 

(1)

Shares issued pursuant to RP Consulting Agreement entered into by the Company and RP Innovative Consulting, LLC on May 12, 2015. Pursuant to the RP Consulting Agreement, will provide services to the Company by introducing the Company to distributors, retailers and medical professionals, providing marketing contacts and international contacts for distribution and marketing, assistance in acquiring internet retail customers and other mutually agreed upon advisory services.


 

(2)

Percentages are calculated based on an aggregate of 17,113,058 shares of common stock outstanding after the offering.

 









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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions.  These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.

 

A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

 

 

·

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

 

·

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

 

·

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

 

·

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

 

·

privately negotiated transactions;


 

·

settlement of short sales;

 

 

·

in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

 

 

·

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

 

·

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

 

·

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales.  Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.

 

In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume.  The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities.  The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales.  In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.  Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).

 



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The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities.  The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder.  In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders have advised us that there is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale securities by the Selling Stockholders.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.  The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution.  In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of securities of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person.  We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 



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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters with respect to the securities will be passed upon for us by Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C., Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

 

EXPERTS

 


Our audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon and are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 (including exhibits) under the Securities Act, with respect to the securities to be sold in this offering. This prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. For further information with respect to our Company and the securities offered in this prospectus, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed thereto. With respect to each such document filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the registration statement, reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matter involved. 

 

We file annual, quarterly, and current reports and other information with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC are available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Those filings are also available to the public on our corporate website at www.divineskininc.com. The information we file with the SEC or contained on, or linked to through, our corporate website or any other website that we may maintain is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You may also read and copy, at the SEC’s prescribed rates, any document we file with the SEC, including the registration statement (and its exhibits) of which this prospectus is a part, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 to obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.


INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus certain information. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents that contain the information. The information we incorporate by reference is considered a part of this prospectus, and later information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or after the date of this prospectus (other than information “furnished” under Items 2.02 or 7.01 (or corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit) of any Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise “furnished” to the SEC, unless otherwise stated) until this offering is completed, as well as documents filed under such sections after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement:

 

 

·

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2015;

 

 

·

Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2014, September 30, 2014, and March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on, respectively, August 14, 2014, November 14, and May 20, 2015.


 

·

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2014, July 15, 2014, August 15, 2014, December 19, 2014, January 14, 2015, April 16, 2015, April 30, 2015, May 8, 2015; and


 

·

The description of our common stock as set forth in our registration statement on Form 8-A, which was filed on December 11, 2012, under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 



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In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act, except as will be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

You may obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference through the SEC or the SEC’s website as described above or on our corporate website at www.divineskininc.com.  You may request copies of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:

 

DS HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.

1601 Green Road

Pompano Beach, Florida 33064

(888) 404-7770

Attention: Corporate Secretary

 












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PROSPECTUS

 

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DS HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.

 

Common Stock

 






  






PART II— INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

 

$

49.97

 

Accounting fees and expenses

 

 

500

 

Legal fees and expense

 

 

1,000

 

Blue Sky fees and expenses

 

 

-

 

Printing fees and expenses

 

 

1,000

 

Transfer agent fees and expenses

 

 

1,000

 

Miscellaneous Expenses

 

 

-

 

Total

 

$

3,549.97

 

  

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Our Bylaws, as amended, provide to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law that our directors or officers shall not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for damages for breach of such director's or officer's fiduciary duty. The effect of this provision of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, is to eliminate our rights and our shareholders (through shareholders' derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior), except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the indemnification provisions in our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.


The Florida Business Corporation Act provides that a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent made a party to an action by reason of that fact that he or she was a director, officer employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.


Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid one of our directors, officers or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 16. Exhibits.

 

The list of exhibits in the Exhibit Index to this registration statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 



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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

i.       To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

ii.      To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

iii.     To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2)     That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)     To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)     That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

i.       Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

ii.      Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. 

 



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(5)   That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

i.       Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

ii.      Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

iii.     The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

iv.     Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(6)   That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial  bona fide  offering thereof.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities ( other  than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(8)      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

 (i)    For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

(ii)    For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. 




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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereonto duly authorized, in the City of Pompano Beach, State of Florida, on June 2, 2015.

 

 

DS HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daniel Khesin

 

 

Daniel Khesin

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY


Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel Khesin his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature

 

Title

 

Date

  

     

 

     

 

/s/ Daniel Khesin

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer

 

June 2, 2015

Daniel Khesin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Karl Sweis

 

Director

 

June 2, 2015

Karl Sweis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Pope

 

Director

 

June 2, 2015

Michael Pope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark Wolfson

 

Director

 

June 2, 2015

Mark Wolfson

 

 

 

 















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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated January 13, 2007 (incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission filed May 22, 2009)

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated September 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009)

 

 

 

3.3

 

Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation effective November 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed August 27, 2012 (file number 333-183558))

 

 

 

3.4

 

Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission filed May 22, 2009)

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.*

 

 

 

10.1

 

RP Consulting Agreement entered into by the Company and RP Innovative Consulting, LLC on May 12, 2015*

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Marcum LLP*

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)*

 

 

 

24.1

 

Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)*

 

*

Filed herewith.