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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on  November 9, 2023.

Registration Statement No. 333--266206

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 9

to

 

FORM S-1

  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

SOLARMAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

4931

 

26-2028786

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

3080 12th Street

Riverside, California 92507

(951) 300-0788

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

 

David Hsu, Chief Executive Officer

SolarMax Technology, Inc.

3080 12th Street

Riverside, California 92507

(951) 300-0788

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

 

Copies to:

 

Asher S. Levitsky P.C.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10105-0302

Tel: (646) 895-7152

Cell: (917) 930-0991

Clayton E. Parker, Esq.

K&L Gates LLP

201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2000

Miami, Florida 33131-2399

Tel: 305-539-3306

Cell: (305) 358-7095

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

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 check the following box: ☐

 

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

 

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 statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

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 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

   

 

 

   

SolarMax Technology, Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 9 (this “Amendment”) to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 266206 ) (the “Registration Statement”) as an exhibit-only filing to (i) include a currently dated consent of the auditors; (ii) to update Exhibit 21.1 [list of subsidiaries], and (iii) to include a revised form of underwriting agreement (Exhibit 1.1) and underwriter warrant (Exhibit 4.2). Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 16(a) of Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page to the Registration Statement and the filed exhibits. The remainder of the Registration Statement is unchanged and has been omitted.

 

 

 

 

 

PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibit number

Description

1.1

Form of underwriting agreement5

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended.1

3.2

 

Certificate of Change6

3.3

Amended and Restated Bylaws.1

4.1

Form of common stock certificate1

4.2

Form of underwriter warrant 5

5.1

Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered 1

5.2

Opinion of AllBright Law Office1

10.1

Channel agreement dated January 21, 2015 between Sunrun, Inc. and SolarMax Renewable Energy Provider, Inc.1

10.2

Employment agreement dated October 7, 2016 between the Company and David Hsu.1†

10.3

Employment agreement dated October 7, 2016 between the Company and Ching Liu.1†

10.4

 

Separation and Release Agreement dated October 1, 2020, by and between the Company and Ching Liu1

10.5

Form of restricted stock agreement.1†

10.6

2016 Long-term incentive plan. 1†

10.7

Loan agreement dated August 26, 2014, between Clean Energy Funding II, LP and SolarMax LED, Inc.1

10.8

Loan agreement dated January 3, 2012, between Clean Energy Funding, LP (“CEF”) and SolarMax Renewable Energy Provider, Inc. (“SREP”)1

10.9

[Deleted]7

10.10

Lease dated September 1, 2016 between Fallow Field, LLC and the Company.1

10.11

Lease dated as of September 1, 2016 between Fallow Field, LLC and SolarMax LED, Inc. (U.S.A.).1

 

 
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10.12

 

Form of restricted stock exchange agreement for option1

10.13

 

Form of restricted stock exchange agreement for option and cash1

10.14

 

Form of extension agreement of payment due pursuant to exchange agreement1

10.15

 

Client Service Agreement dated October 14, 2019 between SolarMax Renewable Energy Provider, Inc. and Insperity PEO Services, L.P. and Client Service Agreement Terms & Conditions1

10.16

 

Client Service Agreement dated October 14, 2019 between SMX Capital, Inc. and Insperity PEO Services, L.P. and Client Service Agreement Terms & Conditions1

10.17

 

Client Service Agreement dated October 14, 2019 between SolarMax LED, Inc. and Insperity PEO Services, L.P. and Client Service Agreement Terms & Conditions1

10.18

 

Promissory note dated October 24, 2019 payable to SMX Property, LLC1

10.19

 

Form of exchange agreement among CEF, SREP, the issuer and the limited partners of CEF1

10.20

 

Form of 4% secured subordinated convertible note issued by the issuer and SREP to limited partners of CEF pursuant to the exchange agreement (Exhibit 10.71)1

10.21

 

Exchange agreement dated March 27, 2019 between and Company and David Hsu1

10.22

 

Exchange agreement dated March 27, 2019 between the Company and Ching Lui1

10.23

Letter agreement from David Hsu dated June 29, 2023 to extend the cash payment due on the exchange of shares of restricted stock1

10.24

Letter agreement from Ching Liu dated June 29, 2023 to extend the cash payment due on the exchange of shares of restricted stock1

10.25

 

Letter agreement with David Hsu dated June 29, 2023  relating to his deferred compensation.1

10.26

 

Lease agreement dated October 13, 2022 between the Company and 3080 12th Street, LLC.1

10.27

 

Promissory note dated October 10, 2022 issued by the Company to SMX Property, LLC. For $944,076.88.1

10.28

 

Promissory note dated October 10, 2022 issued by the Company to SMX Property, LLC. For $414,580.65.1

10.29

 

Letter agreement dated August 30, 2022 between the Company and Yue Lian Liang  extending maturity date of note.1

10.30

 

Letter agreement dated January 17,2023 between the Company and David Hsu deferring payment of deferred compensation1.

21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries.5

23.1

 

Consent of Marcum LLP5

23.2

 

Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto)1

23.3

 

Consent of AllBright Law Offices (included as part of Exhibit 5.2)1

23.4

 

Consent of LCS & Partners1

24.1

 

Power of Attorney4

107

 

Filing Fee Table1

  

1

Previously filed.

3

Confidential information in this agreement has been omitted.

4

On signature page of initial filing.

5

Filed herewith.

6

Included with Exhibit 3.1.

7

This exhibit was deleted since the lease was terminated and replaced by Exhibit 10.26.

Compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

(b) Financial Statement Schedules. Financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, not required or included in the financial statements or the notes thereto included in the prospectus that forms a part of this registration statement.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Riverside, State of California, on  November 9, 2023.

   

SOLARMAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

By:  

/s/ David Hsu

 

David Hsu

 

Chief Executive Officer

     

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated: 

 

Signature

 

Title

Date

 

/s. David Hsu*

Chief executive officer and director (principal executive officer)

David Hsu

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen Brown*

Chief financial officer (principal financial officer)

Stephen Brown

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Simon Yuan*

 

Director

Simon Yuan

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jinxi Lin*

Director

Jinxi Lin

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Wei Yuan Chen*

Director

Wei Yuan Chen

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Wen-Chang (Stephen) Yang*

Director

Wen-Chang (Stephen) Yang

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lei Zhang*

Director

Lei Zhang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*  By:/s/ David Hsu

 

 

 

November 9, 2023

David Hsu, Attorney-in-fact 

 

 

 

                   

 
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