0001493152-21-017317.txt : 20210720 0001493152-21-017317.hdr.sgml : 20210720 20210720153413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001493152-21-017317 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210720 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210720 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Jupiter Wellness, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001760903 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 832455880 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-1/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-258005 FILM NUMBER: 211100883 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 N. HWY A1A STREET 2: SUITE C-106 CITY: JUPITER STATE: FL ZIP: 33458 BUSINESS PHONE: 561-325-0482 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 N. HWY A1A STREET 2: SUITE C-106 CITY: JUPITER STATE: FL ZIP: 33458 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CBD Brands, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20181206 S-1/A 1 forms-1a.htm

 

Registration No. 333-258005

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

Amendment No. 1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

    Delaware    
   

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   
         
2844       82-2455880
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
     

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

1061 E. Indiantown Road, Suite 110 Jupiter, FL 33477

Tel: (561) 244-7100

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

 

Brian S. John

Chief Executive Officer

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

1061 E. Indiantown Road, Suite 110

Jupiter, FL 33477

Tel: (561) 244-7100

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

 

With copies to:

 

Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.   Anthony W. Basch, Esq.
Arthur S. Marcus, Esq.   J. Britton Williston, Esq.
Mayank Pradhan, Esq.   Xiaoqin Li, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP   Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 37 FL   Two James Center
New York, NY 10036   1021 East Cary St.
Telephone: (212) 930-9700   Richmond, VA 23219
Facsimile: (212) 930-9725   Telephone: (804) 771-5700

 

As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public

 

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: [X]

 

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 of 1933, 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 of 1933, 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, 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. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
       
Non-accelerated filer [X] Smaller reporting company [X]
       
    Emerging growth company [X]

 

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 Exchange Act. [  ]

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered 

 

 

Amount to be Registered(1)

  

Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate

Offering
Price Per
Share

  

Proposed
Maximum Aggregate

Offering
Price

  

Amount of Registration

Fee

 
Shares of common stock offered by the Company(2)   8,322,426   $4.50   $37,450,917.00   $4,085.89 
Shares of common stock offered by the Selling Stockholders(3)   622,016   $4.50   $2,799,072.00   $305.37 
Company Warrants(4)   

-

    

-

    

-

    

-

 
Shares of common stock underlying Company warrants(2)   

8,944,442

   $

4.50

   $40,249,989.00   $

4,391.27

 
Pre-funded Warrants(4)    

-

     

-

     

-

     

-

 
Shares of common stock underlying Pre-funded Warrants    

-

      -       -       -  
Underwriter’s warrants(4)(5)    -    -    -    - 
Shares of common stock underlying Underwriter’s warrants(2)(5)   289,475   $

5.625

   $1,628,296.87   $177.64 
Total:            $82,128,274.87   $8,960.17 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional securities as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
   
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act on the basis of the maximum aggregate offering price of all of the securities to be registered. Includes the maximum aggregate offering price attributable to additional securities that the underwriter has the option to purchase, from the Company and Selling Stockholders based on their respective portion of the Offering, to cover over-allotments, if any.
   
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act, based upon the closing sales price on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 16, 2021 of $4.21 per share of the Registrant’s common stock.
   
(4) No registration fee required pursuant to Rule 457(g).
   
(5) We and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to issue to the underwriter warrants exercisable at an exercise price equal to 125% of the combined public offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant to purchase a number of shares of common stock representing up to 4% of the aggregate number of Company Offering Shares and Pre-funded Warrants sold in the offering (excluding any over-allotment securities and any shares offered by the Selling Stockholders), exercisable for five (5) years commencing on the six-month anniversary of the closing of this offering. Resales of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the underwriter’s warrants are also being similarly registered on a delayed or continuous basis hereby. See “Underwriting.”

 

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 SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Prospectus Subject to Completion, dated July 20, 2021

 

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7,236,893 Shares of Common Stock being offered by the Company

540,884 Shares of Common Stock being sold by the Selling Stockholders

7,777,777 Warrants being offered by the Company

7,777,777 shares underlying the Warrants

_______ Pre-funded Warrants being offered by the Company

_______ Shares of Common Stock underlying the Pre-funded Warrants

289,475 Underwriter’s Warrants

289,475 Shares of Common Stock underlying the Underwriter’s Warrants

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

This is a firm commitment offering (the “Offering”) of shares of our common stock (“Common Stock”), par value $0.001 per share. The assumed combined public offering price of each share of Common Stock and Company Warrant (as defined below) is $4.50. Of the total securities being offered under this prospectus (the “Prospectus”), Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) is offering 7,236,893 shares (the “Company Offering Shares ”) and 7,777,777 warrants (the “Company Warrants”) to purchase 7,777,777 shares (the “Company Warrant Shares ”). The selling stockholders named in the section entitled “Selling Stockholders” in this prospectus (the “Selling Stockholders”) are offering 540,884 shares (the “Selling Stockholder Shares”). As part of the compensation, the Company is also issuing 289,475 warrants to the representative of the underwriters (the “Underwriter’s Warrants”) to purchase 289,475 shares.

 

We are also offering to those purchasers, if any, whose purchase of Company Offering Shares in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase, if the purchaser so chooses, pre-funded warrants (each a “Pre-funded Warrant”) in lieu of Company Offering Shares that would otherwise result in the purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock. The holder of each Pre-funded Warrant has the right to purchase one share of common stock (each, a “Pre-funded Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The combined purchase price of each Pre-funded Warrant and Company Warrant is equal to the combined price per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant being sold to the public in this Offering, minus $0.01. The Pre-funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-funded Warrants are exercised in full. We are offering the Pre-funded Warrants and the Company Warrants at an assumed combined public offering price of $4.50.

 

For each Pre-funded Warrant we sell, the number of Company Offering Shares we are offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. The Company Offering Shares, the Selling Stockholder Shares, or Pre-funded Warrants, as the case may be, and the Company Warrants, can only be purchased together in this offering, but these securities are immediately separable and will be issued separately.

 

The underwriter has the option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price less the underwriting discount. The over-allotment option may be used to purchase up to ______ additional Company Offering Shares, representing 15% of the number of Company Offering Shares and/or Pre-funded Warrants initially sold in the Offering, up to _____ additional Selling Stockholder Shares, representing 15% of the Selling Stockholder Shares initially sold in the Offering, and ______ additional Company Warrants, representing 15% of the Company Warrants initially sold in this Offering. The over-allotment option is exercisable for 45 days from the date we initially sell securities in this Offering. Regarding the Company Offering Shares/Pre-funded Warrants and the Selling Stockholder Shares sold in this Offering, the over-allotment will be offered by the Company and the Selling Stockholders in the same proportion as their respective securities offered in the Offering.

 

Our Common Stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “JUPW”. As of July 16, 2021, the last reported sales price of our Common Stock on Nasdaq was $4.21 per share, and on July 16, 2021, we had 11,724,240 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

   Combined Per Share and Company Warrant   Combined Per Pre-funded Warrant and Company Warrant    Offering without Exercise of Over-Allotment Option (4) (5)    Offering with Full Exercise of Over-Allotment  Option (4)  
Assumed Public Offering Price  $4.50   $ 4.49    $34,999,996.50   $40,251,155.66 
Underwriting Discount (7%) (1) (2)  $0.315   $ 0.3143    $2,449,999.76   $2,817,580.89 
Proceeds to us and Selling Stockholders before expenses(3)  $4.185   $ 4.1757    $32,549,996.75   $37,433,574.76 

 

(1) We and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to sell the securities to the underwriter identified herein at a discount of 7% of the offering price per share and to issue Underwriter’s Warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock equal to 4% of the aggregate number of Company Offering Shares and Pre-funded Warrants initially sold in this Offering (excluding the underwriter’s over-allotment option), exercisable for five (5) years commencing on the six month anniversary of closing, at an exercise price equal to 125% of the combined public offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant, or $5.62 per share. The Selling Stockholders will be responsible for the underwriter’s commissions in connection with the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares in this Offering and for their proportionate share of such expenses. Please refer to the section entitled “Underwriting” in this Prospectus for additional information regarding total compensation to be received by the underwriter.
   
(2) Does not include a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.25% of the public offering price payable to Aegis Capital Corp. (the “Underwriter”), the representative of the underwriters. See “Underwriting” for a description of compensation payable to the underwriters.
   
(3) Does not include estimated offering expenses including, without limitation, legal, accounting, auditing, escrow agent, transfer agent, other professional, printing, advertising, travel, marketing, blue-sky compliance and other expenses of this Offering. We estimate the total expenses of this Offering, excluding the underwriter’s discount and expenses, will be approximately $300,000.
   
(4) Assumes no exercise of the warrants being offered here.
   
(5)

Assumes no Pre-funded Warrants are sold.

 

An investment in our securities is subject to certain risks and should be made only by persons or entities able to bear the risk of and to withstand the total loss of their investment. Prospective investors should carefully consider and review the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7.

 

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state or other 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 underwriter expects to deliver the Common Stock against payment therefor on or about                            , 2021.

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

 

The date of this Prospectus is        __, 2021

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
Statement Regarding Industry and Market Data 1
Trademarks And Trade Names 1
Basis Of Presentation 1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 2
Prospectus Summary 3
The Offering 5
Risk Factors 7
Use of Proceeds 24
Capitalization 25
Dividend Policy 26
Dilution 27
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 29
Our Business 39
Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 47
Management 48
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions 53
Executive and Director Compensation 55

Security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and Related stockholder matters

59
Description of Capital Stock 60
Selling Stockholders 66
Shares Eligible for Future Sale 67
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations 69
Underwriting 72
Disclosure of Commission Position of Indemnification For Securities Act Liabilities 75
Legal Matters 75
Experts 75
Interests of Named Experts and Counsels 75
Where You Can Find Additional Information 76
Index to Financial Statements F-1

 

We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities only in jurisdictions where such offers and sales are permitted. You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than the information contained in this Prospectus. The information contained in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus or such other date stated in this prospectus, regardless of the time of our delivery or of any sale or delivery of our securities and our business, financial condition, results of operations and/or prospects may have changed since those dates. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale or delivery of our securities shall, under any circumstances, imply that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this Prospectus. This Prospectus will be updated and made available for delivery to the extent required by the federal securities laws.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, data contained in this Prospectus concerning our business are based on information from various public sources. Although we believe that these data are generally reliable, such information is inherently imprecise, and our estimates and expectations based on these data involve a number of assumptions and limitations. As a result, you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such data, estimates or expectations.

 

In this Prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “Jupiter”, “we”, the “Company,” “our” and “us” refer to the activities of and the assets and liabilities of the business and operations of Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

STATEMENT REGARDING INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

 

Any market or industry data contained in this prospectus is based on a variety of sources, including internal data and estimates, independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms or other published independent sources. Industry publications and other published sources generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from third-party sources believed to be reliable. Our internal data and estimates are based upon information obtained from trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate and our management’s understanding of industry conditions, and such information has not been verified by any independent sources. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on such data and information.

 

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES

 

We own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business. This prospectus may also contain trademarks, service marks and trade names of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. Our use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or products in this prospectus is not intended to, and does not imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship by us. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the®, TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

In this Prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  “Common Stock” refers to our common stock, $0.001 par value per share;
     
   “Nasdaq” refers to The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC;
     
   “Offering” refers to the firm commitment offering being conducted for the sale of up to 7,777,777 shares (assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option), comprised of up to 7,236,893 Company Offering Shares, ________ Pre-funded Warrants, and 540,884 Selling Stockholder Shares, along with up to 7,777,777 Company Warrants;
     
   “Company Offering Shares” refers to the up to 7,236,893 shares of Common Stock being offered by the Company in the Offering, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or 8,322,426 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full;
     
  “Company Warrants” refers to the warrants being offered by the Company in the Offering to purchase up to 7,777,777 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or warrants to purchase 8,944,442 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full;
     
  “Pre-funded Warrants” refers to the pre-funded warrants being offered by the Company in the Offering to purchase up to ________ shares of Common Stock;
     
  “Selling Stockholder Shares” refers to the up to 540,884 shares of Common Stock being offered by the Selling Stockholders in the Offering, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or 622,016 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full;
     
   “Selling Stockholders” refers to the holders of the Selling Stockholder Shares identified in this Prospectus under “Selling Stockholder” who are offering the Selling Stockholder Shares.
     
  “Underwriter’s Warrants” refers to the warrants being issued to the underwriter by the Company to purchase up to 289,475 share of Common Stock;
     
  “Warrants” refers to the Company Warrants, the Pre-funded Warrants and the Underwriter’s Warrants;
     
  “Warrant Shares” refers to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants;

  

We use a twelve-month fiscal year ending on December 31 of each calendar year. Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019 ended on December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this Prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Percentage amounts included in this Prospectus have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this Prospectus may vary from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our consolidated financial statements. Certain other amounts that appear in this Prospectus may not sum due to rounding.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “dollars” and “$” in this Prospectus are to, and amounts are presented in, U.S. dollars.

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, financial and operating data in this Prospectus reflect the consolidated business and operations of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. and our subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Such statements include statements regarding our expectations, hopes, beliefs or intentions regarding the future, including but not limited to statements regarding our market, strategy, competition, development plans (including acquisitions and expansion), financing, revenues, operations, and compliance with applicable laws. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in any such statement.

 

This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things:

 

Factors that might cause these differences include the following:

 

  If we are unable to keep up with rapid technological changes, our products may become obsolete.
     
   If we are unable to develop and maintain our brand and reputation for our product offerings, our business and prospects could be materially harmed.
     
   We are subject to government regulation, and unfavorable changes could substantially harm our business and results of operations.
     
   We depend heavily on key personnel, and turnover of key senior management could harm our business.
     
   Commercial success of our non-OTC product candidates will depend on the acceptance of these products by physicians, payers, and patients.
     
   Possible yet unanticipated changes in federal and state law could cause any of our current products, as well as products that we intend to launch, containing hemp-derived CBD oil to be illegal, or could otherwise prohibit, limit or restrict any of our products containing CBD.

 

All forward-looking statements in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this prospectus, except where applicable law requires us to update these statements. Market data used throughout this prospectus is based on published third party reports or the good faith estimates of management, which estimates are based upon their review of internal surveys, independent industry publications and other publicly available information. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

In addition, in this prospectus, we use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, especially the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and our financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of this prospectus, before making an investment decision. Except as otherwise indicated, references to “we”, “us”, “our”, and the “Company” refer to Jupiter Wellness, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

Business Overview

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 24, 2018. Our principal business address is 1061 E. Indiantown Rd #110, Jupiter, FL 33477.

 

We are currently authorized to issue a total of 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 and 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.001. As of July 16, 2021, we had 11,724,240 shares of common stock and no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.

 

Below is a summary of the business activities that we carry out.

 

Business Operations

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. is a cutting-edge developer of cannabidiol (CBD) based medical therapeutics and wellness products. The Company’s clinical pipeline of prescription CBD-enhanced skin care therapeutics address indications including eczema, burns, herpes cold sores, and skin cancer. We are in the early stage of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing a diverse line of consumer products infused with CBD. We have a proprietary line of products: CaniSun, CaniSkin and CaniDermRX. Under the CaniSun brand, we are marketing patent pending CBD-infused sun care lotion formulas containing various sun protection factors, or SPFs. In addition, we are exploring the use of CBD with other prescription and/or over-the-counter, or OTC, consumer products that have potentially therapeutic and medical applications. Specifically, we are exploring the use of such topical solutions for the treatment of eczema, dermatitis (JW-100), and actinic keratosis (JW-200), a non-prescription lotion/lip balm (JW-400) for the treatment of symptoms of cold sores, and a prescription product for the treatment of burns (JW-300). The CaniDermRX (JW-100) topical solution for the treatment of eczema dermatitis is the lead product candidate and will be further tested in humans as an investigational cosmetic ingredient followed by clinical trials subject to the regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under an investigational new drug, or IND, application.

 

In February 2021, we announced the results of our novel Cannabidiol-Aspartame combination treatment JW-100 clinical trial which has shown it significantly Reduces ISGA Score in Eczema patients. A double blinded placebo controlled interventional study was conducted. Subjects were assigned to apply, at home, one of three treatments: JW-100 (a CBD and aspartame combination topical formulation), a CBD only topical formulation, or a placebo topical formulation. After 14 days, the average reduction in the Investigators Static Global Assessment (ISGA) score was calculated for each group. Additionally, the proportion of subjects achieving (ISGA) score 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least 2 grade improvement from baseline was recorded for each arm of the study. 50% of subjects in the JW-100 arm achieved ISGA clear or almost clear (1 or 2) with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline after treatment versus 20% and 15% in the CBD-only and placebo arms, respectively. The percentage of subjects achieving clear or almost clear with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline was found to be statistically significant (p=0.028). JW-100, a novel topical formulation containing CBD and aspartame, was shown to significantly reduce ISGA score in atopic dermatitis patients after two weeks of use. The combination of CBD and aspartame was more effective at reducing ISGA scores than CBD alone. In parallel, we plan to initiate the development of other products. We originally anticipated developmental studies to be completed in 2020, however, these studies were delayed due to COVID-19. We are also actively seeking to acquire or license products in the OTC skin care market that can be infused with CBD and marketed under our CaniSkin and CaniDermRX brand names. There can be no assurances that we will acquire or enter into such partnership or licensing agreements.

 

The endocannabinoid system, which is a body system affected by CBD, plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy skin through modulating pain sensation, cell proliferation and inflammation. Our strategy for treatment of skin indications is, therefore, to focus on the use of CBD containing topical formulations and to explore potential combinations of CBD and other agents that may augment and act synergistically with CBD. We will explore this strategy by conducting controlled clinical trials to try to ultimately gain FDA approval for specific indications.

 

On November 30, 2020, the Company acquired SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”). SRM has relationships with and supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park, entertainment venues and theme hotels in Orlando Florida, Beijing China, Japan and other places throughout the worldwide theme park industry.

 

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We entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (“OMRF”), covering the Company’s use of OMRF’s Patents US 6,156,795 and US 6,326,400, relating to the treatment of contact dermatitis with N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester, otherwise known as the artificial sweetener aspartame. Under the License Agreement, the Company has gained the worldwide exclusive license to utilize the Patent Rights, Know-How and Material related to N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester in order to make, use, distribute, sublicense and sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services.

 

Risks Affecting Our Business

 

Our business is subject to numerous risks as described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully consider these risks before making an investment. Some of these risks include:

 

  Our accountant has indicated doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
     
   If we are unable to keep up with rapid technological changes, our products may become obsolete.
     
   We are subject to government regulation, and unfavorable changes could substantially harm our business and results of operations.
     
   Existing or probable governmental regulations relating to CBD products may harm or prevent our ability to sell our product offering.
     
   Certain of our stockholders hold a significant percentage of our outstanding voting securities, which could reduce the ability of minority stockholders to effect certain corporate actions.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Issuer:   Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
     
Securities Offered:  

We are offering (1) 7,236,893 shares (the “Company Offering Shares”) of our common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”) assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or 8,322,426 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full, (2) pre-funded warrants (“Pre-funded Warrants”) to purchase up to ________ shares of Common Stock, and (3) warrants to purchase up to 7,777,777 shares of Common Stock (“Company Warrants”), assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or warrants to purchase up to 8,944,442 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full,. In addition, the Selling Stockholders are offering 540,884 shares of Common Stock (the “Selling Stockholder Shares”) assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or 622,016 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full.

 

This registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also relates to the Offering of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

     
Company Offering Shares:   7,236,893 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or 8,322,426 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full.
     
Selling Stockholder Shares:   540,884 shares of Common Stock assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or 622,016 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercise its over-allotment option in full.
     
Company Warrants:   Warrants to purchase up to 7,777,777 shares of Common Stock (or 8,944,442 shares of Common Stock if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full). The warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date and have an initial exercise price equal to $4.50. Please see “Description of Capital Stock - Company Warrants” for a description of these warrants.
     
Pre-funded Warrants:  

Warrants to purchase up to ________ shares of Common Stock. Each Pre-funded Warrant and Company Warrant is being offered for a combined price of $4.49, equal to the combined price per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant being sold to the public in this Offering, minus $0.01. The Pre-funded Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance, may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-funded Warrants are exercised in full , and have an initial exercise price equal to $0.01. Please see “Description of Capital Stock - Pre-funded Warrants” for a description of these warrants.

     
Assumed combined public offering price per Company Offering Share/Selling Stockholder Share/Pre-funded Warrant, and Company Warrant:   $4.50
     

Underwriter:

 

  Aegis Capital Corp.
     
Underwriter’s Warrants:  

The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase up to 289,475 Underwriter’s Warrant Shares to the representative of the underwriters as a portion of the underwriting compensation payable to the underwriters in connection with this Offering. The warrants will be exercisable during a period commencing at six months from the effective date of the offering and ending five years from the effective date of the offering at an exercise price equal to 125% of the combined public offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant. Please see “Underwriting - Underwriter’s Warrants” for a description of these warrants.

     
Nasdaq Listing   Our Common Stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “JUPW”.
     
Number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding before the Offering (1) (2):  

11,724,240 shares of Common Stock.

 

     
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Outstanding after the Offering:   18,961,133 shares of Common Stock upon completion of the Offering (or 20,046,666 if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full), assuming none of the Warrants issued in this Offering are exercised.
     
Over-allotment option  

We and the Selling Stockholders have offered the underwriter a 45 day over-allotment option to purchase (1) additional Company Offering Shares from us, representing 15% of the number of Company Offering Shares and Pre-funded Warrants initially sold in the Offering, (2) additional shares of Common Stock from the Selling Stockholders, representing 15% of the Selling Stockholder Shares initially sold in the Offering, and (3) additional warrants from us, representing 15% of the Company Warrants initially sold in this Offering.

 

The purchase price to be paid per additional Company Offering Share or Selling Stockholder Share by the underwriters shall be equal to the combined public offering price of one Company Offering Share or Selling Stockholder Share and Company Warrant, less the underwriting discount, and the purchase price to be paid per additional Company Warrant by the underwriters shall be US$0.001.

 

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Proceeds from Offering:   We will receive total gross proceeds of $32,566,018.5 from the sale of the Company Offering Shares and estimate that our net proceeds, after the underwriter’s discount and expenses will be approximately $29,879,321.97 (or net proceeds of $34,362,286.76 if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full). We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Selling Stockholder Shares.
     
Use of Proceeds:  

The following sets out Management’s intended use of the approximate net proceeds from the Company Offering Shares (excluding any proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option):

 

●   $20,000,000.00 for continued M&A activity;

 

●   $5,000,000.00 for advance its research pipeline;

 

●   $3,150,000 for repayment of debt; and

 

●   $1,729,321.97 for general working capital.

 

See “Use of Proceeds” for a fuller description of the intended use of net proceeds from this Offering.

     
Lock-up:  

The Company’s directors and executive officers have entered into customary “lock-up” agreements in favor of the underwriters for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of the Offering, and (ii) the Company has agreed, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the Offering, that it will not (a) offer, sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; or (b) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company except for (i) the adoption of an equity incentive plan and the grant of awards or equity pursuant to any equity incentive plan, and the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8; provided, however, that any sales by parties to the lock-ups shall be subject to the lock-up agreements and (ii) the issuance of shares in connection with an acquisition or a strategic relationship which may include the sale of equity securities; provided, that none of such shares shall be saleable in the public market until the expiration of the one hundred and twenty (120) day period and one (1) year described above.

 

See “Underwriting” beginning on page 70.

     
Risk Factors:   Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of this Prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before investing in our securities.

 

(1) The number of common shares to be outstanding after this offering is based on 11,724,240 common shares outstanding as of July 19, 2021   and excludes the following:

 

  609,390 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding, under our 2020 Equity Incentive, with a weighted-average exercise price of $2.83;
     
  1,648,334 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, with a weighted average exercise price of $7.56 per share; and
     
  2,465,000 common shares reserved for future issuance under convertible promissory notes with a weighted  average conversion price of $6.00.

 

(2) Except as otherwise indicated herein, all information in this prospectus assumes no sale of Pre-funded Warrants in this offering, no exercise of the Company Warrants being offered in this Offering, no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and no exercise of the Underwriter Warrants.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our securities is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. In determining whether to purchase the Company’s securities, an investor should carefully consider all of the material risks described below, together with the other information contained in this Prospectus. We cannot assure you that any of the events discussed below will not occur. These events could have a material and adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. If that were to happen, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

If we are unable to keep up with rapid technological changes, our products may become obsolete.

 

The market for our products is characterized by significant and rapid change. Although we will continue to expand our product line capabilities in order to remain competitive, research and discoveries by others may make our processes, products or brands less attractive or even obsolete.

 

Competition could adversely affect our business.

 

Our industry in general is competitive. It is possible that future competitors could enter our market, thereby causing us to lose market share and revenues. In addition, some of our current or future competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do or may have more experience or advantages in the markets in which we will compete that will allow them to offer lower prices or higher quality products. If we do not successfully compete with these competitors, we could fail to develop market share and our future business prospects could be adversely affected.

 

If we are unable to develop and maintain our brand and reputation for our product offerings, our business and prospects could be materially harmed.

 

Our business and prospects depend, in part, on developing and then maintaining and strengthening our brand and reputation in the markets we serve. If problems with our products cause our customers to have a negative experience or failure or delay in the delivery of our products to our customers, our brand and reputation could be diminished. If we fail to develop, promote and maintain our brand and reputation successfully, our business and prospects could be materially harmed.

 

We are subject to government regulation, and unfavorable changes could substantially harm our business and results of operations.

 

We are subject to general business regulations and laws as well as regulations and laws specifically governing our industries in the U.S. and other countries in which we operate. Uncertainty surrounding existing and future laws and regulations may impede our services and increase the cost of providing such services. These regulations and laws may cover taxation, tariffs, user pricing, distribution, consumer protection and the characteristics and quality of services.

 

Existing or probable governmental regulations relating to CBD products may harm or prevent our ability to sell our product offering.

 

A majority of state governments in the United States have legalized the growing, production, and use of CBD. However, cannabis remains illegal under federal law. In addition, in July 2017, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency issued a statement that certain CBD extractions fall within the definition of marijuana, and are therefore a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, as amended. Thus, the cannabis industry, including companies which sell products containing CBD, faces very uncertain regulation by the federal government. While the federal government has for several years chosen to not intervene in the cannabis business conducted legally within the states that have legislated such activities, there is, nonetheless, potential that the federal government may at any time choose to begin enforcing its laws against the manufacture, possession, or use of cannabis-based products such as CBD. Similarly, there is the possibility that the federal government may enact legislation or rules that authorize the manufacturing, possession or use of those products under specific guidelines. Local, state and federal cannabis laws and regulations are broad in scope and subject to evolving interpretations. In the event the federal government was to tighten its regulation of the industry, we would likely suffer a material adverse effect on our business, including substantial losses.

 

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Laws and regulations affecting our industry are evolving under the Farm Bill, FDA and other regulatory authorities and changes to any regulation may materially affect our CBD products

 

In conjunction with the enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “Farm Bill”), the FDA released a statement about the status of CBD as a nutritional supplement, and the agency’s actions in the short term with regards to CBD will guide the industry. While our sun care products are not nutritional supplements, the statement noted that the Farm Bill explicitly preserved the FDA’s authority to regulate products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. As a company whose sun care products contain infused CBD, we will strive to meet all FDA guidelines as the regulations evolve. Any difficulties in compliance with future government regulation could increase our operating costs and adversely impact our results of operations in future periods.

 

In addition, as a result of the Farm Bill’s recent passage, we expect that there will be a constant evolution of laws and regulations affecting the CBD industry which could affect our operations. Local, state and federal hemp laws and regulations may be broad in scope and subject to changing interpretations. These changes may require us to incur substantial costs associated with legal and compliance fees and ultimately require us to alter our business plan. Furthermore, violations of these laws, or alleged violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our operations. In addition, we cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, and it is possible that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to our business.

 

We do not currently believe that we are required to seek FDA approval for our sun care products, and as such we do not plan to seek FDA approval. If regulation evolves such that we are required to seek approval, we will endeavor to do so. This may require us to incur substantial costs associated with legal and compliance fees and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

We depend heavily on key personnel, and turnover of key senior management could harm our business.

 

Our future business and results of operations depend in significant part upon the continued contributions of our senior management personnel. If we lose their services or if they fail to perform in their current positions, or if we are not able to attract and retain skilled personnel as needed, our business could suffer. Significant turnover in our senior management could significantly deplete our institutional knowledge held by our existing senior management team. We depend on the skills and abilities of these key personnel in managing the product acquisition, marketing and sales aspects of our business, any part of which could be harmed by turnover in the future. We may not have written employment agreements with all of our senior management. We do not have any key person insurance.

 

Our products may not meet health and safety standards or could become contaminated.

 

We do not have control over all of the third parties involved in the manufacturing of our products and their compliance with government health and safety standards. Even if our products meet these standards, they could otherwise become contaminated. A failure to meet these standards or contamination could occur in our operations or those of our manufacturers, distributors or suppliers. This could result in expensive production interruptions, recalls and liability claims. Moreover, negative publicity could be generated from false, unfounded or nominal liability claims or limited recalls. Any of these failures or occurrences could negatively affect our business and financial performance.

 

The sale of our products involves product liability and related risks that could expose us to significant insurance and loss expenses.

 

We face an inherent risk of exposure to product liability claims if the use of our products results in, or is believed to have resulted in, illness or injury. Our products contain combinations of ingredients, and there is little long-term experience with the effect of these combinations. In addition, interactions of these products with other products, prescription medicines and over-the-counter treatments have not been fully explored or understood and may have unintended consequences.

 

Any product liability claim may increase our costs and adversely affect our revenue and operating income. Moreover, liability claims arising from a serious adverse event may increase our costs through higher insurance premiums and deductibles and may make it more difficult to secure adequate insurance coverage in the future. In addition, our product liability insurance may fail to cover future product liability claims, which, if adversely determined, could subject us to substantial monetary damages.

 

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The success of our business will depend upon our ability to create and expand our brand awareness.

 

The sun care and CBD markets we compete in, and the skin care market we intend to compete in, are highly competitive, with many well-known brands leading the industry. Our ability to compete effectively and generate revenue will be based upon our ability to create and expand awareness of our products distinct from those of our competitors. It is imperative that we are able to convey to consumers the benefits of our products. However, advertising and packaging and labeling of such products will be limited by various regulations. Our success will be dependent upon our ability to convey to consumers that our products are superior to those of our competitors.

 

We must develop and introduce new products to succeed.

 

Our industry is subject to rapid change. New products are constantly introduced to the market. Our ability to remain competitive depends in part on our ability to enhance existing products, to develop and manufacture new products in a timely and cost-effective manner, to accurately predict market transitions, and to effectively market our products. Our future financial results will depend to a great extent on the successful introduction of several new products. We cannot be certain that we will be successful in selecting, developing, manufacturing and marketing new products or in enhancing existing products.

 

The success of new product introductions depends on various factors, including, without limitation, the following:

 

  Successful sales and marketing efforts;
     
   Timely delivery of new products;
     
   Availability of raw materials;
     
   Pricing of raw materials;
     
   Regulatory allowance of the products; and
     
   Customer acceptance of new products

 

Possible yet unanticipated changes in federal and state law could cause any of our current products, as well as products that we intend to launch, containing hemp-derived CBD oil to be illegal, or could otherwise prohibit, limit or restrict any of our products containing CBD.

 

We recently launched and commenced distribution of certain products containing hemp-derived CBD, and we currently intend to develop and launch additional products containing hemp-derived CBD in the future. Until 2014, when 7 U.S. Code §5940 became federal law as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the “2014 Farm Act”), products containing oils derived from hemp, notwithstanding a minimal or non-existing THC content, were classified as Schedule I illegal drugs. The 2014 Farm Act expired on September 30, 2018, and was thereafter replaced by the Farm Bill, which amended various sections of the U.S. Code, thereby removing hemp, defined as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC, from Schedule 1 status under the Controlled Substances Act, and legalizing the cultivation and sale of industrial-hemp at the federal level, subject to compliance with certain federal requirements and state law, amongst other things. THC is the psychoactive component of plants in the cannabis family generally identified as marihuana or marijuana. There is no assurance that the Farm Bill will not be repealed or amended such that our products containing hemp-derived CBD would once again be deemed illegal under federal law.

 

The Farm Bill delegates the authority to the states to regulate and limit the production of hemp and hemp-derived products within their territories. Although many states have adopted laws and regulations that allow for the production and sale of hemp and hemp-derived products under certain circumstances, no assurance can be given that such state laws may not be repealed or amended such that our intended products containing hemp-derived CBD would once again be deemed illegal under the laws of one or more states now permitting such products, which in turn would render such intended products illegal in those states under federal law even if the federal law is unchanged. In the event of either repeal of federal or of state laws and regulations, or of amendments thereto that are adverse to our intended products, we may be restricted or limited with respect to those products that we may sell or distribute, which could adversely impact our intended business plan with respect to such intended products.

 

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Additionally, the FDA has indicated its view that certain types of products containing CBD may not be permissible under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or FDCA. The FDA’s position is related to its approval of Epidiolex, a marijuana-derived prescription medicine to be available in the United States. The active ingredient in Epidiolex is CBD. On December 20, 2018, after the passage of the Farm Bill, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement in which he reiterated the FDA’s position that, among other things, the FDA requires a cannabis product (hemp-derived or otherwise) that is marketed with a claim of therapeutic benefit, or with any other disease claim, to be approved by the FDA for its intended use before it may be introduced into interstate commerce and that the FDCA prohibits introducing into interstate commerce food products containing added CBD, and marketing products containing CBD as a dietary supplement, regardless of whether the substances are hemp-derived. Our CBD product offerings must comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and legal proceedings alleging violations of such laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Sources of hemp-derived CBD depend upon legality of cultivation, processing, marketing and sales of products derived from those plants under state law.

 

Hemp-derived CBD can only be legally produced in states that have laws and regulations that allow for such production and that comply with the Farm Bill, apart from state laws legalizing and regulating medical and recreational cannabis or marijuana, which remains illegal under federal law and regulations. We purchase all of our hemp-derived CBD from licensed growers and processors in states where such production is legal. As described in the risk factor, possible yet unanticipated changes in federal and state law could cause any of our current products, as well as products that we intend to launch, containing hemp-derived CBD oil to be illegal, or could otherwise prohibit, limit or restrict any of our products containing CBD in the event of repeal or amendment of laws and regulations which are now favorable to the cannabis/hemp industry in such states, we would be required to locate new suppliers in states with laws and regulations that qualify under the Farm Bill. If we were to be unsuccessful in arranging new sources of supply of our raw ingredients, or if our raw ingredients were to become legally unavailable, our intended business plan with respect to such products could be adversely impacted.

 

Because our distributors may only sell and ship our products containing hemp-derived CBD in states that have adopted laws and regulations qualifying under the Farm Bill, a reduction in the number of states having such qualifying laws and regulations could limit, restrict or otherwise preclude the sale of intended products containing hemp-derived CBD.

 

The interstate shipment of hemp-derived CBD from one state to another is legal only where both states have laws and regulations that allow for the production and sale of such products and that qualify under the Farm Bill. Therefore, the marketing and sale of our intended products containing hemp-derived CBD is limited by such factors and is restricted to such states. Although we believe we may lawfully sell any of our finished products, including those containing CBD, in a majority of states, a repeal or adverse amendment of laws and regulations that are now favorable to the distribution, marketing and sale of finished products we intend to sell could significantly limit, restrict or prevent us from generating revenue related to our products that contain hemp-derived CBD. Any such repeal or adverse amendment of now favorable laws and regulations could have an adverse impact on our business plan with respect to such products.

 

Due to recent expansion into the CBD industry, we may have a difficult time obtaining the various insurances that are desired to operate our business, which may expose us to additional risk and financial liability.

 

Insurance that is otherwise readily available, such as general liability, and directors and officer’s insurance, may become more difficult for us to find, and more expensive, due to our launch of products containing hemp-derived CBD. There are no guarantees that we will be able to find such insurances in the future, or that the cost will be affordable to us. If we are forced to go without such insurances, it may prevent us from entering into certain business sectors, may inhibit our growth, and may expose us to additional risk and financial liabilities.

 

Adverse publicity associated with our products or ingredients, or those of similar companies, could adversely affect our sales and revenue.

 

Adverse publicity concerning any actual or purported failure by us to comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding any aspect of our business could have an adverse effect on the public perception of us. This, in turn, could negatively affect our ability to obtain financing, endorsers and attract distributors or retailers for our products, which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate sales and revenue.

 

Our distributors’ and customers’ perception of the safety and quality of our products or even similar products distributed by others can be significantly influenced by national media attention, publicized scientific research or findings, product liability claims and other publicity concerning our products or similar products distributed by others. Adverse publicity, whether or not accurate, that associates consumption of our products or any similar products with illness or other adverse effects, will likely diminish the public’s perception of our products. Claims that any products are ineffective, inappropriately labeled or have inaccurate instructions as to their use, could have a material adverse effect on the market demand for our products, including reducing our sales and revenue.

 

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We do not have and may never have any products on the market that have been approved for the treatment of disease. Our business is highly dependent upon receiving approvals from various U.S. and international governmental agencies and will be severely harmed if we are not granted approval to manufacture and sell our product candidates.

 

In order for us to commercialize a product for the treatment of any disease, we must obtain regulatory approvals of such treatment for that indication. Satisfying regulatory requirements is an expensive process that typically takes many years and involves compliance with requirements covering research and development, testing, manufacturing, quality control, labeling, and promotion of drugs for human use. To obtain necessary regulatory approvals, we must, among other requirements, complete clinical trials demonstrating that our products are safe and effective for a particular indication. There can be no assurance that our products will prove to be safe and effective, that our clinical trials will demonstrate the necessary safety and effectiveness of our product candidates, or that we will succeed in obtaining regulatory approval for any treatment we develop even if such safety and effectiveness are demonstrated.

 

Any delays or difficulties we encounter in our clinical trials may delay or preclude regulatory approval from the FDA or from international regulatory organizations. Any delay or preclusion of regulatory approval would be expected to delay or preclude the commercialization of our products. Examples of delays or difficulties that we may encounter in our clinical trials include without limitation the following:

 

  Clinical trials may not yield sufficiently conclusive results for regulatory agencies to approve the use of our products;
     
   Our products may fail to be more effective than current therapies, or to be effective at all;
     
   We may discover that our products have adverse side effects, which could cause our products to be delayed or precluded from receiving regulatory approval or otherwise expose us to significant commercial and legal risks;
     
   It may take longer than expected to determine whether or not a treatment is effective;
     
   Patients involved in our clinical trials may suffer severe adverse side effects even up to death, whether as a result of treatment with our products, the withholding of such treatment, or other reasons (whether within or outside of our control);
     
   We may fail to be able to enroll a sufficient number of patients in our clinical trials;
     
   Patients enrolled in our clinical trials may not have the characteristics necessary to obtain regulatory approval for a particular indication or patient population;
     
   We may be unable to produce sufficient quantities of product to complete the clinical trials;
     
   Even if we are successful in our clinical trials, any required governmental approvals may still not be obtained or, if obtained, may not be maintained;
     
   If approval for commercialization is granted, it is possible the authorized use will be more limited than is necessary for commercial success, or that approval may be conditioned on completion of further clinical trials or other activities, which will cause a substantial increase in costs and which we might not succeed in performing or completing; and
     
   If granted, approval may be withdrawn or limited if problems with our products emerge or are suggested by the data arising from their use or if there is a change in law or regulation.

 

Any success we may achieve at a given stage of our clinical trials does not guarantee that we will achieve success at any subsequent stage, including without limitation final FDA approval.

 

We may encounter delays or rejections in the regulatory approval process because of additional government regulation resulting from future legislation or administrative action, or from changes in the policies of the FDA or other regulatory bodies during the period of product development, clinical trials, or regulatory review. Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements may result in criminal prosecution, civil penalties, recall or seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production, or an injunction preventing certain activity, as well as other regulatory action against our product candidates or us. We have no experience in successfully obtaining regulatory approval for a product and thus may be poorly equipped to gauge, and may prove unable to manage, risks relating to obtaining such approval.

 

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Outside the U.S., our ability to market a product is contingent upon receiving clearances from appropriate non-U.S. regulatory authorities. Non-U.S. regulatory approval typically includes all of the risks associated with FDA clearance discussed above as well as geopolitical uncertainties and the additional uncertainties and potential prejudices faced by U.S. pharmaceutical companies conducting business abroad. In certain cases, pricing restrictions and practices can make achieving even limited profitability very difficult.

 

We have limited experience in completing regulatory filings and any delays in regulatory filings could materially affect our financial condition.

 

We are currently initiating clinical trials of our CaniDermRX product candidates. We have not, however, demonstrated the ability to obtain marketing approvals, manufacture product candidates at a commercial scale, or conduct sales and marketing activities necessary for the successful commercialization of a product. Consequently, we have no historical basis as a company by which one can evaluate or predict reliably our future success or viability.

 

Additionally, while our team has experience at prior companies with regulatory filings, we have limited experience with regulatory filings with agencies such as the FDA or the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, and will rely on third-party expertise for this. Any delay in our regulatory filings for our product candidates, and any adverse development or perceived adverse development with respect to the applicable regulatory authority’s review of such filings, including, without limitation, the FDA’s issuance of a “refuse to file” letter or a request for additional information, could materially affect our financial condition.

 

If serious adverse or undesirable side effects are identified during the development of our product candidates, we may abandon or limit our development or commercialization of such product candidates.

 

If our product candidates are associated with undesirable side effects or have unexpected characteristics, we may need to abandon their development or limit development to certain uses or subpopulations in which the undesirable side effects or other characteristics are less prevalent, less severe or more acceptable from a risk-benefit perspective.

 

If we elect or are forced to suspend or terminate any clinical trial with one of our product candidates, the commercial prospects of such product candidate will be harmed, and our ability to generate revenue from such product candidate will be delayed or eliminated. Any of these occurrences may harm our business, financial condition and prospects significantly.

 

With regard to our lead product candidate, CaniDermRX, unforeseen side effects from CaniDermRX could arise either during clinical development or, if approved, after CaniDermRX has been marketed. This could cause regulatory approvals for, or market acceptance of, CaniDermRX harder and costlier to obtain.

 

The results of our planned or any future clinical trials may show that the side effects of CaniDermRX are unacceptable or intolerable, which could interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials, and result in delay of, or failure to obtain, marketing approval from the FDA or EMA and other regulatory authorities, or result in marketing approval from the FDA or EMA and other regulatory authorities with restrictive label warnings.

 

If CaniDermRX receives marketing approval and we or others later identify undesirable or unacceptable side effects caused by the use of CaniDermRX:

 

  regulatory authorities may withdraw their approval of the product, which would force us to remove CaniDermRX from the market;
     
   regulatory authorities may require the addition of labeling statements, specific warnings, a contraindication, or field alerts to physicians and pharmacies;
     
   we may be required to change instructions regarding the way the product is administered, conduct additional clinical trials or change the labeling of the product;
     
   we may be subject to limitations on how we may promote the product;
     
   sales of the product may decrease significantly;
     
   we may be subject to litigation or product liability claims; and
     
   our reputation may suffer.

 

Any of these events could prevent us or our potential future collaborators from achieving or maintaining market acceptance of CaniDermRX and/or could substantially increase commercialization costs and expenses, which in turn could delay or prevent us from generating significant revenues from the sale of CaniDermRX.

 

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If we experience delays or difficulties in the enrollment of subjects to our clinical trials, our receipt of necessary regulatory approvals could be delayed or prevented, which could materially affect our financial condition.

 

Identifying, screening and enrolling patients to participate in clinical trials of our product candidates is critical to our success, and we may not be able to identify, recruit, enroll and dose a sufficient number of patients with the required or desired characteristics to complete our clinical trials in a timely manner. The timing of our clinical trials depends on our ability to recruit patients to participate as well as to subsequently dose these patients and complete required follow-up periods. In particular, because our planned clinical trials of CaniDermRX are focused on indications with relatively small patient populations, our ability to enroll eligible patients may be limited or may result in slower enrollment than we anticipate.

 

In addition, we may experience enrollment delays related to increased or unforeseen regulatory, legal and logistical requirements at certain clinical trial sites. These delays could be caused by reviews by regulatory authorities and contractual discussions with individual clinical trial sites. Any delays in enrolling and/or dosing patients in our planned clinical trials could result in increased costs, delays in advancing our product candidates, delays in testing the effectiveness of our product candidates or in termination of the clinical trials altogether.

 

Patient enrollment may be affected if our competitors have ongoing clinical trials with products for the same indications as our product candidates, and patients who would otherwise be eligible for our clinical trials instead enroll in our competitors’ clinical trials. Patient enrollment may also be affected by other factors, including:

 

  coordination with clinical research organizations to enroll and administer the clinical trials;
     
   coordination and recruitment of collaborators and investigators at individual sites;
     
   size of the patient population and process for identifying patients;
     
   design of the clinical trial protocol;
     
   eligibility and exclusion criteria;
     
   perceived risks and benefits of the product candidates under study;
     
   availability of competing commercially available therapies and other competing products’ clinical trials;
     
   time of year in which the trials are initiated or conducted;
     
   severity of the diseases under investigation;
     
   ability to obtain and maintain subject consents;
     
   ability to enroll and treat patients in a timely manner;
     
   risk that enrolled subjects will drop out before completion of the trials;
     
   proximity and availability of clinical trial sites for prospective patients;
     
   ability to monitor subjects adequately during and after treatment; and
     
   patient referral practices of physicians.

 

Our inability to enroll a sufficient number of patients for clinical trials would result in significant delays and could require us to abandon one or more clinical trials altogether. Enrollment delays in these clinical trials may result in increased development costs for our product candidates, which could materially affect our financial condition.

 

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If we or our licensees, development collaborators, or suppliers are unable to manufacture our products in sufficient quantities or at defined quality specifications, or are unable to obtain regulatory approvals for the manufacturing facility, we may be unable to develop or meet demand for our products and lose time to market and potential revenues.

 

Completion of our clinical trials and commercialization of our product candidates require access to, or development of, facilities to manufacture a sufficient supply of our product candidates. We intend to utilize third parties to manufacture CaniSun, CaniSkin and CaniDermRX.

 

In the future we may become unable, for various reasons, to rely on our sources for the manufacture of our product candidates, either for clinical trials or, at some future date, for commercial distribution. We may not be successful in identifying additional or replacement third-party manufacturers, or in negotiating acceptable terms with any we do identify. We may face competition for access to these manufacturers’ facilities and may be subject to manufacturing delays if the manufacturers give other clients higher priority than they give to us. Even if we are able to identify an additional or replacement third-party manufacturer, the delays and costs associated with establishing and maintaining a relationship with such manufacturer may have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Before we can begin to commercially manufacture CaniDermRX or any other product candidate, we must obtain regulatory approval of the manufacturing facility and process. Manufacturing of drugs for clinical and commercial purposes must comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices requirements, commonly known as “cGMP.” The cGMP requirements govern quality control and documentation policies and procedures. Complying with cGMP and non-U.S. regulatory requirements will require that we expend time, money, and effort in production, recordkeeping, and quality control to ensure that the product meets applicable specifications and other requirements. We, or our contracted manufacturing facility, must also pass a pre-approval inspection prior to FDA approval. Failure to pass a pre-approval inspection may significantly delay or prevent FDA approval of our products. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we would be subject to possible regulatory action and may be limited in the jurisdictions in which we are permitted to sell our products and will lose time to market and potential revenues.

 

It is uncertain whether product liability insurance will be adequate to address product liability claims, or that insurance against such claims will be affordable or available on acceptable terms in the future.

 

Clinical research involves the testing of new drugs on human volunteers pursuant to a clinical trial protocol. Such testing involves a risk of liability for personal injury to or death of patients due to, among other causes, adverse side effects, improper administration of the new drug, or improper volunteer behavior. Claims may arise from patients, clinical trial volunteers, consumers, physicians, hospitals, companies, institutions, researchers, or others using, selling, or buying our products, as well as from governmental bodies. In addition, product liability and related risks are likely to increase over time, in particular upon the commercialization or marketing of any products by us or parties with which we enter into development, marketing, or distribution collaborations. Although we are contracting for general liability insurance in connection with our ongoing business, there can be no assurance that the amount and scope of such insurance coverage will be appropriate and sufficient in the event any claims arise, that we will be able to secure additional coverage should we attempt to do so, or that our insurers would not contest or refuse any attempt by us to collect on such insurance policies. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that suitable product liability insurance (at the clinical stage and/or commercial stage) will continue to be available on terms acceptable to us or at all, or that, if obtained, the insurance coverage will be appropriate and sufficient to cover any potential claims or liabilities.

 

If the market opportunities for our current and potential future drug candidates are smaller than we believe they are, our ability to generate product revenues may be adversely affected and our business may suffer.

 

Our understanding of the number of people who suffer from dermatitis or eczema, whom CaniDermRX may have the potential to treat, is based upon estimates. These estimates may prove to be incorrect, and new studies may demonstrate or suggest a lower estimated incidence or prevalence of this condition. The number of patients in the U.S. or elsewhere may turn out to be lower than expected, may not be otherwise amenable to CaniDermRX treatment, or treatment-amenable patients may become increasingly difficult to identify and access, all of which would adversely affect our business prospects and financial condition. In particular, the treatable population for CaniDermRX may further be reduced if our estimates of addressable populations are erroneous or sub-populations of patients do not derive benefit from CaniDermRX.

 

If we are unable to establish relationships with licensees or collaborators to carry out sales, marketing, and distribution functions or to create effective marketing, sales, and distribution capabilities, we will be unable to market our products successfully.

 

Our business strategy may include out-licensing product candidates to or collaborating with larger firms with experience in marketing and selling pharmaceutical products. There can be no assurance that we will successfully be able to establish marketing, sales, or distribution relationships with any third-party, that such relationships, if established, will be successful, or that we will be successful in gaining market acceptance for any products we might develop. To the extent that we enter into any marketing, sales, or distribution arrangements with third parties, our product revenues per unit sold are expected to be lower than if we marketed, sold, and distributed our products directly, and any revenues we receive will depend upon the efforts of such third parties.

 

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If we are unable to establish such third-party marketing and sales relationships, or choose not to do so, we would have to establish in-house marketing and sales capabilities. To market any products directly, we would have to establish a marketing, sales, and distribution force that has technical expertise and could support a distribution capability. Competition in the biopharmaceutical industry for technically proficient marketing, sales, and distribution personnel is intense and attracting and retaining such personnel may significantly increase our costs. There can be no assurance that we will be able to establish internal marketing, sales, or distribution capabilities or that these capabilities will be sufficient to meet our needs.

 

Commercial success of our non-OTC product candidates will depend on the acceptance of these products by physicians, payers, and patients.

 

Any non-OTC product candidate that we may develop, such as our current CaniSkin and CaniSun product lines, may not gain market acceptance among physicians and patients. Market acceptance of and demand for any non-OTC product that we may develop will depend on many factors, including without limitation:

 

  Comparative superiority of the effectiveness and safety in the treatment of the disease indication compared to alternative treatments;
     
   Less prevalence and severity of adverse side effects;
     
   Potential advantages over alternative treatments;
     
   Cost effectiveness;
     
   Convenience and ease of administration;
     
   Sufficient third-party coverage and/or reimbursement;
     
   Strength of sales, marketing and distribution support; and
     
   Our ability to provide acceptable evidence of safety and efficacy.

 

If any non-OTC product candidate developed by us receives regulatory approval but does not achieve an adequate level of market acceptance by physicians, payers, and patients, we may generate insufficient, little, or no product revenue and may not become profitable.

 

In addition, pandemics, including the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, could decrease consumer spending and adversely affect demand for our products.

 

Our non-OTC products may not be accepted for reimbursement or properly reimbursed by third-party payers.

 

The successful commercialization of any non-OTC products we might develop will depend substantially on whether the costs of our non-OTC products and related treatments are reimbursed at acceptable levels by government authorities, private healthcare insurers, and other third-party payers, such as health maintenance organizations. Reimbursement rates may vary, depending upon the third-party payer, the type of insurance plan, and other similar or dissimilar factors. If our non-OTC products do not achieve adequate reimbursement, then the number of physician prescriptions of our products may not be sufficient to make our non-OTC products profitable.

 

Comparative effectiveness research demonstrating benefits of a competitor’s non-OTC product could adversely affect the sales of our non-OTC product candidates. If third-party payers do not consider our products to be cost-effective compared to other available therapies, they may not cover our products as a benefit under their plans or, if they do, the level of payment may not be sufficient to allow us to sell our non-OTC products on a profitable basis.

 

Adequate third-party reimbursement may not be available to enable us to maintain price levels sufficient to realize an appropriate return on our investment in the product development of that non-OTC product. In addition, in the U.S. there is a growing emphasis on comparative effectiveness research, both by private payers and by government agencies. To the extent other drugs or therapies are found to be more effective than our non-OTC products, payers may elect to cover such therapies in lieu of our products or reimburse our non-OTC products at a lower rate.

 

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The effects of economic and political pressure to lower pharmaceutical prices are a major threat to the economic viability of new research-based pharmaceutical products, and any development along these lines could materially and adversely affect our prospects.

 

Emphasis on managed care in the U.S. has increased and we expect this will continue to increase the pressure on pharmaceutical pricing. Coverage policies and third-party reimbursement rates may change at any time. Even if favorable coverage and reimbursement status is attained for one or more products for which we receive regulatory approval, less favorable coverage policies and reimbursement rates may be implemented in the future.

 

Any development along these lines could materially and adversely affect our prospects. We are unable to predict what legislative or regulatory changes relating to the healthcare industry, including without limitation any changes affecting governmental and/or private or third-party coverage and reimbursement, may be enacted in the future, or what effect such legislative or regulatory changes would have on our business.

 

If we obtain FDA approval for any of our product candidates, we will be subject to various federal and state fraud and abuse laws; these laws may impact, among other things, our proposed sales, marketing and education programs. Fraud and abuse laws are expected to increase in breadth and in detail, which will likely increase our operating costs and the complexity of our programs to insure compliance with such enhanced laws.

 

If we obtain FDA approval for any of our product candidates and begin commercializing those products in the U.S., our operations may be directly, or indirectly through our customers, distributors, or other business partners, subject to various federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, anti-kickback statutes and false claims statutes which may increase our operating costs. These laws may impact, among other things, our proposed sales, marketing and education programs.

 

If our operations are found to be in violation of any of the federal and state fraud and abuse laws or any other governmental regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to criminal actions and significant civil monetary penalties, which would adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations.

 

If our operations are found to be in violation of any of the federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, anti-kickback statutes and false claims statutes or any other governmental regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including criminal and significant civil monetary penalties, damages, fines, imprisonment, exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs, and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations. To the extent that any of our product candidates are ultimately sold in a foreign country, we may be subject to similar foreign laws and regulations, which may include, for instance, applicable post-marketing requirements, including safety surveillance, anti-fraud and abuse laws, and implementation of corporate compliance programs and reporting of payments or transfers of value to healthcare professionals.

 

We face business disruption and related risks resulting from the recent pandemic of COVID-19, which could have, and has had, a material adverse effect on our business plan.

 

Our supply chain and the development of our product candidates, including that of our subsidiaries, could be, and have been, disrupted and materially adversely affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19. As a result of measures imposed by the governments in affected regions, businesses and schools have been suspended due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak. We are still assessing our business plans and the impact COVID-19 may have on our supply chain and ability to conduct our clinical trials, but there can be no assurance that this analysis will enable us to avoid part or all of any impact from the spread of COVID-19 or its consequences, including downturns in business sentiment generally. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic and the actions taken to contain or treat the COVID-19 pandemic. Our subsidiary SRM, was materially adversely affected by COVID-19 and its impact on the amusement park industry. SRM’s sales to amusement parks materially decreased during 2020. SRM’s revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 was $7,046,073 and were reduced to $ 2,958,199 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 which was primarily a result of the closing of amusement and theme parks in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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We may be unable to successfully integrate the operations of SRM and may not achieve the benefits anticipated as a result of the SRM acquisition.

 

On November 30, 2020, we acquired SRM. Achieving the anticipated benefits of the SRM acquisition will depend in part upon our ability to integrate SRM in an efficient and effective manner. The integration of a company that has previously operated independently may result in significant challenges, and we may be unable to accomplish the integration smoothly or successfully. The integration of an acquired business may also require the dedication of significant management resources, which may temporarily distract management’s attention from the day-to-day operations of the Company. In addition, the process of integrating operations may cause an interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of one or more of our other subsidiaries’ businesses and the loss of key personnel from us or the acquired businesses.

 

Natural disasters and other events beyond our control could materially adversely affect us.

 

Natural disasters or other catastrophic events may cause damage or disruption to our operations, international commerce and the global economy, and thus could have a strong negative effect on us. Our business operations are subject to interruption by natural disasters, fire, power shortages, pandemics and other events beyond our control. Such events could make it difficult or impossible for us to deliver our services to our customers and could decrease demand for our services. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance will depend on certain developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, the impact on our customers and employees, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. At this point, the overall extent to which COVID-19 may impact our financial condition or results of operations is uncertain.

 

We have a limited operating history upon which investors can evaluate our future prospects.

 

We have a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of its business plan or performance and prospects can be made. The business and prospects of the Company must be considered in the light of the potential problems, delays, uncertainties and complications encountered in connection with a newly established business and new industry. The risks include, but are not limited to, the possibility that we will not be able to develop functional and scalable products and services, or that although functional and scalable, our products and services will not be economical to market; that our competitors hold proprietary rights that preclude us from marketing such products; that our competitors market a superior or equivalent product; that we are not able to upgrade and enhance our technologies and products to accommodate new features and expanded service offerings; or the failure to receive necessary regulatory clearances for our products. To successfully introduce and market our products at a profit, we must establish brand name recognition and competitive advantages for our products. There are no assurances that we can successfully address these challenges. If it is unsuccessful, we and our business, financial condition and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.

 

The current and future expense levels are based largely on estimates of planned operations and future revenues rather than experience. It is difficult to accurately forecast future revenues because our business is new and our market has not been developed. If our forecasts prove incorrect, the business, operating results and financial condition of the Company may be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unanticipated reduction in revenues. As a result, any significant reduction in revenues may immediately and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

We may not meet our product development and commercialization milestones.

 

We have established milestones, based upon our expectations regarding our technologies at that time, which we use to assess our progress toward developing our products. These milestones relate to technology and design improvements as well as dates for achieving development goals. If our products exhibit technical defects or are unable to meet cost or performance goals, our commercialization schedule could be delayed and potential purchasers of our initial commercial products may decline to purchase such products or may opt to pursue alternative products.

 

We may also experience shortages equipment due to manufacturing difficulties. Multiple suppliers provide the components used in manufacturing our products. Our manufacturing operations could be disrupted by fire, earthquake or other natural disaster, a labor-related disruption, failure in supply or other logistical channels, electrical outages or other reasons. If there were a disruption to manufacturing facilities, we would be unable to manufacture until we have restored and re-qualified our manufacturing capability or developed alternative manufacturing facilities.

 

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Our operations in international markets involve inherent risks that we may not be able to control.

 

Our business plan includes the marketing and sale of our proposed products in international markets. Accordingly, our results could be materially and adversely affected by a variety of uncontrollable and changing factors relating to international business operations, including:

 

  Macroeconomic conditions adversely affecting geographies where we intend to do business;
     
  Foreign currency exchange rates;
     
  Political or social unrest or economic instability in a specific country or region;
     
  Higher costs of doing business in foreign countries;
     
  Infringement claims on foreign patents, copyrights or trademark rights;
     
  Difficulties in staffing and managing operations across disparate geographic areas;
     
  Difficulties associated with enforcing agreements and intellectual property rights through foreign legal systems;
     
  Trade protection measures and other regulatory requirements, which affect our ability to import or export our products from or to various countries;
     
  Adverse tax consequences;
     
  Unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements;
     
  Military conflict, terrorist activities, natural disasters and medical epidemics; and
     
  Our ability to recruit and retain channel partners in foreign jurisdictions.

 

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Risks Related to our Financial Position and Capital Needs

 

Our accountant has indicated doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $3,007,792 in cash, accumulated deficit of $9,470,164 and cash flow used in operations of $1,254,376. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans. These conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and accordingly our auditors have included a going concern opinion in our annual report. Management has taken certain action and continues to implement changes designed to improve the Company’s financial results and operating cash flows. The actions involve certain cost-saving initiatives and growing strategies, including (a) engage in very limited activities without incurring any liabilities that must be satisfied in cash; and (b) offer noncash consideration and seek for equity lines as a means of financing its operations. Additionally, the Company’s plan includes certain scheduled research and development activities and related clinical trials which may be deferred as needed. If the Company is unable to obtain revenue producing contracts or financing or if the revenue or financing it does obtain is insufficient to cover any operating losses it may incur, it may substantially curtail its operations or seek other business opportunities through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other arrangements that may dilute the interests of existing stockholders.

 

Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our existing stockholders, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish rights to our technologies or other assets.

 

We may seek additional capital through a combination of private and public equity offerings, debt financings, strategic partnerships and alliances and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, existing ownership interests will be diluted and the terms of such financings may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of existing stockholders. Debt financings may be coupled with an equity component, such as warrants to purchase shares, which could also result in dilution of our existing stockholders’ ownership. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased fixed payment obligations and could also result in certain restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business and may result in liens being placed on our assets and intellectual property. If we were to default on such indebtedness, we could lose such assets and intellectual property.

 

Our potential for rapid growth and our entry into new markets make it difficult for us to evaluate our current and future business prospects, and we may be unable to effectively manage any growth associated with these new markets, which may increase the risk of your investment and could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.

 

Our proliferation into new markets may place a significant strain on our resources and increase demands on our executive management, personnel and systems, and our operational, administrative and financial resources may be inadequate. We may also not be able to effectively manage any expanded operations, or achieve planned growth on a timely or profitable basis, particularly if the number of customers using our technology significantly increases or their demands and needs change as our business expands. If we are unable to manage expanded operations effectively, we may experience operating inefficiencies, the quality of our products and services could deteriorate, and our business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

Changes in tax laws and unanticipated tax liabilities could adversely affect our effective income tax rate and ability to achieve profitability.

 

Our effective income tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by a number of factors including changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities and changes in tax laws. We regularly assess all of these matters to determine the adequacy of our tax provision which is subject to discretion. If our assessments are incorrect, it could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition. There can be no assurance that income tax laws and administrative policies with respect to the income tax consequences generally applicable to us or to our subsidiaries will not be changed in a manner which adversely affects our shareholders.

 

Risks Related to our Intellectual Property

 

We may incur substantial costs as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to patent and other intellectual property rights.

 

A third party may sue us or one of our strategic collaborators for infringing its intellectual property rights. Likewise, we may need to resort to litigation to enforce licensed rights or to determine the scope and validity of third-party intellectual property rights.

 

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The cost to us of any litigation or other proceeding relating to intellectual property rights, even if resolved in our favor, could be substantial, and the litigation would divert our efforts. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. If we do not prevail in this type of litigation, we or our strategic collaborators may be required to pay monetary damages; stop commercial activities relating to the affected products or services; obtain a license in order to continue manufacturing or marketing the affected products or services; or attempt to compete in the market with a substantially similar product.

 

Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any litigation could limit our ability to continue some of our operations. In addition, a court may require that we pay expenses or damages, and litigation could disrupt our commercial activities.

 

Any inability to protect our intellectual property rights could reduce the value of our products and brands, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and business.

 

Our business is partly dependent upon our trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. Effective intellectual property rights protection, however, may not be available under the laws of every country in which we and our sub-licensees may operate. There is a risk of certain valuable trade secrets, beyond what is described publicly in patents, being exposed to potential infringers. Regardless of our technology being protected by patents or otherwise, there is a risk that other companies may employ the technology without authorization and without recompensing us.

 

The efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property rights could harm our business or our ability to compete. In addition, protecting our intellectual property rights is costly and time consuming. There is a risk that we may have insufficient resources to counter adequately such infringements through negotiation or the use of legal remedies. It may not be practicable or cost effective for us to fully protect our intellectual property rights in some countries or jurisdictions. If we are unable to successfully identify and stop unauthorized use of our intellectual property, we could lose potential revenue and experience increased operational and enforcement costs, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and business.

 

The intellectual property behind our products may include unpublished know-how as well as existing and pending intellectual property protection. All intellectual property protection eventually expires, and unpublished know-how is dependent on key individuals.

 

The commercialization of our licensed products is partially dependent upon know-how and trade secrets held by certain individuals working with and for us. Because the expertise runs deep in these few individuals, if something were to happen to any or all of them, the ability to properly manufacture our products without compromising quality and performance could be diminished greatly.

 

Knowledge published in the form of any future intellectual property has finite protection, as all patents and trademarks have a limited life and an expiration date. While continuous efforts will be made to apply for patents and trademarks if appropriate, there is no guarantee that additional patents or trademarks will be granted. The expiration of patents and trademarks relating to our products may hinder our ability to sub-license or sell our products for a long period of time without the development of a more complex licensing strategy.

 

If we are not able to adequately protect our intellectual property, then we may not be able to compete effectively, and we may not be profitable.

 

Our existing proprietary rights may not afford remedies and protections necessary to prevent infringement, reformulation, theft, misappropriation and other improper use of our products by competitors. We own the formulations contained in our products and we consider these product formulations to be our critical proprietary property, which must be protected from competitors. Although trade secret, trademark, copyright and patent laws generally provide a certain level of protection, and we attempt to protect ourselves through contracts with manufacturers of our products, we may not be successful in enforcing our rights. In addition, enforcement of our proprietary rights may require lengthy and expensive litigation. We have attempted to protect some of the trade names and trademarks used for our products by registering them with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but we must rely on common law trademark rights to protect our unregistered trademarks. Common law trademark rights do not provide the same remedies as are granted to federally registered trademarks, and the rights of a common law trademark are limited to the geographic area in which the trademark is actually used. Our inability to protect our intellectual property could have a material adverse impact on our ability to compete and could make it difficult for us to achieve a profit.

 

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Risks Related to This Offering and Our Securities and Other Risks

 

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We cannot predict whether investors will find our common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

 

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and distract our management, which could make it difficult to manage our business, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.”

 

We are required to comply with various regulatory and reporting requirements, including those required by the SEC. Complying with these reporting and other regulatory requirements is time-consuming and results in increased costs to us and could have a negative effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.

 

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting. To maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, we will need to commit significant resources, hire additional staff and provide additional management oversight. We will be implementing additional procedures and processes for the purpose of addressing the standards and requirements applicable to public companies. Sustaining our growth also will require us to commit additional management, operational and financial resources to identify new professionals to join our firm and to maintain appropriate operational and financial systems to adequately support expansion. These activities may divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or business.

 

As an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we intend to take advantage of certain temporary exemptions from various reporting requirements including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We may also delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies, as permitted by the JOBS Act.

 

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from any offerings and may not use them effectively.

 

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from any offerings and may spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our stockholders disagree. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business and financial condition. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from any offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

 

Our management has limited experience in managing the day-to-day operations of a public company and, as a result, we may incur additional expenses associated with the management of our Company.

 

We only became a public company in October 2020. The management team is responsible for the operations and reporting of the Company. The requirements of operating as a public company are many and sometimes difficult to navigate. This may require us to obtain outside assistance from legal, accounting, investor relations, or other professionals that could be more costly than planned. If we lack cash resources to cover these costs of being a public company in the future, our failure to comply with reporting requirements and other provisions of securities laws could negatively affect our stock price and adversely affect our potential results of operations, cash flow and financial condition after we commence operations.

 

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Compliance with changing corporate governance regulations and public disclosures may result in additional risks and exposures.

 

Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and new regulations from the SEC, have created uncertainty for public companies such as ours. These laws, regulations, and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased expense and significant management time and attention.

 

Certain of our stockholders hold a significant percentage of our outstanding voting securities, which could reduce the ability of minority stockholders to effect certain corporate actions.

 

Our officers and directors are the beneficial owners of approximately 45% of our outstanding voting securities. As a result, they possess significant influence over our elections and votes. As a result, their ownership and control may have the effect of facilitating and expediting a future change in control, merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination, or encouraging a potential acquirer to make a tender offer. Their ownership and control may also have the effect of delaying, impeding, or preventing a future change in control, merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer.

 

If securities or industry analysts publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price could decline.

 

The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. Once our common stock is quoted, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our common stock price would likely decline.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains an exclusive forum provision for certain claims, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.

 

Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, New York shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company to the Company or the Company’s shareholders or (c) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to said court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. This provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with the company and its directors, officers, or other employees and may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. This provision does not apply to actions arising under the Exchange Act or Securities Act.

 

We do not intend to apply for any listing of the Warrants on any exchange or nationally recognized trading system, and we do not expect a market to develop for the Warrants.

 

We do not intend to apply for any listing of either of the Warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system, and we do not expect a market to develop for the Warrants. Without an active market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be limited. Further, the existence of the Warrants may act to reduce both the trading volume and the trading price of our common stock.

 

The Warrants are speculative in nature.

 

The Warrants offered in this Offering do not confer any rights of common stock ownership on their holders, such as voting rights or the right to receive dividends, but rather merely represent the right to acquire shares of our common stock at a fixed price and for a limited period of time. Specifically, a holder of a Company Warrant and an Underwriter’s Warrant may exercise the right to acquire a share of common stock and pay an exercise price equal to 100% and 125% of the combined offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant in this Offering, respectively, prior to the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date, upon which date any unexercised Warrants will expire and have no further value. A holder of a Pre-funded Warrant may exercise the right to acquire a share of common stock and pay a nominal exercise price of $0.01 at any time. Upon exercise of the Warrants, the holders thereof will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of common stock only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date. If at any time the closing price per share of the common stock shall exceed 300% of the exercise price then in effect for five consecutive trading days on each of which the daily dollar volume of the common stock equals or exceeds $5,000,000, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Company Warrants, in whole or in part, at a price of $0.001 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein).

 

Moreover, following this offering, the market value of the Warrants is uncertain. There can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock will ever equal or exceed the exercise price of the Company Warrants and the Underwriter’s Warrants or the price of the Pre-funded Warrants, and, consequently, whether it will ever be profitable for investors to exercise their Warrants or to the Pre-funded Warrants .

 

Our issuance of additional common stock or preferred stock may cause our common stock price to decline, which may negatively impact your investment.

 

We are issuing Pre-funded Warrants, Company Warrants, and Underwriter’s Warrants, among other securities. Assuming the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full, if these warrants are exercised in full, 9,233,917 shares of Common Stock will be issued. Issuances of a substantial number of additional shares of our common or preferred stock, or the perception that such issuances could occur, may cause prevailing market prices for our common stock to decline. In addition, our board of directors is authorized to issue additional series of shares of preferred stock without any action on the part of our stockholders. Our board of directors also has the power, without stockholder approval, to set the terms of any such series of shares of preferred stock that may be issued, including voting rights, conversion rights, dividend rights, preferences over our common stock with respect to dividends or if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our business and other terms. If we issue cumulative preferred stock in the future that has preference over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or if we issue preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our common stock, the market price of our common stock could decrease.

 

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Anti-takeover provisions in the Company’s charter and bylaws may prevent or frustrate attempts by stockholders to change the board of directors or current management and could make a third-party acquisition of the Company difficult.

 

The Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. Furthermore, the Board of Directors has the ability to increase the size of the Board and fill newly created vacancies without stockholder approval. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Our common stock may become subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules and accordingly, broker-dealers may experience difficulty in completing customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected.

 

The SEC has adopted regulations, which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock is less than $5.00 per share and therefore would be a “penny stock” according to SEC rules, unless we are listed on a national securities exchange. Under these rules, broker-dealers who recommend such securities to persons other than institutional accredited investors must:

 

  Make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser;
     
  Receive the purchaser’s prior written agreement to the transaction;
     
  Provide the purchaser with risk disclosure documents which identify certain risks associated with investing in “penny stocks” and which describe the market for these “penny stocks” as well as a purchaser’s legal remedies; and
     
  Obtain a signed and dated acknowledgment from the purchaser demonstrating that the purchaser has actually received the required risk disclosure document before a transaction in a “penny stock” can be completed.

 

Although our common stock is not currently subject to these rules, it were to become subject to such rules, broker-dealers may find it difficult to effectuate customer transactions and trading activity in our securities may be adversely affected. As a result, the market price of our securities may be depressed, and you may find it more difficult to sell your securities.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Assuming the sale of 7,236,893 Company Offering Shares and Company Warrants at a combined price of $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant, the last reported sale price of our Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 14, 2021, and the sale of 0 Pre-funded Warrants and Company Warrants at a combined price of $4.49 per Pre-funded Warrant and Company Warrant, after deducting the estimated underwriter discount and expenses and offering expenses payable by us, we expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $29,879,321.97 from this Offering. If the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full, we estimate that our net proceeds will be approximately $34,362,286.76, after deducting the underwriter discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed combined public offering price of $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant would increase or decrease the net proceeds from this Offering by approximately $6,639,849.00, assuming that the number of securities offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase or decrease of 100,000 Company Offering Shares and Company Warrants offered would increase or decrease our net proceeds by approximately $412,875.00, assuming the assumed combined public offering price remains the same, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

   Net Proceeds*  
  

Without

Over-Allotment

Option

  

With

Over-Allotment

Option

 
Gross proceeds to the Company  $32,566,019   $37,452,083.66 
Underwriter discount  $2,279,621   $2,621,645.85 
Expenses of the offering  $707,075   $768,151.00 
TOTAL  $29,579,322   $34,062,286.81 

 

* Assuming no Pre-funded Warrants are issued in this Offering.

 

As of the date of this Prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to us from the offering. Accordingly, we will retain broad discretion over the use of these proceeds, if any. The following represents management’s best estimate of the uses of the net proceeds received from the offering.

 

Estimated Use of Net Proceeds

 

● $20,000,000.00 for continued M&A activity;

 

● $5,000,000.00 for advance its research pipeline;

 

● $3,150,000 for repayment of debt1; and

 

● $1,729,321.97 for general working capital.

 

The amounts set forth above are estimates, and we cannot be certain that actual costs will not vary from these estimates. Our management has significant flexibility and broad discretion in applying the net proceeds received in this Offering. Our assumptions, expected costs and expenses and estimates might prove to be inaccurate or unforeseen events, problems or delays might occur that would require us to seek additional debt and/or equity funding, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. See “Risk Factors.”

 

This expected use of the net proceeds from this Offering represents our intentions based upon our current financial condition, results of operations, business plans and conditions. As of the date of this Prospectus, we cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the closing of this Offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly depending on numerous factors. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this Offering.

 

Pending our use of the net proceeds from this Offering, we intend to invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment grade, interest bearing instruments and U.S. government securities.

 

For the Company Warrants to be issued by us to purchase 540,884 shares of Common Stock in connection with 540,884 Selling Stockholder Shares to be offered by the Selling Stockholders, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option on Company Warrants, we do not receive any proceeds. The Selling Stockholders will pay for the 7% commission fee and 1.25% non-accountable expense allowance for each Selling Stockholder Share and Company Warrant, and receive all of the net proceeds after the commission and the allowance.

 

 

1 We intend to repay three (3) promissory notes that we issued in May 2021 in the aggregate amount of $3.15 million which by their terms are repayable upon the Company’s raise of at least $5.0 million. The notes bear interest at 8.0% per annum

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2021:

 

  on an actual basis;
     
  on a pro forma basis as of March 31, 2021 to reflect the issuance of 464,052 shares of the Company’s common stock subsequent to March 31, 2021; and
     
  on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the offering and sale of the Company Offering Shares (excluding the Selling Stockholder Shares) and reflect the application of net proceeds of $29,579,322, excluding proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option, if any, after deducting the estimated offering expenses.

 

You should read this table in conjunction with our historical and pro forma financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus and “Use of Proceeds.”

 

  

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

 
  

Actual

   Pro Forma   Pro Forma as Adjusted 
Cash  $3,007,792   $3,007,792   $32,587,114 
Long-term Debt   -    -    - 
Shareholders Equity/(deficiency)               
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000 shares authorized, none outstanding   -    -    - 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 11,260,188 shares outstanding, actual, 11,724,240 shares outstanding, pro forma, 18,961,133 shares outstanding, pro forma adjusted   11,260    11,724    18,961 
Common Stock Payable   335,850    335,850    335,850 
Additional paid-in capital   13,554,234    15,479,694    45,051,779 
Accumulated deficit   (9,470,164)   (11,246,088)   (11,246,088)
Total stockholder’s equity  $4,431,180   $4,581,180   $34,160,502 
Total Capitalization  $4,431,180   $4,581,180   $34,160,502 

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We plan to retain any earnings for the foreseeable future for our operations. We have never paid any dividends on our Common Stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements and such other factors as our Board deems relevant.

 

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DILUTION

 

If you purchase Company Offering Shares and Company Warrants in this Offering, your ownership interest in our Common Stock will be diluted immediately, to the extent of the difference between the combined price to the public charged for each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant and the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock after this Offering. Some of the information that we provide in this discussion is on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give further effect to our issuance and sale of 7,236,893 Company Offering Shares, and 7,236,893 Company Warrant at an assumed combined public offering price of $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant, the last reported sale price of our Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 14, 2021, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

Our net tangible book value at March 31, 2021 was $2,971,146 or approximately $0.26 per share of Common Stock. Our net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2021 represents the amount of total assets less intangible assets and total liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding.

 

Our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of our shares of Common Stock as of March 31, 2021 gives further effect to the sale of the Company Offering Shares and the Company Warrants at the assumed public offering price of $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant, the last reported sale price of our Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 14, 2021, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Our post offering pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2021, which does not take into consideration any other changes in our net tangible book value after March 31, 2021, will be:

 

  if we close the Offering without the over-allotment option, approximately $32,550,468, or $1.76 per share of Common Stock. This would result in dilution to investors in this Offering of approximately $2.74 per share, or approximately 61%. Net tangible book value per share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $1.50 per share attributable to the purchase of the Company Offering Shares by investors in this Offering; and
     
   if we close the offering with the over-allotment option exercised in full, approximately $37,984,705, or $1.9  per share of Common Stock. This would result in dilution to investors in this Offering of approximately $2.60 per share, or approximately %. Net tangible book value per share would increase to the benefit of present shareholders by $3.05 per share attributable to the purchase of the Company Offering Shares by investors in this Offering.

 

The following table sets forth the estimated net tangible book value per share of Common Stock after the Offering and the dilution to persons purchasing Company Offering Shares based on the foregoing offering assumptions.

 

  

Pro Forma

   Pro Forma
as adjusted
Without
Over-
Allotment
Option
   Pro Forma
as adjusted
With Over-
Allotment
Option
 
Assumed offering price per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant  $4.50   $4.50   $4.50 
Historical net tangible book value per share of Common Stock at March 31, 2021  $2,971,146   $2,971,146   $2,971,146 
Pro forma adjustments        29,579,322    34,396,196 
Pro forma net tangible book value  $2,971,146   $32,550,468   $37,267,342 
Pro forma net tangible book value per share of Common Stock  $0.26   $1.76   $1.90 
Dilution per share of Common Stock to new investors       $2.74   $2.60 

 

A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed public offering price per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant would increase or decrease our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this Offering by approximately $0.36 per share (or $0.39 per share if the over-allotment is exercised in full), and increase or decrease the dilution per share to new investors by approximately $0.64 per share (or $0.61 per share if the over-allotment is exercised in full), assuming the number of Company Offering Shares and Company Warrants offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of Company Offering Shares and Company Warrants that we are offering. An increase (decrease) of 100,000 Company Offering Shares and Company Warrants offered by us, would increase or decrease the as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this Offering by approximately $0.02 per share (or $0.02 per share if the over-allotment is exercised in full), and increase or decrease the dilution per share to new investors by approximately $0.02 per share (or $0.02 per share if the over-allotment is exercised in full).

 

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The following tables set forth, for each of (i) the offering without the over-allotment option (after our estimated offering and placement expenses of $2,986,697) and (ii) the offering with the over-allotment option exercised in full (after our estimated offering and placement expenses of $3,419,821), the total number of shares previously sold to existing stockholders, the total consideration paid for the foregoing and the respective percentages applicable to such purchased shares and consideration paid based on an average price of $1.32 per share paid by existing stockholders and $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant paid by the new investors.

 

   Shares Purchased   Total Consideration 
   Number   Percentage   Amount   Percentage 
Offering and Placement without over-allotment option:                    
Existing stockholders   11,724,240    61.8%  $15,479,694    32.2%
New Investors   7,236,893    38.2%   32,566,019    67.8%
Total   18,961,133    100.0%  $48,045,713    100.0%
                     
Offering and Placement with over-allotment option:                    
Existing stockholders   11,724,240    57.3%   15,479,694    29.0%
New Investors   8,322,426    42.7%   37,816,018    71.0%
Total   20,046,666    100.0%   53,295,712    100.0%

 

To the extent that any of the outstanding warrants are exercised, there will be further dilution to new investors.

  

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, whose actual outcomes involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those stated in or implied by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Statement regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Prospectus. Please see the notes to our Financial Statements for information about our Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

 

General Overview

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (“Company,” “Jupiter Wellness” “we,” “us,” and “our”) was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 24, 2018. Our principal business address is 1061 E. Indiantown Rd #110, Jupiter, FL 33477.

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. is a cutting-edge developer of cannabidiol (CBD) based medical therapeutics and wellness products. The Company’s clinical pipeline of prescription CBD-enhanced skin care therapeutics address indications including eczema, burns, herpes cold sores, and skin cancer. We are in the early stage of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing a diverse line of consumer products infused with CBD. We have a proprietary, line of products: CaniSun, CaniSkin and CaniDermRX. Under the CaniSun brand, we are marketing patent pending CBD-infused sun care lotion formulas containing various sun protection factors, or SPFs. In addition, we are exploring the use of CBD with other prescritption and/or over-the-counter, or OTC, consumer products that have potentially therapeutic and medical applications. Specifically, we are exploring the use of such topical solutions for the treatment of eczema, dermatitis (JW-100), and actinic keratosis (JW-100), a non-prescription lotion/lip balm (JW-200) for the treatment of symptoms of cold sores, and a prescription product for the treatment of burns (JW-101). The CaniDermRX (JW-100) topical solution for the treatment of eczema dermatitis is the lead product candidate and will be further tested in humans as an investigational cosmetic ingredient followed by clinical trials subject to the regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under an investigational new drug, or IND, application. In February 2021, we announced the results of our novel Cannabidiol-Aspartame combination treatment JW-100 clinical trial which has shown it significantly Reduces ISGA Score in Eczema patients. A double blinded placebo controlled interventional study was conducted. Subjects were assigned to apply, at home, one of three treatments: JW-100 (a CBD and aspartame combination topical formulation), a CBD only topical formulation, or a placebo topical formulation. After 14 days, the average reduction in the Investigators Static Global Assessment (ISGA) score was calculated for each group. Additionally, the proportion of subjects achieving (ISGA) score 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least 2 grade improvement from baseline was recorded for each arm of the study. 50% of subjects in the JW-100 arm achieved ISGA clear or almost clear (1 or 2) with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline after treatment versus 20% and 15% in the CBD-only and placebo arms, respectively. The percentage of subjects achieving clear or almost clear with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline was found to be statistically significant (p=0.028). JW-100, a novel topical formulation containing CBD and aspartame, was shown to significantly reduce ISGA score in atopic dermatitis patients after two weeks of use. The combination of CBD and aspartame was more effective at reducing ISGA scores than CBD alone.

 

In parallel, we plan to initiate the development of other products. We originally anticipated developmental studies to be completed in 2020, however, these studies were delayed due to COVID-19. We are also actively seeking to acquire or license products in the OTC skin care market that can be infused with CBD and marketed under our CaniSkin and CaniDermRX brand names. There can be no assurances that we will acquire or enter into such partnership or licensing agreements.

 

The endocannabinoid system, which is a body system affected by CBD, plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy skin through modulating pain sensation, cell proliferation and inflammation. Our strategy for treatment of skin indications is, therefore, to focus on the use of CBD containing topical formulations and to explore potential combinations of CBD and other agents that may augment and act synergistically with CBD. We will explore this strategy by conducting controlled clinical trials to try to ultimately gain FDA approval for specific indications.

 

On November 30, 2020, the Company acquired SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”). SRM has relationships with and supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park, entertainment venues and theme hotels in Orlando Florida, Beijing China, Japan and other places throughout the worldwide theme park industry.

 

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CaniSun Brand

 

Under our CaniSun Brand, we developed a patent pending CBD-infused sunscreen with broad-spectrum SPF protection. We have completed lab testing for CBD solubility–infusing clear, colorless, odorless, and 99.5% pure CBD isolate with three different sun care active ingredients, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which have already been approved by the FDA. The CBD-infused sun care market is fairly nascent in the United States; we believe that there are currently no major competitors in the category. We see an opportunity to become the leading manufacturer of CBD-infused sun care products, marketing the CaniSun brand through an extensive digital and social media awareness campaign. We announced the launch of our CaniSun sun care line of SPF 30, SPF 55 and SPF 50 face lotion on June 6, 2019. We also sell our CBD-infused lip balm and CBD-infused SPF 30 sunscreen spray on our website Canisun.com.

 

We currently have additional CaniSun products in various stages of development as follows:

 

  i) Additional lotions and sprays with different SPFs
     
  ii) CBD-infused SPF 15 sunscreen daily lotion; and
     
  iii) Mineral-based sunscreen lotions (SPF 30 and 50).

 

All of the products listed above are in the developmental stage, whereby we are finalizing the formula to be used in each product, respectively. For CBD-infused product candidates in development, such as our CBD-infused SPF 30 Lip Balm and CBD-infused SPF 15 sunscreen lotion, we have already identified the sun care active ingredient formula (which has already been FDA approved) to be infused with CBD. Once the respective formulas for each of our product candidates are created, the product candidates will undergo three months of stability testing. Provided that the product candidates pass the stability testing, we intend to sell the products on our CaniSun website. The formula for our mineral-based sunscreen lotion (SPF 30 and 50) (product iii) above) includes certain minerals instead of chemicals typically used in sunscreen lotions.

 

Overall, we believe that our currently offered sunscreen products comply with the FDA Final Rule for sunscreen products under 21 CFR 352 Sunscreen products for Over-the-Counter Human Use. Therefore, we believe that our sunscreen products fall within the FDA monograph and that FDA premarket approval and testing is not required. Our products have been tested for SPF Evaluation (SPF rating), Critical Wave Length (Broad Spectrum claim) and Water Resistance, each of which is defined within the monograph and labeled accordingly.

 

All of the testing on these products is standard testing for suncare products. Such testing protocols are not intended to test for any effects of adding CBD. In addition to these tests that were conducted to support the claims on the package, each batch is also tested for appearance, color, odor, pH, viscosity, specific gravity, analytical for the sunscreen active ingredients, and microbial content testing.

 

Our products are tested each time they are manufactured. DCR Labs manufactures our products and has represented to us that it is compliant with the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice, or CGMP, regulations in accordance with 21 CFR 210/211 required for Over-the-Counter drug products. DCR Labs has self-imposed health and safety standards to ensure compliance with the FDA’s CGMPs.

 

We expect to continually update and expand upon our corporate website and further refine our online retail strategies on an ongoing basis. JupiterWellness.com is our primary corporate website, which will serve as the primary source of information about us for investors and contain press releases, clinical trial pipeline, lab reports, blog posts, and additional information about each of our brands. We anticipate that each brand will have its own front-facing website dedicated to retail sales and brand specific information. For example, our line of sun care products, CaniSun, has its own website at CaniSun.com and allows for online retail purchase of the entire product line. As we expand our brands (CaniSkin and CaniDermRX), we anticipate utilizing the same strategy and dedicating a new e-commerce website to each brand moving forward. We are also building a website dedicated to servicing our wholesale and larger distributor clients. This website will have more information about each product and provide a central location for larger retailers to find more in-depth information about all of our brands in one place.

 

We plan to leverage our websites with a social media presence across multiple platforms designed to utilize product reviews to increase brand loyalty, brand recognition and sales. The references to our website in this prospectus are inactive textual references only. The information on our website is neither incorporated by reference into this prospectus nor intended to be used in connection with this Offering. We also see growth potential in developing retail locations. We intend to utilize cross-promotion marketing campaigns with our products and product category expansion that leverages our existing distribution channels. We have built an e-commerce platform designed to connect us directly to consumers. We use the platform to sell products, educate customers and build brand loyalty.

 

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CaniSkin Brand and CaniDermRX Brand

 

We are currently developing other products such as CBD-infused skin care lotion under the CaniSkin brand. Specifically, a CBD-infused moisturizing face serum is under development. We must first finalize the formula to be used in the face serum, and, once approved, the product candidate will undergo stability testing. We intend to sell the product, provided it first passes stability testing, on our website for CaniSkin products. Additionally, we are developing innovative dermatological treatments under the CaniDermRX brand that are specialized to treat atopic dermatitis and other dermatological conditions such as burns, skin cancer and herpes cold sores, respectively. Subject to obtaining FDA approval, we intend for our experimental-stage product for the treatment of atopic dermatitis to compete with Dupixent, an FDA-approved product for treating atopic dermatitis, and for our experimental-stage product for the treatment of herpes cold sores to compete with Silvadene and Abreva, FDA-approved products for treating herpes cold sores. These products require more extensive testing to show both safety and efficacy.

 

In addition, we plan to seek acquisition opportunities in the branded consumer products space, including but not limited to other OTC therapeutic brands and skin care brands that can be developed, manufactured, marketed and distributed under our CaniSkin and CaniDermRX brand names.

 

We filed a provisional patent number 62/884,955 on 08/09/2019 on an Aspartame/CBD combination and intend to develop products containing a combination of CBD and Aspartame under the CaniDermRX name for the treatment of pain and inflammation. On February 11, 2021, the US Patent published our US Patent Application 20210038513 and on April 5, 2021 we filed the International filing through PCT Application PCT/US 2020/045408. We believe that our CaniDermRX product candidates have the potential to treat many skin indications such as atopic dermatitis, pruritis-itch, non-atopic dermatitis/eczema, psoriasis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, seborrheic dermatitis, actinic keratosis, epidermolysis bullosa and cutaneous neoplasias. Aspartame is a rigorously tested food ingredient. Reviews by major governmental regulatory bodies have previously found the ingredient safe for consumption at higher levels than we contemplate using in our CaniDermRX product candidates. We believe that our formulations that include Aspartame, such as topical crème, lip balm, powder and dog treats, are well-tolerated by, and safe for, users. We believe that infusing CBD in our products may help alleviate irritation that may be caused by applying sun care products and may lead to reduced inflammation. In human skin, receptors of the endocannabinoid system are found in differentiated keratinocytes, hair follicle cells, sebaceous glands, immune cells, and sensory neurons. Activation of cannabinoid receptor type 2, or CB2, for which CBD is a ligand receptor in these cells has been shown to reduce pain and itch sensation, regulate keratinocyte differentiation and proliferation, decrease hair follicle growth, and modulate the release of damage-induced keratins and inflammatory mediators to control the homeostasis of the skin environment.

 

Recent Developments

 

In May 2021, the Company entered into Loan Agreements for $3,150,000. The Loan Agreements call for a convertible promissory notes in the principal amount of $3,150,000 and the issuance of common stock purchase warrants for 525,001 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Notes have a maturity date of six month, have an original issuance discount of five percent (5%), an interest rate of eight percent (8%) and a conversion price of $6.00 per shares, subject to an adjustment downward to $5.00 per shares if the Company is in default of the terms of the Notes. The Warrants have a five (5) year term, have an exercise price of $6.00 per share, have a cashless conversion feature until such time as the shares underlying the Warrants are included in an effective registration and a Down Round Protection feature. The Down Round Protection feature adjusts the exercise price prior to exercise, if the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock, options to purchase Common Stock, securities convertible into Common Stock or rights relating to Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”) to any person or entity other than the lender, at a price per share less than the exercise price, then the exercise price hereof shall be proportionately reduced to match the price per share of the Purchase Rights.

 

We entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (“OMRF”), covering the Company’s use of OMRF’s Patents US 6,156,795 and US 6,326,400, relating to the treatment of contact dermatitis with N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester, otherwise known as the artificial sweetener aspartame. Under the License Agreement, the Company has gained the worldwide exclusive license to utilize the Patent Rights, Know-How and Material related to N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester in order to make, use, distribute, sublicense and sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services.

 

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Going Concern Consideration

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $3,007,792 and $4,262,168 in cash, an accumulated deficit of $9,470,164 and $7,274,401 and cash flow used in operations of $1,254,376 and $2,732,736, respectively. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans. These conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management has taken certain actions and continues to implement changes designed to improve the Company’s financial results and operating cash flows. The actions involve certain cost-saving initiatives and growing strategies, including (a) engaging in very limited activities without incurring any liabilities that must be satisfied in cash; and (b) offering noncash consideration and seeking equity financing as a means of financing its operations. Additionally, the Company’s plan includes certain scheduled research and development activities and related clinical trials which may be deferred as needed. If the Company is unable to obtain revenue producing contracts or financing or if the revenue or financing it does obtain is insufficient to cover any operating losses it may incur, it may substantially curtail its operations or seek other business opportunities through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other arrangements that may dilute the interests of existing stockholders.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Florida corporation, Magical Beasts, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 audited financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported revenue generated, and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

 

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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and are expressed in United States Dollars. Significant accounting policies are summarized below:

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows. There were no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

 

Net Loss per Common Share

 

Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all common stock instruments such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact of the potential common shares would be to decrease the loss per share.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 
         
Numerator:          
Net (loss)  $(2,195,763)  $(481,798)
           
Denominator:          
Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding during the period   11,169,673    6,893,000 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share   11,169,673    6,893,000 
Basic (loss) per share  $(0.20)  $(0.07)
Diluted (loss) per share  $(0.20)  $(0.07)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 2020   For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 
Numerator:          
Net (loss)  $(6,289,205)   (925,462)
           
Denominator:          
Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding during the period   7,325,708    6,301,219 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share   7,325,708    6,301,219 
Basic (loss) per share  $(0.86)   (0.15)
Diluted (loss) per share  $(0.86)   (0.15)

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user or distributor (collectively the “customer”).

 

The Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

 

  identify the contract with a customer;
     
  identify the performance obligations in the contract;
     
  determine the transaction price;
     
  allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and
     
  recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on an FOB shipping point basis as title passes when shipped. Our product is generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return, refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.

 

Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk

 

Accounts receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an allowance of $118,761 against accounts receivable acquired in connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment and as of March 31, 2021, the Company had recognized no additional allowance for doubtful collections.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020 and the cumulative translation gains and losses as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were not material.

 

Inventory

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs or write-offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold. Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of our assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

 

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Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on our evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements. Since we were incorporated on October 24, 2018, the evaluation was performed for 2018 tax year, which would be the only period subject to examination. We believe that our income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to our financial position. Our policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.

 

The Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2020 consists of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using federal and state effective tax rates equating to approximately $936,311 less a valuation allowance in the amount of approximately $936,311. Because of the Company’s lack of earnings history, the deferred tax asset has been fully offset by a valuation allowance in the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Research and Development

 

The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and developments costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $60,529 and $24,350 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

We recognize compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant.

 

On October 24, 2018, the inception date (“Inception”), we adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.

 

Related parties

 

The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.

 

Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. Entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g.

 

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Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

 

The consolidated financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

 

In February 2016, Topic 842, “Leases” was issued to replace the leases requirements in Topic 840, “Leases”. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Topic 842 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be retrospectively applied. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

 

The following table provides selected financial data about us for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

   March 31, 2021   March 31, 2020 
Sales  $48,846   $117,727 
Cost of Sales   23,452    99,903 
Gross Profit (Loss)   25,394    17,824 
Total expenses   2,221,157    499,622 
Net Loss  $(2,195,763)  $(481,798)

 

Revenues

 

We generated $48,846 in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $117,727 revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2020. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have experienced, and continue to experience, weakened demand for our traditional products.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

We had total operating expenses of $2,221,157 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $499,622 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $17,896; (ii) research and development of $60,529; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $526,213, consisting of corporate advisory services, annual report preparation fees and general corporate governance fees; (iv) rent and utilities of $15,636; (v) depreciation and amortization of $21,603; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $563,504, consisting of payroll and related taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses; (vii) stock based compensation of $1,682,913; (viii) net interest expense of $2,063 and (ix) a gain of $669,200 on settlement of note payable in connection with the Magical Beast Omnibus Agreement.

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $13,071; (ii) research and development expense of $24,350; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $207,253; (iv) rent and utilities of $12,258; (v) depreciation and amortization of $14,701 (vi) general and administrative expenses of $210,620, consisting of office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses and (vii) net interest expense of $17,369.

 

Income/Losses

 

Net losses were $2,195,763 and $481,798 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

The following table provides selected financial data about us for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

  

December 31,

2020

  

December 31,

2019

 
Sales  $1,065,665   $6,455 
Cost of Sales   624,570    18,024 
Gross Profit (Loss)   441,095    (11,569)
Total expenses   6,730,300    913,893 
Net Loss  $(6,289,205)  $(925,462)

 

Revenues

 

We generated $1,065,665 in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $6,455 revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. The large increase is due to the Company having only nominal operations during 2019. In 2019, the Company focused its efforts on formulating, testing and manufacturing its sunscreen and skin care products. In 2020, the Company (i) began marketing its skin care and sunscreen products line, (2) acquired Magical Beasts, LLC, which expanded its product offerings, sales and marketing capabilities (3) added additional product lines to its skin care product line, (4) added a line of hand sanitizer, for a combined sales total of $834,812 and acquired SRM Entertainment Ltd which contributed sales of $230,853.

 

Operating Expenses

 

We had total operating expenses of $6,730,300 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $913,893 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $82,367; (ii) research and development of $308,367; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $837,698, consisting of corporate advisory services, registration statement preparation fees, general corporate governance fees; (iv) rent of $61,797; (v) depreciation and amortization of $103,392; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $1,784,456, consisting of payroll and related taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses; (vii) stock based compensation of $2,398,140; (viii) an impairment to Goodwill of $308,690; (ix) an impairment to Intangible Assets of $731,628 and (x) net interest expense of $113,765.

 

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We had total operating expenses of $913,893 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating expenses were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $74,145 consisting of internet awareness costs, website development, trade shows and promotional displays; (ii) research and development of $108,957 consisting of product development and formulation and clinical research; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $132,318, consisting of corporate advisory services, registration statement preparation fees, intellectual property fees and general corporate governance fees and trademark fees; (iv) rent of $17,783; (v) stock based compensation of $357,904; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $217,610, consisting of accounting fees, consulting fees, payroll and related taxes, Board of Director fees, patent filing expenses, travel, charitable contributions, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses and (vii) net interest expense of $5,176.

 

Income/Losses

 

Net losses were $6,289,205 and $925,462 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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OUR BUSINESS

 

Organization

 

We were originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 24, 2018. Our principal business address is 1061 E. Indiantown Rd #110, Jupiter, FL 33477.

 

Business

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. is a cutting-edge developer of cannabidiol (CBD) based medical therapeutics and wellness products. The Company’s clinical pipeline of prescription CBD-enhanced skin care therapeutics address indications including eczema, burns, herpes cold sores, and skin cancer. We are in the early stage of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing a diverse line of consumer products infused with CBD. We have a proprietary, line of products: CaniSun, CaniSkin and CaniDermRX. Under the CaniSun brand, we are marketing patent pending CBD-infused sun care lotion formulas containing various sun protection factors, or SPFs. In addition, we are exploring the use of CBD with other prescritption and/or over-the-counter, or OTC, consumer products that have potentially therapeutic and medical applications. Specifically, we are exploring the use of such topical solutions for the treatment of eczema, dermatitis (JW-100), and actinic keratosis (JW-200), a non-prescription lotion/lip balm (JW-400) for the treatment of symptoms of cold sores, and a prescription product for the treatment of burns (JW-300). The CaniDermRX (JW-100) topical solution for the treatment of eczema dermatitis is the lead product candidate and will be further tested in humans as an investigational cosmetic ingredient followed by clinical trials subject to the regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under an investigational new drug, or IND, application.In February 2021, we announced the results of our novel Cannabidiol-Aspartame combination treatment JW-100 clinical trial which has shown it significantly Reduces ISGA Score in Eczema patients. A double blinded placebo controlled interventional study was conducted. Subjects were assigned to apply, at home, one of three treatments: JW-100 (a CBD and aspartame combination topical formulation), a CBD only topical formulation, or a placebo topical formulation. After 14 days, the average reduction in the Investigators Static Global Assessment (ISGA) score was calculated for each group. Additionally, the proportion of subjects achieving (ISGA) score 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least 2 grade improvement from baseline was recorded for each arm of the study. 50% of subjects in the JW-100 arm achieved ISGA clear or almost clear (1 or 2) with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline after treatment versus 20% and 15% in the CBD-only and placebo arms, respectively. The percentage of subjects achieving clear or almost clear with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline was found to be statistically significant (p=0.028). JW-100, a novel topical formulation containing CBD and aspartame, was shown to significantly reduce ISGA score in atopic dermatitis patients after two weeks of use. The combination of CBD and aspartame was more effective at reducing ISGA scores than CBD alone.

 

In parallel, we plan to initiate the development of other products. We originally anticipated developmental studies to be completed in 2020, however, these studies were delayed due to COVID-19. We are also actively seeking to acquire or license products in the OTC skin care market that can be infused with CBD and marketed under our CaniSkin and CaniDermRX brand names. There can be no assurances that we will acquire or enter into such partnership or licensing agreements.

 

The endocannabinoid system, which is a body system affected by CBD, plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy skin through modulating pain sensation, cell proliferation and inflammation. Our strategy for treatment ossf skin indications is, therefore, to focus on the use of CBD containing topical formulations and to explore potential combinations of CBD and other agents that may augment and act synergistically with CBD. We will explore this strategy by conducting controlled clinical trials to try to ultimately gain FDA approval for specific indications.

 

On November 30, 2020, the Company acquired SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”). SRM has relationships with and supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park, entertainment venues and theme hotels in Orlando Florida, Beijing China, Japan and other places throughout the worldwide theme park industry.

 

We entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (“OMRF”), covering the Company’s use of OMRF’s Patents US 6,156,795 and US 6,326,400, relating to the treatment of contact dermatitis with N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester, otherwise known as the artificial sweetener aspartame. Under the License Agreement, the Company has gained the worldwide exclusive license to utilize the Patent Rights, Know-How and Material related to N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester in order to make, use, distribute, sublicense and sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services.

 

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CaniSun Brand

 

Under our CaniSun Brand, we developed a patent pending CBD-infused sunscreen with broad-spectrum SPF protection. We have completed lab testing for CBD solubility–infusing clear, colorless, odorless, and 99.5% pure CBD isolate with three different sun care active ingredients, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which have already been approved by the FDA. The CBD-infused sun care market is fairly nascent in the United States; we believe that there are currently no major competitors in the category. We see an opportunity to become the leading manufacturer of CBD-infused sun care products, marketing the CaniSun brand through an extensive digital and social media awareness campaign. We announced the launch of our CaniSun sun care line of SPF 30, SPF 55 and SPF 50 face lotion on June 6, 2019. We also sell our CBD-infused lip balm and CBD-infused SPF 30 sunscreen spray on our website Canisun.com.

 

We currently have additional CaniSun products in various stages of development as follows:

 

  i) Additional lotions and sprays with different SPFs;
     
   ii) CBD-infused SPF 15 sunscreen everyday lotion; and
     
   iii) Mineral-based sunscreen lotions (SPF 30 and 50).

 

All of the products listed above are in the developmental stage, whereby we are finalizing the formula to be used in each product, respectively. For CBD-infused product candidates in development, such as CBD-infused SPF 30 Lip Balm and CBD-infused SPF 15 sunscreen lotion, we have already identified the sun care active ingredient formula (which has already been FDA approved) to be infused with CBD. Once the respective formulas for each of our product candidates are created, the product candidates will undergo three months of stability testing. Provided that the product candidates pass the stability testing, we intend to sell the products on our CaniSun website. The formula for our mineral-based sunscreen lotion (SPF 30 and 50) (product iii) above) includes certain minerals instead of chemicals typically used in sunscreen lotions.

 

Overall, we believe that our currently offered sunscreen products comply with the FDA Final Rule for sunscreen products under 21 CFR 352 Sunscreen products for Over-the-Counter Human Use. Therefore, we believe that our sunscreen products fall within the FDA monograph and that FDA premarket approval and testing is not required. Our products have been tested for SPF Evaluation (SPF rating), Critical Wave Length (Broad Spectrum claim) and Water Resistance, each of which is defined within the monograph and labeled accordingly.

 

All of the testing on these products is standard testing for suncare products. Such testing protocols are not intended to test for any effects of adding CBD. In addition to these tests that were conducted to support the claims on the package, each batch is also tested for appearance, color, odor, pH, viscosity, specific gravity, analytical for the sunscreen active ingredients, and microbial content testing.

 

Our products are tested each time they are manufactured. Derma Care Research Laboratories, LLC (“DCR Labs”) manufactures our products and has represented to us that it is compliant with the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice (“CGMP”) regulations in accordance with 21 CFR 210/211 (required for Over-the-Counter drug products). DCR Labs has self-imposed health and safety standards to ensure compliance with the FDA’s CGMPs.

 

Currently, consumers lack reliable resources to help them understand the benefits of CBD and choose the right formulations and products based on their specific needs. We expect to continually update and expand upon our corporate website and further refine our online retail strategies on an ongoing basis. CBDBrands.net is our primary corporate website, which will serve as the primary source of information about our Company for investors and contain press releases, clinical trial pipeline, lab reports, blog posts, and additional information about each of our brands. We anticipate that each brand will have its own front-facing website dedicated to retail sales and brand specific information. For example, our line of sun care products, CaniSun, has its own website at CaniSun.com and allows for online retail purchase of the entire product line. As we expand our brands (CaniSkin and CaniDermRX), we anticipate utilizing the same strategy and dedicating a new e-commerce website to each brand moving forward. We are also building a website dedicated to servicing our wholesale and larger distributor clients. This website will have more information about each product and provide a central location for larger retailers to find more in-depth information about all of our brands in one place.

 

We plan to leverage our website with a social media presence across multiple platforms designed to utilize product reviews to increase brand loyalty, brand recognition and sales. The references to our website in this prospectus are inactive textual references only. The information on our website is neither incorporated by reference into this prospectus nor intended to be used in connection with this Offering. We also see growth potential in developing retail locations. We intend to utilize cross-promotion marketing campaigns with our products and product category expansion that leverages our existing distribution channels.

 

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CaniSkin Brand and CaniDermRX Brand

 

We are currently developing other products such as CBD-infused skin care lotion under the CaniSkin brand. Specifically, a CBD-infused moisturizing face serum is under development. We must first finalize the formula to be used in the face serum, and, once approved, the product candidate will undergo stability testing. We intend to sell the product, provided it first passes stability testing, on our website for CaniSkin products. Additionally, we are developing innovative dermatological treatments under the CaniDermRX brand that are specialized to treat atopic dermatitis and other dermatological conditions such as burns, skin cancer and herpes cold sores, respectively. Subject to obtaining FDA approval, we intend for our experimental-stage product for the treatment of atopic dermatitis to compete with Dupixent, an FDA-approved leading treatment for atopic dermatitis, and for our experimental-stage product for the treatment of herpes cold sores to compete with Silvadene and Abreva, FDA-approved products for treating herpes cold sores.

 

In addition, we plan to seek acquisition opportunities in the branded consumer products space, including but not limited to other OTC therapeutic brands and skin care brands that can be developed manufactured, marketed, and distributed under our CaniSkin and CaniDermRX brand names.

 

We filed a provisional patent number 62/884,955 on 08/09/2019 on an Aspartame/CBD combination and intend to develop products containing a combination of CBD and Aspartame under the CaniDermRX name for the treatment of pain and inflammation. On February 11, 2021, the US Patent published our US Patent Application 20210038513 and on April 5, 2021 we filed the International filing through PCT Application PCT/US 2020/045408. We believe that our CaniDermRX product candidates have the potential to treat many skin indications such as atopic dermatitis, pruritis-itch, non-atopic dermatitis/eczema, psoriasis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, seborrheic dermatitis, actinic keratosis, epidermolysis bullosa and cutaneous neoplasias. Aspartame is a rigorously tested food ingredient. Reviews by major governmental regulatory bodies have previously found the ingredient safe for consumption at higher levels than we contemplate using in our CaniDermRX product candidates. We believe that our formulations that include Aspartame, such as topical crème, lip balm, powder and dog treats, are well-tolerated by, and safe for, users. We believe that infusing CBD in our products may help alleviate irritation that may be caused by applying sun care products and may lead to reduced inflammation. In human skin, receptors of the endocannabinoid system are found in differentiated keratinocytes, hair follicle cells, sebaceous glands, immune cells, and sensory neurons. Activation of cannabinoid receptor type 2, or CB2, for which CBD is a ligand receptor in these cells has been shown to reduce pain and itch sensation, regulate keratinocyte differentiation and proliferation, decrease hair follicle growth, and modulate the release of damage-induced keratins and inflammatory mediators to control the homeostasis of the skin environment.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We filed Provisional Patent (CBD Formulations and Uses Thereof: USAN: 62/884,995) on a combination of CBD and Aspartame on August 8, 2019. The patent is to cover any products that contain a combination of CBD and Aspartame. This initially will cover the products under the CaniDermRX Brand. The provisional patent application was converted into a full US patent application (No.: 16/987,941) and PCT application (PCT/US2020/045408I) on August 9, 2020. If issued, the patent will give patent protection until 2040.

 

We filed Provisional Patent (CBD Sunscreen Formulations and Uses Thereof: USAN: 63/005,854) on our CBD-infused sunscreen products on August 6, 2020. The patent is to cover any products under our CaniSun product line that contains CBD. The priority date starts at the time the provisional is converted into a full patent application, which will occur on April 6, 2021. If issued, the patent will give patent protection until 2041.

 

We filed Provisional Patent (Oroanasal CBD formulations and uses thereof (No.: 63/042,458) on June 22, 2020. This covers the use of CBD products for the treatment of respiratory viruses.

 

We entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (“OMRF”), covering the Company’s use of OMRF’s Patents US 6,156,795 and US 6,326,400, relating to the treatment of contact dermatitis with N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester, otherwise known as the artificial sweetener aspartame. Under the License Agreement, the Company has gained the worldwide exclusive license to utilize the Patent Rights, Know-How and Material related to N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester in order to make, use, distribute, sublicense and sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services.

 

On July 8, 2021, we entered into a license agreement (the “Applied License Agreement”) with Applied Biology, Inc., a California corporation (“AB”), granting the Company the exclusive license to manufacture and sell AB’s proprietary product, Photocil™, a topical cream that provides clinically-proven relief for Psoriasis, Vitiligo and Atopic Dermatitis. Under the terms of the Applied License Agreement, the Company has use of the copyrights, patents, technology, know-how, trademarks and trade-secrets of AB related to the use of Photocil™. The Company has the exclusive right to use the IP (including US Patent number 10,111,821) solely in connection with the manufacture, marketing, advertising, promotion and distribution of Photocil™ for the treatment of skin conditions including Psoriasis and Vitiligo.

 

Raw Material

 

We obtain raw materials from a variety of vendors. The availability depends on the raw material and where it comes from. There are times when the lead times on delivery can fluctuate, which may cause us to incur varying delays in our manufacturing times. As we grow, we hope to be able to forecast and manage growth to try and ensure we have adequate inventory on hand to meet demand. The primary raw material that we utilize is CBD isolate. We obtain our isolate from Mile High Labs. We believe that Mile High has sufficient capacity to provide for our isolate needs. We have no agreement with Mile High but we believe that they have sufficient capacity to meet our needs and that we could obtain the isolate from other sources if necessary.

 

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We also import tubes and caps from China which so far have been found to be reliable. There is typically a six to eight-week lead time for delivery which is also effected depending on shipping air or sea. This can add to our manufacturing cost for air delivery if needed quicker and could force delays in our ability to fill orders if we deplete our tube inventory.

 

Our Market Opportunity

 

The market for hemp, and for products based on extracts of hemp, is expected to grow substantially over the coming years. It is estimated by BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research that the collective market for CBD sales in the U.S. will surpass $20 billion by 2024 and that there will be a compound annual growth rate of 49 percent by 2024 across all distribution channels. We see great potential to grow and generate revenues in this expanding market.

 

According to Grand View Research, the U.S. sun care market size was estimated at $1.95 billion in 2016. The growing consumer awareness regarding the ill-effects of over exposure to ultraviolet, or UV, rays on the undefended skin is expected to propel growth. The sun care market is a highly competitive market and product differentiation in the sun care market is low. Given the relatively low amount of product differentiation, we see an opportunity to carve out a unique market share with our CBD-infused sun care products. We cannot make any claims as to such benefits prior to performing certain testing. We see an opportunity, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful, to become the leading manufacturer of CBD-infused sun care products, marketing the CaniSun brand through an extensive digital and social media awareness campaign. We announced the launch of our CaniSun sun care line of SPF 30, SPF 50 and SPF 55 face lotion on June 6, 2019. We also sell our CBD-infused lip balm and CBD-infused SPF 30 sunscreen spray on our website Canisun.com.

 

Our Growth Strategy

 

We plan to seek acquisition opportunities in the branded consumer products space, including but not limited to other non-CBD OTC therapeutic brands and skin care brands that can be manufactured, marketed and distributed under our CaniSkin and CaniDermRX brand names. We may market such products as they are currently comprised or may seek to add CBD to the product. In the event we decide to add CBD to such products, we intend to first conduct FDA regulated clinical trials for safety and efficacy testing. We have no definitive agreements in place to acquire any other entities.

 

We also intend to sell the product online directly through our own website, and other third-party marketplaces as these sites permit.

 

Nidaria Distribution Agreement

 

On November 5, 2020, we entered into the Nidaria Distribution Agreement with Nidaria, Pursuant to which we purchase, market, promote, distribute and sell Nidaria’s Safe Sea® sunscreen that provides protection against jellyfish stings. Pursuant to the Nidaria Distribution Agreement, the Company shall serve as Nidaria’s exclusive distributor of Safe Sea in the state of Florida. Nidaria Distribution Agreement shall have a term of two (2) years, commencing December 1, 2020, and may be renewed for one (1) additional year upon the mutual consent of us and Nidaria.

 

SRM Acquisition

 

On November 30, 2020, we entered into and closed the Exchange Agreement with SRM, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vinco, and SRM Shareholders, pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the SRM Common Stock from the SRM Shareholders in exchange for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $1,040,000, the resale of which is subject to a leak out provision and escrow of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon closing, and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company delivered the 150,000 shares of its common stock to SRM and placed 50,000 shares in escrow (“Escrow Shares”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company shall release the Escrow Shares upon SRM generating $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to January 15, 2021. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company assumed all of the financial obligations of SRM, as well as its employees and offices. As a result of the Exchange Agreement, SRM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

SRM was incorporated in Hong Kong on January 14, 1981. SRM supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are intended to be sold in amusement parks. For over 20 years, SRM has developed, manufactured and supplied the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park. SRM principally produces battery-operated products for theme parks and entertainment venues such as Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Stores, Universal Resorts, Sea World, Sesame Place, Busch Gardens, Merlin Entertainment and Madison Square Garden. SRM has developed products in conjunction with suppliers of products for core licenses such as Harry Potter, Frozen, Marvel and Star Wars.

 

SRM develops and distributes party-related and arts and crafts-related items to retailers worldwide. SRM’s party-related items, such as “The Goodie Gusher” can be found on the shelves of retailers such as Party City and Kmart. SRM’s arts and crafts line of products, sold under the Pirsata Arts & Crafts brand name, can be found in specialty stores such as Barnes and Noble, Land of Nod, Lands’ End and Barneys of New York.

 

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SRM develops product strategies in order to bring product concepts to reality, in hopes of ultimately finding retail placement for the fully-developed versions of such products. SRM has developed products such as the WhirlyBall, 20 Minute Dental, Flex Desk, Gripeez, Square Copper Pan Pro, Commando Light, Luma Candles, Dash Cam Pro, Divine Time, Airman, Hair-Drx, Hollywood Nails, Magna Nails, MicroBoom and Mighty Sealer.

 

Products developed by SRM are generally shipped directly to the customer without warehousing at the Company’s facilities. SRM does not have long-term agreements with its customers, and instead develops products on an item-by-item basis subject to purchase orders from its custom

 

Through SRM, we additionally intend to seek to sell our sun care products in the amusement parks. We are currently developing a line of non-CBD infused sun care products for sale in the amusement parks.

 

SRM has four full-time employees.

 

Marketing

 

We expect to continually update and expand upon our corporate website and further refine our online retail strategies on an ongoing basis. CBDBrands.net is our primary corporate website, which will serve as the primary source of information about us for investors and contain press releases, clinical trial pipeline, lab reports, blog posts, and additional information about each of our brands. We anticipate that each brand will have its own front-facing website dedicated to retail sales and brand specific information. For example, our line of sun care products, CaniSun, has its own website at CaniSun.com and allows for online retail purchase of the entire product line. As we expand our brands (CaniSkin and CaniDermRX), we anticipate utilizing the same strategy and dedicating a new e-commerce website to each brand moving forward. We are also building a website dedicated to servicing our wholesale and larger distributor clients. This website will have more information about each product and provide a central location for larger retailers to find more in-depth information about all of our brands in one place.

 

Competition

 

There are several companies developing cannabinoid therapeutics for a range of medical indications. The cannabinoid therapeutic area currently includes formulated extracts of the Cannabis plant and synthetic formulations. These formulations include CBD and THC, or a combination of CBD/THC as the active pharmaceutical ingredient. Certain companies such as GW Pharmaceuticals, PLC have focused on hemp-based CBD formulations; while other companies such as Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Insys Therapeutics Inc. have focused on synthetic CBD formulations.

 

The CBD-based consumer product industry is highly fragmented with numerous companies, consisting of publicly- and privately-owned companies. There are also large, well-funded companies that have indicated their intention to compete in the hemp-based product category in the U.S. We routinely evaluate internal and external opportunities to optimize value for stockholders through new product development or by asset acquisitions or sales, and believe we are well-positioned to capitalize in the growing CBD product category. We face competition from larger companies that are, or may be, in the process of offering similar products to ours. Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than we have or may be expected to have.

 

Competitors may include major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and public and private research institutions. Our management cannot be certain that we will be able to compete against current or future competitors or that competitive pressure will not seriously harm our business prospects. These competitors may be able to react to market changes, respond more rapidly to new regulations or allocate greater resources to the development and promotion of their products than we can.

 

Furthermore, some of these competitors may make acquisitions or establish collaborative relationships among themselves to increase their ability to rapidly gain market share. Large pharmaceutical companies may eventually enter the market.

 

Given the rapid changes affecting the global, national, and regional economies in general and cannabis-related medical research and development in particular, we may not be able to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Time-to-market is an important factor in our industry and our success will depend on our ability to develop innovative products that will be accepted by patients as efficient and helpful to use.

 

Our success will also depend on our ability to respond quickly to, among other things, changes in the economy, market conditions, and competitive pressures. Any failure to anticipate or respond adequately to such changes could have a material effect on our financial condition, operating results, liquidity, cash flow and our operational performance.

 

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Research and Development

 

Our research and development programs are generally pursued by engineers and scientists employed by us in on a full-time basis or hired as per diem consultants or through partnerships with industry leaders in manufacturing and design and researchers and academia. We are also working with subcontractors in developing specific components of our technologies.

 

The primary objective of our research and development program is to advance the development of our existing and proposed products, to enhance the commercial value of such products.

 

The Company incurred research and development expenses of $308,367 and $108,957 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

On July 12, 2021, we entered into a clinical trial research agreement (the “Clinical Trial Research Agreement”) with AB. Under the Clinical Research Agreement, AB will design, manage and conduct a head-to-head study of JW-101 compared to EUCRISA (crisaborole ointment 2%) for the treatment of Eczema (the “Study”). The Company will sponsor the Study and under the projected budget laid out in the Clinical Trial Research Agreement will pay AB $1,088,010.00 for its research activities.

 

Government Regulations

 

Since 1937, Cannabis sativa L. has been a federally regulated Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 811 (the “CSA”), regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency (the “DEA”).

 

It was not until 2014 when a distinction between the use of Cannabis sativa L. for medical, recreational, and industrial purposes was made via Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, which cleared a legal path for industrial hemp to be grown in three limited circumstances, 1) by researchers at an institute of higher education, 2) by state departments of agriculture, or 3) by farmers participating in a research program permitted and overseen by a state department of agriculture.

 

In 2016, the DEA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the FDA issued a joint statement detailing the guidelines for growth of industrial hemp as part of state-sanctioned research programs. Those guidelines state that hemp can only be sold in states with pilot programs, plants and seeds can only cross state lines as part of permitted state research programs, and seeds can only be imported by individuals registered with the DEA.

 

We believe the recent passage of the Farm Bill will allow us to expand our marketplace opportunities. On December 20, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, otherwise known as the “Farm Bill”. Prior to its passage, hemp, a member of the cannabis family, and hemp-derived CBD were classified as a Schedule I controlled substances, and so were deemed to be illegal under the CSA. With the passage of the Farm Bill, hemp cultivation is broadly permitted. The Farm Bill explicitly allows the transfer of hemp-derived products across state lines for commercial or other purposes. It also puts no restrictions on the sale, transport, or possession of hemp-derived products, so long as those items are produced in a manner consistent with the law.

 

Under Section 10113 of the Farm Bill, hemp cannot contain more than 0.3 percent THC. THC refers to the chemical compound found in cannabis that produces the psychoactive “high” associated with cannabis. Any cannabis plant that contains more than 0.3 percent THC would be considered non-hemp cannabis—or marijuana—under federal law and would thus face no legal protection under this new legislation and would be an illegal Schedule 1 drug under the CSA.

 

Additionally, there will be significant, shared state-federal regulatory power over hemp cultivation and production. Under Section 10113 of the Farm Bill, state departments of agriculture must consult with the state’s governor and chief law enforcement officer to devise a plan that must be submitted to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA. A state’s plan to license and regulate hemp can only commence once the Secretary of USDA approves that state’s plan. In states opting not to devise a hemp regulatory program, USDA will construct a regulatory program under which hemp cultivators in those states must apply for licenses and comply with a federally run program. This system of shared regulatory programming is similar to options states had in other policy areas such as health insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act, or workplace safety plans under Occupational Health and Safety Act—both of which had federally-run systems for states opting not to set up their own systems.

 

The Farm Bill outlines actions that are considered violations of federal hemp law (including such activities as cultivating without a license or producing cannabis with more than 0.3% THC). The Farm Bill details possible punishments for such violations, pathways for violators to become compliant, and even which activities qualify as felonies under the law, such as repeated offenses.

 

One of the goals of the Agricultural Act of 2014 was to generate and protect research into hemp. The Farm Bill continues this effort. Section 7605 re-extends the protections for hemp research and the conditions under which such research can and should be conducted. Further, section 7501 of the Farm Bill extends hemp research by including hemp under the Critical Agricultural Materials Act. This provision recognizes the importance, diversity, and opportunity of the plant and the products that can be derived from it, but also recognizes that there is still a lot to learn about hemp and its products from commercial and market perspectives.

 

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Overall, we believe that our sunscreen products comply with the FDA Final Rule for sunscreen products under 21 CFR 352 Sunscreen products for Over-the-Counter Human Use. Therefore, we believe that our sunscreen products fall within the FDA monograph and that FDA premarket approval and testing is not required. Our products have been tested for SPF Evaluation (SPF rating), Critical Wave Length (Broad Spectrum claim) and Water Resistance, each of which is defined within the monograph and labeled accordingly.

 

Our products are tested each time they are manufactured. DCR Labs manufactures our products and is compliant with the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice (“CGMP”) regulations in accordance with 21 CFR 210/211 (required for Over-the-Counter drug products). DCR Labs has self-imposed health and safety standards to ensure compliance with the FDA’s CGMPs.

 

FDA Regulation of Hemp Extracts

 

The FDA is generally responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of (1) prescription and over the counter drugs; (2) biologics including vaccines, blood & blood products, and cellular and gene therapies; (3) foodstuffs including dietary supplements, bottled water, and baby formula; and, (4) medical devices including heart pacemakers, surgical implants, prosthetics, and dental devices.

 

Regarding its regulation of drugs, the FDA process requires a review that begins with the filing of an investigational new drug (IND) application, with follow-on clinical studies and clinical trials that the FDA uses to determine whether a drug is safe and effective, and therefore subject to approval for human use by the FDA.

 

Aside from the FDA’s mandate to regulate drugs, the FDA also regulates dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. This law prohibits manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded. This means that these firms are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their products before marketing to ensure that they meet all the requirements of the law and FDA regulations, including, but not limited to the following labeling requirements: (1) identifying the supplement; (2) nutrition labeling; (3) ingredient labeling; (4) claims; and, (5) daily use information.

 

The FDA has not approved cannabis, marijuana, hemp or derivatives as a safe and effective drug for any indication. We intend to file an IND with the FDA for our CaniDermRX products in the event the pending provisional patent on an Aspartame/CBD combination is approved. As of the date hereof, our products containing CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or sold using claims that their use is a safe and effective treatment for any medical condition subject to the FDA’s jurisdiction.

 

The FDA has concluded that products containing cannabis or industrial hemp derived CBD are excluded from the dietary supplement definition under sections 201(ff)(3)(B)(i) and (ii) of the U.S. Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, respectively. The FDA’s position is that products containing cannabis, CBD or derivatives are Schedule 1 drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, and so are illegal. Our products containing CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or sold as dietary supplements. However, at some indeterminate future time, the FDA may choose to generally change its position concerning products containing hemp derived CBD, and may choose to enact regulations that are applicable to such products. In this event, our industrial hemp based products containing CBD may be subject to regulation.

 

Our products contain controlled substances as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Controlled substances that are pharmaceutical products are subject to a high degree of regulation under the CSA, which establishes, among other things, certain registration, manufacturing quotas, security, recordkeeping, reporting, import, export and other requirements administered by the DEA.

 

Despite recent approvals by the FDA and DEA for a newly approved medication which contains cannabidiol (CBD), the scheduling of these substances, many of which are beyond our control, could jeopardize our ability to obtain regulatory approval for and successfully market our products. Any such setback in our pursuit of regulatory approval would have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.

 

Employees

 

As of June 30, 2021, we had nine (9) full-time employees. We believe our relations with our employees to be good.

 

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Properties

 

Currently, we do not own any real property. We rent an office space at Reynolds Plaza, Suite 110, 1061 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL 33477. The primary term of the lease is five years with one renewal option for an additional three years. Minimum annual lease payments for the primary term and one renewal are as follows:

 

Primary Period  Amount   Amount Renewal Period  Amount 
July 1 to June 30, 2022  $180,456   July 1 to June 30, 2027  $240,662 
July 1 to June 30, 2023  $201,260   July 1 to June 30, 2028  $247,882 
July 1 to June 30, 2024  $224,330   July 1 to June 30, 2029  $255,319 
July 1 to June 30, 2025  $229,312         
July 1 to June 30, 2026  $233,653         

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, the defendants filed their answer and counterclaim, repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file the lawsuit. On October 6, 2020, the Company moved for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaim in its entirety. On April 24, 2021, the Company’s motion was granted and all claims were dismissed.

 

On July 6 , 2020, Brian Menke (the “Plaintiff”) filled a lawsuit in Nevada court seeking to enforce a judgement that he had obtained in 2012 against Krista Whitley, the former owner and manager of Magical Beasts LLC., in the amount of $250,000. In July 2020, the Plaintiff brought a claim in Nevada State Court to impute such judgement to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magical Beasts, LLC. On August 6, 2020, the court imputed the judgement to Magical Beasts and advised the Company that before paying any funds to Ms. Whitley, they must first satisfy the judgement to the Plaintiff. On October 12, 2020, the Company, Ms. Whitley and the Plaintiff reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed that of the $1,000,000 payable to Ms. Whitley, the first $334,000 be paid to the Plaintiff. Ms. Whitley in turn agreed that such payments would be applied to the $1,000,000 owed to Ms. Whitley that was to be paid from the proceeds of the offering and the Plaintiff agreed to withdraw the case against Magical Beasts without prejudice.

 

On January 25, 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to: (1) the Confidential Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; (2) the Sales Distributor Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; and (3) the Executive Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2020 (the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Amendment, the parties (i) acknowledge that the Company has fully satisfied its obligation of $334,000 to the Plaintiff as Ms. Whitley’s judgment creditors; (ii) agree that in satisfaction of the remaining balance due to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements, she is to be paid $150,000 in cash; (iii) agree that starting April 1, 2020, shall be entitled to individually market and sell the Bella line of products remaining in the Company’s inventory, as identified in the Omnibus Amendment, and the Company will relinquish its rights to the Bella brand; (iv) agree that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the common stock purchase options granted to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements shall be reduced from 250,000 to 185,000, Ms. Whitely may utilize a cashless exercise feature to exercise such options, subject to a six (6) month holding period on the shares, and Ms. Whitley shall not be permitted to sell an amount of shares in any week which exceeds 10% of the Company’s total weekly trading volume in the prior week; (v) agree that Ms. Whitley’s Employment Agreement shall terminate on March 31, 2021 and shall not renew; and (vi) acknowledge that Ms. Whitley has been paid $5,541 for unreimbursed expenses on or about December 30, 2020; and (vii) the balance of the note due Whitley be forgiven.

 

As a result of the above, the Company recognized a gain of $669,200 comprised of the forgiveness of debt of $691,500 and the write-off of the unamortized portion of Whitley’s non-compete agreement of $22,300.

 

On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, the defendants filed their answer and counterclaim, repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file the lawsuit. On October 6, 2020, the Company moved for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaim in its entirety. On April 24, 2021, the Company’s motion was granted and all counterclaims were dismissed with prejudice, except the breach-of-contract and unjust enrichment claims. On June 04, 2021 the defendants filed a Second Amended Counterclaim pursuant to which on June 25, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss defendants’ Second Amended Counterclaim, which again asserted one breach-of-contract and one unjust enrichment counterclaim. Defendants have not yet opposed the motion.

 

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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market Information

 

Our Common Stock and warrants currently trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “JUPW” and “JUPWW”, respectively.

 

The last reported sales price for our shares and warrants on Nasdaq as of July 16, 2021 $4.50. As of July 1, 2021, we had 32 shareholders of record.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board out of funds legally available. We have not paid any dividends since our inception, and we presently anticipate that all earnings, if any, will be retained for development of our business. Any future disposition of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend upon, among other things, our future earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements, and other factors.

 

Issuance of Securities

 

During the second quarter of 2021, the company issued a total of 220,000 shares to three unrelated third parties for consulting services. The total value of the shares was $935,000 (shares valued at market at date of issue).

 

On June 16, 2021, the Company entered into a License Agreement with OMRF the terms of which call for the Company to issue $375,000-worth of the Company’s common stock (87,007 shares) as an initial payment (the “OMRF Shares”), relying on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. As of June 30, 2021 the shares had not been issued and were recorded as stock payable.

 

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MANAGEMENT

 

Our directors and executive officers and their respective ages as of the date of this prospectus are as follows:

 

Name   Age   Position(s)
Brian S. John   53   Chief Executive Officer and Director
Douglas O. McKinnon   70   Chief Financial Officer
Richard Miller   53   Chief Compliance Officer and Director
Dr. Glynn Wilson   73   Chairman and Chief Science Officer
Dr. Hector Alila   68   Director
Nancy Torres Kaufman   40   Director
Christopher Marc Melton   49   Director
Byron T. Young   47   Director
Ryan Allison   40   Chief Operating Officer

 

The following describes the business experience of each of our directors and executive officers, including other directorships held in reporting companies:

 

Brian S. John, Chief Executive Officer and Director, is one of our founders and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2018. For the past 20 years, Brian has been an investor and advisor to companies around the globe. He is the founder of Caro Partners, LLC, a financial consulting firm specializing in assisting emerging growth companies primarily in the sub- $100 million space, and has worked with hundreds of companies in dozens of countries over the last 25 years. Mr. John was the Chief Executive Officer of Teeka Tan Products Inc., a sun care company he co-founded in 2004 and later sold. He also serves on the board of directors of The Learning Center at the Els Center of Excellence–a school for children with autism in Jupiter, Florida. In August 2015, Mr. John voluntarily petitioned the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida (case #15-24036-PGH) for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the United States bankruptcy Code. The debtor, Mr. John, was discharged in February 19, 2016 and the matter was terminated in April 2017. There were no allegations of fraud made in the proceedings.

 

Douglas O. McKinnon, Chief Financial Officer, has served as our Chief Financial officer since August 15, 2019. Mr. McKinnon has served as the Chief Executive Officer of AppYea, Inc. since March 2016. Mr. McKinnon has served as a director of Surna, Inc. since March, 2014 and as Surna’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April, 2014. Prior to Surna, Inc., Mr. McKinnon served as Chief Executive Officer of 1st Resource Group, Inc. for four years. Mr. McKinnon’s 35+ year professional career includes financial, advisory and operation experience across a broad spectrum of industry sectors, including oil and gas, technology, cannabis and communications. He has served in C-level positions in both private and public sectors, including Chairman and CEO of an American-Stock-Exchange traded company, VP - Chief Administrative Officer of a $12-billion market cap Nasdaq-traded company for which the management team raised over $2.2 billion, CFO of several publicly-held US, Canadian and Australian companies, and CEO/CFO of various other private enterprises. As an entrepreneur, Mr. McKinnon has been involved in organizations ranging from start-up companies using venture capital funding to publicly traded institutional backed companies. Additionally, Mr. McKinnon has extensive merger and acquisition, and turnaround experience.

 

Richard Miller, Chief Compliance Officer and Director, has served as our Chief Compliance Officer since April 2021, served as our Chief Operating Officer from October 2018 to July 2021 and as our Chief Financial Officer from November 2018 until August 2019. Since 2003, Mr. Miller has served as president of Caro Consulting, Inc. a consulting firm that advises emerging growth companies. Over the last twenty years Mr. Miller has provided strategic advice to hundreds of companies across diverse industries. He has assisted C Level executives with expanding, financing and other challenges emerging companies face. Mr. Miller was co-founder of Teeka Tan Suncare Products. Prior to the company’s sale, he was instrumental in the design and launch a full line of boutique sun care products. He is an advocate for school safety and local schools through his grass roots group My School Counts.

 

Dr. Glynn Wilson, Chairman, Chief Scientific Officer, has served as one of our directors since November 2018. Mr. Wilson was appointed our Chief Scientific Officer on April 2021 and as our Chairman in October 2019. He has served as our Head of Research and Development from October 2019 to July 2021. Dr. Wilson previously served as a Director of TapImmune, Inc. from February 2005 until October, 2018 and as Chief Executive Officer from July 2009 through September 2017. Dr. Wilson also served as President of Auriga Laboratories, Inc. from June 1, 2005 through March 13, 2006, and as Chief Scientific Officer from March 13, 2016 through August 25, 2006. He was the Chief Scientific Officer at Tacora Corporation from 1994 to 1997 and was the Vice-President, R&D, at Access Pharmaceuticals from 1997 to 1998. Dr. Wilson was Research Area Head, Cell and Molecular Biology in Advanced Drug Delivery at Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals from 1984-1989 and Worldwide Head of Drug Delivery at SmithKline Beecham from 1989 to 1994. He was a faculty member at Rockefeller University, New York, in the laboratory of the Nobel Laureates, Sanford Moore and William Stein, from 1974 to 1979. Dr. Wilson is a recognized leader in the development of drug delivery systems and has been involved in taking lead products & technologies from concept to commercialization.

 

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Dr. Wilson has a Ph. D. in Biochemistry and conducted medical research at The Rockefeller University, New York. Dr. Wilson brings an extensive background of success in corporate management and product development with tenures in both multinational and start-up biotech organizations.

 

Dr. Hector Alila, Director, has served as one of our directors since February 2019. Dr. Alila brings 30 years of demonstrated scientific experience in product development and successful management leadership in biopharmaceutical industry. He is the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Esperance Pharmaceutical Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that has successfully developed novel targeted cancer therapeutics currently in clinical development. Dr. Alila founded Esperance Pharmaceutical, Inc. in 2006. Prior to Esperance, Dr. Alila served as Senior Vice President of Drug Development at Protalex, Inc., where he led the development of a drug currently in clinical trials for treatment of autoimmune diseases. He was previously Vice President of Product Development at Cell Pathways, Inc., where he was responsible for the development cancer drugs, and a director of Biology/pharmacology at GeneMedicine, Inc., where he led product development of gene medicines. He also held several research, product development and management positions at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals. He obtained his Ph.D. in physiology and immunology from Cornell University.

 

Nancy Torres Kaufman, Director, has served as one of our directors since January 2021. Ms. Kaufman is the Chairman and CEO of Beacon Capital LLC, a New York family office, recently relocated to Jupiter, Florida. Ms. Kaufman officially founded Beacon Capital as her family office and investment platform in 2010 with a focus on investing in life sciences businesses globally. In 2003, Nancy started a mortgage correspondent lending company called Wall St. Mortgage, a first and second lien corresponding lender and brokerage company which book and operations she sold to Countrywide in 2006. In 2004, she joined the investment banking boutique Violy & Co and focused increasingly on her first passion, life sciences. Nancy is a Cuban born and raised entrepreneur focused on bringing venture impact philanthropy into the life science and healthcare space. She left Cuba 1994 for the US unaccompanied as a 14-years old. In 1999, Nancy was awarded a full academic scholarship to the College of St. Elizabeth, consisting of an accelerated medical program with UMDNJ for a Bachelor of Science Major in Biology with a Chemistry minor. Nancy also entered the Women’s Leadership Program at Yale School of Management in 2020.

 

Christopher Marc Melton, Director, has served as one of our directors since August 2019. Mr. Melton has served as director of SG Blocks, Inc. since November of 2011 and currently serves as the Audit Committee Chairman. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Melton was a Portfolio Manager for Kingdon Capital Management (“Kingdon”) in New York City, where he ran in excess of $1 Billion book in media, telecom, and Japanese investment. Mr. Melton opened Kingdon’s office in Japan, where he set up a Japanese research company. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Melton served as a Vice President at JPMorgan Investment Management as an equity research analyst, where he helped manage $1 Billion plus in REIT funds under management. Mr. Melton was a Senior Real Estate Equity Analyst at RREEF Funds in Chicago from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Melton is Principal and co-founder of Callegro Investments, a specialist land investor. He currently serves on several Public and Private Boards as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee of a Nasdaq listed company.

 

Byron T. Young, Director, was appointed as one of our directors in October of 2019. Additionally, Mr. Young has served as Treasurer and Chairman of the Board of Zenergy Brands, Inc. since December 2015. Zynergy brands was a technology company engaged in the energy and utilities space. Zynergy provided building automation systems, retail energy and energy conservation solutions to commercial and industrial users. In 2010, Mr. Young founded Assist Wireless, a wireless communication company, and currently serves as its CEO. Mr. Young founded a retail energy provider in 2005 under the name Young Energy, LLC, which provides electricity and natural gas services to residential and commercial customers in Texas and where Mr. Young currently serves as a senior advisor and board member. In 2001, Mr. Young founded a competitive local exchange carrier (C-LEC) under the name of Extel Enterprises, which was ultimately sold to publicly traded Usurf America, Inc. in 2004.

 

Ryan Allison, Chief Operating Officer, was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer in April 2021. He has been a management consultant since 2018 operating his own business. Prior to that, Mr. Allison was a senior partner at Interprise Partners, LLC (“Interprise”) from 2016 to 2018. Interprise is a middle market investment and management group. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Allison was the chief executive officer of Strategy Associates, a professional services firm specializing in large-scale enterprise technology adoption, purchasing guidance and business strategy development and implementation. Mr. Allison founded Strategy Associates in 2013. Mr. Allison received his B.S. in computer science from The College of New Jersey. He also completed a masters program while a scholar in residence at Oxford University, Mansfield College. Mr. Allison received his MBA from George Mason University.

 

Term of Office

 

Our Board is elected annually by our stockholders. Each director shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among and between the issuer’s directors, officers, persons nominated or chosen by the issuer to become directors or officers, or beneficial owners of more than ten percent of any class of the issuer’s equity securities.

 

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Board Composition

 

Director Independence

 

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board, which consist of seven members. Under Nasdaq rules, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, Nasdaq rules require that each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees be independent, subject to certain phase-ins for newly-public companies. Under Nasdaq rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

 

Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee (1) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or (2) be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Our Board has undertaken a review of its composition, the composition of its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our Board has determined that Ms. Kaufman and Messrs. Melton, Alila and Young do not have any relationships that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of these directors is “independent” as that term is defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing requirements and rules of Nasdaq. In making this determination, our Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.

 

In making this determination, our Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.

 

Board Committees

 

Our Board has established Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporative Governance Committees. Our Board may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business. The composition and functions of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee are described below. Members will serve on committees until their resignation or removal from the Board or until otherwise determined by our Board.

 

Audit Committee

 

Our audit committee consists of Mr. Melton, Mr. Alila and Ms. Kaufman, with Mr. Melton serving as the chairman. Our Board has determined that Mr. Melton is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC regulations. Our Board has also determined that each member of our audit committee can read and understand fundamental financial statements in accordance with applicable requirements. In arriving at these determinations, the Board has examined each audit committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their employment in the corporate finance sector. The functions of this committee include:

 

  selecting a qualified firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements;
  helping to ensure the independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm;
  discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm, and reviewing, with management and the independent accountants, our interim and year-end operating results;
  developing procedures for employees to submit concerns anonymously about questionable accounting or audit matters;
  reviewing our policies on risk assessment and risk management;
  reviewing related party transactions;
  obtaining and reviewing a report by the independent registered public accounting firm at least annually, that describes our internal quality-control procedures, any material issues with such procedures, and any steps taken to deal with such issueswhen required by applicable law; and
  approving (or as permitted, pre-approving) all audit and all permissible non-audit services, other than de minimis non-audit services, to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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Compensation Committee

 

Our compensation committee consists of Messrs. Melton, Alila and Young with Mr. Young serving as the chairman. The functions of the compensation committee will include:

 

  reviewing and approving, or recommending that our Board approve, the compensation of our executive officers;
  reviewing and recommending that our Board approve the compensation of our directors;
  reviewing and approving, or recommending that our Board approve, the terms of compensatory arrangements with our executive officers;
  administering our stock and equity incentive plans;
  selecting independent compensation consultants and assessing conflict of interest compensation advisers;
  reviewing and approving, or recommending that our Board approve, incentive compensation and equity plans; and
  reviewing and establishing general policies relating to compensation and benefits of our employees and reviewing our overall compensation philosophy.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Messrs. Melton and Young with Mr. Young serving as the chairman. The functions of the nominating and governance committee will include:

 

  identifying and recommending candidates for membership on our Board;
  including nominees recommended by stockholders;
  reviewing and recommending the composition of our committees;
  overseeing our code of business conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines and reporting; and
  making recommendations to our Board concerning governance matters.

 

The nominating and corporate governance committee also annually reviews the nominating and corporate governance committee charter and the committee’s performance.

 

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

 

Our Board is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. Our Board receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our assessment of risks. Our Board focuses on the most significant risks we face our general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks we undertake are consistent with our Board’s appetite for risk. While our Board oversees our risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks we face and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.

 

Our amended and restated bylaws provide our Board with flexibility in its discretion to combine or separate the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The Board currently separates the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in recognition of the differences between the two roles. Our Chief Executive Officer, who is also a member of our Board, is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Company and the day-to-day leadership and performance of the Company, while the Chairman of the Board provides guidance to the Chief Executive Officer, sets the agenda for the Board meetings, presides over meetings of the Board and tries to reach a consensus on Board decisions. Although these roles are currently separate, the Board believes it should be able to freely select the Chairman of the Board based on criteria that it deems to be in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, and therefore one person may, in the future, serve as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a code of ethics and conduct applicable to all of our directors, officers, employees and all persons performing similar functions. A copy of that code is attached as Exhibit 14.1 to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus forms a part thereof. We expect that any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed in our public filings with the Commission.

 

Corporate Governance Guidelines

 

We have adopted a corporate governance guidelines that serve as a flexible framework within which our Board and its committees operate. These guidelines cover a number of areas including the size and composition of the Board, Board membership criteria and director qualifications, director responsibilities, Board agenda, roles of the chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, meetings of independent directors, committee responsibilities and assignments, Board member access to management and independent advisors, director communications with third parties, director compensation, director orientation and continuing education, evaluation of senior management and management succession planning. A copy of our corporate governance guidelines is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.2 to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus forms a part thereof.

 

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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

To our knowledge, except as set forth in the biography of Brian John, our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

  1. any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
  2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
  3. being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;
  4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a Federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
  5. being subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
  6. being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and officers, and the persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our Common Stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Copies of all filed reports are required to be furnished to us pursuant to Rule 16a-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based solely on the reports received by us and on the representations of the reporting persons, we believe that these persons have complied with all applicable filing requirements during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

 

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, we did not have a change in, or any disagreement with, our independent registered public accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 

The 2019 Notes:

 

On June 20, 2019, we issued a Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar ($25,000) convertible promissory note (the “Caro Note”) for funds lent by Caro Partners, LLC, a consulting company owned by our Founder, Chief Executive Officer and director, Brian S. John. The term of the Caro Note is one year. The interest rate is ten percent (10%) non-compounded and payable semi-annually. The Caro Note is convertible at any time by the Note holder at a conversion price of $0.25 per share of common stock. The Caro Note was paid in full in September 2019. As a result, no value was allocated to the conversion feature.

 

On July 25, 2019, we issued a Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) convertible promissory note the (“Wilson Note”) for funds lent by Dr. Glynn Wilson, one of our directors. The term of the Wilson Note is one year. The interest rate is ten percent (10%) non–compounded and payable semi-annually. The Wilson Note is convertible at any time by the holder at a conversion price of $0.25 per share of common stock. Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Wilson Note was converted into 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On December 31, 2019, the Company issued a convertible promissory note for $250,000 to an entity run by a consultant of the Company. The note has a term of one year, an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%), payable semi-annually, and convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the holders at a conversion price of $3.00 per share. Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company has paid the $250,000 principal balance of this note and related accrued interest.

 

The 2020 Notes:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued nine convertible promissory notes totaling $1,075,000 (the “2020 Notes”) as follows:

 

Amount   Dated 
$25,0005   01/02/20 
 250,0002   01/23/20 
 300,0001   03/09/20 
 50,0002   05/01/20 
 50,0002   05/27/20 
 50,0002   05/27/20 
 100,0003   06/24/20 
 125,0004   09/11/20 
 125,0004   09/16/20 
$1,075,000      

 

  1. Issued to a non-affiliate.
     
   2. Issued to Secured and Collateralized Lending LLC, an entity run by a consultant of the Company.
     
   3. Issued to BBBY, Ltd, an LLC of which Byron Young, a Company Director, is a manager and a member.
     
   4. Issued to Asia Pacific Partners Inc., an entity run by a consultant of the Company.
     
   5. Issued to Dr. Wilson, a Director and Company’s Chairman.

 

All of the 2020 Notes have a one-year term and accrue interest at an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) non compounded and payable semi-annually. The Notes are convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the note holder at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, which is considered as the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the arm’s length equity transactions since there is yet to be any open market for the Company’s common stock.

 

In November 2020, the $300,000 note was converted into 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock along with a payment of $16,067 for accrued interest. Additionally, in November 2020 the $250,000 note plus accrued interest was paid in full by cash payments totaling $267,177 and the two $125,000 notes plus accrued interest of $2,778 were paid in full for total cash payments of $252,778.

 

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At December 31, 2020, the Company had a total of $525,000 plus accrued interest of $32,856 due on convertible promissory notes. In January 2021, the Company received conversion notices from all of the note holders to convert the $525,000 principal balance of its convertible promissory notes plus $35,489 accrued interest through the date of conversion, into 186,832 shares of the Company’s common stock ($3.00 per share conversion price). The shares were issued in January 2021.

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s convertible promissory notes activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

Balance December 31, 2018  $- 
2019 Notes   325,000 
Payments on Notes   (25,000)
Balance December 31, 2019   300,000 
2020 Notes   1,075,000 
Conversion of Notes   (350,000)
Payments on Notes   (500,000)
Balance December 31, 2020  $525,000 
Conversion of Notes   (525,000)
Balance, March 31, 2021  $- 

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $2,633 and $74,326 related to the Convertible Promissory Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020.

 

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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

No compensation was paid to our principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers during the fiscal years indicated below.

 

Name and Principal
Position
  Year   Salary
($)
   Bonus
($)
   Stock Awards ($)   Option Awards ($)   All Other Compensation ($)(4)   Total Compensation ($) 
Brian S. John(1)   2019   $   $5,000   $   $   $   $5,000 
Chief Executive Officer   2020   $114,583   $105,000   $   $   $4,000   $223,583 
                                    
Richard Miller(2)   2019   $85,000   $5,000   $   $   $   $90,000 
Chief Operating Officer and former Chief Financial Officer   2020   $85,000   $35,000   $   $   $4,000   $124,000 
                                    
Dr. Glynn Wilson(3)   2019   $   $5,000   $75,000   $   $   $80,000 
Chairman of the Board and Head of Research and Development   2020   $   $   $200,000   $   $4,000   $204,000 

 

  1. Mr. John was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on October 28, 2018.
  2. Mr. Miller was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on November 1, 2018. Mr. Miller transitioned from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Operating Officer on August 15, 2019.
  3. Dr. Wilson was appointed as a director in November 2018 and as Chairman on October 15, 2019.
  4. Each were paid $4,000 in Director fees

 

Employment Agreements with Named Officers

 

On February 1, 2020, we entered into a written employment agreement with Brian John, pursuant to which Mr. John shall serve as our Chief Executive Officer (the “John Employment Agreement”). The John Employment Agreement has an initial term from February 1, 2020 through January 1, 2021, and shall automatically renew for one (1) year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. Mr. John shall be paid a salary of $150,000 (the “Base Salary”) for the period commencing February 1, 2020 and ending January 1, 2021, with such Base Salary increasing by 10% for each renewal term. Mr. John shall also be entitled to a quarterly cash bonus as follows: 5% of net revenues up to $1 Million; plus 4% of the second $1 Million in net revenues; plus 3% of the third $1 Million in net revenues; plus 2% of the fourth $1 Million in net revenues; plus 1% of all net revenues in excess of $4 Million; provided, that: (i) the bonus is subject to a cap of $2 Million; and (ii) the bonus may be paid, at the election of Mr. John, in cash or shares of our common stock (calculated at the fair market value of such shares as determined by the Board). In the event of Mr. John’s death during the term of the John Employment Agreement, his Base Salary at that time shall be paid to his designated beneficiary, or, in the absence of such designation, to his estate or other legal representative, for three (3) months from the date of death. In addition, all granted but unvested stock options shall immediately vest and all vested but unexercised stock options shall remain exercisable by Mr. John’s designated beneficiary, or, in the absence of such designation, to his estate or other legal representative, through the term of such stock options. In the event of Mr. John’s disability, he shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with our disability compensation practice for senior executives, including any separate arrangement or policy covering him, but in all events he shall continue to receive his Base Salary at the time of his disability for a for a period of three (3) months beginning on the date the disability is deemed to have occurred. In addition, all granted but unvested stock options shall immediately vest and all vested but unexercised stock options shall remain exercisable by Mr. John through the term of such stock options. In the event we terminate the John Employment Agreement without cause, Mr. John shall continue to carry out his responsibilities under the John Employment Agreement for one month and shall be paid his normal Base Salary. In addition, upon such termination without cause, we shall pay Mr. John a lump sum equal to his entire remaining Base Salary under the John Employment Agreement, all granted but unvested stock options shall immediately vest and all vested but unexercised stock options shall remain exercisable by Mr. John through the term of such stock options. In the event of a Change in Control or Attempted Change in Control, each as defined in the John Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.8, during the term of the John Employment Agreement, Mr. John shall have the right to terminate the John Employment Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice given at any time within one year after the occurrence of such event, and Mr. John shall be entitled to the same compensation as if the John Employment Agreement was terminated without cause.

 

In June 30, 2021, the John Employment Agreement was amended to increase Mr. John’s base salary to $250,000 and Mr. John was granted 50,800 incentive stock options with an exercise price of $4.93 exercisable for five years.

 

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On February 1, 2020, we entered into a written employment agreement with Richard Miller, pursuant to which Mr. Miller shall serve as our Chief Operating Officer (the “Miller Employment Agreement”). The Miller Employment Agreement has a term of one (1) year and shall automatically renew for one (1) year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. Mr. Miller shall be paid a salary of $125,000 (the “Miller Base Salary”) for the period commencing February 1, 2020 and ending February 1, 2021, with such Miller Base Salary increasing by 10% for each renewal term. Mr. Miller shall also be entitled to a quarterly cash bonus as follows: 5% of net revenues up to $1 Million; plus 4% of the second $1 Million in net revenues; plus 3% of the third $1 Million in net revenues; plus 2% of the fourth $1 Million in net revenues; plus 1% of all net revenues in excess of $4 Million; provided, that: (i) the bonus is subject to a cap of $2 Million; and (ii) the bonus may be paid, at the election of Mr. Miller, in cash or shares of our common stock (calculated at the fair market value of such shares as determined by the Board). In the event of Mr. Miller’s death during the term of the Miller Employment Agreement, his Miller Base Salary at that time shall be paid to his designated beneficiary, or, in the absence of such designation, to his estate or other legal representative, for three (3) months from the date of death. In addition, all granted but unvested stock options shall immediately vest and all vested but unexercised stock options shall remain exercisable by Mr. Miller’s designated beneficiary, or, in the absence of such designation, to his estate or other legal representative, through the term of such stock options. In the event of Mr. Miller’s disability, he shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with our disability compensation practice for senior executives, including any separate arrangement or policy covering him, but in all events he shall continue to receive the Miller Base Salary at the time of his disability for a for a period of three (3) months beginning on the date the disability is deemed to have occurred. In addition, all granted but unvested stock options shall immediately vest and all vested but unexercised stock options shall remain exercisable by Mr. Miller through the term of such stock options. In the event we terminate the Miller Employment Agreement without cause, Mr. Miller shall continue to carry out his responsibilities under the Miller Employment Agreement for one month and shall be paid his normal Miller Base Salary. In addition, upon such termination without cause, we shall pay Mr. Miller a lump sum equal to his entire remaining Miller Base Salary under the Miller Employment Agreement, all granted but unvested stock options shall immediately vest and all vested but unexercised stock options shall remain exercisable by Mr. Miller through the term of such stock options. In the event of a Change in Control or Attempted Change in Control, each as defined in the Miller Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9, during the term of the Miller Employment Agreement, Mr. Miller shall have the right to terminate the Miller Employment Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice given at any time within one year after the occurrence of such event, and Mr. Miller shall be entitled to the same compensation as if the Miller Employment Agreement was terminated without cause.

 

In June 30, 2021, Mr. Miller was granted 35,600 incentive stock options with an exercise price of $4.93 exercisable for five years.

 

On August 5, 2019 (the “McKinnon Execution Date”), we entered into a written employment agreement with Douglas McKinnon, pursuant to which Mr. McKinnon shall serve as our Chief Financial Officer (the “McKinnon Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the McKinnon Employment Agreement, we shall grant Mr. McKinnon up to 300,000 shares of our common stock, whereby 100,000 shares shall be granted to Mr. McKinnon and vest on the McKinnon Execution Date, either i) 100,000 shares or ii) an option to purchase 100,000 shares, issued pursuant to our contemplated equity incentive plan, shall be granted to Mr. McKinnon on the first anniversary of the McKinnon Execution Date, and either i) 100,000 shares or ii) an option to purchase 100,000 shares, issued pursuant to our contemplated equity incentive plan, shall be granted to Mr. McKinnon on the second anniversary of the McKinnon Execution Date. The McKinnon Employment Agreement has a term of three (3) years and shall automatically renew for one (1) year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. Mr. McKinnon shall be paid a salary in an amount commensurate with his position and responsibilities at similar companies, subject to the mutual agreement between us and Mr. McKinnon. In the event we terminate the McKinnon Employment Agreement without cause, we shall pay to Mr. McKinnon his base salary, including participation in all benefit programs, for one (1) year or the remainder of the then-current term, whichever is more. In the event of either i) a change of control of the Company or ii) we change the responsibilities of Mr. McKinnon, Mr. McKinnon shall have the option to terminate the McKinnon Employment Agreement and shall be entitled to all compensation remaining to be paid during the then-current term of the McKinnon Employment Agreement plus an additional one-year period. During 2020, Mr. McKinnon was issued 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock representing the 100,000 shares due for 2019 and 100,000 shares due for 2020.

 

In June 30, 2021, Mr. McKinnon was granted 33,500 incentive stock options with an exercise price of $4.48 exercisable for five years.

 

Employment Agreements with Senior Management

 

On October 15, 2019, (the “Wilson Execution Date”), we entered into a written employment agreement with Dr. Glynn Wilson, pursuant to which Dr. Wilson shall serve as our Chairman of the Board and Head of Research and Development (the “Wilson Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Wilson Employment Agreement, we shall grant Dr. Wilson up to 800,000 shares of our common stock, whereby 300,000 shares shall be granted to Dr. Wilson and vest on the Wilson Execution Date, either i) 200,000 shares or ii) an option to purchase 200,000 shares, issued pursuant to our contemplated equity incentive plan, shall be granted to Dr. Wilson on the first anniversary of the Wilson Execution Date, and either i) 200,000 shares or ii) an option to purchase 200,000 shares, issued pursuant to our contemplated equity incentive plan, shall be granted to Dr. Wilson on the second anniversary of the Wilson Execution Date. The Wilson Employment Agreement has a term of three (3) years and shall automatically renew for one (1) year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. In the event we terminate the Wilson Employment Agreement without cause, we shall pay to Dr. Wilson his base salary, including participation in all benefit programs, for one (1) year or the remainder of the then-current term, whichever is more.

 

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In the event of either i) a change of control of the Company or ii) we change the responsibilities of Dr. Wilson, Dr. Wilson shall have the option to terminate the Wilson Employment Agreement and shall be entitled to all compensation remaining to be paid during the then-current term of the Wilson Employment Agreement plus an additional one-year period.

 

In June 30, 2021 Dr. Wilson was granted 33,500 incentive stock options with an exercise price of $4.48 exercisable for five years.

 

During 2020, Dr. Wilson was issued 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock representing the 300,000 shares due for 2019 and 200,000 shares due for 2020.

 

On January 20, 2021 the Company appointed Mr. Ryan T. Allison the Vice President of Business Development of the Company. In connection with his appointment as Vice President of Business Development, Mr. Allison entered into an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he shall receive a base salary, payable bi-weekly, at an annualized rate of $180,000. Pursuant to the employment agreement Mr. Allison was granted 100,000 incentive stock options with an exercise price of $3.76 exercisable for five years.

 

Stock Incentive Plan

 

On April 22, 2020, our Board of Directors and majority shareholders approved the Jupiter Wellness, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), to be administered by the our Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the Plan, we are authorized to grant options and other equity awards to officers, directors, employees and consultants. The purchase price of each share of common stock purchasable under an award issued pursuant to the Plan, shall be determined by our Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the fair market of such share of common stock on the date the award is granted, subject to adjustment. Our Compensation Committee shall also have sole authority to set the terms of all awards at the time of grant. Pursuant to the Plan, a maximum of 1,183,950 shares of our common stock shall be set aside and reserved for issuance, subject to adjustments as may be required in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

In connection with the employment agreements described above, Mr. McKinnon, our CFO, and Dr. Wilson, our Chairman, were granted 100,000 shares and 300,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2019 which were not issued as of December 31, 2019. Additionally, in connection with the employment agreements, Mr. McKinnon and Dr. Wilson were granted 100,000 shares and 200,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020. During 2020, Mr. McKinnon and Dr. Wilson were issued 200,000 and 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.

 

There were no outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2020.

 

Director Compensation

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018 we did not pay any compensation to our Directors. The following table sets forth the amounts paid to Directors during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Directors  2020   2019 
Brian John  $4,000    5,000 
Richard Miller  $4,000    5,000 
Glynn Wilson  $4,000    5,000 
Hector Alila  $4,000    4,000 
Tim Glynn  $4,000    4,000 
Christopher Melton  $4,000    2,000 
Byron Young  $4,000    1,000 
   $28,000    26,000 

 

Agreements with Directors

 

On February 25, 2019 (the “Alila Execution Date”), we entered into an independent director’s agreement with Dr. Hector Alila, pursuant to which Dr. Alila shall serve as one of our directors (the “Alila Agreement”). Pursuant to the Alila Agreement, we shall pay Dr. Alila $1,000 per quarter, per annum. Additionally, we shall issue to Mr. Alila an option to purchase 33,330 shares of our common stock on the Alila Execution Date and for each additional year Dr. Alila serves as a director (the “Alila Options”). The Alila Options shall have a three (3) year term and an exercise price of $0.25 per share and shall be issued on each anniversary date of his election.

 

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On March 13, 2019 (the “Glynn Execution Date”), we entered into an independent director’s agreement with Timothy Glynn, pursuant to which Mr. Glynn shall serve as one of our directors (the “Glynn Agreement”). Pursuant to the Glynn Agreement, we shall pay Mr. Glynn $1,000 per quarter, per annum. Additionally, we shall issue to Mr. Glynn an option to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock on the Glynn Execution Date and for each additional year Mr. Glynn serves as a director (the “Glynn Options”). The Glynn Options shall have a three (3) year term and an exercise price of $0.25 per share and shall be issued on each anniversary date of his election. Mr. Glynn resigned from the board of directors, effective January 15, 2021.

 

On July 29, 2019 (the “Melton Execution Date”), we entered into an independent director’s agreement with Christopher Melton, pursuant to which Mr. Melton shall serve as one of our directors and our Audit Committee Chairperson (the “Melton Agreement”). Pursuant to the Melton Agreement, we shall pay Mr. Melton $1,000 per quarter, per annum. Additionally, we shall issue to Mr. Melton an option to purchase 33,000 shares of our common stock on the Melton Execution Date and for each additional year Mr. Melton serves as a director (the “Melton Options”). The Melton Options shall have a three (3) year term and an exercise price of $0.25 per share and shall be issued on each anniversary date of his election.

 

On January 20, 2021 (the “Kaufman Execution Date”), we entered into an independent director’s agreement with Nancy Torres Kaufman, pursuant to which Ms. Kaufman shall serve as one of our directors and one of our audit committee members (the “Kaufman Agreement”). Pursuant to the Kaufman Agreement, we shall pay to Ms. Kaufman as director’s fee of $20,000 per annum. Additionally, we issued to Ms. Kaufman an option to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock on the Kaufman Execution Date and for each additional year she serves as a director (the “Kaufman Options”). The Kaufman Options shall have a three (3) year term, an exercise price equal to the current market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance, and shall be issued on each anniversary date of her election.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND

RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our voting securities by (i) any person or group beneficially owning more than 5% of any class of voting securities; (ii) our directors, and; (iii) each of our named executive officers; and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group as of July 1, 2021. The information presented below regarding beneficial ownership of our voting securities has been presented in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not necessarily indicative of ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of the security or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. A person is deemed to own beneficially any security as to which such person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power within 60 days through the conversion or exercise of any convertible security, warrant, option or other right. More than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all listed stockholders is c/o Jupiter Wellness, Inc., 1061 E. Indiantown Rd #110, Jupiter, FL 33477.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner  Common Stock Beneficially Owned  Percentage of
Common Stock Before Offering
   Percentage of Common Stock After Offering(6)    
Directors and Officers:          
                

Brian S. John

Chief Executive Officer and Director

    3,049,820(1)  25.8%  14.76 %
                

Doug McKinnon

Chief Financial Officer

    240,265(2)  2.0%  * %
                

Richard Miller

Chief Operating Officer and Director

    1,190,110(3)  10.1%  5.48 %
                

Glynn Wilson

Chairman and Head of Research and Development

    840,265(4)  7.1%  4.16 %
                

Ryan Allison

Vice President of Business Development

    125,000(5)  1.1%  * %
                

Dr. Hector Alila

Director

    66,660(6)   *%  * %
               

Nancy Kaufman

Director

    20,000(7)   *%  * %
               

Christopher Melton

Director

    66,000(8)   *%  * %
                

Byron Young(5)

Director  

    84,926(9)   * %  * %
                
All officers and directors (8 persons)   5,683,046  48.1%  * %

 

*represents less than 1%

 

1.     Includes 9,020 shares payable and 50,800 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
2.     Includes 6,765 shares payable and 33,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
3.     Includes 4,510 shares payable and 35,600 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
4     Includes 6,765 shares payable and 33,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
5.     Includes 125,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
6.     Includes 66,660 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
7.     Includes 20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
8.     Includes 66,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
9. Includes 50,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
10. Assumes issuance and sale of all shares of common stock in this Offering.

 

Changes in Control

 

We are unaware of any contract, or other arrangement or provision, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our Company.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following description of our capital stock and the provisions of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws are summaries and are qualified by reference to the second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws. We have filed copies of these documents with the SEC as exhibits to our registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

General

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 100,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Common Stock

 

Common stock outstanding

 

As of July 16, 2021, there were 11,724,240 shares of our common stock outstanding.

 

Voting rights

 

Subject to the rights granted to holders of any preferred stock issued by us, each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote, either in person or by proxy, at meetings of stockholders. The holders are not permitted to vote their shares cumulatively.

 

Dividend rights

 

Subject to the rights granted to holders of any preferred stock issued by us, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board out of funds legally available.

 

Rights upon liquidation

 

Subject to the rights granted to holders of any preferred stock issued by us, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities.

 

Other rights

 

Holders of our common stock do not have any pre-emptive rights or other subscription rights, conversion rights, redemption or sinking fund provisions.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Under the terms of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our Board is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our Board has the discretion to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of preferred stock.

 

The purpose of authorizing our Board to issue preferred stock and determination its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

 

Warrants

 

During 2018 and 2019, the Company conducted a private placement in which it entered into individual subscription agreements with certain investors for the sale of units at a price per unit of $0.25, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one two-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. During the fourth quarter of 2018, we sold 958,000 units. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold 200,000 additional units. As of September 30, 2020, the total amount of warrants outstanding was 1,158,000. In November 2020, all of these warrants were exercised.

 

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During 2020, the Company issued a total of 1,123,333 warrants, with each warrant to purchase one share of common stock, consisting of 1,073,333 warrants issued in connection with the Company’s initial public offering at an exercise price of $8.50 per share, expiring in October 2025, and 50,000 warrants issued in connection with the Endorsement Agreement with Tee-2-Green at an exercise price of $3.90, expiring in November 2025.

 

During 2021, the Company issued 525,001 warrants in relation to loans amounting $3,150,006 to the Company issued by the investors. As of the date of this prospectus there are 1,648,334 warrants outstanding.

 

Company Warrant

 

The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale Company Warrants to purchase up to 7,777,777 shares of Common Stock (or 8,944,442 shares of Common Stock if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full).

 

Each Company Warrant is exercisable for one share of our common stock, with an exercise price equal to $4.50 per share at any time for up to five years after the date of the closing of this Offering. The Company Warrants issued in this Offering will be governed by the terms of the Company Warrants. The holder of a Company Warrant will not be deemed a holder of our underlying Common Stock until the Company Warrant is exercised.

 

Subject to certain limitations as described below the Company Warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance on the closing date and expire on the fifth year anniversary of the closing date. Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Company Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Company Warrants if the holder (together with such holder’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser prior to the date of issuance, 9.99%) of the shares of our Common Stock then outstanding after giving effect to such exercise.

 

Upon the holder’s exercise of a Company Warrant, we will issue the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Company Warrant within two trading days following our receipt of a notice of exercise, provided that payment of the exercise price has been made (unless exercised to the extent permitted via the “cashless” exercise provision). Prior to the exercise of any Company Warrants to purchase Common Stock, holders of the Company Warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the Common Stock purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote, except as set forth therein.

 

Warrant holders may exercise Company Warrants only if the issuance of the shares of common stock upon exercise of the Company Warrants is covered by an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration is available under the Securities Act and the securities laws of the state in which the holder resides. We intend to use commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, effective when the Company Warrants are exercised. The Company Warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the Company Warrants unless there is not an effective registration statement or, if required, there is not an effective state law registration or exemption covering the issuance of the shares underlying the Company Warrants (in which case, the Company Warrants may only be exercised via a “cashless” exercise provision).

 

If at any time the closing price per share of the common stock shall exceed 300% of the exercise price then in effect for five consecutive trading days on each of which the daily dollar volume of the common stock equals or exceeds $5,000,000, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Company Warrants, in whole or in part, at a price of $0.001 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein, the “Redemption Price”). The Company may exercise its redemption right by giving a redemption notice to the holder no more than 30 and no less than 10 calendar days before the date fixed specified in the redemption notice for redemption. On and after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date fixed for redemption, a holder shall have no rights with respect to its Company Warrant except to receive the Redemption Price.

 

In the event we consummate a merger or consolidation with or into another person or other reorganization event in which our common stock are converted or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, or we sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets or we or another person acquire 50% or more of our outstanding shares of common stock, then following such event, the holders of the Company Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of such Company Warrants the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property which the holders would have received had they exercised their Company Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Any successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the obligations under the Company Warrants.

 

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We do not intend to apply for listing of the Company Warrants on any securities exchange or other trading system.

 

Pre-funded Warrants

 

The term “pre-funded” refers to the fact that the purchase price of our common stock in this offering includes almost the entire exercise price of $4.50 that will be paid under the Pre-funded Warrants, except for a nominal remaining exercise price of $0.01. The purpose of the Pre-funded Warrants is to enable investors that may have restrictions on their ability to beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, upon election of the holder, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock following the consummation of this offering the opportunity to make an investment in the Company without triggering their ownership restrictions, by receiving Pre-funded Warrants in lieu of our common stock which would result in such ownership of more than 4.99% (or 9.99%), and receive the ability to exercise their option to purchase the shares underlying the Pre-funded Warrants at such nominal price at a later date.

 

Each Pre-funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of our Common Stock, with an exercise price equal to $0.01 per share, at any time that the Pre-funded Warrant is outstanding. There is no expiration date for the Pre-funded Warrants. The holder of a Pre-funded Warrant will not be deemed a holder of our underlying common stock until the Pre-funded Warrant is exercised.

 

Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Pre-funded Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-funded Warrants if the holder (together with such holder’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own a number of shares of common stock in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser prior to the date of issuance, 9.99%) of the shares of our common stock then outstanding after giving effect to such exercise.

 

The exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock. The Pre-funded Warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants, unless such Pre-funded Warrant holders are utilizing the cashless exercise provision of the Pre-funded Warrants.

 

Upon the holder’s exercise of a Pre-funded Warrant, we will issue the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-funded Warrant within two trading days following our receipt of a notice of exercise, provided that payment of the exercise price has been made (unless exercised to the extent permitted via the “cashless” exercise provision). Prior to the exercise of any Pre-funded Warrants to purchase common stock, holders of the Pre-funded Warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the common stock purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote, except as set forth therein.

 

Warrant holders may exercise Pre-funded Warrants only if the issuance of the shares of common stock upon exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants is covered by an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration is available under the Securities Act and the securities laws of the state in which the holder resides. We intend to use commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, effective when the Pre-funded Warrants are exercised. The Pre-funded Warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants unless there is not an effective registration statement or, if required, there is not an effective state law registration or exemption covering the issuance of the shares underlying the Pre-funded Warrants (in which case, the Pre-funded Warrants may only be exercised via a “cashless” exercise provision).

 

In the event we consummate a merger or consolidation with or into another person or other reorganization event in which our common stock are converted or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, or we sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets or we or another person acquire 50% or more of our outstanding shares of common stock, then following such event, the holders of the Pre-funded Warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of such Pre-funded Warrants the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property which the holders would have received had they exercised their Pre-funded Warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction. Any successor to us or surviving entity shall assume the obligations under the Pre-funded Warrants.

 

We do not intend to apply for listing of the Pre-funded Warrants on any securities exchange or other trading system.

 

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Underwriter’s Warrant

 

The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase up to 289,475 shares of Common Stock to the representative of the underwriters as a portion of the underwriting compensation payable to the underwriters in connection with this Offering. The Underwriter’s Warrants will be exercisable during a period commencing at six months from the effective date of the offering and ending five years from the effective date of the offering at an exercise price equal to 125% of the combined public offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant. Please see “Underwriting – Underwriter’s Warrants” for a description of these warrants.

 

Warrant Agent

 

The Pre-funded Warrant and the Company Warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agent agreement (the “Warrant Agent Agreement”) between us and our warrant agent, VStock Transfer LLC (the “Warrant Agent”). The material provisions of the Pre-funded Warrant and the Company Warrants are set forth herein, and copies of the Warrant Agent Agreement for these warrants are filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Options

 

During 2020, certain Directors and a consultant were granted stock options to purchase a total of 211,330 additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The options have a three-year term with an exercise price between $0.25 and $4.49. On January 25, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 options with an exercise price of $5.59 (market price) and a three-year term to Nancy Kaufman, as a new director. On February 25, 2021 the Company issued 33,330 options, pursuant to Dr. Alila’s agreement, with an exercise price of $0.25 with a three-year term. The relative fair value of the 2020 options using the Black-Scholes valuation model totals $75,645. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had 355,990 options outstanding. Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company issued 253,400 options to its officers.

 

2021 Private Placement Notes and Warrants

 

On May 11, 2021, we entered into a loan agreement (the “May 11 Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which we sold approximately $2,500,000 of Notes and 416,667 warrants at an exercise price of $6.00.

 

On May 24, 2021, we entered into a loan agreement (the “May 24 Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which we sold approximately $150,000 of Notes and 25,000 warrants at an exercise price of $6.00 per share.

 

On May 28, 2021, we entered into a loan agreement (the “May 28 Loan Agreement, with the May 11 Loan Agreement and the May 24 Loan Agreement, collectively as “Loan Agreements”), pursuant to which we sold approximately $500,000 of Notes and 83,334 warrants at an exercise price of $6.00 per share.

 

The Notes have a six months term and are convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company at $6.00 per share. Interest shall accrue on the notes at 8% annually, payable on a quarterly basis. The Notes held by a particular holder will not be convertible to the extent such conversion would result in such holder owning more than 4.99% of the number of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such note calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Upon not less than sixty-one (61) days advance written notice, at any time or from time to time, the holder at its sole discretion, may waive the 4.99% conversion limit. However, under any circumstance, the holder may not convert the Note if such conversion would cause holder’s beneficial ownership (as defined by Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the Company to exceed 9.99% of its total issued and outstanding common or voting shares. Any common shares converted under the Note need to be delivered to the holder within three (3) business days of the receipt of conversion notice.

 

The warrants are exercisable immediately for a period of five years for cash, at an exercise price of $6.00 per share of Common Stock. The warrants held by a particular holder will not be exercisable to the extent such conversion would result in such holder owning more than 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Upon not less than sixty-one (61) days advance written notice, at any time or from time to time, the warrant holder at its sole discretion, may waive the 4.99% ownership limit. However, under any circumstance, the warrant holder may not exercise the warrant if such exercise would cause such Warrant holder’s beneficial ownership (as defined by Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the Common Stock of the Company to exceed 9.99% of its total issued and outstanding Common Stock or voting shares.

 

Pursuant to the Loan Agreements, Notes and warrants we agreed to file the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part with the SEC and to cause such registration statement to become effective as promptly as practicable after filing, and are required to cause such registration statement to remain effective until the Common Stock offered hereby have been sold or may be freely sold without limitations or restrictions as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects

 

Our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will include a number of provisions that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a party from acquiring control of us and encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our Board rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. The provisions include the items described below.

 

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Potential Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock

 

We have shares of common stock available for future issuance without stockholder approval. We may utilize these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, to facilitate corporate acquisitions or payment as a dividend on the capital stock.

 

The existence of unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock may enable our Board to issue shares to persons friendly to current management or to issue preferred stock with terms that could render more difficult or discourage a third-party attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, thereby protecting the continuity of our management. In addition, our Board has the discretion to determine designations, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences of each series of preferred stock, all to the fullest extent permissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law and subject to any limitations set forth in our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The purpose of authorizing the Board to issue preferred stock and to determine the rights and preferences applicable to such preferred stock is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible financings, acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

 

Limitations of Director Liability and Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees

 

Our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors.

 

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, and may indemnify employees and other agents. Our amended and restated bylaws also provide that we are obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding.

 

We currently do not have a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance but intend to obtain such a policy in the near future.

 

Our amended and restated bylaws, subject to the provisions of Delaware Law, contain provisions which allow the corporation to indemnify any person against liabilities and other expenses incurred as the result of defending or administering any pending or anticipated legal issue in connection with service to us if it is determined that person acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed was in the best interest of the corporation. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, or the Securities Act, may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons, we have 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.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might provide a benefit to us and our stockholders. Our results of operations and financial condition may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or officers as to which indemnification is required or permitted, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.

 

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals

 

Our amended and restated bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and nomination of candidates for election as directors.

 

Limits on Special Meetings

 

Special meetings may be called for any purpose and at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President (if there be one) or by any member of the Board. Business transacted at each special meeting shall be confined to the purposes stated in the notice of such meeting.

 

Election and Removal of Directors

 

Our Board is elected annually by our stockholders. The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board shall not be less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) directors.

 

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Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of shares of our capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors. Each director shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors or any vacancies in the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or any other cause may be filled, so long as there is at least one remaining director, only by the Board, provided that a quorum is then in office and present, or by a majority of the directors then in office, if less than a quorum is then in office, or by the sole remaining director. Directors elected to fill a newly created directorship or other vacancies shall hold office until such director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

 

Any director may be removed from office at any time for cause, at a meeting called for that purpose, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

Our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

 

Amendments to Our Governing Documents

 

The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, shall be required to adopt any provision inconsistent with, to amend or repeal any provision of, or to adopt a bylaw inconsistent with, Articles Two, Seven, Eight and Nine of our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Our amended and restated bylaws may be amended or repealed and new bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders and/or the Board. Any bylaws adopted, amended or repealed by the Board may be amended or repealed by the stockholders.

 

Listing

 

Our Common Stock and warrants are listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “JUPW” and “JUPWW”, respectively.

 

Transfer Agent, Warrant Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock offered in this Offering is VStock Transfer, LLC.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

We are registering the Selling Stockholders Shares. The Selling Stockholders are offering an aggregate of 540,884 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option, or an aggregate of 622,016 shares of Common Stock, assuming the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full.

 

The table below lists the Selling Stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned each of the by the Selling Stockholders, as of July 16, 2021. As of July 16, 2021, 11,724,240 shares of the Company’s’ Common Stock were issued and outstanding.

 

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the Selling Stockholders, assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option. Each of the Selling Stockholders is an officer and/or director of the Company.

 

Name of Selling Stockholder  Number of shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering   Maximum Number of shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus   Number of shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering 
Brian S. John   2,990,000(1)   250,000    2,740,000 
Richard Miller   1,150,000    150,000    1,000,000 
Ryan Allison   15,884    15,884    -0- 
Doug McKinnon   200,000    75,000    125,000 
Dr. Glynn Wilson   800,000    50,000    750,000 
TOTAL   5,155,884    540,884    4,615,000 

 

  (1) Including 1,990,000 shares owned by BK Investments LLC of which Brian S. John is the sole owner and manager.

 

The Selling Stockholders named above acquired their shares in an offering that was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. There was no placement agent for that offering. Aegis Capital Corp. did not act as placement agent and did not receive any commission or compensation for that offering.

 

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Future sales of our common stock in the public market, or the availability of such shares for sale in the public market, could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time. As described below, some of our shares will not be available for sale shortly after this Offering due to contractual and legal restrictions on resale. Nevertheless, sales of our Common Stock in the public market after such restrictions lapse, or the perception that those sales may occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price at such time and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

 

Following the completion of this Offering, based on the number of shares of our capital stock outstanding as of July 16, 2021, after giving effect to the sale and issuance by us of 7,236,893 Company Offering Shares and 7,777,777 Company Warrants in this Offering at an assumed public offering price of $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant, the closing price as of July 14, 2021, we will have a total of 18,961,133 shares of our Common Stock outstanding, assuming no Company Warrants are exercised.

 

Company Warrants

 

The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale warrants to purchase up to 7,777,777 shares of Common Stock (or 8,944,442 shares of Common Stock if the underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full). The Company Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date and have an initial exercise price equal to $4.50. If at any time the closing price per share of the common stock shall exceed 300% of the exercise price then in effect for five consecutive trading days on each of which the daily dollar volume of the common stock equals or exceeds $5,000,000, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Company Warrants, in whole or in part, at a price of $0.001 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein).

 

Pre-funded Warrants

 

The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part also registers for sale Pre-funded Warrants to purchase up to ________ shares of Common Stock for a price of $4.49 per warrant. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance, may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-funded Warrants are exercised in full, and have an initial exercise price equal to $0.01. Please see “Description of Capital Stock - Pre-funded Warrants” for a description of these warrants.

 

Underwriter’s Warrants

 

In addition to cash compensation, we have agreed to issue to the underwriter warrants to purchase an amount of shares of common stock equal to 4% of the aggregate number of Company Offering Shares and Pre-funded Warrants issued in this Offering (excluding shares sold to cover over-allotments, if any and shares sold by the Selling Stockholders), at an exercise price per share of $5.625 (125% of the combined public offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant) assuming a combined offering price of $4.50 per Company Offering Share and Company Warrant. The warrants will be exercisable from time to time, in whole or in part, during the five year period commencing 180 days from the closing of this Offering. We have registered up to 336,142 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Underwriter’s Warrants in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part (assuming underwriter exercises its over-allotment option in full).

 

Rule 144

 

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, once we have been subject to public company reporting requirements for at least 90 days, a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, is entitled to sell those shares without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. If such a person has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then that person would be entitled to sell those shares without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144.

 

In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell upon expiration of the lock-up agreements described above, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

 

  1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately shares immediately after this Offering; or
     
  the average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to that sale.

 

Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

 

Rule 701

 

Rule 701 generally allows a stockholder who purchased shares of our common stock pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract and who is not deemed to have been our affiliate during the immediately preceding 90 days to sell these shares in reliance upon Rule 144, but without being required to comply with the public information, holding period, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144. Rule 701 also permits our affiliates to sell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirements of Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 shares, however, are required by that rule to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling those shares pursuant to Rule 701 and are subject to the lock-up agreements described above.

 

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Lock-Up Agreements

 

The Company’s directors and executive officers have entered into customary “lock-up” agreements in favor of the underwriters for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of the Offering, and (ii) the Company has agreed, for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of the Offering, that it will not (a) offer, sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; or (b) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company except for (i) the adoption of an equity incentive plan and the grant of awards or equity pursuant to any equity incentive plan, and the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8; provided, however, that any sales by parties to the lock-ups shall be subject to the lock-up agreements and (ii) the issuance of shares in connection with an acquisition or a strategic relationship which may include the sale of equity securities; provided, that none of such shares shall be saleable in the public market until the expiration of the one hundred and twenty (120) day period described above.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The following is a general discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations with respect to the ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock and Warrants applicable to non-U.S. holders who acquire our securities in this Offering. This discussion is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and administrative rulings and court decisions in effect as of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect.

 

For purposes of this discussion, the term “non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of our securities that is not, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a partnership or any of the following:

 

  a citizen or resident of the United States;
  a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
  an estate, the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or
  a trust if (1) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (2) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes

 

If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds shares of our securities, the tax treatment of a person treated as a partner generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Persons that for U.S. federal income tax purposes are treated as a partner in a partnership holding shares of our securities should consult their tax advisors.

 

This discussion assumes that a non-U.S. holder holds shares of our securities as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to a non-U.S. holder in light of that holder’s particular circumstances or that may be applicable to holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law (including, for example, financial institutions, brokers or dealers in securities, “controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities, holders who acquired our securities pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders liable for the alternative minimum tax, certain former citizens or former long-term residents of the United States and holders who hold our securities as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale or conversion transaction). In addition, this discussion does not address U.S. federal tax laws other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax, nor does it address any aspects of the unearned income Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, any U.S. federal estate and gift taxes, or any U.S. state, local or non-U.S. taxes. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of acquiring, holding and disposing of shares of our securities.

 

THIS SUMMARY IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF ALL TAX CONSEQUENCES RELATING TO THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SECURITIES. WE RECOMMEND THAT PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS OF OUR SECURITIES CONSULT WITH THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM (INCLUDING THE APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. INCOME AND OTHER TAX LAWS) OF THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR SECURITIES.

 

Allocation of Investment in Securities

 

An investor in this Offering will be required to allocate cost of the acquisition of the securities between the shares of common stock and warrants acquired based on their relative fair market values.

 

Dividends

 

In general, any distributions we make to a non-U.S. holder with respect to its shares of our common stock that constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount (or a reduced rate prescribed by an applicable income tax treaty) unless the dividends are effectively connected with a trade or business carried on by the non-U.S. holder within the United States (and, if an income tax treaty applies, are attributable to a permanent establishment of the non-U.S. holder within the United States). A distribution will constitute a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any distribution not constituting a dividend will be treated as first reducing the adjusted basis in the non-U.S. holder’s shares of our common stock and, to the extent it exceeds the adjusted basis in the non-U.S. holder’s shares of our common stock, as gain from the sale or exchange of such shares. Any such gain will be subject to the treatment described below under “—Gain on Sale or Other Disposition of our Common Stock.”

 

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Subject to the discussion below regarding “—Foreign Account Tax Compliance,” dividends effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (and, if an income tax treaty applies, attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment) of a non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax if the non-U.S. holder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements. Instead, such dividends generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis, in the same manner as if the non-U.S. holder were a resident of the United States. A non-U.S. holder that is a corporation may be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on its “effectively connected earnings and profits,” subject to certain adjustments.

 

Gain on Sale or Other Disposition of Our Securities

 

In general, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income or, subject to the discussion below under the headings “Information Reporting and Backup Withholding” and “Foreign Account Tax Compliance,” withholding tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of our securities unless:

 

  the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business carried on by the non-U.S. holder within the United States and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment of the non-U.S. holder;
     
  the non-U.S. holder is an individual and is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are satisfied; or
     
  we are or have been a U.S. real property holding corporation (a “USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time within the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition and the non-U.S. holder’s holding period and certain other conditions are satisfied. We believe that we currently are not and we do not anticipate becoming, a USRPHC.

 

Gain that is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax, net of certain deductions, at regular U.S. federal income tax rates. If the non-U.S. holder is a foreign corporation, the branch profits tax described above also may apply to such effectively connected gain. An individual non-U.S. holder who is subject to U.S. federal income tax because the non-U.S. holder was present in the United States for 183 days or more during the year of sale or other disposition of our securities will generally be subject to a flat 30% tax on the gain derived from such sale or other disposition, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses, provided the Non-U.S. Holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.

 

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

 

We must report annually to the Internal Revenue Service and to each non-U.S. holder the amount of dividends paid to and the tax withheld with respect to, each non-U.S. holder. These reporting requirements apply regardless of whether withholding was reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty. Copies of this information also may be made available under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement with the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or is established.

 

U.S. backup withholding tax (currently, at a rate of 28%) is imposed on certain payments to persons that fail to furnish the information required under the U.S. information reporting rules. Dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder generally will be exempt from backup withholding if the non-U.S. holder provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, or otherwise establishes an exemption.

 

Under U.S. Treasury regulations, the payment of proceeds from the disposition of our securities by a non-U.S. holder effected at a U.S. office of a broker generally will be subject to information reporting and backup withholding, unless the beneficial owner, under penalties of perjury, certifies, among other things, its status as a non-U.S. holder or otherwise establishes an exemption. The payment of proceeds from the disposition of our securities by a non-U.S. holder effected at a non-U.S. office of a broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding and information reporting, except in the case of proceeds from a disposition of our securities by a non-U.S. holder effected at a non-U.S. office of a broker that is:

 

  a U.S. person;
  a “controlled foreign corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
  a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income from certain periods is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business; or
  a foreign partnership if at any time during its tax year (a) one or more of its partners are U.S. persons who, in the aggregate, hold more than 50% of the income or capital interests of the partnership, or (b) the foreign partnership is engaged in a U.S. trade or business.

 

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Information reporting will apply unless the broker has documentary evidence in its files that the owner is a non-U.S. holder and certain other conditions are satisfied, or the beneficial owner otherwise establishes an exemption (and the broker has no knowledge or reason to know to the contrary). Backup withholding will apply if the sale is subject to information reporting and the broker has actual knowledge that the owner is a U.S. person.

 

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. holder generally can be refunded or credited against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the information reporting and backup withholding rules to them.

 

Foreign Account Tax Compliance

 

Under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the Treasury regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively, “FATCA”), a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% generally is imposed on any dividends paid on our common stock and a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% generally will be imposed on gross proceeds from the disposition of our securities (beginning January 1, 2019) paid to (i) a “foreign financial institution” (as specifically defined under FATCA) unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. tax authorities to withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners) and (ii) certain other foreign entities unless such entity provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying its direct and indirect “substantial U.S. owners” (as defined under FATCA) or, alternatively, provides a certification that no such owners exist and, in either case, complies with certain other requirements. The withholding tax described above will not apply if the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from the rules and properly certifies its exempt status to a withholding agent or is deemed to be in compliance with FATCA. Application of FATCA tax does not depend on whether the payment otherwise would be exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax under the other exemptions described above. Under certain circumstances, a non-U.S. holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. Foreign financial institutions and non-financial foreign entities located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules. Prospective non-U.S. holders should consult with their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our securities.

 

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UNDERWRITING

 

Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as the lead managing underwriter. Subject to the terms and conditions of an underwriting agreement between us, the Selling Stockholders and the underwriter, we and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to sell to each underwriter named below, and each underwriter named below has severally agreed to purchase, at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the number of Units listed next to its name in the following table:

 

Underwriter  Number of Company Offering Shares   Number of Selling Stockholder Shares   Number of Company Warrants 
             
Aegis Capital Corp.   7,236,893    540,884    7,777,777 
Total:   7,236,893    540,884    7,777,777 

 

The underwriter is committed to purchase all of the above securities. The underwriter is not obligated to purchase the shares of Common Stock covered by the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock described below. The underwriter is offering the securities, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriter of officer’s certificates and legal opinions. The underwriter reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

 

Over-allotment Option

 

We and the Selling Stockholders have granted the underwriter in the same proportion as our respective securities in the Offering, an option exercisable, for up to 45 days after the date of the underwriting agreement, to purchase additional shares of Common Stock from us, representing 15% of the number of Company Offering Shares and Pre-funded Warrants initially sold in the Offering, additional shares of Common Stock, from the Selling Stockholders, representing 15% of the Selling Stockholder Shares initially sold in the Offering, and additional Company Warrants from us, representing 15% of the Company Warrants initially sold in this Offering. The purchase price to be paid by the underwriters per additional share of common stock shall be equal to the combined public offering price of one Company Offering Share or Selling Stockholder Share and one Company Warrant, less the underwriting discount, and the purchase price to be paid per additional Company Warrant shall be $0.001. The underwriter may exercise this option solely to cover over-allotments, if any, made in connection with this Offering. To the extent the option is exercised, and the conditions of the underwriting agreement are satisfied, we and/or the Selling Stockholders will be obligated to sell to the underwriter, and the underwriter will be obligated to purchase, these additional securities.

 

Discounts and Commissions

 

We and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to pay the underwriter a cash fee equal to 7% of the aggregate gross proceeds.

 

The underwriter proposes to offer the securities directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. In addition, the underwriter may offer some of securities to other securities dealers at such price less a concession of up to $[] per share. After the offering to the public, the offering price and other selling terms may be changed by the underwriter without changing the Company’s proceeds from the underwriter’s purchase of securities.

 

The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discounts and proceeds, before expenses, to us. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option.

 

  

Combined

Per Share and Company Warrant
   Total without Exercise of Over-allotment Option   Total
with Full Exercise of Over-allotment Option
 
Public offering price  $4.50   $34,999,996.50   $40,251,155.66 
Underwriting discounts (7%)  $0.315   $2,449,999.76   $2,817,580.89 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us and the Selling Stockholders  $4.185   $32,112,496.79   $36,930,435.33 

 

We and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to pay the underwriter a non-accountable expense allowance of 1.25% of the gross proceeds of the Offering.

 

We estimate that the total expenses, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and the 1.25% non-accountable expense allowances, will be approximately $437,500 (assuming the underwriter does not exercise its over-allotment option), all of which are payable by us.

 

Underwriter’s Warrants

 

As additional compensation to the underwriter, upon consummation of this Offering, we will issue to the underwriter or its designees warrants to purchase an aggregate number of shares of our Common Stock equal to 4% of the aggregate number of Company Offering Shares and Pre-funded Warrants issued in this Offering (excluding any shares sold to cover over-allotments, if any), at an exercise price per share equal to 125% of the combined public offering price of each Company Offering Share and Company Warrant (the “Underwriter’s Warrants”).

 

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The Underwriter’s Warrants and the underlying shares of Common Stock will not be exercised, sold, transferred, assigned, or hypothecated or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the Underwriter’s Warrants by any person for a period of 180 days from the effective date of the registration statement (the “Effective Date”) for this Offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110. The Underwriter’s Warrants will be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing six months from the closing of this Offering and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the closing of this Offering. In addition, the Underwriter Warrant provides for registration rights and customary anti-dilution provisions (for stock dividends and splits and recapitalizations) consistent with FINRA Rule 5110. We have registered the Underwriter’s Warrant and up to 289,475 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Underwriter’s Warrants in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Determination of Offering Price

 

The public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus has been determined based upon arm’s-length negotiations between the underwriter and us. The offering price of our Common Stock does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value. Our Common Stock might trade at market prices below the offering price as prices for Common Stock in any public market will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including depth and liquidity. Among the factors to be considered in these negotiations are:

 

  the past and present performance of our Common Stock on Nasdaq;
  the prospects for our Company and the industry in which we operate;
  our past and present financial and operating performance;
  financial and operating information and market valuations of publicly traded companies engaged in activities similar to ours;
  the prevailing conditions of United States securities markets at the time of this Offering; and
  other factors deemed relevant.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

The Company’s directors and executive officers have entered into customary “lock-up” agreements in favor of the underwriters for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of the Offering, and (ii) the Company has agreed, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the Offering, that it will not (a) offer, sell, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; or (b) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company except for (i) the adoption of an equity incentive plan and the grant of awards or equity pursuant to any equity incentive plan, and the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8; provided, however, that any sales by parties to the lock-ups shall be subject to the lock-up agreements and (ii) the issuance of shares in connection with an acquisition or a strategic relationship which may include the sale of equity securities; provided, that none of such shares shall be saleable in the public market until the expiration of the one hundred and twenty (120) day period and one (1) year described above.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriter against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the underwriter may be required to make in respect thereof.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Securities

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by the underwriter. No forms of electronic prospectus other than prospectuses that are printable as Adobe® PDF will be used in connection with this Offering.

 

The underwriter has informed us that it does not expect to confirm sales of securities offered by this Prospectus to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority.

 

Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on any underwriter’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by an underwriter is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

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Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

 

In connection with this Offering, the underwriter may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our Common Stock. Specifically, the underwriter may over-allot in connection with this Offering by selling more securities than are set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. This creates a short position in our Common Stock for its own account. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares of Common Stock over-allotted by the underwriter is not greater than the number of shares of Common Stock that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares of Common Stock involved is greater than the number of shares of Common Stock in the over-allotment option. To close out a short position, the underwriter may elect to exercise all or part of the over-allotment option. The underwriter may also elect to stabilize the price of our Common Stock or reduce any short position by bidding for, and purchasing, Common Stock in the open market.

 

Finally, the underwriter may bid for, and purchase, shares of our Common Stock in market making transactions, including “passive” market making transactions as described below.

 

These activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of our Common Stock at a price that is higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the absence of these activities. The underwriter is not required to engage in these activities, and may discontinue any of these activities at any time without notice.

 

In connection with this Offering, the underwriter and selling group members, if any, or their affiliates may engage in passive market making transactions in our Common Stock immediately prior to the commencement of sales in this Offering, in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Rule 103 generally provides that a passive market maker may not effect transactions or display bids for our Common Stock in excess of the highest independent bid price by persons who are not passive market makers:

 

  net purchases by a passive market maker on each day are generally limited to 30% of the passive market maker’s average daily trading volume in our Common Stock during a specified two-month prior period or 200 shares, whichever is greater, and must be discontinued when that limit is reached; and
     
  passive market making bids must be identified as such.

 

Certain Relationships

 

According to the terms of the underwriting agreement entered into by and between us and the Underwriter dated October 30, 2021 in connection with our IPO, the underwriter received the right of first refusal for a period of 10 months after the closing of the IPO to act as the lead managing underwriter or placement agent for any and all future public or private equity, equity-linked or debt (excluding commercial bank debt) offerings by us, or any of our successors or subsidiaries, during such period. Such right of first refusal will not apply to issuances of stock options, shares of our capital stock or other awards made under any equity compensation plan.

 

The underwriter and its affiliates have provided and may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates for which they have or may in the future receive customary fees, however, except for the right of first refusal disclosed in this prospectus, we have no present arrangements with the underwriter for any further services.

 

Offer Restrictions Outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriter that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be permitted to officers, directors or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that is it is the opinion of the SEC that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the securities offered by this Prospectus will be passed upon for us by Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters of U.S. Federal securities law related to the offering will be passed upon for the underwriter by Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Richmond, Virginia.

 

EXPERTS

 

Our financial statements from October 24, 2018 (inception) through period ended December 31, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by M&K CPAS, PLLC, an independent registered public accounting firm as set forth in its report and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting.

 

INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSELS

 

None of the named experts or legal counsel (i) was employed on a contingent basis or (ii) owns an amount of shares in our company which is material to that person, or has a material, direct or indirect economic interest in our company or that depends on the success of the offering.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We have filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Commission with respect to the Common Stock offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus, which constitutes a part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement or the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. For further information with respect to us and our Common Stock, please see the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with the Registration Statement. Statements contained in this Prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other document that is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement, including our exhibits and schedules, may be inspected without charge at the public reference room maintained by the Commission, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies of all or any part of the Registration Statement may be obtained from such offices upon the payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. The Commission also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of the site is www.sec.gov.

 

We are be subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. If we become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, we will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Such periodic reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the public reference room and on the Commission’s website referred to above. If our Common Stock is never registered under the Exchange Act, following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part we will have to comply with certain reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including the periodic reporting requirements, but excluding the proxy/information statement requirements) until at least the beginning of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part became effective.

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information and reports we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to these documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. We are incorporating by reference the documents listed below (other than information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary), which we have already filed with the SEC:

 

  Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 17, 2021;
  Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 12, 2021;
  Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 15, 2021, July 13, 2021, July 9, 2021, June 22, 2021, June 17, 2021 May 13, 2021, May 28, 2021, May 13, 2021, April 16, 2021, February 10, 2021, February 3, 2021, January 29, 2021, January 26, 2021 and January 21, 2021; and
  The description of our Common Stock in our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Commission on July 18, 2019, and amended on October 26, 2020.

 

We also incorporate by reference any future filings (other than current reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary) made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those made after the date of the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, until we file a post-effective amendment that indicates the termination of the offering of the securities made by this prospectus and will become a part of this prospectus from the respective dates that such documents are filed with the SEC. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

Documents incorporated by reference are available from us, without charge. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address:

 

1061 E. Indiantown Rd #110

Jupiter, FL 33477

Tel: (561) 244-7100

 

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JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

   Page No.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019  F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  F-4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019  F-7
    
UNAUDITED   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020  F-27
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 202 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2021  F-28
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2020  F-29
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2020  F-30
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)  F-31

 

F-1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has recurring net losses which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

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

 

Evaluation of Intangibles and Goodwill

 

As discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, the Company evaluates intangibles and goodwill for impairment on an annual basis to determine if an impairment exists.

 

Auditing management’s evaluation of impairment analysis can be a significant judgment, given the fact that the analysis uses managements estimates on future cash flows derived from the intangibles and goodwill.

 

To evaluate the appropriateness and accuracy of the impairment determined by management, we examined the estimated future cash flows and management’s assessment of the probability of those future cash flows in conjunction with the historical evidence and signed agreements.

 

/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC

 
   
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
   
Houston, TX
April 12, 2021  

 

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Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019
   2020   2019 
         
Assets          
           
Cash  $4,262,168   $531,026 
Due from third party       400 
Inventory   225,924    135,478 
Accounts receivable   255,111    1,911 
Prepaid expenses   92,788    25,000 
Right of use assets   29,157    49,974 
Other   123,116    2,000 
Total current assets   4,988,264    745,789 
           
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,408   35,592     
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $103,392   559,800     
Goodwill   941,937     
Total assets  $6,525,593   $745,789 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
           
Accounts Payable   688,835    10,721 
Convertible notes payable to related parties   525,000    300,000 
Note payable issued in acquisition   691,500     
Current portion of lease liability   23,754    20,566 
Covid 19 SBA Loan   84,578     
Accrued liabilities   112,001    5,517 
Total current Liabilities   2,125,668    336,444 
           
Long-term portion lease liability   6,384    30,137 
Total liabilities   2,132,052    366,581 
           
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized of which none are issued and outstanding        
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, of which 10,655,833 and 6,893,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively   10,656    6,893 
Additional paid-in capital   11,657,286    1,032,511 
Common stock payable       325,000 
Accumulated deficits   (7,274,401)   (985,196)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,393,541    379,208 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $6,525,593   $745,789 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

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Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
     
   2020   2019 
Revenue          
Sales  $1,065,665   $6,455 
Cost of Sales   624,570    18,024 
Gross profit   441,095    11,569 
           
Operating expense          
General and administrative expenses   5,576,217    908,717 
           
Other income (expense)          
Interest income   3,037    1,381 
Interest expense   (116,802)   (6,557)
Goodwill and intangible assets impairment   (1,040,318)    
Total income (expense)   (6,730,300)   (5,176)
           
Net (loss)  $(6,289,205)  $(925,462)
           
Net (loss) per share:          
Basic   (0.86)   (0.15)
           
Weighted average number of shares          
Basic   7,325,708    6,301,219 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

F-4

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited)

   Common   Common   Additional             
   Stock   Stock   Paid-In   Subscription   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Payable   Payable   Receivable   Deficits   Total 
Balance, December 31, 2018   5,958,000   $5,958   $   $238,542    (450)  $(59,734)  $184,316 
Common stock issued for cash (net of offering expenses)   935,000    935        761,065            762,000 
Collection of subscription receivable                   450        450 
Common stock warrants issued as compensation               32,904            32,904 
Common stock payable           325,000                325,000 
Net (loss)                       (925,462)   (925,462)
Balance, December 31, 2019   6,893,000   $6,893   $325,000   $1,032,511   $   $(985,196)  $379,208 
                                    
Common Stock options issued in acquisition               156,612            156,612 
Common stock options issued as compensation               251,526            251,526 
Exercise of stock warrants   1,146,000    1,146         487,854            489,000 
Common stock payable issued as compensation   700,000    700    (325,000)   549,300            225,000 
Common Stock issued in Initial Public Offering (net of offering expenses)   933,333    933        5,860,353            5,861,286 
Common stock issued for services   475,000    475        1,761,650            1,762,125 
Common stock issued from promissory note conversions   300,000    300        349,700            350,000 
Common stock issued in debt settlement   8,500    9        8,491            8,500 
Common stock issued in endorsement agreement               159,489            159,489 
Common stock issued in acquisition   200,000    200        1,039,800            1,040,000 
Net (loss)                         (6,289,205)   (6,289,205)
Balance, December 31, 2020   10,655,833   $10,656   $   $11,657,286   $   $(7,274,401)  $4,393,541 
                                    
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

F-5

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
         
   2020   2019 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net (loss)  $(6,289,205)  $(925,462)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash          
provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Stock based compensation   2,398,140    357,904 
Depreciation and amortization   161,373     
Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:          
Due from third party   400    29,600 
Prepaid expenses   (25,683)   (25,000)
Right of use asset   20,817    (49,974)
Accounts receivable   (96,107)   (1,911)
Inventory   44,666    (135,478)
Security deposits and other assets   (1,200)   (2,000)
Goodwill and Intangible assets impairment   1,040,318     
Accounts payable   788    3,721 
Accrued liabilities   33,522    5,157 
Lease liability   (20,565)   50,703 
Net cash (used in) operating activities   (2,732,736)   (692,740)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of fixed assets   (44,000)    
Cash received in acquisition   43,405     
Net cash paid in acquisition   (245,391)    
Net cash (used in) investing activities   (245,986)    
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from convertible debt   1,075,000    250,000 
Proceeds from note payable – related party       75,000 
Repayment of note payable – related party       (25,000)
Proceeds from exercise of warrants   489,000     
Collection of subscription receivable       450 
Payments on promissory notes   (500,000)    
Proceeds from Covid-19 SBA Loan   84,578     
Payment on debt settlement   (300,000)    
Proceeds from sales of common stock (net of offering expenses)   5,861,286    762,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities   6,709,864    1,062,450 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   3,731,142    369,710 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period   531,026    161,316 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  $4,262,168   $531,026 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid for interest  $   $ 
Cash paid for income taxes  $   $ 
Non-cash acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC (see note 12)  $1,111,648   $ 
Non-cash acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Ltd (see note 13)  $1,229,237   $ 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

F-6

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Note 1 - Organization and Business Operations

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on October 24, 2018 as CBD Brands, Inc. under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The Company is a leading cutting-edge wellness brand dedicated to exploring and developing multiple therapeutic and medical use for Cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of various ailment and diseases such as cancer, arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, psoriasis, chronic pain amongst others.

 

Going Concern Consideration

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $4,262,168 in cash, accumulated deficit of $7,274,401 and cashflow used in operations of $2,732,736. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans. These conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management has taken certain action and continues to implement changes designed to improve the Company’s financial results and operating cash flows. The actions involve certain cost-saving initiatives and growing strategies, including (a) engage in very limited activities without incurring any liabilities that must be satisfied in cash; and (b) offer noncash consideration and seek for equity lines as a means of financing its operations. Additionally, the Company’s plan includes certain scheduled research and development activities and related clinical trials which may be deferred as needed. If the Company is unable to obtain revenue producing contracts or financing or if the revenue or financing it does obtain is insufficient to cover any operating losses it may incur, it may substantially curtail its operations or seek other business opportunities through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other arrangements that may dilute the interests of existing stockholders.

 

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Florida corporation, Magical Beasts, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

F-7

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows. There were no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020.

Inventory

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs or write-offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold. Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting.

 

Net Loss per Common Share

 

Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all common stock instruments such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact of the potential common shares would be to decrease the loss per share.

   2020   2019 
Numerator:          
Net (loss)  $(6,289,205)  $(925,462)
           
Denominator:          
Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding during the period   7,325,708    6,301,219 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share   7,325,708    6,301,219 
Basic (loss) per share  $(0.86)  $(0.15)
Diluted (loss) per share  $(0.86)  $(0.15)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user or distributor (collectively the “customer”).

 

The Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

 

  identify the contract with a customer;
     
  determine the transaction price;
   
  identify the performance obligations in the contract;
   
  allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and
     
  recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

F-8

 

The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on a FOB shipping point basis as title passes when shipped. Our product is generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return, refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.

 

Our revenue currently is generated from one general product category of health care products with one performance obligation and geographically there are no specific concentrations of our customer base to disaggregate our revenue stream.

 

Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk

 

Accounts receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. As of December 31, 2020 the Company recorded an allowance of $118,761 against accounts receivable acquired in connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment and as of December 31, 2019, the Company had recognized no allowance for doubtful collections.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the cumulative translation gains and losses as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were not material.

 

Research and Development

 

The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and developments costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $308,367 and $108,957 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant.

 

On October 24, 2018, the inception date, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.

 

F-9

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on October 24, 2018, the evaluation was performed for 2018 tax year which would be the only period subject to examination. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.

 

The Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2020 consists of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using federal and state effective tax rates equating to approximately $936,311 less a valuation allowance in the amount of approximately $936,311. Because of the Company’s lack of earnings history, the deferred tax asset has been fully offset by a valuation allowance in the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Related Parties

 

The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.

 

Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. Entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g. Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

 

The consolidated financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for non-employee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020, although early adoption is permitted (but no sooner than the adoption of Topic 606). The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

 

F-10

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 will supersede virtually all existing revenue guidance. Under this update, an entity is required to recognize revenue upon transfer of promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the expected consideration received in exchange for those goods or services. As such, an entity will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. ASU 2014-09 is to be applied retrospectively either to each prior reporting period presented in the financial statements, or only to the most current reporting period presented in the financial statements with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company has elected to apply the impact (if any) of applying ASU 2014-09 to the most current reporting period presented in the financial statements with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings.

 

In February 2016, Topic 842, “Leases” was issued to replace the leases requirements in Topic 840, “Leases”. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Topic 842 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be retrospectively applied. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

 

Note 3 - Accounts Receivable

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had accounts receivable of $255,111 and $1,911, respectively net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $118,761 for 2020 and no allowance for 2019.

 

Note 4 - Prepaid Expenses

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had prepaid expenses of $92,788 and $25,000, respectively consisting of deposits and prepayments on purchase orders for 2020 and offering expenses in connection with its Initial Public Offering for 2019.

 

Note 5 - Inventory

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had inventory of $225,924 and $135,478, consisting of finished goods, raw materials and packaging supplies.

 

Note 6 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill

 

In connection with the acquisition of Magical Beasts (see Note 12 below), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:

     
Tradenames & trademarks  $151,800 
Customer base   651,220 
Non-compete   154,500 
Goodwill   308,690 
   $1,266,210 

 

The Non-compete has an estimated life of two years, the Customer base has an estimated life of fifteen years and the Tradenames & trademarks and Goodwill have indefinite life and will be reviewed at each subsequent reporting period to determine if the assets have been impaired. At December 31, 2020, Goodwill was analyzed by management, assisted by a third party valuation company, and determined that the Goodwill associated the acquisition of Magical Beasts has been impaired and as a result the Company recognized a charge to earnings of $308,690 in the year ended December 31, 2020. Additionally, the Intangibles were analyzed by management, assisted by a third party valuation company, and determined that the Intangible associated the acquisition of Magical Beasts had also been impaired and as a result the Company recognized an additional charge to earnings of $731,628 in the year ended December 31, 2020. The balance of the Intangible Assets at December, 31, 2020 attributable to Magical Beasts totals $122,501.

 

Amortization for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled $103,392.

 

F-11

 

In connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Limited (see Note 13 below), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:

 

Distribution Agreements  $437,300 
Goodwill   941,937 
   $1,379,237 

 

The Distribution Agreements have an estimated life of six years and Goodwill has an indefinite life and will be reviewed at each subsequent reporting period to determine if the assets have been impaired.

 

Note 7 - Convertible Notes Payable – Related Parties

 

The 2019 Notes:

 

On June 10, 2019, the Company entered into a Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar ($25,000) Convertible Promissory Note (the “Caro Note”) with Caro Partners, LLC (“Caro”), a consulting firm owned by Brian S. John, our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. The term of the Caro Note was one year. The interest rate was ten percent (10%) non compounded and payable semi-annually. The Caro Note was convertible at any time by Caro at a conversion price of $0.25 per share of common stock. The Caro Note was paid in full in September 2019. As a result, no value was allocated to the conversion feature.

 

On July 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note for $50,000 to its Chairman, with a term of one year, an annual interest rate of ten percent (10%), which is non compounded and payable semi-annually, and convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the holder at a conversion price of $0.25 per share. The conversion feature was considered the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the arm’s length equity transactions since there was no open market for the Company’s common stock when issued. As a result, the Company determined that the conversion features contained in this Convertible Promissory Note should carry neither beneficial conversion feature nor derivative liabilities. This note was converted into 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock along with the cash payment of $7,028 for the accrued interest in December 2020.

 

On December 31, 2019 the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note for $250,000 to a related party, with a term of one year, an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%), which is non compounded and payable semi-annually, and convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the holders at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, which was considered the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the arm’s length equity transactions since there is no open market for the Company’s common stock. As a result, the Company determined that the conversion features contained in the Note should carry neither beneficial conversion feature nor derivative liabilities. The note and accrued interest were paid in full in November 2020 with cash payments totaling $267,178.

 

F-12

 

The 2020 Notes:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued nine convertible promissory notes totaling $1,075,000 (the “2020 Notes”) as follows:

 

Amount   Dated   Conversion Rate 
          
$25,000(1)   01/02/20   $3.00 
 250,000(2)   01/23/20    3.00 
 300,000(1)   03/09/20    3.00 
 50,000(2)   05/01/20    3.00 
 50,000(2)   05/27/20    3.00 
 50,000(2)   05/27/20    3.00 
 100,000(3)   06/24/20    5.00 
 125,000(4)   09/11/20    5.00 
 125,000(4)   09/16/20   5.00 
$1,075,000           

 

  1. Issued to a non-affiliate.

 

  2. Issued to a Secured and Collateralized Lending LLC, an entity run by a consultant of the Company.

 

  3. Issued to BBBY, Ltd, an LLC of which Byron Young, a Company Director, is a manager and a member.

 

  4. Issued to Asia Pacific Partners Inc., an entity run by a consultant of the Company.

 

All of the 2020 Notes have a one-year term and accrue interest at an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%) non compounded and payable semi-annually. The 2020 Notes are convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the note holder at a conversion price of $3.00 - $5.00 per share, which is considered as the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the arm’s length equity transactions since there was yet to be any open market for the Company’s common stock. As a result, the Company determined that the conversion features contained in the 2020 Notes should carry neither beneficial conversion feature nor derivative liabilities.

 

In November 2020, the $300,000 note was converted into 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock along with a payment of $16,067 for accrued interest. Additionally, in November 2020 the $250,000 note plus accrued interest was paid in full by cash payments totaling 267,177 and the two $125,000 notes plus accrued interest of $2,778 were paid in full for total cash payments of $252,778.

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had a total of $525,000 plus accrued interest of $32,856 due on convertible promissory notes. In January 2021, the Company received conversion notices from all of the note holders to convert the $525,000 principal balance of its convertible promissory notes plus $35,489 accrued interest through the date of conversion, into 186,832 shares of the Company’s common stock ($3.00 per share conversion price). The shares were issued in January 2021.

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s convertible promissory notes activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

Balance December 31, 2018  $- 
2019 Notes   325,000 
Payments on Notes   (25,000)
Balance December 31, 2019   300,000 
2020 Notes   1,075,000 
Conversions of Notes   (350,000)
Payments on Notes   (500,000)
Balance December 31, 2020  $525,000 
Conversion of Notes   (525,000)
Balance, March 31, 2021  $- 

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $2,633 and $74,326 related to the Convertible Promissory Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020.

 

F-13

 

Note 8 - Note Payable Issued in Acquisition

 

In connection with the Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC (see Note 12) the Company issued a non-interest bearing $1,000,000 promissory note, due upon the earlier of i) the closing of a public offering or ii) December 31, 2020. The note has been valued at its discounted amount of $950,427. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the company recognized $49,573 of interest expense for the accretion of the discount.

 

In August 2020, a Nevada court imputed a judgement of Ms. Whitley (the former owner of Magical Beasts, LLC) to Magical Beasts (see Note 14 Legal proceedings) and advised the Company that before paying any funds under the note to Ms. Whitley, the Company must first satisfy the judgement to the Plaintiff. In October 2020, the Company, Ms. Whitley and the Plaintiff in the judgement action against Ms. Whitley reached an agreement whereby Ms. Whitley agreed that of the $1,000,000 payable to Ms. Whitley, the first $336,450 would be paid to the Plaintiff which the Company has paid in full with a cash payment of $300,000 and the issuance of 8,500 shares of its common stock.

 

The balance of the note at December 31, 2020 was $691,500.

 

Note 9 – Covid-19 SBA Loans

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2020, the Company applied for and received $28,878 under the Federal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and $55,700 under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”), both of which are administered through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). Under the guidelines of the PPP, the SBA will forgive loans if all employee retention criteria are met, and the funds are used for eligible expenses. Under the guidelines of the EIDL, the maximum term is 30 years; however, terms are determined on a case-by-case basis based on each borrower’s ability to repay and carry an interest rate of 3.75%. The Company has not received any notification from the SBA as to whether the PPP will be forgiven or what terms the EIDL will ultimately be.

 

Note 10 - Capital Structure

 

Common and Preferred Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 100,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 and 100,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had 10,655,833 and 6,893,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively, and no shares of its preferred stock were issued and outstanding.

 

Founder Shares:

 

During 2018, 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the Founders of the Company (“Founder Shares”) for an aggregate amount of $5,000 to the management of the Company, of which $4,550 was collected as of December 31, 2018 and $450 was collected during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Subscription Shares:

 

During 2018 and 2019, fourteen (14) investors submitted subscription agreements to the Company for the purchase of a total 1,158,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock by cash payment of total $289,500, or $0.25 per share, of which $239,500 was collected as of December 31, 2018 and $50,000 was collected in 2019. The transaction was independently negotiated between the Company and the investors.

 

Regulation A Offering:

 

On June 21, 2019, the Company filed a Form 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent amendments thereto on July 29, 2019 and August 19, 2019 (the “Form 1-A”). On September 5, 2019, the Form 1-A was qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Form 1-A, as of December 31, 2019, the Company has sold 735,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $735,000 before deducting offering expenses of $23,000.

 

Warrant exercise:

 

During 2020, all of the 1,158,000 warrants issued in connection with the sale of the Subscription Shares were exercised for cash of $489,000 and utilization of the cashless exercise feature. As a result, the Company issued a total of 1,146,000 shares of its common stock.

 

F-14

 

Initial Public Offering:

 

On November 3, 2020, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of 933,333 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consisted of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one warrant of the Company (“IPO Warrant”), with each IPO Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock for $8.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $7.50 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $7,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 140,000 additional shares of Common Stock and 140,000 IPO Warrants solely to cover over-allotments, if any. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of the additional 140,000 IPO Warrants that were subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option at $0.01 per IPO Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $1,400. Net proceeds to the Company after all offering expenses, including legal, accounting and professional fees, registration and other fees and expenses were approximately $5,900,000.

 

Conversion of Convertible Promissory Notes:

 

During 2020, the Company converted $350,000 of convertible promissory notes into 300,000 shares of its common stock. . The Notes were converted per the terms of the respective Notes and the Company did not recognize any gain or loss on the conversion. (see Note 7 – Convertible Promissory Notes).

 

Endorsement shares:

 

In connection with the execution of an Endorsement Agreement with Tee-2-Green, the Company issued 50,000 shares of its common stock valued at $3.94 per share (value at date of the 11/10/20 agreement) for total of stock-based compensation of $197,125.

 

Consulting Services shares:

 

During 2020, the Company entered into two Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 425,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. The Company recognized a total of $1,565,000 as stock-based compensation in the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Whitley Settlement:

In connection with the Settlement of creditors of Ms. Whitley, the former owner of Magical Beasts, LLC (see Note 14 Legal proceedings) the Company issued 8,500 shares of its common stock valued at $8,500.

 

Officer Shares:

 

During 2020, the company issued a total of 700,000 shares of its common stock to its Chairman and its CFO of which 400,000 shares valued at $325,000 were recorded as common stock payable and stock-based compensation in 2019. The additional 300,000 shares were valued at $225,000 and recorded as stock-based compensation in 2020. The respective values were determined based upon the last sales of shares of common stock to third parties.

 

SRM Entertainment Shares:

 

In connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Limited (see Note 13 SRM Acquisition) the Company issued 200,000 shares of its common stock valued at $1,040,000 based on the closing Nasdaq price at date of agreement.

 

The following table sets forth the issuances of the Company’s shares of common stock for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

Balance December 31, 2018, issued and outstanding   5,958,000 
Subscription Shares   200,000 
Regulation A Offering Shares   735,000 
Balance December 31, 2019, issued and outstanding   6,893,000 
Warrant Exercise Shares   1,146,000 
Initial Public Offering Shares   933,333 
Conversion of Promissory Notes   300,000 
Endorsement Shares   50,000 
Consulting Services Shares   425,000 
Whitley Settlement Shares   8,500 
Officer Shares   700,000 
SRM Entertainment Acquisition Shares   200,000 
Balance December 31, 2020, issued and outstanding   10,655,833 

 

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Note 11 - Warrants and Options

 

Warrants

 

Subscription Warrants: In connection with the sales of subscription shares of common stock, discussed in Note 10 above, the Company granted the subscribers a total of 1,158,000 warrants to purchase up to 1,158,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, with a term of two years.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the last price paid by a third party for shares of our common stock.

 

Reporting
Date
  Relative Fair Value   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Risk-free Rate 
11/26/2018  $108,163    2   $0.50   $0.25    717%   0.0286 
2/18/2019  $30,000    2   $0.50   $0.25    717%   0.0227 
4/3/2019  $20,000    2   $0.50   $0.25    717%   0.0233 

 

IPO Warrants: In connection with the sales of shares of common stock under the Company’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) and S-1 Registration Statement (see Note 10, Initial Public Offering), the Company issued a total of 1,073,333 warrants consisting of 933,333 warrants issued to the purchasers of the IPO Units and140,000 warrants issued to the Underwriters of the IPO. These warrants have an exercise price of $8.50 per share, with a term of five years.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the Nasdaq closing price for shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

Reporting
Date
  Relative Fair Value   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Risk-free Rate 
11/03/2020  $3,905,739    5   $8.50   $4.90    256%   0.039 

 

Endorsement Warrants: In connection with the execution of an Endorsement Agreement with Tee-2-Green, the Company issued 50,000 warrants with an exercise price of $3.90 and a term of five (5) years.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the Nasdaq closing price for shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

Reporting
Date
  Relative Fair Value   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Risk-free Rate 
11/10/2020  $159,489    5   $3.90   $3.94    261%   0.0041 

 

F-16

 

The following tables summarize all warrant outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related changes during this period.

 

   Number of
Warrants
   Exercise
Price
 
Stock Warrants          
Balance at December 31, 2018   958,000   $0.50 
Granted   200,000   $0.50 
Exercised        
Expired        
Balance at December 31, 2019   1,158,000    0.50 
Warrants issued in connection with the IPO   1,073,333    8.50 
Exercised   (1,158,000)   0.50 
Warrants issued in Endorsement Agreement   50,000    3.90 
Balance at December 31, 2020   1,123,333   $8.30 
Warrants Exercisable at December 31, 2020   1,123,333   $8.30 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020 a total of 978,000 warrants were exercised for cash totaling $489,000 and 180,000 were exercised using the cashless formula the number of shares of common stock issued is reduced to 168,000.

 

Director Options

 

During 2019, in connection with four of our Directors, Dr. Alila, Mr. Glynn, Mr. Melton and Mr. Young, each entering into an Independent Director’s Agreement, the Directors were granted stock options to purchase a total of 141,330 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options have a three-year term with an exercise price between $0.25 and $3.00. Additionally, the Agreements call for the grant of additional options in a like amount annually.

 

During 2020 certain Directors and a consultant were granted stock options to purchase a total of 211,330 additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The options have a three-year term with an exercise price between $0.25 and $4.49.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date.

 

Reporting

Date

 

Number

of

Options

   Term (Years)  Exercise Price  

Market

Price on

Grant

Date

   Volatility Percentage  

Fair

Value

 
2/25/19 – 10/25/19   141,330   3  $0.25 - 3.00   $0.25 - 1.00    194% - 281%   $32,904 
2/25/20 – 11/18/20  211,330   3  $0.25 - 4.49   $1.00 - 449    169% - 209%    251,526 
    352,600                     $284,430 

 

The Company recognized $251,526 and $32,904 as compensation expense in the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For Pre-IPO options the market price was valued based upon the last price paid by third parties for shares of our common stock and for Post-IPO options the market price was valued at the closing NASQAC price on the date of grant.

 

At December 31, 2020 the Company has 352,660 Director Options outstanding expiring from February 2022 to November 2023.

 

F-17

 

Non-Officer and Director Options

 

In connection with the acquisition of Magical Beasts (see note 12 below) an option to purchase 250,000 restricted shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share valued at $156,612. The fair value of these options was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the last price paid by third parties for shares of our common stock.

 

Reporting

Date

  Number of Options Granted  

Term

(Years)

 

Exercise

Price

  

Market

Price on

Grant

Date

  

Volatility

Percentage

   Fair Value 
2/21/20   250,000   5  $1.00   $1.00    77%  $156,612 

 

This option is outstanding as of December 31, 2020.

 

Note 12 - Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC

 

Effective February 21, 2020, Jupiter Wellness Inc., a Florida corporation (“Jupiter Sub”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Magical Beasts LLC (“Magical Beasts”), a Nevada limited liability corporation, and Krista Whitley, its sole interest holder, pursuant to which Jupiter Sub acquired all of the membership interests in Magical Beasts (the “Magical Beasts Acquisition”) in exchange for the following consideration:

 

  $250,000 cash at closing;

 

  A $1,000,000 promissory note, non-interest bearing payable by us, due upon the earlier of i) the closing of this offering or ii) December 31, 2020 valued at its discounted amount of $950,427; and

 

  an option to purchase 250,000 restricted shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share valued at $156,612. The fair value of these options was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the last price paid by third parties for shares of our common stock.

 

Reporting

Date

  Number of Options Granted  

Term

(Years)

 

Exercise

Price

  

Market

Price on

Grant

Date

  

Volatility

Percentage

   Fair Value 
2/21/20   250,000   5  $1.00   $1.00    77%  $156,612 

 

In connection with the Magical Beasts Acquisition, Jupiter Sub shall enter into an executive employment agreement with Krista Whitley to act as our Director of Marketing, however, until such agreement is entered into, Jupiter Sub shall pay Krista Whitley an annual salary of $150,000.

 

Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation

 

According to ASC 805, the standard of value to be used in the application of purchase accounting rules is fair value. The Company utilized fair value defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 820–10–35–37 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The determination of the fair value of the consideration and related allocation of the purchase price was determined by management of the Company with the assistance of a qualified professional valuation firm.

 

F-18

 

The fair value of the consideration is as follows:

 

Cash  $250,000 
Promissory Note, net of discount   950,427 
Stock Options   156,612 
Total Consideration paid  $1,357,039 

 

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

 

Tangible assets    
Cash  $4,609 
Inventory   86,220 
Total tangible assets   90,829 

 

Intangible assets    
Tradename-Trademarks   151,800 
Customer base   651,220 
Non-compete   154,500 
Total Intangibles   957,520 
Goodwill   308,690 
    1,357,039 

 

In connection with the promissory note above, the Company recognized amortization of the discount on the note as interest expense of $49,573 from the date of closing through December 31, 2020.

 

In July 2020, certain actions were brought against Magical Beasts as a result of a judgement obtained against Krista Whitley, the former owner, that was imputed to Magical Beasts (see Note 14 – Legal Proceedings). In December, the Company began discussions with Krista Whitley regarding obligations to Ms. Whitley related to the acquisition of Magical Beasts (see Note 15 – Subsequent Events Litigation). In January 2021, the Company executed an Omnibus Agreement which settled all future obligations of the Company.

 

At December 31, 2020, Goodwill was analyzed by management, assisted by a third party valuation company, and determined that the Goodwill associated with the acquisition of Magical Beasts has been impaired and as a result the Company recognized a charge to earnings of $308,690 in the year ended December 31, 2020. Additionally, the Intangibles were also analyzed by management, assisted by a third party valuation company, and determined that the Intangible associated with the acquisition of Magical Beasts had also been impaired and as a result the Company recognized an additional charge to earnings of $731,628 in the year ended December 31, 2020. The balance of the Intangible Assets at December, 31, 2020 attributable to Magical Beasts totals $122,501.

 

Supplemental proforma financial information

 

The following shows the proforma results of operations as if the transaction had occurred effective January 1, 2019.

 

F-19

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

PROFORMA BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31, 2020 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

            

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Consolidated Balance  

Magical

Beasts, LLC

   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Cash  $4,262,168       $      $4,262,168 
Current Assets   726,096               726,096 
Total current assets   4,988,264               4,988,264 
                        
Intangible assets   559,800        (67,523)  (a)   492,277 
Goodwill   941,937               941,937 
Other   35,592               37,792 
Total assets  $6,525,593       $(67,523)     $6,458,070 
                        
Liabilities  $1,440,552       $      $1,440,552 
Note payable issued in acquisition   691,500               991,100 
Total liabilities   2,132,052               2,132,052 
                        
Common stock   10,656               10,656 
Additional paid-in capital   11,657,286               11,657,286 
                        
Accumulated deficits   (7,274,401)       (67,523)  (b)   (7,341,924)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,393,541        (67,523)      4,326,018 
                        
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $6,525,593       $(67,523)     $6,458,070 

 

   December 31, 2019 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

   Magical Beasts, LLC         

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Reported Balance   Reported Balance   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Cash  $531,026   $849   $(250,000)  (c)  $281,875 
Current Assets   214,763    119,550           334,313 
Total current assets   745,789    120,399           616,188 
                        
Intangible assets           907,270   (d)   907,270 
Goodwill           308,690   (d)   308,690 
Other                       
Total assets  $745,789   $120,399   $      $1,832,148 
                        
Liabilities  $366,581   $50,846   $      $417,427 
Note payable issued in acquisition           964,973   (d)   964,973 
Total liabilities   366,581    50,846    964,973       1,382,400 
                        
Common stock   6,893               6,893 
Additional paid-in capital   1,032,511    174,951    65,783   (d)   1,273,245 
Common stock payable   325,000               325,000 
Accumulated deficits   (985,196)   (105,398)   (64,796)  (e)   (1,155,390)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   379,208    69,553    987       449,748 
                        
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $745,789   $120,399   $965,960      $1,832,148 

 

Notes to Proforma Balance Sheets

(a) Additional amortization of intangible assets

(b) Income statement effects of notes (a) and (b) above

(c) $250,000 paid at closing

(d) Allocation of the purchase price to respective assets and paid in capital (net of related amortization)

(e) Income statement effects of additional amortization of intangibles and acquisition note

 

F-20

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

PROFORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2020 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

            

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Consolidated Balance  

Magical

Beasts, LLC

   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Sales  $1,065,665   $   $105,404   (a)  $1,171,069 
Cost of sales   624,570        83,428   (a)   707,998 
Gross profit   441,095        21,976       463,071 
                        
Expenses   6,730,300        50,057   (a)(b)   6,782,357 
                        
Net Income (loss)  $(6,289,205)      $(30,081)     $(6,319,286)

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2019 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

   Magical Beasts, LLC         

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Reported Balance   Reported Balance   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Sales  $6,455   $121,248   $      $127,703 
Cost of sales   18,024    109,766           127,790 
Gross profit   (11,569)   11,482           (87)
                        
Expenses   913,893    116,880    50,250   (b)   1,081,023 
                       
Net Income (loss)  $(925,462)  $(105,398)  $(50,250)     $(1,081,110)

 

(a) Magical Beasts income and cost of sales prior to closing date

(b) Includes additional amortization of intangibles plus expenses of Magical Beasts prior to closing

 

F-21

 

Note 13 – Acquisition of SRM Entertainment

 

On November 30, 2020, Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into and closed on a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with SRM Entertainment, LTD, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Vinco Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Edison Nation, Inc. (“Vinco”), and the shareholders of SRM set forth in the Exchange Agreement (the “SRM Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the shares of SRM’s common stock (the “SRM Common Stock”) from the SRM Shareholders in exchange for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $1,040,000, subject to a leak out provision and escrow of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon closing, and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company delivered 150,000 shares of its common stock to SRM and placed 50,000 shares in escrow (“Escrow Shares”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company shall release the Escrow Shares upon SRM generating $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to January 15, 2021. The SRM Shareholders shall forfeit their right to receive the Escrow Shares if SRM does not generate $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to December 31, 2020. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company assumed all of the financial obligations of SRM, as well as its employees and offices. As a result of the Exchange Agreement, SRM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation:

 

According to ASC 805, the standard of value to be used in the application of purchase accounting rules is fair value. The Company utilized fair value defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 820–10–35–37 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The determination of the fair value of the consideration and related allocation of the purchase price was determined by management of the Company.

 

The fair value of the consideration is as follows:

 

Shares of the Company’s common stock issued   200,000 
Market value of Company’s common stock (11/30/20 Nasdaq closing price)  $5.20 
      
Total Consideration paid  $1,040,000 

 

Supplemental proforma financial information

 

The following shows the proforma results of operations as if the transaction had occurred effective January 1, 2018. The Financial Statements of SM Entertainment Ltd have been translated from the Hong Kong Dollars to US Dollars using the currency exchange rate at the date of the respective balance sheets and the average exchange rate during the period as follows:

 

   9/30/20   12/31/19   12/31/18 
Exchange rate at B/S date   7.7500    7.8900    7.8304 
Average rate for the period   7.7575    7.8342    7.8377 

 

F-22

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

PROFORMA BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31, 2020 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

   SRM        

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Consolidated Balance   Entertainment, Ltd.  

Proforma

Adjustments

   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Cash  $4,262,168       $      $4,262,168 
Current Assets   726,096               726,096 
Total current assets   4,988,264               4,988,264 
                        
Intangible assets   559,800        (145,766)  (b)   414,034 
Goodwill   941,937               941,937 
Other   35,592               35,592 
Total assets  $6,525,593   $   $(145,766)     $6,379,827 
                        
Liabilities  $1,440,552   $   $      $1,440,552 
Note payable issued in acquisition   691,500               691,500 
Total liabilities   2,132,052               2,132,052 
                        
Common stock   10,656               10,656 
Additional paid-in capital   11,657,286               11,657,286 
                        
Accumulated deficits   (7,274,401)       (145,766)  (b)   (7,420,167)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,393,541        (145,766)      (4,247,775)
                        
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $6,525,593   $   $(145,766)     $6,379,827 

 

   December 31, 2019 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

   SRM         

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Reported Balance   Entertainment, Ltd.   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Cash  $531,026   $190,617   $      $721,643 
Current Assets   214,763    2,289,322    (1,272,673)  (c)   1,231,412 
Total current assets   745,789    2,479,939    (1,272,673)      1,935,055 
                        
Intangible assets           364,417   (a)   364,417 
Goodwill           941,937   (a)   941,937 
Other        54,108            54,108 
Total assets  $745,789   $2,534,047   $33,681      $3,313,517 
                        
Liabilities  $366,581   $2,800,728   $(1,272,673)  (c)  $1,894,636 
                        
Total liabilities   366,581    2,800,728    (1,272,673)      1,894,636 
                        
Common stock   6,893        200   (a)   7,093 
Additional paid-in capital   1,032,511    428,296    1,370,037   (c)(a)   2,839,844 
Common stock payable   325,000               325,000 
Accumulated deficits   (985,196)   (694,977)   (72,883)  (b)   (1,753,056)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   379,208    (266,681)   1,306,354       1,418,881 
                        
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $745,789   $2,534,047   $33,681      $3,313,517 

 

Notes to Proforma Balance Sheets

(a) Allocation of purchase price to intangible assets (net of amortization)

(b) Amortization of intangible assets

(c) Elimination of intercompany balances

 

F-23

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

PROFORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2020 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

   SRM         

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Consolidated Balance   Entertainment, Ltd.   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Sales  $1,065,665   $   $2,727,346   (a)   3,793,011 
Cost of sales   624,570        2,133,135   (a)   2,757,705 
Gross profit   441,095        594,211       1,035,306 
                        
Expenses   6,730,300        572,885   (b)(a)   7,303,185 
                        
Net Income (loss)  $(6,289,205)      $21,326   (a)(b)   (6,267,879)

 

   Year Ended December 31, 2019 
  

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

   SRM         

Jupiter

Wellness, Inc.

 
   Consolidated Balance   Entertainment, Ltd.   Proforma Adjustments   Notes  Proforma Balance 
Sales  $6,455   $7,046,072           7,052,527 
Cost of sales   18,024    5,322,227           5,340,251 
Gross profit   (11,569)   1,723,845           1,712,276 
                        
Expenses   913,893    3,559,868    72,883   (b)   4,546,644 
                        
Net Income (loss)  $(925,462)  $(1,836,023)   (72,883)  (b)   (2,834,368)

 

(a) SRM Entertainment income and cost for the period prior to closing date

(b) Includes additional amortization of intangibles

 

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company entered into an office lease dated April 1, 2019 with a primary term of one-year, plus two one-year extension at the Company’s option. The base lease rate during the primary term is $2,000 per month, and the monthly rate during the optional extension will be increased to $2,080 and $2,163, respectively. The Company paid a total of $61,797 and $21,430 in rent and related fees during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Under the new standard for lease reporting, the company recorded a Right of Use Asset (“ROU”) and an offsetting lease liability of $64,327 representing the present value of the future payments under the lease calculated using a 10% discount rate (the current borrowing rate of the company). The ROU and lease liability are amortized over the three-year life of the lease. The unamortized balances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 were ROU of $29,157 and $49,974, respectively, current lease liability of $23,754 and $20,566, respectively, and non-current lease liability of $6,384 and $30,137, respectively. Additionally, the Company recognized accreted interest expense of $4,153 and $4,377 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

F-24

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On July 6, 2020, Brian Menke (the “Plaintiff”) in Nevada court seeking to enforce a judgement that he had obtained in 2012 against Krista Whitley, the former owner and manager of Magical Beasts LLC., in the amount of $250,000. In July 2020, the Plaintiff brought a claim in Nevada State Court to impute such judgement to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magical Beasts, LLC. On August 6, 2020, the court imputed the judgement to Magical Beasts and advised the Company that before paying any funds to Ms. Whitley, they must first satisfy the judgement to the Plaintiff. On October 12, 2020, the Company, Ms. Whitley and the Plaintiff reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed that of the $1,000,000 note payable to Ms. Whitley, the first $336,450 be paid to the Plaintiff. Ms. Whitley in turn agreed that such payments would be applied to the $1,000,000 owed to Ms. Whitley that was to be paid from the proceeds of the offering and the Plaintiff agreed to withdraw the case against Magical Beasts without prejudice. In November, the Company made a cash payment of $300,000 to the Plaintiff and issued 8,500 shares of its common stock valued at 36,450. The $336,450 was recorded as an offset to the $1,000,000 note.

 

On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, the defendants filed their answer and asserted a counter claim repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file their suit. Subsequently, the Company moved for judgement on the pleadings to dismiss the defendant’s counterclaim in its entirety. That motion has been fully briefed and is pending adjudication. The Company intends to vigorously contest the claims.

 

The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

Note 15 - Subsequent Events

 

Convertible Promissory Notes.

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had a total of $525,000 plus accrued interest of $32,856 due on convertible promissory notes. In January 2021, the Company received conversion notices from all of the note holders to convert the $525,000 principal balance of its convertible promissory notes plus $35,489 accrued interest, through the date of conversion, into 186,832 shares of the Company’s common stock ($3.00 per share conversion price). The shares were issued in January 2021.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

On January 28, 2021 the Company amended a consulting agreement with a third, under the terms of which, the Company would issue 200,000 restricted shares of its common stock.

 

In February 2021, the Company granted 11,000 restricted shares of its common stock to an employee under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Warrants Exercised

 

In February 2021, Ms. Whitley exercised her 185,000 options (see Litigation below) using the cashless option feature and was issued 159,053 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock in full satisfaction of the option agreement.

 

Option Exercised

 

In March 2021, our former Director exercised 50,000 of his options using the cashless option feature and was issued 47,470 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock.

 

Summary of Issuances of Shares of Common Stock Subsequent to December 31, 2020

 

Shares Issued and Outstanding:    
Balance, December 31, 2020   10,655,833 
Conversion of convertible promissory notes   186,832 
Shares issued for services – stock-based compensation   211,000 
Warrants exercised under cashless option   159,053 
Options exercised under cashless option   47,470 
      
Balance, April 5, 2021   11,260,188 

 

F-25

 

Options.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company granted 20,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The options have a three-year exercise period and a $5.59 exercise price, the Nasdaq closing price for the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

 

Litigation.

 

On January 25, 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to: (1) the Confidential Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; (2) the Sales Distributor Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; and (3) the Executive Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2020 (the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Amendment, the parties (i) acknowledge that the Company has fully satisfied its obligation of $334,000 to the Plaintiff as Ms. Whitley’s judgment creditors; (ii) agree that in satisfaction of the remaining balance due to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements, she is to be paid $150,000 in cash instead of $650,000 and, starting April 1, 2020, shall be entitled to individually market and sell the Bella line of products remaining in the Company’s inventory, as identified in the Omnibus Amendment, and the Company will relinquish its rights to the Bella brand; (iii) agree that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the common stock purchase options granted to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements shall be reduced from 250,000 to 185,000, Ms. Whitely may utilize a cashless exercise feature to exercise such options, subject to a six (6) month holding period on the shares, and Ms. Whitley shall not be permitted to sell an amount of shares in any week which exceeds 10% of the Company’s total weekly trading volume in the prior week; (iv) agree that Ms. Whitley’s Employment Agreement shall terminate on March 31, 2021 and shall not renew; and (v) acknowledge that Ms. Whitley has been paid $5,541.50 for unreimbursed expenses on or about December 30, 2020. There will be no adverse impact to the financial statements or financial position of the company related to this matter given the offset of the balance of the $1,000,000 note payable already recorded.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 855-10, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2020 to the date these financial statements were issued, and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.

 

F-26

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

 

 

   March 31, 2021   December 31, 2020 
   (Unaudited)     
Assets          
           
Cash  $3,007,792   $4,262,168 
           
Inventory   249,321    225,924 
Accounts receivable   12,665    255,111 
Prepaid expenses and deposits   295,109    215,904 
Right of use assets   23,622    29,157 
           
Total current assets   3,588,509    4,988,264 
           
Fixed assets   33,392    35,592 
Intangible assets, net of $19,403 amortization   518,097    559,800 
Goodwill   941,937    941,937 
Total assets  $5,081,935   $6,525,593 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
           
Accounts Payable  $453,328   $688,835 
Convertible notes payable to related parties       525,000 
Note payable issued in acquisition       691,500 
Current portion of lease liability   24,606    23,754 
Covid 19 SBA Loan   84,578    84,578 
Accrued liabilities   88,243    112,001 
Total current Liabilities   650,755    2,125,668 
           
Long-term portion lease liability       6,384 
Total liabilities   650,755    2,132,052 
           
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized of which none are issued and outstanding        
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, of which 11,260,188 shares and 10,655,833 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively   11,260    10,656 
Additional paid-in capital   13,554,234    11,657,286 
Common stock payable   335,850     
Accumulated deficits   (9,470,164)   (7,274,401)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,431,180    4,393,541 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $5,081,935   $6,525,593 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

F-27

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

   For the three Months Ended March 31, 
   2021   2020 
Revenue          
Sales   48,846    117,727 
Cost of Sales   23,452    99,903 
Gross profit   25,394    17,824 
           
Operating expense          
General and administrative expenses   2,888,294    482,253 
           
Other income (expense)          
Interest income   1,278    846 
Interest expense   (3,341)   (18,215)
Other income   669,200     
Total income (expense)   667,137    (17,369)
           
Net (loss)   (2,195,763)   (481,798)
           
Net (loss) per share:          
Basic   (0.20)   (0.07)
           
Weighted average number of shares          
Basic   11,169,673    6,983,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

F-28

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and Year ended December 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

   Common Stock   Common    Additional           
   Shares   Amount   Stock Payable   Paid-In Capital  

Subscription

Receivable

  

Accumulated

Deficits

   Total 
Balance, December 31, 2019   6,893,000   $6,893   $325,000   $1,032,511   $   $(985,196)  $379,208 
                                    
Stock options issued in acquisition                156,612            156,612 
Stock options issued to Officers and employees                251,526            251,526 
Common stock payable issued as compensation   700,000    700    (325,000)   549,300            225,000 
Shares issued in Initial Public Offering (“IPO”)   933,333    933        5,860,353            5,861,286 
Common stock issued upon exercise of warrants   1,146,000    1,146        487,854            489,000 
Common stock issued for services   475,000    475        1,761,650            1,762,125 
Common stock issued upon conversion of notes   300,000    300        349,700            350,000 
Common stock issued in debt settlement   8,500    9        8,491            8,500 
Common stock issued in acquisition   200,000    200        1,039,800            1,040,000 
Common stock issued in Endorsement Agmt               159,489            159,489 
Net Loss                       (6,289,205)   (6,289,205)
Balance, December 31, 2020   10,655,833   $10,656   $   $11,657,286   $   $(7,274,401)  $4,393,541 
                                    
Common stock payable           335,850                335,850 
Common stock issued upon conversion of notes   186,832    187        560,309            560,496 
Common stock issued for services   200,000    200        1,077,800            1,078,000 
Common stock issued upon exercise of cashless options   206,523    206        (206)            
Common stock issued as compensation   11,000    11        77,209            77,220 
Stock options granted to Director               181,836            181,836 
Net Loss                       (2,195,763)   (2,195,763)
Balance, March 31, 2021   11,260,188   $11,260   $335,850   $13,554,234   $   $(9,470,164)  $4,431,180 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

F-29

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31 
   2021   2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net (loss)  $(2,195,763)  $(481,698)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash          
provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Stock based compensation   1,672,906    47,159 
Gain on settlement   (669,200)    
Depreciation and amortization   21,603    20,858 
Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:          
Due from third party       400 
Prepaid expenses   (79,205)   (110.375)
Right of Entry asset   5,535    5,015 
Accounts receivable   242,446    (30,149)
Inventory   (23,397)   (57,006)
Security deposits and other assets       (1,200)
Accounts payable   (245,508)   12,465 
Accrued liabilities   11,739    27,752 
Lease liability   (5,532)   (4,771)
Net cash (used in) operating activities   (1,254,376)   (457,638)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of fixed assets       (44,000)
Net cash (used in) investing activities        (44,000)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from convertible debt       575,000 
Net cash paid in acquisition       (245,391)
Net cash provided by financing activities       329,609 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (1,254,376)   (172,029)
           
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period   4,262,168    531,026 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  $3,007,792   $358,997 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid for interest  $   $ 
Cash paid for income taxes  $   $ 
Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC (see note 12)  $   $1,111,648 
Common stock issued in conversion of promissory notes  $560,496   $ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

 

F-30

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

and Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

Note 1 - Organization and Business Operations

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on October 24, 2018 as CBD Brands, Inc. under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The Company is a leading cutting-edge wellness brand dedicated to exploring and developing multiple therapeutic and medical use for Cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of various ailment and diseases such as cancer, arthritis, anxiety, insomnia, psoriasis, chronic pain amongst others.

 

Going Concern Consideration

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $3,007,792 and $4,262,168 in cash, an accumulated deficit of $9,470,164 and $7,274,401 and cash flow used in operations of $1,254,376 and $2,732,736, respectively. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its expansion and development plans. These conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management has taken certain action and continues to implement changes designed to improve the Company’s financial results and operating cash flows. The actions involve certain cost-saving initiatives and growing strategies, including (a) engaging in very limited activities without incurring any liabilities that must be satisfied in cash; and (b) offering noncash consideration and seeking equity financing as a means of financing its operations. Additionally, the Company’s plan includes certain scheduled research and development activities and related clinical trials which may be deferred as needed. If the Company is unable to obtain revenue producing contracts or financing or if the revenue or financing it does obtain is insufficient to cover any operating losses it may incur, it may substantially curtail its operations or seek other business opportunities through strategic alliances, acquisitions or other arrangements that may dilute the interests of existing stockholders.

 

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Florida corporation, Magical Beasts, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

 

F-31

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows. There were no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021.

 

Inventory

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs or write-offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold. Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting.

 

Net Loss per Common Share

 

Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all common stock instruments such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact of the potential common shares would be to decrease the loss per share.

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 
         
Numerator:          
Net (loss)  $(2,195,763)  $(481,798)
           
Denominator:          
Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted-average common shares issued and outstanding during the period   11,169,673    6,893,000 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share   11,169,673    6,893,000 
Basic (loss) per share  $(0.20)  $(0.07)
Diluted (loss) per share  $(0.20)  $(0.07)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

 

F-32

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user or distributor (collectively the “customer”).

 

The Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

 

  identify the contract with a customer;
     
  determine the transaction price;
     
  allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and
     
  recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on a FOB shipping point basis as title passes when shipped. Our products are generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return, refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.

 

Our revenue currently is generated from one general product category of health care products with one performance obligation and geographically there are no specific concentrations of our customer base to disaggregate our revenue stream.

 

Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk

 

Accounts receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an allowance of $118,761 against accounts receivable acquired in connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment and as of March 31, 2021, the Company had recognized no additional allowance for doubtful collections.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020 and the cumulative translation gains and losses as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were not material.

 

Research and Development

 

The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and developments costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $60,529 and $24,350 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

F-33

 

Stock based compensation

 

The Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant. On October 24, 2018, the inception date, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on October 24, 2018, the evaluation was performed for 2018 tax year which would be the only period subject to examination. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.

 

The Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2020 consists of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using federal and state effective tax rates equating to approximately $936,311 less a valuation allowance in the amount of approximately $936,311. Because of the Company’s lack of earnings history, the deferred tax asset has been fully offset by a valuation allowance in the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Related parties

 

The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.

 

Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. Entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g. Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

 

F-34

 

The consolidated financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for non-employee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020, although early adoption is permitted (but no sooner than the adoption of Topic 606). The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

 

In February 2016, Topic 842, “Leases” was issued to replace the leases requirements in Topic 840, “Leases”. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Topic 842 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be retrospectively applied. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.

 

Note 3 - Accounts Receivable

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had accounts receivable of $12,665 (net of an allowance of $118,761) and $255,111, respectively.

 

Note 4 - Prepaid Expenses

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had prepaid expenses of $295,109 and $215,904, respectively consisting primarily of deposits and prepayments on purchase orders.

 

Note 5 - Inventory

 

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had inventory of $249,321 and $225,924, consisting of finished goods, raw materials and packaging supplies.

 

Note 6 - Intangible Assets

 

In connection with the acquisition of Magical Beasts (see Note 12 below), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:

 

Tradenames & trademarks  $151,800 
Customer base   651,220 
Non-compete   154,500 
Goodwill   308,690 
   $1,266,210 

 

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The Non-compete has an estimated life of two years, the Customer base has an estimated life of fifteen years and the Tradenames & trademarks and Goodwill have indefinite lives and will be reviewed at each subsequent reporting period to determine if the assets have been impaired. At December 31, 2020, Goodwill was analyzed by management, assisted by a third party valuation company, and determined that the Goodwill associated with the acquisition of Magical Beasts has been impaired and as a result the Company recognized a charge to earnings of $308,690 in the year ended December 31, 2020. Additionally, the Intangibles were analyzed by management, assisted by a third-party valuation company, and determined that the Intangible associated with the acquisition of Magical Beasts had also been impaired and as a result the Company recognized an additional charge to earnings of $731,628 in the year ended December 31, 2020. The balance of the Intangible Assets at March 31, 2021 and December, 31, 2020 attributable to Magical Beasts totals $99,018 and $122,501, respectively.

 

In connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Limited (see Note 13 below), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:

 

Distribution Agreements  $437,300 
Goodwill   941,937 
   $1,379,237 

 

The Distribution Agreements have an estimated life of six years and Goodwill has an indefinite life and will be reviewed at each subsequent reporting period to determine if the assets have been impaired.

 

Amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2021 totaled $41,704 and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $103,392.

 

Note 7 - Convertible Notes Payable – Related Parties

 

The 2019 Notes:

 

On June 10, 2019, the Company entered into a Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar ($25,000) Convertible Promissory Note (the “Caro Note”) with Caro Partners, LLC (“Caro”), a consulting firm owned by Brian S. John, our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. The term of the Caro Note was one year. The interest rate was ten percent (10%) non compounded and payable semi-annually. The Caro Note was convertible at any time by Caro at a conversion price of $0.25 per share of common stock. The Caro Note was paid in full in September 2019. As a result, no value was allocated to the conversion feature.

 

On July 25, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note for $50,000 to its Chairman, with a term of one year, an annual interest rate of ten percent (10%), which is non compounded and payable semi-annually, and convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the holder at a conversion price of $0.25 per share. The conversion feature was considered the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the arm’s length equity transactions since there was no open market for the Company’s common stock when issued. As a result, the Company determined that the conversion features contained in this Convertible Promissory Note should carry neither beneficial conversion feature nor derivative liabilities. This note was converted into 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock along with the cash payment of $7,028 for the accrued interest in December 2020.

 

On December 31, 2019, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note for $250,000 to a related party, with a term of one year, an annual interest rate of eight percent (8%), which is non compounded and payable semi-annually, and convertible into the Company’s common stock at any time by the holders at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, which was considered the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the arm’s length equity transactions since there was no open market for the Company’s common stock. As a result, the Company determined that the conversion features contained in the Note should carry neither beneficial conversion feature nor derivative liabilities. The note and accrued interest were paid in full in November 2020 with cash payments totaling $267,178.

 

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The 2020 Notes:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued nine convertible promissory notes totaling $1,075,000 (the “2020 Notes”) as follows:

 

Amount   Dated   Conversion Rate 
          
$25,000(1)   01/02/20   $3.00 
 250,000(2)   01/23/20    3.00 
 300,000(1)   03/09/20    3.00 
 50,000(2)   05/01/20    3.00 
 50,000(2)   05/27/20    3.00 
 50,000(2)   05/27/20    3.00 
 100,000(3)   06/24/20    5.00 
 125,000(4)   09/11/20    5.00 
 125,000(4)   09/16/20     5.00 
$1,075,000           

 

  1. Issued to a non-affiliate.

 

  2. Issued to a Secured and Collateralized Lending LLC, an entity run by a consultant of the Company.

 

  3. Issued to BBBY, Ltd, an LLC of which Byron Young, a Company Director, is a manager and a member.

 

  4. Issued to Asia Pacific Partners Inc., an entity run by a consultant of the Company.

 

In November 2020, the $300,000 note was converted into 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock along with a payment of $16,067 for accrued interest. Additionally, in November 2020 the $250,000 note plus accrued interest was paid in full by cash payments totaling 267,177 and the two $125,000 notes plus accrued interest of $2,778 were paid in full for total cash payments of $252,778.

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had a total of $525,000 plus accrued interest of $32,856 due on convertible promissory notes. In January 2021, the Company received conversion notices from all of the note holders to convert the $525,000 principal balance of its convertible promissory notes plus $35,489 accrued interest through the date of conversion, into 186,832 shares of the Company’s common stock ($3.00 per share conversion price). The shares were issued in January 2021.

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s convertible promissory notes activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020:

 

Balance, December 31, 2019  $300,000 
2020 Notes   1,075,000 
Conversions of Notes   (350,000)
Payments on Notes   (500,000)
Balance, December 31, 2020  $525,000 
 Conversions of Notes   (525,000)
Balance, March 31, 2021  $ 

 

The Company recorded interest expense of $2,633 and $74,326 related to the Convertible Promissory Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2020.

 

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Note 8 - Note payable issued in acquisition

 

In connection with the Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC (see Note 12), the Company issued a non-interest bearing $1,000,000 promissory note (“Note”), due upon the earlier of i) the closing of a public offering or ii) December 31, 2020. The note has been valued at its discounted amount of $950,427. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized $49,573 of interest expense for the accretion of the discount.

 

In August 2020, a Nevada court imputed a judgement of Ms. Whitley (the former owner of Magical Beasts, LLC) to Magical Beasts (see Note 14 Legal proceedings) and advised the Company that before paying any funds under the note to Ms. Whitley, the Company must first satisfy the judgement to the Plaintiff. In October 2020, the Company, Ms. Whitley and the Plaintiff in the judgement action against Ms. Whitley reached an agreement whereby Ms. Whitley agreed that of the $1,000,000 payable to Ms. Whitley, the first $336,450 would be paid to the Plaintiff which the Company has paid in full with a cash payment of $300,000 and the issuance of 8,500 shares of its common stock leaving a balance of $691,500 at December 31, 2020.

 

In January 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to the original Purchase Agreement (see Note 12) which satisfied the Company’s obligation on the Note.

 

Note 9 – Covid-19 SBA Loans

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company applied for and received $28,878 under the Federal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and $55,700 under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”), both of which are administered through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). Under the guidelines of the PPP, the SBA will forgive loans if all employee retention criteria are met, and the funds are used for eligible expenses. Under the guidelines of the EIDL, the maximum term is 30 years; however, terms are determined on a case-by-case basis based on each borrower’s ability to repay and carry an interest rate of 3.75%. The Company has not received any notification from the SBA as to whether the PPP will be forgiven or what terms the EIDL will ultimately be.

 

Note 10 - Capital Structure

 

Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 100,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 and 100,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001. As of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, 11,260,188 shares and 6,893,000 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, respectively and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding.

 

Founder Shares

 

During 2018, 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to the Founders of the Company (“Founder Shares”) for an aggregate amount of $5,000 to the management of the Company, of which $4,550 was collected as of December 31, 2018 and $450 was collected during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Subscription Shares

 

During 2018 and 2019, fourteen (14) investors submitted subscription agreements to the Company for the purchase of a total 1,158,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock by cash payment of total $289,500, or $0.25 per share, of which $239,500 was collected as of December 31, 2018 and $50,000 was collected in 2019. The transaction was independently negotiated between the Company and the investors.

 

Regulation A Offering

 

On June 21, 2019, the Company filed a Form 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subsequent amendments thereto on July 29, 2019 and August 19, 2019 (the “Form 1-A”). On September 5, 2019, the Form 1-A was qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Form 1-A, as of December 31, 2019, the Company has sold 735,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $735,000, before deducting offering expenses of $23,000.

 

Year ended December 31, 2020 issuances:

 

Warrant exercise:

During 2020, all of the 1,158,000 warrants issued in connection with the sale of the Subscription Shares were exercised for cash of $489,000 and utilization of the cashless exercise feature. As a result, the Company issued a total of 1,146,000 shares of its common stock.

 

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Initial Public Offering:

 

On November 3, 2020, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of 933,333 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consisted of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock for $8.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $7.50 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $7,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 140,000 additional shares of Common Stock and 140,000 Warrants solely to cover over-allotments, if any. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of the additional 140,000 Warrants that were subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option at $0.01 per Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $1,400. Net proceeds to the Company after all offering expenses, including legal, accounting and professional fees, registration and other fees and expenses were approximately $5,900,000.

 

Conversion of Convertible Promissory Notes:

 

During 2020, the Company converted $350,000 of convertible promissory notes into 300,000 shares of its common stock. The Notes were converted per the terms of the respective Notes and the Company did not recognize any gain or loss on the conversion. (see Note 7 – Convertible Promissory Notes).

 

Endorsement shares:

 

In connection with the execution of an Endorsement Agreement with Tee-2-Green, the Company issued 50,000 shares of its common stock valued at $3.94 per share (value at date of the 11/10/20 agreement) for total of stock-based compensation of $197,125.

 

Consulting Services shares:

 

During 2020, the Company entered into two Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 425,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. The Company recognized a total of $1,565,000 as stock-based compensation in the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Whitley Settlement:

 

In connection with the Settlement of creditors of Ms. Whitley, the former owner of Magical Beasts, LLC (see Note 14 Legal proceedings), the Company issued 8,500 shares of its common stock valued at $8,500.

 

Officer Shares:

 

During 2020, the company issued a total of 700,000 shares of its common stock to its Chairman and its CFO of which 400,000 shares valued at $325,000 were recorded as common stock payable and stock-based compensation in 2019. The additional 300,000 shares were valued at $225,000 and recorded as stock-based compensation in 2020. The respective values were determined based upon the last sales of shares of common stock to third parties.

 

SRM Entertainment Shares:

 

In connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Limited (see Note 13 SRM Acquisition), the Company issued 200,000 shares of its common stock valued at $1,040,000 based on the closing Nasdaq price at date of agreement.

 

Three months ended March 31, 2021 issuances:

 

Conversion of Convertible Promissory Notes:

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company converted $525,000 of convertible promissory notes into 186,832 shares of its common stock. The Notes were converted per the terms of the respective Notes and the Company did not recognize any gain or loss on the conversion. (see Note 7 – Convertible Promissory Notes).

 

Exercise of Cashless Stock Options

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, a former Director of the Company exercised a portion of his stock options under the cashless provisions and was issued 47,470 shares of the Company’s stock and Ms. Whitley (see Note 12) exercised her stock options under the cashless provisions and was issued 159,053 shares of the Company’s stock.

 

Shares issued as compensation

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company entered into two Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 200,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. Additionally, the Company issued 11,000 shares of its common stock to an employee. The Company recognized a total of $1,078,000 as stock-based compensation in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

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The following table sets forth the issuances of the Company’s shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ending December 31, 2020:

 

Balance December 31, 2019   6,893,000 
Warrant Exercise Shares   1,146,000 
Initial Public Offering Shares   933,333 
Conversion of Promissory Notes   300,000 
Endorsement Shares   50,000 
Consulting Services Shares   425,000 
Whitley Settlement Shares   8,500 
Officer Shares   700,000 
SRM Entertainment Acquisition Shares    200,000 
Balance December 31, 2020   10,655,833 
Conversion of Promissory Notes   186,832 
Exercise of stock options   205,523 
Stock compensation   211,000 
Balance March 31, 2021   11,260,188 

 

Common Stock Payable

 

In January 2021, the Company amended the employment agreements of its Officers and a Director to have a portion of their compensation be paid in shares of the Company’s common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company accrued $75,000 of compensation to be paid in stock.

 

In January 2021, the Company granted an employee 21,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, of which 11,000 has been issued and the remaining 10,000 shares to be issued at management’s discretion. The shares were valued at market on the date of grant and the Company recorded $70,200 as the value of the shares remaining to be issued.

 

The Company entered into three consulting agreement which call for a cash component and a stock component. At March 31, 2021 the Company had accrued a total of $190,650 of stock payable relating to the agreements.

 

Total Common Stock Payable at March 31, 2021 was $335,850.

 

Note 11 - Warrants and Options

 

Warrants

 

In connection with the sales of subscription shares of common stock, discussed in Note 10 above, the Company granted the subscribers a total of 1,158,000 warrants to purchase up to 1,158,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, with a term of two years. During 2020, all of these warrants were exercised.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the last price paid by a third party for shares of our common stock.

 

Reporting
Date
  Relative Fair Value   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Risk-free Rate 
11/26/2018  $108,163    2   $0.50   $0.25    717%   0.0286 
2/18/2019  $30,000    2   $0.50   $0.25    717%   0.0227 
4/3/2019  $20,000    2   $0.50   $0.25    717%   0.0233 

 

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IPO Warrants: In connection with the sales of shares of common stock under the Company’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) and S-1 Registration Statement (see Note 10, Initial Public Offering), the Company issued a total of 1,073,333 warrants consisting of 933,333 warrants issued to the purchasers of the IPO Units and140,000 warrants issued to the Underwriters of the IPO. These warrants have an exercise price of $8.50 per share, with a term of five years.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the Nasdaq closing price for shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

Reporting
Date
  Relative Fair Value   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Risk-free Rate 
11/03/2020  $3,905,739    5   $8.50   $4.90    256%   0.039 

 

Endorsement Warrants: In connection with the execution of an Endorsement Agreement with Tee-2-Green, the Company issued 50,000 warrants with an exercise price of $3.90 and a term of five (5) years.

 

The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the Nasdaq closing price for shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

Reporting
Date
  Relative Fair Value   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Risk-free Rate 
11/10/2020  $159,489    5   $3.90   $3.94    261%   0.0041 

 

The following tables summarize all warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the related changes during the period.

 

   Number of
Warrants
   Exercise
Price
 
Stock Warrants          
Balance at December 31, 2019   1,158,000   $0.50 
Warrants issued in connection with the IPO   1,073,333    8.50 
Exercised   (1,158,000)   0.50 
Warrants issued in Endorsement Agreement   50,000    3.90 
Balance at December 31, 2020   1,123,333   $8.30 
Issued or expired        
Balance at March 31, 2021   1,123,333   $8.30 
           
Warrants Exercisable at March 31, 2021   1,123,333   $8.50 

 

Options

 

During 2020, certain Directors and a consultant were granted stock options to purchase a total of 211,330 additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The options have a three-year term with an exercise price between $0.25 and $4.49.

 

On January 25, 2021, the Company issued 20,000 options with an exercise price of $5.59 (market price) and a three-year term to its new Director.

 

On February 25, 2021 the Company issued 33,330 options, pursuant to the Director’s agreement, with an exercise price of $0.25 with a three-year term.

 

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The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date.

 

Reporting Date  Number of Options   Term (Years)   Exercise Price   Market Price on Grant Date   Volatility Percentage   Fair Value 
2/25/20 – 11/18/20   211,330    3   $0.25 - 4.49    $1.00 - 449     169% -209%  $251,526 
1/25/21   20,000    3   $5.59   $5.59    209%  $79,237 
2/25/21   33,330    3   $0.25   $5.66    161%  $180,830 

 

The Company recognized $241,411 and $251,526 as compensation expense in the financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2021, the Company had 355,990 options outstanding.

 

Note 12 - Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC

 

Effective February 21, 2020, Jupiter Wellness Inc., a Florida corporation (“Jupiter Sub”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Magical Beasts LLC (“Magical Beasts”), a Nevada limited liability corporation, and Krista Whitley, its sole interest holder, pursuant to which Jupiter Sub acquired all of the membership interests in Magical Beasts (the “Magical Beasts Acquisition”) in exchange for the following consideration:

 

  $250,000 cash at closing;
     
  A $1,000,000 promissory note, non-interest bearing payable by us, due upon the earlier of i) the closing of this offering or ii) December 31, 2020 valued at its discounted amount of $950,427; and
     
  an option to purchase 250,000 restricted shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share valued at $156,612. The fair value of these options was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the reporting date. The market price was valued based upon the last price paid by third parties for shares of our common stock.

 

Reporting
Date
  Number of Options Granted   Term
(Years)
   Exercise
Price
   Market
Price on
Grant Date
   Volatility
Percentage
   Fair Value 
2/21/20   250,000    5   $1.00   $1.00    77%  $156,612 

 

In connection with the Magical Beasts Acquisition, Jupiter Sub shall enter into an executive employment agreement with Krista Whitley to act as our Director of Marketing, however, until such agreement is entered into, Jupiter Sub shall pay Krista Whitley an annual salary of $150,000.

 

Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation

 

According to ASC 805, the standard of value to be used in the application of purchase accounting rules is fair value. The Company utilized fair value defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 820–10–35–37 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The determination of the fair value of the consideration and related allocation of the purchase price was determined by management of the Company with the assistance of a qualified professional valuation firm.

 

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The fair value of the consideration is as follows:

 

Cash  $250,000 
Promissory Note, net of discount   950,427 
Stock Options   156,612 
Total Consideration paid  $1,357,039 

 

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

 

Tangible assets     
Cash  $4,609 
Inventory   86,220 
Total tangible assets   90,829 
Intangible assets     
Tradename-Trademarks   151,800 
Customer base   651,220 
Non-compete   154,500 
Total Intangibles   957,520 
Goodwill   308,690 
   $1,357,039 

 

In connection with the promissory note above, the Company recognized amortization of the discount on the note as interest expense of $49,573 from the date of closing through December 31, 2020.

 

On July 6, 2020, Brian Menke (the “Plaintiff”) in Nevada court seeking to enforce a judgement that he had obtained in 2012 against Krista Whitley, the former owner and manager of Magical Beasts LLC., in the amount of $250,000. In July 2020, the Plaintiff brought a claim in Nevada State Court to impute such judgement to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magical Beasts, LLC. On August 6, 2020, the court imputed the judgement to Magical Beasts and advised the Company that before paying any funds to Ms. Whitley, they must first satisfy the judgement to the Plaintiff. On October 12, 2020, the Company, Ms. Whitley and the Plaintiff reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed that of the $1,000,000 note payable to Ms. Whitley, the first $336,450 be paid to the Plaintiff. Ms. Whitley in turn agreed that such payments would be applied to the $1,000,000 owed to Ms. Whitley that was to be paid from the proceeds of the offering and the Plaintiff agreed to withdraw the case against Magical Beasts without prejudice. In November, the Company made a cash payment of $300,000 to the Plaintiff and issued 8,500 shares of its common stock valued at $8,500. The $308,500 was recorded as an offset to the $1,000,000 note.

 

On January 25, 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to: (1) the Confidential Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; (2) the Sales Distributor Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; and (3) the Executive Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2020 (the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Amendment, the parties (i) acknowledge that the Company has fully satisfied its obligation of $334,000 to the Plaintiff as Ms. Whitley’s judgment creditors; (ii) agree that in satisfaction of the remaining balance due to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements, she is to be paid $150,000 in cash; (iii) agree that starting April 1, 2020, Whitley shall be entitled to individually market and sell the Bella line of products remaining in the Company’s inventory, as identified in the Omnibus Amendment, and the Company will relinquish its rights to the Bella brand; (iv) agree that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the common stock purchase options granted to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements shall be reduced from 250,000 to 185,000, Ms. Whitely may utilize a cashless exercise feature to exercise such options, subject to a six (6) month holding period on the shares, and Ms. Whitley shall not be permitted to sell an amount of shares in any week which exceeds 10% of the Company’s total weekly trading volume in the prior week; (v) agree that Ms. Whitley’s Employment Agreement shall terminate on March 31, 2021 and shall not renew; (vi) acknowledge that Ms. Whitley has been paid $5,541 for unreimbursed expenses on or about December 30, 2020; and (vii) the balance of the note due Whitley be forgiven.

 

As a result of the above, the Company recognized a gain of $669,200 comprised of the forgiveness of debt of $691,500 and the write-off of the unamortized portion of Whitley’s the non-compete agreement of $22,300.

 

In February 2021, Ms. Whitley exercised her 185,000 options (see Omnibus Agreement above) using the cashless option feature and was issued 159,053 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock in full satisfaction of the option agreement.

 

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Supplemental proforma financial information

 

The following shows the proforma results of operations as if the transaction had occurred effective January 1, 2019.

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
PROFORMA BALANCE SHEETS
     
   December 31, 2020 
   Jupiter Wellness, Inc.              Jupiter Wellness, Inc. 
   Consolidated Balance   Magical Beasts, LLC   Proforma Adjustments   Notes   Proforma Balance 
Cash  $4,262,168       $        $4,262,168 
Current Assets   726,096                 726,096 
Total current assets   4,988,264                 4,988,264 
                          
Intangible assets   559,800        (67,523)   (a)    492,277 
Goodwill   941,937                 941,937 
Other   35,592                 35,592 
Total assets  $6,525,593       $(67,523)       $6,458,070 
                          
Liabilities  $1,440,552       $        $1,440,552 
Note payable issued in acquisition   691,500                 691,500 
Total liabilities   2,132,052                 2,132,052 
                          
Common stock   10,656                 10,656 
Additional paid-in capital   11,657,286                 11,657,286 
                          
Accumulated deficits   (7,274,401)       (67,523)    (b)     (7,341,924)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,393,541        (67,523)        4,326,018 
                          
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $6,525,593       $(67,523)       $6,458,070 
                          
Notes to Proforma Balance Sheets                         

 

(a) Additional amortization of intangible assets

(b) Income statement effects of notes (a) and (b) above  

 

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JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
PROFORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
     
   Year Ended December 31, 2020 
   Jupiter Wellness, Inc.              Jupiter Wellness, Inc. 
   Consolidated Balance  

Magical

Beasts, LLC

   Proforma Adjustments   Notes   Proforma Balance 
Sales  $1,065,665   $   $105,404     (a)    $1,171,069 
Cost of sales   624,570        83,428     (a)     707,998 
Gross profit   441,095        21,976         463,071 
                          
Expenses   6,730,300        50,057     (a)(b)     6,782,357 
                          
Net Income (loss)  $(6,289,205)      $(30,081)       $(6,319,286)
                          

 

(a) Magical Beasts income and cost of sales prior to closing date

(b) Includes additional amortization of intangibles plus expenses of Magical Beasts prior to closing

 

Note 13 – Acquisition of SRM Entertainment

 

On November 30, 2020, Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into and closed on a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with SRM Entertainment, LTD, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Vinco Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Edison Nation, Inc. (“Vinco”), and the shareholders of SRM set forth in the Exchange Agreement (the “SRM Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the shares of SRM’s common stock (the “SRM Common Stock”) from the SRM Shareholders in exchange for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $1,040,000, subject to a leak out provision and escrow of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon closing, and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company delivered 150,000 shares of its common stock to SRM and placed 50,000 shares in escrow (“Escrow Shares”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company shall release the Escrow Shares upon SRM generating $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to January 15, 2021. The SRM Shareholders shall forfeit their right to receive the Escrow Shares if SRM does not generate $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to December 31, 2020. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company assumed all of the financial obligations of SRM, as well as its employees and offices. As a result of the Exchange Agreement, SRM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation:

 

According to ASC 805, the standard of value to be used in the application of purchase accounting rules is fair value. The Company utilized fair value defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 820–10–35–37 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The determination of the fair value of the consideration and related allocation of the purchase price was determined by management of the Company.

 

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The fair value of the consideration is as follows:

 

Shares of the Company’s common stock issued   200,000 
Market value of Company’s common stock (11/30/20 Nasdaq closing price)  $5.20 
Consideration paid  $1,040,000 
Net tangible liabilities assumed   339,237 
Total consideration  $1,379,237 

 

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

 

Disribution Agreements  $437,300 
Goodwill   941,937 
Total purchase price allocation  $1,379,237 

 

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Supplemental proforma financial information

 

The following shows the proforma results of operations as if the transaction had occurred effective January 1, 2019.

 

JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
PROFORMA BALANCE SHEETS
 
   December 31, 2020 
   Jupiter Wellness, Inc.   SRM  

 

       Jupiter Wellness, Inc. 
   Consolidated Balance   Entertainment, Ltd.  

Proforma

Adjustments

   Notes   Proforma Balance 
Cash  $4,262,168       $        $4,262,168 
Current Assets   726,096                 726,096 
Total current assets   4,988,264                 4,988,264 
                          
Intangible assets   559,800        (145,766)   (a)    414,034 
Goodwill   941,937                 941,937 
Other   35,592                 35,592 
Total assets  $6,525,593   $   $(145,766)       $6,379,827 
                          
Liabilities  $1,440,552   $   $        $1,440,552 
Note payable issued in acquisition   691,500                 691,500 
Total liabilities   2,132,052                 2,132,052 
                          
Common stock   10,656                 10,656 
Additional paid-in capital   11,657,286                 11,657,286 
                          
Accumulated deficits   (7,274,401)       (145,766)   (a)    (7,420,167)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   4,393,541        (145,766)        (4,247,775)
                          
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $6,525,593   $   $(145,766)       $6,379,827 
                          
Notes to Proforma Balance Sheets                         

 

(a) Amortization of intangible assets

 

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JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
PROFORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
     
   Year Ended December 31, 2020 
   Jupiter Wellness, Inc.   SRM           Jupiter Wellness, Inc. 
   Consolidated Balance   Entertainment, Ltd.   Proforma Adjustments   Notes   Proforma Balance 
Sales  $1,065,665   $   $2,727,346    (a)     3,793,011 
Cost of sales   624,570        2,133,135    (a)     2,757,705 
Gross profit   441,095        594,211         1,035,306 
                          
Expenses   6,730,300        572,885    (b)(a)    7,303,185 
                          
Net Income (loss)  $(6,289,205)      $21,326    (a)(b)    (6,267,879)

 

(a) SRM Entertainment income and cost for the period prior to closing date

(b) Includes additional amortization of intangibles

 

Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company entered into an office lease dated April 1, 2019 with a primary term of one-year, plus two one-year extensions at the Company’s option. The base lease rate during the primary term is $2,000 per month, and the monthly rate during the optional extension will be increased to $2,080 and $2,163, respectively. The Company paid a total of $12,258 and $4,310 in rent and related fees during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Under the new standard for lease reporting, the Company recorded a Right of Use Asset (“ROU”) and an offsetting lease liability of $64,327 representing the present value of the future payments under the lease calculated using a 10% discount rate (the current borrowing rate of the company). The ROU and lease liability are amortized over the three-year life of the lease. The unamortized balances at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were ROU of $23,622 and $29,157, respectively, current lease liability of $24,606 and $23,754, respectively, and non-current lease liability of $-0- and $6,384, respectively. Additionally, the Company recognized accreted interest expense of $708 and $1,228 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, the defendants filed their answer and counterclaim, repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file the lawsuit. On October 6, 2020, the Company moved for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaim in its entirety. On April 24, 2021, the Company’s motion was granted and all claims were dismissed.

 

The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

 

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Note 15 - Subsequent Events

 

In May, 2021, the Company entered into three Loan Agreements totaling $3,150,000 Loan Agreement (the “Loans”). The Loans calls for a Convertible Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $3,150,000 (the “Note”) and the issuance of Common Stock Purchase Warrants for 525,001 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant”). The Notes have a maturity date of six month from the date of execution,, have an original issuance discount of five percent (5%), an interest rate of eight percent (8%) and a conversion price of $6.00 per shares, subject to an adjustment downward to $5.00 per shares if the Company is in default of the terms of the Notes. The Warrants have a five (5) year term, have an exercise price of $6.00 per share, have a cashless conversion feature until such time as the shares underlying the Warrant are included in an effective registration and a Down Round Protection feature. The Down Round Protection feature adjusts the exercise price prior to exercise, if the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock, options to purchase Common Stock, securities convertible into Common Stock or rights relating to Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”) to any person or entity other than the Lender, at a price per share less than the Exercise Price, then the Exercise Price hereof shall be proportionately reduced to match the price per share of the Purchase Rights.

 

In May 2021, the Company entered into two consulting agreements which called for a combined total of 220,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued.

 

In June 2021, we entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (“OMRF”), covering the Company’s use of OMRF’s Patents US 6,156,795 and US 6,326,400, relating to the treatment of contact dermatitis with N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester, otherwise known as the artificial sweetener aspartame. Under the License Agreement, the Company has gained the worldwide exclusive license to utilize the Patent Rights, Know-How and Material related to N-L-Alpha-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine-1-Methyl Ester in order to make, use, distribute, sublicense and sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services.

 

Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company issued 253,400 options to its officers.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 855-10, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to March 31, 2021 to the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.

 

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Shares of Common Stock

 

Prospectus

 

, 2021

 

We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or represent anything not contained in or incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This Prospectus does not offer to sell any securities in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall create any implication that the information in this Prospectus is correct after the date hereof.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

 

The table below itemizes the expenses payable by the registrant in connection with the registration and issuance of the securities being registered hereunder, other than underwriting discounts and commissions. All amounts except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee are estimated.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee  $

8,960.17

 
FINRA Fee  $12,819.24 
Legal Fees and Expenses  $150,000.00 
Accountants’ Fees and Expenses  $50,000.00 
Printing and Engraving Expenses  $2,500.00 
Miscellaneous  $75,720.59 
Total  $300,000.00 

 

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the “DGCL”), which enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for violations of the director’s fiduciary duty, except (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, which provides for liability of directors for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or redemptions or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, 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 or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit 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, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the adjudicating court shall deem proper.

 

Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.

 

Our bylaws, subject to the provisions of the DGCL, contain provisions which allow the corporation to indemnify any person against liabilities and other expenses incurred as the result of defending or administering any pending or anticipated legal issue in connection with service to us if it is determined that person acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed was in the best interest of the corporation. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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As permitted by the DGCL, the registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of the registrant’s directors and certain of the registrant’s officers which require the registrant, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status as directors, officers or certain other employees.

 

The registrant expects to obtain and maintain insurance policies under which its directors and officers are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of those policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of, actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers. The coverage provided by these policies may apply whether or not the registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

 

These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements entered into between the registrant and the registrant’s officers and directors may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the registrant’s officers and directors for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

The underwriting agreement between the registrant, the selling stockholders and the underwriters to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for the indemnification by the underwriters of the registrant’s directors and officers and certain controlling persons against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act with respect to information provided by the underwriters specifically for inclusion in the registration statement.

 

ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

 

Founder Shares

 

As of December 31, 2019, 5,000,000 shares of our common stock were issued to our founders (“Founder Shares”) for an aggregate amount of $5,000 to our management, of which $4,550 was collected as of December 31, 2018 and $450 was collected during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Founders Shares were offered pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

Subscription Shares and Warrants

 

As of December 31, 2019, we received subscription agreements from 14 investors regarding the purchase of an aggregate of 1,158,000 shares of our common stock by cash payment of a total of $289,500, or $0.25 per share, of which $239,500 was collected as of December 31, 2018 and $50,000 was collected during the year ended December 31, 2019. The transaction was independently negotiated between us and the investors. The proceeds from the subscription agreements mitigated our cash pressure in short term.

 

In connection with the subscription agreements discussed, we granted the subscribers warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,158,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, with a term of two years (the “Subscription Warrants”). The 1,158,000 shares and Subscription Warrants were offered pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation A Offering

 

On June 21, 2019, we filed the Form 1-A and subsequent amendments thereto on July 29, 2019 and August 19, 2019. On September 5, 2019, the Form 1-A was qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the Form 1-A, as of December 31, 2019, we have sold 735,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $735,000, before deducting offerings expenses.

 

Subscription Warrants Conversion

 

In October and November 2020, all of the Subscription Warrants were converted into shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to such conversions, 978,000 shares were issued for cash at the per share exercise price of $0.50, totaling $489,000, and 168,000 shares were issued using the Subscription Warrant’s cashless exercise option (in lieu of 180,000 shares if issued for cash).

 

Convertible Promissory Notes Conversion

 

In November and December 2020, a total of $350,000 in convertible promissory notes were converted into 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, of which $50,000 was converted into 200,000 shares by Dr. Wilson, our Chairman, and $300,000 was converted into 100,000 shares by an independent third-party lender.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company converted $525,000 of convertible promissory notes into 186,832 shares of its common stock. The Notes were converted per the terms of the respective Notes and the Company did not recognize any gain or loss on the conversion.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company entered into consulting agreements with three independent third-parties for services. In connection with these agreements, the Company issued a total of 475,000 shares of its common stock.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company entered into three Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued 220,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. Additionally, the Company issued 11,000 shares of its common stock to an employee.

 

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Endorsement Agreement

 

On November 16, 2020, the Company entered into an endorsement agreement (the “Endorsement Agreement”) with Tee-2-Green Enterprises Limited (“Tee-2-Green”), pursuant to which the Company received the exclusive right and license to utilize Ernie Els’ (the “Player”) name, likeness, photographs, and endorsements in the advertising, promotion, distribution and sale of the Company’s products, including products in the CaniSun, CaniSkin and CaniDermRX lines. The Endorsement Agreement shall have a term of three (3) years (the “Contract Period”), commencing on November 10, 2020, unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties or sooner terminated. Beginning one (1) year prior to the end of the Contract Period, and for a period of six (6) months thereafter (the “Exclusive Negotiating Period”), the parties shall negotiate exclusively with one another as regards to extension of the Endorsement Agreement. In the event that the parties are unable to conclude a binding agreement as regards to an extension of the Endorsement Agreement during the Exclusive Negotiating Period, either party shall be entitled to enter into negotiations with any third party as regards the subject matter of the Endorsement Agreement and conclude any agreement with any third party for the period following the Contract Period.

 

Pursuant to the Endorsement Agreement, the Company issued to Tee-2-Green 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $3.90 per share, which was the trading price of the common stock at such time. The warrants are exercisable at any time within five (5) years from the date of issuance thereof.

 

SRM Entertainment Acquisition

 

On November 30, 2020, the Company entered into and closed on a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with SRM Entertainment, LTD, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Vinco Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Edison Nation, Inc. (“Vinco”), and the shareholders of SRM set forth in the Exchange Agreement (the “SRM Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the shares of SRM’s common stock (the “SRM Common Stock”) from the SRM Shareholders in exchange for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to a leak out provision and escrow of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. SRM is involved in the sale of merchandise at amusement parks and has licenses which allow the Company to sell its other products in these amusement parks. As a result, the Company is currently developing a new line of non-CDB infused suncare products for sale in these parks. Upon closing, and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company delivered 150,000 shares of its common stock to SRM and placed 50,000 shares in escrow (“Escrow Shares”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company shall release the Escrow Shares upon SRM generating $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to January 15, 2021. The SRM Shareholders shall forfeit their right to receive the Escrow Shares if SRM does not generate $200,000 in cash receipts and revenue prior to December 31, 2020. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company assumed all of the financial obligations of SRM, as well as its four employees and offices in Hong Kong. We expect to close the office in Hong Kong over the next few months as the employees are largely working remotely. As a result of the Exchange Agreement, SRM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

AB License Agreement

 

Pursuant to the AB License Agreement the Company has issued $150,000-worth of the Company’s common stock in addition to the $150,000 cash consideration.

 

Officer – Director Issuances

 

In connection with their employment agreements, Mr. McKinnon, our CFO, and Dr. Wilson, our Chairman, were granted 100,000 shares and 300,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2019 which were not issued as of December 31, 2019. Additionally, in connection with their employment agreements, Mr. McKinnon and Dr. Wilson were granted 100,000 shares and 200,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020. During 2020, Mr. McKinnon and Dr. Wilson were issued 200,000 and 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.

 

The following table shows the options granted to the officer and directors as of June 30, 2021.

 

Name  Grant Date  Options   Exercise Price 
Brian John  6/30/2021   50,800   $4.93 
Rich Miller  6/30/2021   35,600   $4.93 
Dr. Wilson  6/30/2021   33,500   $4.48 
Doug McKinnon  6/30/2021   33,500   $4.48 
Ryan Allison  5/25/2021   100,000   $3.76 
Total      253,400      

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, a former Director of the Company exercised a portion of his stock options under the cashless provisions and was issued 47,470 shares of the Company’s stock.

 

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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.

 

1.1*   Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Jupiter Wellness, Inc.’s Form 1-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2019.
3.2   Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Jupiter Wellness, Inc.’s Form 1-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2019.
3.3   Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
3.4   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
3.5   Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
4.1   Common Stock Purchase Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
4.2   Representative’s Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
4.3   Form of Warrant included in Unit, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
4.4   Form of Warrant Agent Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
4.5   Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021.
4.6   Form of Convertible Promissory Note, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021.
4.7 Form of Underwriter Warrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 19, 2021.
4.8   Form of Company Warrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 19, 2021.

4.9*

 

Form of Pre-funded Warrant

5.1*   Opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP
10.1   Common Stock and Warrant Subscription Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
10.2   Independent Director’s Contract between the Company and Dr. Hector Alila, dated February 25, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
10.3   Independent Director’s Contract between the Company and Timothy G. Glynn, dated March 13, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
10.4   Independent Director’s Contract between the Company and Christopher Melton, dated July 29, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020).
10.5   Employment Agreement with Douglas O. McKinnon, dated August 5, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020).
10.6   Form of Regulation A Subscription Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Jupiter Wellness, Inc.’s Form 1-A/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2019.
10.7   Employment Agreement with Dr. Glynn Wilson, dated October 15, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
10.8   Employment Agreement with Brian John, dated February 1, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
10.9   Employment Agreement with Richard Miller, dated February 1, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
10.10   2020 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
10.11   Confidential Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated February 20, 2020 by and between Jupiter Wellness, Inc., Magical Beasts LLC. and Krista Whitley, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
10.12   Sales Distribution Agreement dated February 20, 2020 between Jupiter Wellness Inc. and Ayako Holdings, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
10.13   Distribution Agreement, dated November 5, 2020, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2020.
10.14   Endorsement Agreement, dated November 10, 2020, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 19, 2020.
10.15   Share Exchange Agreement, dated November 30, 2020, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020.
10.16   Independent Director’s Agreement, dated January 20, 2021, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 26, 2021.
10.17   Omnibus Amendment dated January 25, 2021, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 29, 2021.
10.18   First Amendment to Common Stock Option Agreement dated January 25, 2021, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 29, 2021.
10.19   Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 2021, incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 3, 2021.
10.20   Form of Loan Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021.
10.21*   Form of Warrant Agent Agreement for Company Warrant

10.22*

 

Form of Warrant Agent Agreement for Pre-funded Warrant

14.1   Code of Ethics, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
14.2   Corporate Governance Guidelines, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 14, 2020.
23.1*   Consent of M&K CPAS PLLC, an independent registered public accounting firm
23.3*   Consent of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP (included in exhibit 5.1)
24.1   Power of Attorney (included in signature page), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC on July 19, 2021.

 

* Filed herewith

 

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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

 

(a) 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, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

(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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(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.

 

(2) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the 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, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. 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 first use, 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 date of first use.

 

(5) 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.

 

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(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 and 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 hereby, 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.

 

(c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that it will:

 

(1) for determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat 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 under Rule 424(b)(1), or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time the Commission declared it effective.

 

(2) for determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement, and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona fide offering of those securities.

 

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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 on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jupiter, State of Florida on the 20th day of July, 2021.

 

  JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
  By: /s/ Brian S. John
  Name: Brian S. John
  Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name   Title   Date
         
/s/ Brian S. John  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer) and Director

 

July 20, 2021

Brian S. John        
         

*

  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   July 20, 2021
Douglas McKinnon        
         

/s/ Richard Miller

  Chief Operating Officer and Director   July 20, 2021
Richard Miller        
         

*

  Director   July 20, 2021
Nancy Torres Kaufman        
         

*

  Chairman and Head of Research and Development   July 20, 2021
Glynn Wilson        
         

*

  Director   July 20, 2021
Dr. Hector Alila        
         

*

  Director   July 20, 2021
Christopher Melton        
         
*   Director   July 20, 2021
Byron Young        

 

* Signed by Brian S. John pursuant to the power of attorney signed by each individual and previously filed with this Registration Statement on July 19, 2021.

 

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EX-1.1 2 ex1-1.htm

 

Exhibit 1.1

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

[●], 2021

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

As Representative of the Underwriters named on Schedule 1-A attached hereto

810 Seventh Avenue 18th Floor

New York, NY 10019

As Representative of the several Underwriters

 

named on Schedule 1-A attached hereto

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) and the selling stockholders as set forth in Schedule 1-B (the “Selling Stockholders”), hereby confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp. (hereinafter referred to as “you” (including its correlatives) or the “Representative”) and with the other underwriters named on Schedule 1 hereto for which the Representative is acting as representative (the Representative and such other underwriters being collectively called the “Underwriters” or, individually, an “Underwriter”) as follows:

 

1. Purchase and Sale of Securities.

 

1.1 Firm Securities.

 

1.1.1. Nature and Purchase of Firm Securities.

 

(i) On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Underwriters, an aggregate of [●] shares (each, a “Company Offering Firm Share” and collectively, the “Company Offering Firm Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and [●] pre-funded warrants ( each a “Firm Pre-funded Warrant” and collectively, the “Firm Pre-funded Warrants”) to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 until such time as the Firm Pre-funded Warrant is exercised in full subject to adjustment as provided in the Firm Pre-funded Warrant and the Selling Stockholders agreed to sell to the several Underwriters, an aggregate of [●] shares of Common Stock (each, a “Selling Stockholder Firm Share” and collectively, the “Selling Stockholder Firm Shares”). Each Company Offering Firm Share or Selling Stockholder Firm Share is a “Firm Share” and collectively are the Firm Shares. For every one Company Offering Firm Share or Firm Pre-funded Warrant issued and sold by the Company or every one Selling Stockholder Firm Share sold by the Selling Stockholders, the Company shall issue and sell to the several Underwriters one five-year warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $[●] per share (100.0% of the combined public offering price per Firm Share and Firm Company Warrant as defined hereto in the Offering) (each, a “Firm Company Warrant”), or an aggregate of [●] five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of [●] shares of Common Stock (the “Firm Company Warrants” and together with the Firm Shares and the Firm Pre-Funded Warrants, the “Firm Securities,” and, each individually, a “Firm Security”). The Firm Shares, the Firm Pre-Funded Warrant and the Firm Company Warrants will be separated immediately upon issuance.

 

(ii) The Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company and the Selling Stockholders the number of Firm Shares, Firm Pre-funded Warrants and Firm Company Warrants set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule 1-A attached hereto and made a part hereof at a combined purchase price for one Firm Share and one Firm Company Warrant of $[●] (or 93% of the combined public purchase price of one Firm Share and one Firm Company Warrant), or a combined purchase price for one Firm Pre-funded Warrant and one Firm Company Warrant of $[●] (or 93% of the combined public purchase price of one Firm Pre-funded Warrant and one Firm Company Warrant purchase price). The Firm Securities are to be offered initially to the public at the offering price set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus (as defined in Section 2.1.1 hereof).

 

1.1.2. Firm Securities Payment and Delivery.

 

(i) Delivery and payment for the Firm Securities shall be made at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the second (2nd) Business Day following the signing of this Agreement (the “Effective Date”) (or the third (3rd) Business Day following the Effective Date if this Agreement is signed after 4:01 p.m., Eastern time) or at such earlier time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative, the Company and the Selling Stockholders, at the offices of Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., 1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1400, Two James Center, Richmond, VA 23219 (“Representative’s Counsel”), or at such other place (or remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Representative, the Company and the Selling Stockholders. The hour and date of delivery and payment for the Firm Securities is called the “Closing Date.”

 

 

 

 

(ii) Payment for the Firm Securities shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company and the Selling Stockholders upon delivery of the certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Firm Securities (or through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)) for the account of the Underwriters. The Firm Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request in writing at least one full Business Day prior to the Closing Date. The Company and the Selling Stockholders shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Firm Securities except upon tender of payment by the Representative for all of the Firm Securities. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York, New York.

 

1.2. Over-allotment Option.

 

1.2.1. Option Securities. For the purposes of covering any over-allotments in connection with the distribution and sale of the Firm Securities, the Company and the Selling Stockholders hereby grant to the Representative an option (the “Over-allotment Option”) to purchase, in the aggregate, up to (a) [●] additional shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) representing fifteen percent (15%) of the Firm Shares and Firm Pre-funded Warrants sold in the offering and (b) [●] additional Warrants to purchase up to an additional [●] shares of Common Stock (the “Option Company Warrants” and, collectively with the Option Shares, the “Option Securities”), representing fifteen percent (15%) of the Firm Company Warrants sold in the offering from the Company and the Selling Stockholders, which may be purchased in any combination of Option Shares and/or Option Company Warrants. Among the [●] Option Shares, [●] shares of Common Stock (each, a “Company Offering Option Share” and collectively, the “Company Offering Option Shares”) will be issued by the Company, and [●] shares of Common Stock (each, a “Selling Stockholder Option Share” and collectively, the “Selling Stockholder Option Shares”) will be sold by the Selling Stockholders, as set forth in Schedule 2-A. Each Company Offering Firm Share or Company Offering Option Share is a “Company Offering Share” and collectively are the Company Offering Shares. Each Selling Stockholder Firm Share or Selling Stockholder Option Share is a “Selling Stockholder Share” and collectively are the Selling Stockholder Shares. Each Firm Company Warrant or Option Company Warrant is a “Company Warrant” and collectively are the Company Warrants. All of the Company Offering Option Shares and Option Company Warrants will be issued by the Company. The net proceeds of the Company Offering Option Shares and the Option Company Warrants will be deposited with the Company’s account. The net proceeds of the Selling Stockholder Option Shares will be deposited with the Selling Stockholders’ accounts. The purchase price to be paid per Option Share shall be equal to the combined price per Firm Share and Firm Company Warrant set forth in Section 1.1.1 hereof. The purchase price to be paid per Option Company Warrant shall be $0.001. The Firm Shares and the Option Shares are hereinafter referred to as the “Shares.” The Firm Pre-funded Warrants and the Company Warrants are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrants.” The Shares, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants are hereinafter referred to together as the “Public Securities.” The offering and sale of the Public Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “Offering.”

 

1.2.2. Exercise of Option. The Over-allotment Option granted pursuant to Section 1.2.1 hereof may be exercised by the Representative as to all (at any time) or any part (from time to time) of any combination of Option Securities within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date. The Underwriters shall not be under any obligation to purchase any Option Securities prior to the exercise of the Over-allotment Option. The Over-allotment Option granted hereby may be exercised by the giving of written notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders from the Representative, setting forth the number of Option Shares and/or Option Company Warrants to be purchased and the date and time for delivery of and payment for the Option Securities (the “Option Closing Date”), which shall not be later than five (5) full Business Days after the date of the notice or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative, at the offices of Representative’s Counsel or at such other place (including remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Representative. If such delivery and payment for the Option Securities does not occur on the Closing Date, each Option Closing Date will be as set forth in the notice. Upon exercise of the Over-allotment Option with respect to all or any portion of the Option Securities subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) the Company shall become obligated to sell to the Underwriters the number of Company Offering Option Shares and/or Option Company Warrants specified in such notice, (ii) the Selling Stockholders shall become obligated to sell to the Underwriters the number of Selling Stockholder Option Shares specified in such notice, and (iii) each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, shall purchase that portion of the total number of Option Shares and/or Option Company Warrants then being purchased as set forth in Schedule 1 opposite the name of such Underwriter.

 

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1.2.3. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Option Securities shall be made on the Option Closing Date by wire transfer in Federal (same day) funds, payable to the order of the Company and the Selling Stockholders upon delivery to you of certificates (in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters) representing the Option Securities (or through the facilities of DTC or via DWAC transfer) for the account of the Underwriters. The Option Securities shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request in writing at least one full Business Day prior to the Option Closing Date. The Company and the Selling Stockholders shall not be obligated to sell or deliver the Option Securities except upon tender of payment by the Representative for applicable Option Securities.

 

1.3 Representative’s Warrants.

 

1.3.1. Purchase Warrants. The Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Representative (and/or its designees) on the Closing Date, a five-year warrant (“Representative’s Warrant”) for the purchase of [●] shares of Common Stock, representing 4% of the aggregate number of Company Offering Firm Shares and Firm Pre-funded Warrants (excluding the underwriter’s over-allotment option), issued in the Offering, pursuant to a warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, at an initial exercise price of $[●] (or 125% of the combined public offering price of each Frim Share and Company Firm Warrant). The Representative’s Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof are hereinafter referred to together as the “Representative’s Securities.” The Representative understands and agrees that there are significant restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 against transferring the Representative’s Warrant and the underlying shares of Common Stock during the one hundred eighty (180) days after the Effective Date and by its acceptance thereof shall agree that it will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate the Representative’s Warrant, or any portion thereof, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date to anyone other than (i) an Underwriter or a selected dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of the Representative or of any such Underwriter or selected dealer; and only if any such transferee agrees to the foregoing lock-up restrictions.

 

1.3.2. Delivery. Delivery of the Representative’s Warrant shall be made on the Closing Date, and shall be issued in the name or names and in such authorized denominations as the Representative may request.

 

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters as of the Applicable Time (as defined below), as of the Closing Date and as of the Option Closing Date, if any, as follows:

 

2.1. Filing of Registration Statement.

 

2.1.1.Pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement, and an amendment or amendments thereto, on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 258005), including any related prospectus or prospectuses, which registration statement was declared effective on [●], 2021, for the registration of the Public Securities and the Underwriter’s Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which registration statement and amendment or amendments have been prepared by the Company in all material respects in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and contains and will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Except as the context may otherwise require, such registration statement, as amended, on file with the Commission at the time the registration statement became effective (including the Preliminary Prospectus included in the registration statement, financial statements, schedules, exhibits and all other documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated therein and all information deemed to be a part thereof as of the Effective Date pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations (the “Rule 430A Information”)), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” If the Company files any registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, then after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” shall include such registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b). The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission on the date hereof.

 

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Each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “Preliminary Prospectus.” The Preliminary Prospectus, subject to completion, dated [●], 2021, that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus.” The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in the Offering is hereinafter called the “Prospectus.” Any reference to the “most recent Preliminary Prospectus” shall be deemed to refer to the latest Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

 

Applicable Time” means [●] p.m., Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement.

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), including without limitation any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) relating to the Public Securities that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Public Securities or of the Offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

 

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a “bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “Bona Fide Electronic Road Show”)), as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule 2-B hereto.

 

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

 

Pricing Disclosure Package” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the Pricing Prospectus and the information included on Schedule 2-A hereto, all considered together.

 

2.1.2. Pursuant to the Exchange Act. The Company has filed with the Commission a Form 8-A providing for the registration pursuant to Section 12(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of the Common Stock. The registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act has become effective on or prior to the date hereof. The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.

 

2.2. Stock Exchange Listing. The Selling Stockholder Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (the “Exchange”). The Company Offering Shares and the shares of Common Stock underlying each of the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants have been approved for listing on the Exchange, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting of the above shares from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing.

 

2.3. No Stop Orders, etc. Neither the Commission nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or has instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute, any proceedings with respect to such an order. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

 

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2.4. Disclosures in Registration Statement.

 

2.4.1. Compliance with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation.

 

(i) Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus, including the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or supplement thereto, and the Prospectus, at the time each was or will be filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this Offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

(ii) Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of the Applicable Time, at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date (if any), contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

(iii) The Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date (if any), did not, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company in writing with respect to the Underwriters by the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists solely of the disclosure contained in the “Underwriting” subsections “- Underwriting Commissions and Discounts and Expenses,” “Stabilization,” “Discretionary Accounts” and “Other Relationships” of the Prospectus (the “Underwriters’ Information”); and

 

(iv) Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Underwriters’ Information.

 

2.4.2. Disclosure of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder, except for any default or event which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. To the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations, except for any violation which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

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2.4.3. Prior Securities Transactions. During the past three (3) years from the date of this Agreement, no securities of the Company have been sold by the Company or by or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and any Preliminary Prospectus.

 

2.4.4. Regulations. The disclosures in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Offering and the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects and no other such regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which are not so disclosed

 

2.5. Changes after Dates in Registration Statement.

 

2.5.1. No Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, nor any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than as contemplated pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from any position with the Company.

 

2.5.2. Recent Securities Transactions, etc. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock.

 

2.6. Independent Accountants. To the knowledge of the Company, M&K CPAS, PLLC (“Auditor”), whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Auditor has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act, except for permitted tax services to the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries.

 

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2.7. Financial Statements, etc. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and any supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement (each, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its Common Stock or preferred stock (c) there has not been any change in the capital of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, other than in the course of business, any grants under any stock compensation plan, and (d) there has not been any Material Adverse Change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt. The Company represents that it has no direct or indirect subsidiaries other than those listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement.

 

2.8. Authorized Capital; Options, etc. The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth therein. Based on the assumptions stated in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the adjusted capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date, as of the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, there will be no options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued Common Stock or any security convertible or exercisable into Common Stock, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell Common Stock or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.

 

2.9. Valid Issuance of Securities, etc.

 

2.9.1. Outstanding Securities. All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The Common Stock, preferred stock, and any other securities outstanding or to be outstanding upon consummation of the Offering conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding Common Stock were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act and the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such shares, exempt from such registration requirements.

 

2.9.2. Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement. The Public Securities and Representative’s Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; Public Securities and Representative’s Securities are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of Public Securities and Representative’s Securities has been duly and validly taken; the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and Representative’s Warrant have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and when issued in accordance with the Firm Pre-funded Warrants and Company Warrants, the respective warrant agent agreement (the “Warrant Agent Agreement”), and the Representative’s Warrant, as the case may be, such Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and such shares of Common Stock are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The Shares, the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrant conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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2.10. Registration Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.

 

2.11. Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements. This Agreement, the Warrants, the Warrant Agent Agreements and the Representative’s Warrant have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

2.12. No Conflicts, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Warrants, the Warrant Agent Agreements and the Representative’s Warrant and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a material breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Company’s Certificate Incorporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Charter”) or the by-laws of the Company; or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity as of the date hereof.

 

2.13. No Defaults; Violations. No material default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject. The Company is not (i) in violation of any term or provision of its Charter or by-laws, or (ii) in violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity, except in the cases of clause (ii) for such violations which would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.14. Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents.

 

2.14.1. Conduct of Business. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date hereof to conduct its business purpose as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except for the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.14.2. Transactions Contemplated Herein. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrant and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. No consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency, the Exchange or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Public Securities and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and the delivery of the Warrant and the Representative’s Warrant and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

 

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2.15. D&O Questionnaires. To the Company’s knowledge, all information contained in the questionnaires (the “Questionnaires”) completed by each of the Company’s directors and officers immediately prior to the Offering (the “Insiders”) as supplemented by all information concerning the Company’s directors, officers and principal shareholders as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as well as in the Lock-Up Agreement (as defined in Section 2.24 below), provided to the Underwriters, is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in the Questionnaires to become materially inaccurate and incorrect.

 

2.16. Litigation; Governmental Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

2.17. Good Standing. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware as of the date hereof, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.18. Insurance. The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance, (including, without limitation, as to directors and officers insurance coverage), with, to the Company’s knowledge, reputable insurers, in the amount of directors and officers insurance coverage at a level commensurate with policies obtained by similarly situated companies in similar situations, and the Company has included each Underwriter as an additional insured party to the directors and officers insurance coverage and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.19. Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA.

 

2.19.1. Finder’s Fees. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee by the Company or any Insider with respect to the sale of the Public Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation, as determined by FINRA.

 

2.19.2. Payments within Six (6) Months. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) any FINRA member; or (iii) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the six (6) months immediately prior to the original filing of the Registration Statement, other than the payment to the Underwriters as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.

 

2.19.3. Use of Proceeds. None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.

 

2.19.4. FINRA Affiliation. To the Company’s knowledge, and except as may otherwise be disclosed in FINRA questionnaires provided to the Representative’s Counsel, there is no (i) officer or director of the Company, (ii) beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company’s securities or (iii) beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180-day period immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement that is an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

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2.19.5. Information. All information provided by the Company in its FINRA questionnaire to Representative’s Counsel specifically for use by Representative’s Counsel in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

2.20. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government (domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic or foreign) or other person who was, is, or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction) that (i) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given in the past, might have had a Material Adverse Change or (iii) if not continued in the future, might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

2.21. Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company and its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other person acting on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

2.22. Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

2.23. Officers’ Certificate. Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you or to Representative’s Counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.

 

2.24. Lock-Up Agreements. Schedule 3 hereto contains a complete and accurate list of the Company’s officers , directors and each owner of at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock) (collectively, the “Lock-Up Parties”). The Company has caused each of the Lock-Up Parties to deliver to the Representative an executed Lock-Up Agreement, in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), prior to the execution of this Agreement.

 

2.25. Subsidiaries. All Subsidiaries of the Company are duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the place of organization or incorporation, and each Subsidiary is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Change. The Company’s ownership and control of each Subsidiary is as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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2.26. Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that have not been described as required by the Securities Act Regulations.

 

2.27. Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on April 12, 2021 (incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement) captioned Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board comply with the Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) applicable to the Company and the listing rules of the Exchange. At least one proposed member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company as of the closing of the Offering qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange. The Company qualifies as a “controlled company” within the meaning of the listing rules of the Exchange and, accordingly, the Company may not have a majority of independent directors on its Board of Directors.

 

2.28. Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

 

2.28.1. Disclosure Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that will comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations, and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company will be made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s Exchange Act filings and other public disclosure documents.

 

2.28.2. Compliance. The Company is, or at the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and has taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefor) with all of the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

2.29. Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company maintains systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations) that comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, its respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, and with respect to such remedial actions disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company represents that it has taken all remedial actions set forth in such disclosure. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company’s management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud known to the Company’s management, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

2.30. No Investment Company Status. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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2.31. No Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent.

 

2.32. Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary for the conduct of its business as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property Rights of others. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice alleging any such infringement, fee or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change (A) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (B) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of others, the Company has not received any written notice of such claim and the Company is unaware of any other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change. To the Company’s knowledge, all material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company which has not been patented has been kept confidential. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not described therein. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus contain in all material respects the same description of the matters set forth in the preceding sentence. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.

 

2.33. Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof, except in any case in which the failure so to file would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company or such respective Subsidiary, except for any such taxes that are currently being contested in good faith or as would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the Underwriters, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company or its Subsidiaries. The term “taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.

 

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2.34. ERISA Compliance. The Company is not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the regulations and published interpretations thereunder.

 

2.35. Compliance with Laws. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and Prospectus and as could not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, each of the Company and each Subsidiary, the Company: (A) is and at all times has been in compliance with all statutes, rules, or regulations applicable to the services provided by the Company (“Applicable Laws”), except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (B) has not received any warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from any other governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”); (C) possesses all material Authorizations and such material Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and are not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (D) has not received written notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding that if brought would result in a Material Adverse Change; (E) has not received written notice that any governmental authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority is considering such action; (F) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission); and (G) has not, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted, or issued or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, post-sale warning, or other notice or action relating to the alleged lack of safety of any product or any alleged product defect or violation and, to the Company’s knowledge, no third party has initiated, conducted or intends to initiate any such notice or action.

 

2.36. Ineligible Issuer. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Shares and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.

 

2.37. Real Property. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real or personal property which are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, claims and defects that do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or its Subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds properties described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such Subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease, which would result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

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2.38. Contracts Affecting Capital. There are no transactions, arrangements or other relationships between and/or among the Company, any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ liquidity or the availability of or requirements for their capital resources required to be described or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus which have not been described or incorporated by reference as required.

 

2.39. Loans to Directors or Officers. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees or indebtedness by the Company or its Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

2.40. Industry Data; Forward-looking statements. The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

2.41. Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not (i) alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications, other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the written consent of the Representative and with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) authorized anyone other than the Representative to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company confirms that the Representative has been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Schedule 2-C hereto. “Written Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act; “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act.

 

2.42. Margin Securities. The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds of Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Common Stock to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

2.43. Dividends and Distributions. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, Registration Statement and the Prospectus, no Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company.

 

2.44. Lending Relationships. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of the Underwriters and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of the Underwriters.

 

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2.45. Smaller Reporting Company. The Company is a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act Regulations.

 

3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

 

3.1. Amendments to Registration Statement. The Company shall deliver to the Representative, prior to filing, any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus proposed to be filed after the Effective Date and not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative shall reasonably object in writing.

 

3.2. Federal Securities Laws.

 

3.2.1. Compliance. The Company, subject to Section 3.2.2, shall comply with the requirements of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations, and will notify the Representative promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed; (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection with the Offering of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities. The Company shall effect all filings required under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and shall take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order, prevention or suspension and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

3.2.2. Continued Compliance. The Company shall comply with the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Public Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Public Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 172”), would be) required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Public Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Company will promptly (A) give the Representative notice of such event; (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Representative with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative or Representative’s Counsel shall reasonably object. The Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Company has given the Representative notice of any filings made pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Exchange Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time. The Company shall give the Representative notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time until the later of the Closing Date and the exercise in full or expiration of the Over-allotment Option specified in Section 1.2 hereof and will furnish the Representative with copies of the related document(s) a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

 

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3.2.3. Exchange Act Registration. Until five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The Company shall not deregister the shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act without the prior written consent of the Representative.

 

3.2.4. Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative, it shall not make any offer relating to the Public Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the Representative shall be deemed to have consented to each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus set forth in Schedule 2-B. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Underwriters as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and that it has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 with respect thereto, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

 

3.2.5. Testing-the-Waters Communications. If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify the Representative and shall promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.

 

3.3. Delivery to the Underwriters of Registration Statements. The Company has delivered or made available or shall deliver or make available to the Representative and Representative’s Counsel, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and upon request will also deliver to the Underwriters, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

3.4. Delivery to the Underwriters of Prospectuses. The Company has delivered or made available or will deliver or make available to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Public Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

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3.5. Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Representative. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective with a current prospectus for at least nine (9) months after the Applicable Time, and shall notify the Representative immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the cessation of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Public Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event during the period described in this Section 3.5 that, in the judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in (a) the Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (b) in the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company shall make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.

 

3.6. Review of Financial Statements. For a period of five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company, at its expense, shall cause its regularly engaged independent registered public accounting firm to review (but not audit) the Company’s financial statements for each of the three fiscal quarters immediately preceding the announcement of any quarterly financial information.

 

3.7. Listing. The Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the listing of the shares of Common Stock (including the Firm Shares and Option Shares and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants) on the Exchange for at least five (5) years from the date of this Agreement.

 

3.8. Reports to the Representative.

 

3.8.1. Periodic Reports, etc. For a period of five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish or make available to the Representative copies of such financial statements and other periodic and special reports as the Company from time to time furnishes generally to holders of any class of its securities and also promptly furnish or make available to the Representative: (i) a copy of each periodic report the Company shall be required to file with the Commission under the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations; (ii) a copy of every press release and every news item and article with respect to the Company or its affairs which was released by the Company; (iii) a copy of each Form 8-K prepared and filed by the Company; (iv) a copy of each registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act; and (v) such additional documents and information with respect to the Company and the affairs of any future subsidiaries of the Company as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request; provided the Representative shall sign, if requested by the Company, a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality agreement which is reasonably acceptable to the Representative and Representative’s Counsel in connection with the Representative’s receipt of such information. Documents filed with the Commission pursuant to its EDGAR system shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Representative pursuant to this Section 3.8.1.

 

3.8.2. Transfer Agent; Transfer Sheets. For a period of five (5) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain a transfer agent and registrar acceptable to the Representative (the “Transfer Agent”) and shall furnish to the Representative at the Company’s sole cost and expense such transfer sheets of the Company’s securities as the Representative may reasonably request, including the daily and monthly consolidated transfer sheets of the Transfer Agent and DTC. VStock Transfer, LLC (“VStock”) is acceptable to the Representative to act as Transfer Agent for the Common Stock.

 

3.8.3. Warrant Agent. For so long as the Warrants are outstanding, the Company shall retain a warrant agent for the Warrants reasonably acceptable to the Representative (the “Warrant Agent”). VStock is acceptable to the Representative to act as Warrant Agent for the Warrants.

  

3.8.4. Trading Reports. For a period of six months after the date hereof, during such time as the Shares are listed on the Exchange, the Company shall provide to the Representative, at the Company’s expense, such reports published by the Exchange relating to price trading of the Shares, as the Representative shall reasonably request.

 

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3.9. Payment of Expenses

 

3.9.1. General Expenses Related to the Offering. The Company hereby agrees to pay on each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, to the extent not paid at the Closing Date, all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and expenses relating to the registration of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities with the Commission; (b) all FINRA Public Offering filing fees; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of the Company’s equity or equity-linked securities on an Exchange; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Underwriters may reasonably designate (including, without limitation, all filing and registration fees, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Company’s “blue sky” counsel, which will be the Underwriters’ counsel) unless such filings are not required in connection with the Company’s proposed Exchange listing; (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably designate; (f) the costs of all mailing and printing of the Offering documents; (g) transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities from the Company to the Underwriters; and (h) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants. The Representative may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date, or the Option Closing Date, if any, the expenses set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Underwriters; provided, however, that in the event that the Offering is terminated, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof.

 

3.9.2. Non-accountable Expenses. The Company further agrees that, in addition to the expenses payable pursuant to Section 3.9.1, on the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date it shall pay to the Representative, by deduction from the net proceeds of the Offering contemplated herein, a non-accountable expense allowance equal to one and a quarter (1.25%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Public Securities.

 

3.10. Application of Net Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the application thereof described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

3.11. Delivery of Earnings Statements to Security Holders. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than the first day of the fifteenth (15th) full calendar month following the date of this Agreement, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent registered public accounting firm unless required by the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the date of this Agreement.

 

3.12. Stabilization. Neither the Company and the Selling Stockholders nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or shareholders has taken or shall take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under Regulation M of the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Public Securities.

 

3.13. Internal Controls. Except to the extent disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and Prospectus, the Company shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

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3.14. Accountants. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has retained an independent registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Representative, and the Company shall continue to retain a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm for a period of at least five (5) years after the date of this Agreement. The Representative acknowledges that the Auditor is acceptable to the Representative.

 

3.15. FINRA. For a period of 90 days from the later of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, the Company shall advise the Representative (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is or becomes aware that (i) any officer or director of the Company, (ii) any beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company’s securities or (iii) any beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180 days immediately preceding the filing of the original Registration Statement is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

3.16. No Fiduciary Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriters or their affiliates or any selling agent shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.17. Company Lock-Up. The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company. The prior sentence will not apply to (i) the shares to be sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, (ii) such issuances of options or grants of restricted stock or other equity-based awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans and the issuance of shares issuable upon exercise of any such equity-based awards, (iii) the filing of registration statements on Form S-8, and (iv) the issuance of shares in connection with an acquisition or a strategic relationship which may include the sale of equity securities; provided, that none of such shares shall be saleable in the public market until the expiration of the one (1) year period described above.

 

3.18. Release of D&O Lock-up Period. If the Representative, in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreements described in Section 2.24 hereof for an officer or director of the Company and provides the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three (3) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto through a major news service at least two (2) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

 

3.19. Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company shall use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, if necessary, to qualify the Public Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representative may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Public Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

 

3.20. Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Public Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Regulations. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the Public Securities as may be required under Rule 463 under the Securities Act Regulations.

 

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3.21 Tail Financing. The Company further agrees that, if within the Tail Period (as defined below), the Company completes any public or private offering or other financing or capital-raising transaction of any kind to the extent that such financing or capital is provided to the Company by investors whom the Representative has introduced to the Company and who met with the Company, then the Company will pay to the Representative upon the closing of such financing 7% of the gross proceeds of such financing and a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1.25% of the gross proceeds of such financing. The “Tail Period” shall be the twelve (12) month period after the completion of the Offering.

 

3.22 Press Releases. Prior to the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any press release or other communication directly or indirectly or hold any press conference with respect to the Company, its condition, financial or otherwise, or earnings, business affairs or business prospects (except for routine oral marketing communications in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past practices of the Company and of which the Representative is notified), without the prior written consent of the Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, unless in the judgment of the Company and its counsel, and after notification to the Representative, such press release or communication is required by law.

 

4. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Public Securities, as provided herein, shall be subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof and as of each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any; (ii) the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and (iv) the following conditions:

 

4.1. Regulatory Matters.

 

4.1.1. Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 430A Information. The Registration Statement has become effective not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement or such later date and time as shall be consented to in writing by you, and, at each of the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. The Prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)) or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A.

 

4.1.2. FINRA Clearance. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriters as described in the Registration Statement.

 

4.1.3. Exchange Clearance. On the Closing Date, the Company Offering Firm Shares shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance. On the first Option Closing Date (if any), the Company Offering Option Shares shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.

 

4.2. Company Counsel Matters.

 

4.2.1. Closing Date Opinion of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Representative’s Counsel addressed to each of the Underwriters (including the Representative).

 

4.2.2. Option Closing Date Opinion of Counsel. On the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, addressed to the Representative and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, confirming as of the Option Closing Date, the statements made by such counsel in its opinion delivered on the Closing Date.

 

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4.2.3. Reliance. In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely: (i) as to matters involving the application of laws other than the laws of the United States and jurisdictions in which they are admitted, to the extent such counsel deems proper and to the extent specified in such opinion, if at all, upon an opinion or opinions (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative) of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Representative, familiar with the applicable laws; and (ii) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates or other written statements of officers of the Company and officers of departments of various jurisdictions having custody of documents respecting the corporate existence or good standing of the Company, provided that copies of any such statements or certificates shall be delivered to Representative’s Counsel if requested.

 

4.3. Comfort Letters.

 

4.3.1. Cold Comfort Letter. At the time this Agreement is executed you shall have received a cold comfort letter containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, addressed to the Representative and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to you and to the Auditor, dated as of the date of this Agreement.

 

4.3.2. Bring-down Comfort Letter. At each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received from the Auditor a letter, dated as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, to the effect that the Auditor reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 4.3.1, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable.

 

4.4. Officers’ Certificates.

 

4.4.1. Officers’ Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a certificate, dated the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date (if such date is other than the Closing Date), of its Chief Executive Officer, its President and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (i) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date) did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time and as of the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the effective date of the Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (iii) to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects and except for those representations and warranties which refer to facts existing at a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date) and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date (or any Option Closing Date if such date is other than the Closing Date), and (iv) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package, a Material Adverse Change.

 

4.4.2. Secretary’s Certificate. At each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Option Date, as the case may be, respectively, certifying: (i) that each of the Charter and Bylaws is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors (and any pricing committee thereof) relating to the Offering are in full force and effect and have not been modified; (iii) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.

 

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4.5. No Material Changes. Prior to and on each of the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any: (i) there shall have been no Material Adverse Change in the condition or prospects or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (ii) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or any Insider before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; (iv) no action shall have been taken and no law, the Pricing statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any Governmental Entity which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Public Securities or materially and adversely affect or potentially materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; (v) no injunction, restraining order or order of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Public Securities or materially and adversely affect or potentially materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company and (vi) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

4.6 No Material Misstatement or Omission. The Underwriters shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date that the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

4.7 Corporate Proceedings. All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of each of this Agreement, the Public Securities, the Representative’s Securities, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

 

4.8. Delivery of Agreements.

 

4.8.1. Lock-Up Agreements. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Lock-Up Agreements from each of the persons listed in Schedule 3 hereto.

 

4.8.2. Representative’s Warrant. On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Representative’s Warrant.

 

4.8.3. Firm Pre-funded Warrants. On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Firm Pre-funded Warrants and Firm Warrants.

 

4.8.4. Company Warrants. On the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date (if any), the Company shall have delivered to the Representative executed copies of the Company Warrants.

 

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4.8.5. Warrant Agent Agreement. On the Closing Date, the Company and the Warrant Agent shall have executed the Warrant Agent Agreement regarding the Firm Pre-funded Warrants and the Company Warrants and the Warrant Agent Agreements shall be in full force and effect.

 

4.9. Additional Documents. At the Closing Date and at each Option Closing Date (if any) Representative’s Counsel shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling Representative’s Counsel to deliver an opinion to the Underwriters, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and Representative’s Counsel.

 

5. Indemnification.

 

5.1. Indemnification of the Underwriters.

 

5.1.1. General. Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives, partners, shareholders, affiliates, counsel, and agents and each person, if any, who controls any such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “Underwriter Indemnified Parties,” and each an “Underwriter Indemnified Party”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries (a “Claim”), arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in (A) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (B) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the Offering, including any “road show” or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (C) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 5, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, the Exchange or any other national securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Underwriters’ Information. With respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.1.1 shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter Indemnified Party to the extent that any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense of such Underwriter Indemnified Party results from the fact that a copy of the Prospectus was not given or sent to the person asserting any such loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the written confirmation of sale of the Public Securities and the Representative’s Securities to such person as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and if the untrue statement or omission has been corrected in the Prospectus, unless such failure to deliver the Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Company with its obligations under Section 3.3 hereof. The Company also agrees that it will reimburse each Underwriter Indemnified Party for all fees and expenses (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) (collectively, the “Expenses”), and further agrees wherever and whenever possible to advance payment of Expenses as they are incurred by an Underwriter Indemnified Party in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any Claim.

 

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5.1.2. Procedure. If any action is brought against an Underwriter Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 5.1.1, such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the approval of such Underwriter Indemnified Party) and payment of actual expenses. Such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Company and shall be advanced by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to bear the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys selected by the Underwriter Indemnified Party (in addition to local counsel). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and provided that the Company has timely honored its obligations under Section 5, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

5.2. Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Underwriters, as incurred, but only with respect to such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (or actions in respect thereof) which arise out of or are based upon untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Underwriters’ Information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Underwriters by the provisions of Section 5.1.2. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Representative of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or any person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication.

 

5.3. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 5(a) or 5(c) in respect of any Liabilities and Expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Liabilities and Expenses, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and each of the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the Offering, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to such Offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds actually received by the Company from the Offering of the Firm Shares purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions actually received by the Underwriters in connection with the Offering, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement, omission, act or failure to act; provided that the parties hereto agree that the written information furnished to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, consists solely of the Underwriters’ Information. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the above, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from a party who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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5.4. Limitation. The Company also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions, except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction has made a finding that Liabilities (and related Expenses) of the Company have resulted from such Indemnified Person’s fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any such advice, actions, inactions or services or such Indemnified Person’s breach of this Agreement or any obligations of confidentiality owed to the Company.

 

5.5. Survival & Third-Party Beneficiaries. The advancement, reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations set forth in this Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any Indemnified Person’s services under or in connection with, this Agreement. Each Indemnified Person is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 5, and has the right to enforce the provisions of Section 5 as if he/she/it was a party to this Agreement.

 

6. Default by an Underwriter.

 

6.1. Default Not Exceeding 10% of Firm Securities or Option Securities. If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligations to purchase the Firm Shares or the Option Shares, if the Over-allotment Option is exercised hereunder, and if the number of the Firm Securities or Option Securities with respect to which such default relates does not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of Firm Securities or Option Securities that all Underwriters have agreed to purchase hereunder, then such Firm Securities or Option Securities to which the default relates shall be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder.

 

6.2. Default Exceeding 10% of Firm Securities or Option Securities. In the event that the default addressed in Section 6.1 relates to more than 10% of the Firm Securities or Option Securities, you may in your discretion arrange for yourself or for another party or parties to purchase such Firm Securities or Option Securities to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. If, within one (1) Business Day after such default relating to more than 10% of the Firm Securities or Option Securities, you do not arrange for the purchase of such Firm Securities or Option Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of one (1) Business Day within which to procure another party or parties satisfactory to you to purchase said Firm Securities or Option Securities on such terms. In the event that neither you nor the Company arrange for the purchase of the Firm Securities or Option Securities to which a default relates as provided in this Section 6, this Agreement will automatically be terminated by you or the Company without liability on the part of the Company (except as provided in Sections 8.3 and 5 hereof) or the several Underwriters (except as provided in Section 5 hereof); provided, however, that if such default occurs with respect to the Option Shares, this Agreement will not terminate as to the Firm Shares; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the other Underwriters and to the Company for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

 

6.3. Postponement of Closing Date. In the event that the Firm Securities or Option Securities to which the default relates are to be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date or Option Closing Date for a reasonable period, but not in any event exceeding five (5) Business Days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter may thereby be made necessary. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section 6 with like effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Firm Securities or Option Securities.

 

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7. [Reserved]

 

8. Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof.

 

8.1. Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective when both the Company and the Representative have executed the same and delivered counterparts of such signatures to the other party.

 

8.2. Termination. The Representative shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to any Closing Date, (i) if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in your opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major hostilities; or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or federal authority; or (v) if a moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets; or (vi) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in your opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Firm Securities or Option Securities; or (vii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder; or (viii) if the Representative shall have become aware after the date hereof of such a Material Adverse Change, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Representative’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Firm Securities or Option Securities or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Public Securities.

 

8.3. Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the Underwriters for, or otherwise pay and bear the expenses and fees to be paid and borne by the Company, not to exceed $10,000, related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and payable up to the amounts set forth in Section 3.9.1 and upon demand the Company shall pay such amount thereof to the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any advance received by the Representative will be reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C).

 

8.4. Indemnification. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement, and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be in any way affected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

8.5. Representations, Warranties, Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or (ii) delivery of and payment for the Public Securities.

 

9. Miscellaneous.

 

9.1. Notices. All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be mailed (registered or certified mail, return receipt requested), personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission and confirmed and shall be deemed given when so delivered or faxed and confirmed or if mailed, two (2) days after such mailing.

 

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If to the Representative:

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

As Representative of the Underwriters named on Schedule 1 attached hereto

Aegis Capital Corp.

810 Seventh Avenue 18th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: [●]

Fax No: (212) 813-1047

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1400

Two James Center

Richmond, VA 23219

Attn: Anthony W. Basch, Esq.

Tel.: (804) 771-5700

 

If to the Company:

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

1061 E. Indiantown Road, Suite 110

Jupiter, FL 33477

Attention: Brian S. John, Chief Executive Officer

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP

1185 Avenue of Americas, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attn.: Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Fax No: (212) 930-9725

 

If to the Selling Stockholders:

 

Brian S. John

[address]

 

Richard Miller

[address]

 

Ryan Allison

[address]

 

Doug McKinnon

[address]

 

Dr. Glynn Wilson

[address]

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP

1185 Avenue of Americas, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10036

Attn.: Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Fax No: (212) 930-9725

 

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9.2. Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

9.3. Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

9.4. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the Offering subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to this Offering and matters related thereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall abrogate or affect any rights or obligations of the parties arising out of or related to any other agreements between the parties unrelated to this Offering.

 

9.5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Representative, the Underwriters, the Company and the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof, and their respective successors, legal representatives, heirs and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from any of the Underwriters.

 

9.6. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.1 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its shareholders and affiliates) and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

9.7. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

9.8. Waiver, etc. The failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way effect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding among the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
   
  By:  
  Name: Brian S. John
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
   
  Name: Brian S. John
     
   
  Richard Miller
     
   
  Name: Ryan Allison
     
   
  Name: Doug McKinnon
     
   
  Name: Glynn Wilson

 

Confirmed as of the date first written above mentioned, on behalf of itself and as Representative of the several Underwriters named on Schedule 1 hereto:

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

 

By:    
Name: Robert Eide  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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SCHEDULE 1-A

 

SCHEDULE OF UNDERWRITERS

 

 

Underwriter

 

Total Number of

 

Firm Shares to be Purchased

 

Total Number of

Firm
Pre-funded Warrants to be Purchased

  Total Number of Firm Company Warrants to be Purchased  Number of Additional Shares to be Purchased if the Over-Allotment Option is Fully Exercised   Number of Additional Company Warrants to be Purchased if the Over-Allotment Option is Fully Exercised
Aegis Capital Corp.  [●]  [●]  [●]  [●]   [●]
TOTAL  [●]  [●]  [●]  [●]   [●]

 

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SCHEDULE 1-B

 

SCHEDULE OF SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

Name of Selling Stockholder

 

Total Number of

Selling Stockholder Firm Shares to be Sold

  

Total Number of

Selling Stockholder Option Shares to be Sold if the Over-Allotment Option is Fully Exercised

 
Brian S. John   [●]    [●] 
Richard Miller   [●]    [●] 
Ryan Allison   [●]    [●] 
Doug McKinnon   [●]    [●] 
Glynn Wilson   [●]    [●] 
TOTAL   [●]    [●] 

 

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SCHEDULE 2-A

 

Pricing Information

 

Number of Company Offering Firm Shares:   [●] 
Number of Firm Pre-funded Warrants:     [●]  
Number of Selling Stockholder Firm Shares:   [●] 
Number of Firm Company Warrants:     [●]  
Number of Company Offering Option Shares:     [●]  
Number of Selling Stockholder Option Shares:     [●]  
Number of Option Company Warrants:     [●]  
Public Offering Price per Firm Share and Firm Company Warrant:   $[●] 
Underwriting Discount per Firm Share and Firm Company Warrant (7% of public offering price of this combination):   $[●] 
Underwriting Non-accountable expense allowance per Firm Share and Firm Company Warrant (1.25% of public offering price of this combination):   $[●] 
Public Offering Price per Firm Pre-funded Warrant and Firm Company Warrant:   $ [●]  
Underwriting Discount per Firm Pre-funded Warrant and Firm Company Warrant (7% of public offering price of this combination):   $ [●]  
Underwriting Non-accountable expense allowance per Firm Pre-funded Warrant and Firm Company Warrant (1.25% of public offering price of this combination):   $ [●]  
Exercise Price per Pre-funded Warrant:   $ 0.01  
Exercise Price per Company Warrant (100% of public offering price of one Firm Share and one Company Warrant):   $[●] 
Public Offering Price per Option Warrant:  $0.001 
Exercise Price per Representative’s Warrant (125% of public offering price of one Firm Share and one Company Warrant):   $[●] 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 2-B

 

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses

 

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SCHEDULE 2-C

 

Written Testing-the-Waters Communications

 

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SCHEDULE 3

 

Lock-Up Parties

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Representative’s Warrant

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

Form of Press Release

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

[Date]

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that Aegis Capital Corp., acting as representative for the underwriters in the Company’s recent public offering of _______ shares of the Company’s common stock, is [waiving] [releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to _________ shares of the Company’s common stock held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver] [release] will take effect on _________, 20___, and the shares may be sold on or after such date.

 

This press release is not an offer or sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer or sale is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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EX-4.7 3 ex4-7.htm

 

Exhibit 4.7

 

THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE WARRANT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE WARRANT EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE WARRANT AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE WARRANT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FOLLOWING [●], 2021 (THE “EFFECTIVE DATE”) TO ANYONE OTHER THAN (I) AEGIS CAPITAL CORP. OR A SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING FOR WHICH THIS PURCHASE WARRANT WAS ISSUED TO THE UNDERWRITER AS CONSIDERATION (THE “OFFERING”), OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER OR PARTNER OF AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.

 

THIS PURCHASE WARRANT IS NOT EXERCISABLE PRIOR TO [●], 2021. VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, [●], 2026.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

For the Purchase of [●] Shares of Common Stock

 

of

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

1. Purchase Warrant. THIS CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of funds duly paid by or on behalf of Aegis Capital Corp. (“Holder”), as registered owner of this Purchase Warrant, to Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Holder is entitled, at any time or from time to time beginning [●], 2021 (the “Commencement Date”), and at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, [●], 2026 (the “Expiration Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to [●] shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6 hereof. If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then this Purchase Warrant may be exercised on the next succeeding day which is not such a day in accordance with the terms herein. During the period ending on the Expiration Date, the Company agrees not to take any action that would terminate this Purchase Warrant. This Purchase Warrant is initially exercisable at $[●] per Share; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 6 hereof, the rights granted by this Purchase Warrant, including the exercise price per Share and the number of Shares to be received upon such exercise, shall be adjusted as therein specified. The term “Exercise Price” shall mean the initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending on the context.

 

2. Exercise.

 

2.1 Exercise Form. In order to exercise this Purchase Warrant, the exercise form attached hereto must be duly executed and completed and delivered to the Company, together with this Purchase Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased payable in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company or by certified check or official bank check. If the subscription rights represented hereby shall not be exercised at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Expiration Date, this Purchase Warrant shall become and be void without further force or effect, and all rights represented hereby shall cease and expire. Each exercise hereof shall be irrevocable.

 

2.2 Cashless Exercise. In lieu of exercising this Purchase Warrant by payment of cash or check payable to the order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.1 above, Holder may elect to receive the number of Shares equal to the value of this Purchase Warrant (or the portion thereof being exercised), by surrender of this Purchase Warrant to the Company, together with the exercise form attached hereto, in which event the Company will issue to Holder Shares in accordance with the following formula:

 

X = Y(A-B)  
A  

 

Where,      
  X = The number of Shares to be issued to Holder;
  Y = The number of Shares for which the Purchase Warrant is being exercised;
  A = The fair market value of one Share; and
  B = The Exercise Price.

 

 
 

 

For purposes of this Section 2.2, the fair market value of a Share is defined as follows:

 

(i) if the Company’s common stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the OTCQB or OTCQX, the value shall be deemed to be the closing price on such exchange, the OTCQB or OTCQX, as the case may be, on the Business Day immediately preceding the date that the exercise form is delivered pursuant to Section 8.4 in connection with the exercise of the Purchase Warrant; or

 

(ii) if the Company’s common stock is not then traded on a securities exchange, the OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Company’s common stock are then reported on the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc., the value shall be deemed to be the closing bid prior to the exercise form being submitted in connection with the exercise of the Purchase Warrant so reported; provided, however, if there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

2.3 Legend. Each certificate for the securities purchased under this Purchase Warrant shall bear a legend as follows unless such securities have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”):

 

The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or applicable state law. Neither the securities nor any interest therein may be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act and applicable state law which, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, is available.

 

2.4 Resale of Shares. Holder and the Company acknowledge that as of the date hereof the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC has published Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation 528.04 in the Securities Act Rules section thereof, stating that the holder of securities issued in connection with a public offering may not rely upon Rule 144 promulgated under the Act to establish an exemption from registration requirements under Section 4(a)(1) under the Act, but may nonetheless apply Rule 144 constructively for the resale of such shares in the following manner: (a) provided that six months has elapsed since the last sale under the registration statement, an underwriter or finder may resell the securities in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144(c), (e), and (f), except for the notice requirement; (b) a purchaser of the shares from an underwriter receives restricted securities unless the sale is made with an appropriate, current prospectus, or unless the sale is made pursuant to the conditions contained in (a) above; (c) a purchaser of the shares from an underwriter who receives restricted securities may include the underwriter’s holding period, provided that the underwriter or finder is not an affiliate of the issuer; and (d) if an underwriter transfers the shares to its employees, the employees may tack the firm’s holding period for purposes of Rule 144(d), but they must aggregate sales of the distributed shares with those of other employees, as well as those of the underwriter or finder, for a six-month period from the date of the transfer to the employees. Holder and the Company also acknowledge that the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC has advised in various no-action letters that the holding period associated with securities issued without registration to a service provider commences upon the completion of the services, which the Company agrees and acknowledges shall be the final closing of the Offering, and that Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) provides that securities acquired from the issuer solely in exchange for other securities of the same issuer shall be deemed to have been acquired at the same time as the securities surrendered for conversion (which the Company agrees is the date of the initial issuance of this Purchase Warrant). In the event that following a reasonably-timed written request by Holder to transfer the Shares in accordance with Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation 528.04 counsel for the Company in good faith concludes that Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation 528.04 no longer may be relied upon as a result of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, or as a result of judicial interpretations not known by the Company or its counsel on the date hereof (either, a “Registration Trigger Event”), then the Company shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) business days following the request, provide written notice to Holder of such determination. As a condition to giving such notice, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a single demand registration right pursuant to an agreement in customary form reasonably acceptable to the parties; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section 2 shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date. In the absence of such conclusion by counsel for the Company, the Company shall, upon such a request of Holder given no earlier than six months after the final closing of the Offering, instruct its transfer agent to permit the transfer of such shares in accordance with Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation 528.04, provided that Holder has provided such documentation as shall be reasonably be requested by the Company to establish compliance with the conditions of Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation 528.04. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(G)(iv), the Holder shall not be entitled to more than one demand registration right hereunder and the duration of the registration rights hereunder shall not exceed five years from the Effective Date.

 

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3. Transfer.

 

3.1 General Restrictions. The registered Holder of this Purchase Warrant agrees by his, her or its acceptance hereof, that such Holder will not: (a) sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate this Purchase Warrant for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date to anyone other than: (i) Aegis Capital Corp (“Aegis”) or an underwriter, placement agent, or a selected dealer participating in the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of Aegis or of any such underwriter, placement agent or selected dealer, in each case in accordance with FINRA Conduct Rule 5110(g)(1), or (b) cause this Purchase Warrant or the securities issuable hereunder to be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Purchase Warrant or the securities hereunder, except as provided for in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2). After 180 days after the Effective Date, transfers to others may be made subject to compliance with or exemptions from applicable securities laws. In order to make any permitted assignment, the Holder must deliver to the Company the assignment form attached hereto duly executed and completed, together with the Purchase Warrant and payment of all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection therewith. The Company shall within five (5) Business Days transfer this Purchase Warrant on the books of the Company and shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Warrant or Purchase Warrants of like tenor to the appropriate assignee(s) expressly evidencing the right to purchase the aggregate number of Shares purchasable hereunder or such portion of such number as shall be contemplated by any such assignment.

 

3.2 Restrictions Imposed by the Act. The securities evidenced by this Purchase Warrant shall not be transferred unless and until: (i) if required by applicable law, the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Company that the securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act and applicable state securities laws, or (ii) a registration statement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of such securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and compliance with applicable state securities law has been established.

 

4. Piggyback Registration Rights.

 

4.1 Grant of Right. Whenever the Company proposes to register any shares of its common stock under the Act (other than (i) a registration effected solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Act is applicable, or (ii) a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor form thereto or another form not available for registering the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Purchase Warrant for sale to the public, whether for its own account or for the account of one or more stockholders of the Company (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing of such registration statement) to the Holder of the Company’s intention to effect such a registration and, subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 4.1, shall include in such registration such number of Shares underlying this Purchase Warrant (the “Registrable Securities”) that the Holders have (within ten (10) Business Days of the respective Holder’s receipt of such notice) requested in writing (including such number) to be included within such registration. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company that it has determined in good faith that marketing factors require a limit on the number of shares of common stock to be included in such registration, including all Shares issuable upon exercise of this Purchase Warrant (if the Holder has elected to include such shares in such Piggyback Registration) and all other shares of common stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the number of shares of common stock that the Company proposes to sell and (ii) second, the number of shares of common stock, if any, requested to be included therein by selling stockholders (including the Holder) allocated pro rata among all such persons on the basis of the number of shares of common stock then owned by each such person. If any Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, the Company shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and (ii) the date that Rule 144 would allow the Holder to sell its Registrable Securities during any ninety (90) day period, and shall not be applicable so long as the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-258005 covering the Registrable Securities remains effective at such time. The duration of the piggyback registration right shall not exceed seven years from the Effective Date.

 

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4.2 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement hereunder and each person, if any, who controls such Holders within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement but only to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify Aegis contained in the Underwriting Agreement between Aegis and the Company, dated as of [●], 2021. The Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holders, or their successors or assigns, in writing, for specific inclusion in such registration statement to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions contained in the Underwriting Agreement pursuant to which Aegis has agreed to indemnify the Company.

 

4.3 Exercise of Purchase Warrants. Nothing contained in this Purchase Warrant shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Purchase Warrants prior to or after the initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof.

 

4.4 Documents Delivered to Holders. The Company shall deliver promptly to each Holder participating in the offering requesting the correspondence and memoranda described below, copies of all correspondence between the Commission and the Company, its counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating to discussions with the Commission or its staff with respect to the registration statement and permit each Holder and underwriter to do such investigation, upon reasonable advance notice, with respect to information contained in or omitted from the registration statement as it deems reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities laws or rules of FINRA. Such investigation shall include access to books, records and properties and opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and independent auditors, all to such reasonable extent and at such reasonable times, during normal business hours, as any such Holder shall reasonably request.

 

4.5 Underwriting Agreement. The Holders shall be parties to any underwriting agreement relating to a Piggyback Registration. Such Holders shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters except as they may relate to such Holders, their Shares and the amount and nature of their ownership thereof and their intended methods of distribution.

 

4.6 Documents to be Delivered by Holder(s). Each of the Holder(s) participating in any of the foregoing offerings shall furnish to the Company a completed and executed questionnaire provided by the Company requesting information customarily sought of selling security holders.

 

4.7 Damages. Should the Company fail to comply with such provisions, the Holder(s) shall, in addition to any other legal or other relief available to the Holder(s), be entitled to obtain specific performance or other equitable (including injunctive) relief against the threatened breach of such provisions or the continuation of any such breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages and without the necessity of posting bond or other security.

 

5. New Purchase Warrants to be Issued.

 

5.1 Partial Exercise or Transfer. Subject to the restrictions in Section 3 hereof, this Purchase Warrant may be exercised or assigned in whole or in part. In the event of the exercise or assignment hereof in part only, upon surrender of this Purchase Warrant for cancellation, together with the duly executed exercise or assignment form and funds sufficient to pay any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax if exercised pursuant to Section 2.1 hereto, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder without charge a new Purchase Warrant of like tenor to this Purchase Warrant in the name of the Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the number of Shares purchasable hereunder as to which this Purchase Warrant has not been exercised or assigned.

 

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5.2 Lost Certificate. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Purchase Warrant and of reasonably satisfactory indemnification or the posting of a bond, determined in the sole discretion of the Company, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Warrant of like tenor and date. Any such new Purchase Warrant executed and delivered as a result of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation on the part of the Company.

 

6. Adjustments.

 

6.1 Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities. The Exercise Price and the number of Shares underlying the Purchase Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth:

 

6.1.1 Share Dividends; Split Ups. If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding Shares is increased by a stock dividend payable in Shares or by a split up of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective day thereof, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding Shares, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased.

 

6.1.2 Aggregation of Shares. If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Shares, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased.

 

6.1.3 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares other than a change covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such Shares, or in the case of any share reconstruction or amalgamation or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Holder of this Purchase Warrant shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Purchase Warrant) to receive upon the exercise hereof, for the same aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder immediately prior to such event, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, share reconstruction or amalgamation, or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, by a Holder of the number of Shares of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Purchase Warrant immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in Shares covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and this Section 6.1.3. The provisions of this Section 6.1.3 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, share reconstructions or amalgamations, or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

 

6.1.4 Changes in Form of Purchase Warrant. This form of Purchase Warrant need not be changed because of any change pursuant to this Section 6.1, and Purchase Warrants issued after such change may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of Shares as are stated in the Purchase Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. The acceptance by any Holder of the issuance of new Purchase Warrants reflecting a required or permissive change shall not be deemed to waive any rights to an adjustment occurring after the Commencement Date or the computation thereof.

 

6.2 Substitute Purchase Warrant. In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or share reconstruction or amalgamation or merger of the Company with or into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Shares), the corporation formed by such consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation shall execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental Purchase Warrant providing that the holder of each Purchase Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the stated expiration of such Purchase Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Purchase Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation, by a holder of the number of Shares of the Company for which such Purchase Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation, share reconstruction or amalgamation or merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental Purchase Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided for in this Section 6. The above provision of this Section shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or share reconstructions or amalgamations or mergers.

 

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6.3 Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions of Shares upon the exercise of the Purchase Warrant, nor shall it be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of any fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up or down, as the case may be, to the nearest whole number of Shares or other securities, properties or rights.

 

7. Reservation. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants, such number of Shares or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, in accordance with the terms hereby, all Shares and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any shareholder.

 

8. Certain Notice Requirements.

 

8.1 Holder’s Right to Receive Notice. Nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or consent or to receive notice as a shareholder for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of the Purchase Warrants and their exercise, any of the events described in Section 8.2 shall occur, then, in one or more of said events, the Company shall deliver to each Holder a copy of each notice relating to such events given to the other shareholders of the Company at the same time and in the same manner that such notice is given to the shareholders.

 

8.2 Events Requiring Notice. The Company shall be required to give the notice described in this Section 8 upon one or more of the following events: (i) if the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the Company, or (ii) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Shares any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor.

 

8.3 Notice of Change in Exercise Price. The Company shall, promptly after an event requiring a change in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6 hereof, send notice to the Holders of such event and change (“Price Notice”). The Price Notice shall describe the event causing the change and the method of calculating same.

 

8.4 Transmittal of Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this Purchase Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when hand delivered, or mailed by express mail or private courier service: (i) if to the registered Holder of the Purchase Warrant, to the address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company, or (ii) if to the Company, to following address or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders:

 

If to the Holder:

 

Aegis Capital Corp.,

810 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor,

New York, NY 10019,

Attention: Global Equity Markets

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Anthony W. Basch, Esq.

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1400

Two James Center

Richmond, VA 23219

Tel.: (804) 771-5700

 

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If to the Company:

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

725 N. Hwy A1A, Suite C-106

Jupiter, FL 33477

Attention: Brian S. John, Chief Executive Officer

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor

New York, New York 10036

Attn: Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Fax No.: (212) 930-9700

 

9. Miscellaneous.

 

9.1 Amendments. The Company and Aegis may from time to time supplement or amend this Purchase Warrant without the approval of any of the Holders in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder that the Company and Aegis may deem necessary or desirable and that the Company and Aegis deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other modifications or amendments shall require the written consent of and be signed by (i) the Company and (ii) the Holder(s) of Purchase Warrants then-exercisable for at least a majority of the Shares then-exercisable pursuant to all then-outstanding Purchase Warrants.

 

9.2 Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Purchase Warrant.

 

9.3. Entire Agreement. This Purchase Warrant (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Purchase Warrant) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

9.4 Binding Effect. This Purchase Warrant shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon, the Holder and the Company and their permitted assignees, respective successors, legal representative and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Purchase Warrant or any provisions herein contained.

 

9.5 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury. This Purchase Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Purchase Warrant shall be brought and enforced in the courts located in the City of New York, County of New York, and State of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 8 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company and the Holder agree that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and the Holder hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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9.6 Waiver, etc. The failure of the Company or the Holder to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Purchase Warrant shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Purchase Warrant or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or any Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Purchase Warrant. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Purchase Warrant shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

9.7 Exchange Agreement. As a condition of the Holder’s receipt and acceptance of this Purchase Warrant, Holder agrees that, at any time prior to the complete exercise of this Purchase Warrant by Holder, if the Company and Aegis enter into an agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which they agree that all outstanding Purchase Warrants will be exchanged for securities or cash or a combination of both, then Holder shall agree to such exchange and become a party to the Exchange Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Purchase Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the [●]th day of [●] 2021.

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.  
   
By:    
Name: Brian S. John  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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[Form to be used to exercise Purchase Warrant]

 

Date: __________, 20___

 

The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise the Purchase Warrant for ______ shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and hereby makes payment of $____ (at the rate of $____ per Share) in payment of the Exercise Price pursuant thereto. Please issue the Shares as to which this Purchase Warrant is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below and, if applicable, a new Purchase Warrant representing the number of Shares for which this Purchase Warrant has not been exercised.

 

or

 

The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to purchase ___ Shares of the Company under the Purchase Warrant for ______ Shares, as determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

  X = Y(A-B)  
A  

 

Where,      
  X = The number of Shares to be issued to Holder;
  Y = The number of Shares for which the Purchase Warrant is being exercised;
  A = The fair market value of one Share which is equal to $_____; and
  B = The Exercise Price which is equal to $______ per share

 

The undersigned agrees and acknowledges that the calculation set forth above is subject to confirmation by the Company and any disagreement with respect to the calculation shall be resolved by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Please issue the Shares as to which this Purchase Warrant is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below and, if applicable, a new Purchase Warrant representing the number of Shares for which this Purchase Warrant has not been converted.

 

Signature _________________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed ________________________

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

 

   Name: _____________________________________

(Print in Block Letters)

 

Address: ___________________________________

____________________________________

 

NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Purchase Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities exchange.

 

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[Form to be used to assign Purchase Warrant]

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

(To be executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the within Purchase Warrant):

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, __________________ does hereby sell, assign and transfer unto the right to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the Purchase Warrant and does hereby authorize the Company to transfer such right on the books of the Company.

 

Dated: __________, 20__

 

Signature __________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed _________________

 

NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Purchase Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities exchange.

 

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EX-4.8 4 ex4-8.htm

 

Exhibit 4.8

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

Warrant Shares: [          ] Initial Exercise Date: [          ], 2021
   
  Issue Date: [          ], 2021

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, CEDE & CO. or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on [          ], 2026 (the “Termination Date”) (or if any portion of this Warrant is redeemed pursuant to Section 5 below, on the Redemption Date (as defined below) for such portion) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [          ] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant shall initially be issued and maintained in the form of a security held in book-entry form and the Depository Trust Company or its nominee (“DTC”) shall initially be the sole registered holder of this Warrant, subject to a Holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agency Agreement, in which case this sentence shall not apply.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333 258005).

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598 and a facsimile number of (646) 536-3179, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Underwriting Agreement” means the underwriting agreement, dated as of [                  ], 2021 among the Company and Aegis Capital Corp. as representative of the underwriters named therein, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrant Agency Agreement” means that certain warrant agency agreement, dated on or about the Initial Exercise Date, between the Company and the Warrant Agent.

 

 
 

 

Warrant Agent” means the Transfer Agent and any successor warrant agent of the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) herein, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date, or prior to the date fixed specified in the appropriate Redemption Notice for redemption of this Warrant pursuant to Section 5 below, by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer of immediately available funds or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Date prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 2(a), a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions), shall effect exercises made pursuant to this Section 2(a) by delivering to DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable) the appropriate instruction form for exercise, complying with the procedures to effect exercise that are required by DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable), subject to a Holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agency Agreement, in which case this sentence shall not apply.

 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $[          ], subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

 
 

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
     
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

 
 

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 
 

 

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

 
 

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case each of the Exercise Price and the Redemption Price (as defined below) shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Reserved.

 

c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all (or substantially all) of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

 
 

 

d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all (or substantially all) of holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. Upon the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction, the Redemption Price shall likewise be appropriately adjusted as the Board of the Directors of the Company may reasonably determine. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

 
 

 

f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price or Redemption Price. Whenever the Exercise Price or the Redemption Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice (unless such information is filed with the Commission, in which case a notice shall not be required) stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

 
 

 

h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b) New Warrants. If this Warrant is not held in global form through DTC (or any successor depositary), this Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Mandatory Redemption of Warrant. If at any time the closing price per share of the Common Stock on the Trading Market shall exceed 300% of the Exercise Price then in effect for five (5) consecutive Trading Days on each of which the daily dollar volume of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $5,000,000, the Company, at its option, may redeem this Warrant, in whole or in part, at a price of $0.001 per Warrant Share (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Redemption Price”). Any portion of this Warrant not so redeemed shall thereafter again be subject to redemption as provided in the preceding sentence. The Company may exercise its redemption right by giving a Redemption Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Holder no more than thirty (30) and no less than ten (10) calendar days before the date fixed specified in the Redemption Notice for redemption. On and after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date fixed for redemption, the Holder shall have no rights with respect to the Warrant represented hereby except to receive the Redemption Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company upon redemption until the Company has redeemed this Warrant with respect to all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and this Warrant has been redeemed in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation before the Holder shall be entitled to receive the Redemption Price. Partial redemptions of this Warrant resulting shall have the effect of lowering the number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is redeemed. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is redeemed and the dates of such redemptions.

 

 
 

 

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, including if the Company is for any reason unable to issue and deliver Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant or cash settle in any other form.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

 
 

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall limit or restrict the federal district court in which a Holder may bring a claim under the federal securities laws.

 

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No provision of this Warrant shall be construed as a waiver by the Holder of any rights which the Holder may have under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

 
 

 

h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 1061 E. Indiantown Road, Suite 110, Jupiter, FL 33477, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, facsimile number: [          ], email address: [          ], or such other facsimile number, email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand.

 

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

o) Warrant Agency Agreement. If this Warrant is held in global form through DTC (or any successor depositary), this Warrant is issued subject to the Warrant Agency Agreement. To the extent any provision of this Warrant conflicts with the express provisions of the Warrant Agency Agreement, the provisions of this Warrant shall govern and be controlling.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
     
  By:
  Name: Brian S. John
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] [if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

   

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

   
     
   
     
   

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _____________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:

 

Name:  
  (Please Print)
   
Address:
  (Please Print)
   
Phone Number:
   
Email Address:

 

Dated: _______________ __, ______  

 

Holder’s Signature:  
     
Holder’s Address:  

 

(Signature Guaranteed): Date: ___________________, _____

 

Signature to be guaranteed by an authorized officer of a chartered bank, trust company or medallion guaranteed by an investment dealer who is a member of a recognized stock exchange.

 

 
 

 

REDEMPTION NOTICE

 

To: Name:  
Address:  
   

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) hereby irrevocably elects to exercise its redemption right under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of May [___], 2021, issued by the Company, and hereby redeems, for $[_____] per Warrant Share (the “Redemption Price”), at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on _______________, 20___ (the “Redemption Date”), [the portion of such Warrant that is exercisable for ________________ Warrant Shares][such Warrant in full]. Please be aware that exercise of the Holder’s right to purchase Common Stock with respect to the portion of such Warrant so redeemed will only be accepted, in accordance with the terms of Section 2 of the Warrant, until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Redemption Date. Thereafter, the holder of the Warrant will only be entitled to receive the Redemption Price with respect to the portion of the Warrant so redeemed.

 

Dated: ______________, 202____

 

  JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
     
  By:                              
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

EX-4.9 5 ex4-9.htm

 

Exhibit 4.9

 

PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

Warrant Shares: [                 ] Initial Exercise Date: [                 ], 2021
   
  Issue Date: [                 ], 2021

 

 

THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, CEDE & CO. or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to [ ] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant shall initially be issued and maintained in the form of a security held in book-entry form and the Depository Trust Company or its nominee (“DTC”) shall initially be the sole registered holder of this Warrant, subject to a Holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agency Agreement, in which case this sentence shall not apply.

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

 
 

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-258005).

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Underwriting Agreement” means the underwriting agreement, dated as of [ ], 2021 among the Company and Aegis Capital Corp. as representative of the underwriters named therein, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598 and a facsimile number of (646) 536-3179, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Warrant Agency Agreement” means that certain warrant agency agreement, dated on or about the Initial Exercise Date, between the Company and the Warrant Agent.

 

Warrant Agent” means the Transfer Agent and any successor warrant agent of the Company.

 

Warrants” means this Warrant and other Pre-Funded Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

 
 

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) herein, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer of immediately available funds or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Date prior to the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 2(a), a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions), shall effect exercises made pursuant to this Section 2(a) by delivering to DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable) the appropriate instruction form for exercise, complying with the procedures to effect exercise that are required by DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable), subject to a Holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agency Agreement, in which case this sentence shall not apply. 

 

b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.01 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.01 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever, including in the event this Warrant shall not have been exercised prior to the Termination Date. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.01, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

 
 

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
     
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Underwriting Agreement, dated May 10, 2021 between the Company and Aegis Capital Corp., the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date.

 

 
 

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

 
 

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

 
 

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all (or substantially all) of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

 
 

 

c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all (or substantially all) of holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

 
 

 

e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

f) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice (unless such information is filed with the Commission, in which case a notice shall not be required) stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

 
 

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting the rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments contemplated pursuant to Sections 2(d)(i) and 2(d)(iv), in no event, including if the Company is for any reason unable to issue and deliver Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof, shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant or cash settle in any other form.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

 
 

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall limit or restrict the federal district court in which a Holder may bring a claim under the federal securities laws.

 

 
 

 

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No provision of this Warrant shall be construed as a waiver by the Holder of any rights which the Holder may have under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 1061 E. Indiantown Road, Suite 110, Jupiter, FL 33477, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, facsimile number: [ ], email address: [ ] ,, or such other facsimile number, email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

 
 

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand.

 

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

o) Warrant Agency Agreement. If this Warrant is held in global form through DTC (or any successor depositary), this Warrant is issued subject to the Warrant Agency Agreement. To the extent any provision of this Warrant conflicts with the express provisions of the Warrant Agency Agreement, the provisions of this Warrant shall govern and be controlling.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: Brian S. John
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________

 

Date: _______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:  
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Address:  
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Phone Number:  
   
Email Address:  
   
Dated: _______________ __, ______  

 

Holder’s Signature:    
     
Holder’s Address:    

 

(Signature Guaranteed): Date: ___________________, _____

 

Signature to be guaranteed by an authorized officer of a chartered bank, trust company or medallion guaranteed by an investment dealer who is a member of a recognized stock exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

EX-5.1 6 ex5-1.htm

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

July 20, 2021

 

Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

1061 E. Indiantown Rd., Suite 110,

Jupiter, FL 33477

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-1

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), of Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the offering by the Company of : (a) shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”), $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), including shares that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option (the “Shares”); (b) warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock each (the “Company Warrants”); (c) pre-funded warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock each (the “Pre-funded Warrants”); (d) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Company Warrants (the “Company Warrant Shares”), including shares that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option; (e) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-funded Warrants (the “Pre-funded Warrant Shares”), including shares that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option; (f) Underwriter’s warrants that will be issued by the Company to the underwriter (the “Underwriter’s Warrants”, collectively with Company Warrants and Pre-funded Warrants, the “Warrants”); and (g) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter’s Warrants (the “Underwriter’s Warrant Shares” collectively with Company Warrant Shares and Pre-funded Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”), including shares that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true and complete copies of the originals, of specimen common stock certificates, and such other documents, corporate records, certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable to enable us to render the opinions set forth below. In our examination, we have assumed without independent investigation the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.

 

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares and the Warrants, when issued and paid for as set forth in the Registration Statement will be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the Warrant Shares will upon exercise and payment therefor will be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, the Warrants are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

The opinions expressed above are subject to the following additional exceptions, qualifications, limitations and assumptions:

 

  A. Our opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York and State of Delaware. The opinions expressed herein are based upon the laws of the State of New York and Delaware General Corporation Law in effect on the date hereof and as of the effective date of the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion in the event of future changes in such laws or the interpretations thereof or such facts.
     
  B. The opinions expressed herein are subject to (a) the effect of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement or similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors’ generally, including without limitation the effect of statutory or other laws regarding fraudulent transfers or preferential transfers, and (b) general principles of equity, including without limitation concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance, liquidated damages, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we further consent to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and the prospectus that forms a part thereof. In giving these consents, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP

 

 

EX-10.21 7 ex10-21.htm

 

Exhibit 10.21

 

WARRANT AGENT AGREEMENT

 

WARRANT AGENT AGREEMENT (this “Warrant Agreement”) dated as of [●], 2021 (the “Issuance Date”) between Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and VStock Transfer, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (the “Warrant Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Underwriting Agreement (“Underwriting Agreement”), dated [●], 2021, by and among the Company, the selling stockholders named therein (the “Selling Stockholders”) and Aegis Capital Corp., as the representative (the “Representative”) of the underwriters set forth therein, the Company and the selling stockholders are engaged in a public offering of (i) up to [●] shares (the “Company Offering Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company to be issued and sold by the Company, (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-funded Warrants”) to be sold by the Company to purchase up to [●] shares of Common Stock, (iii) up to [●] shares (the “Selling Stockholder Shares”) of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Stockholders, and (iv) warrants (the “Company Warrants” or the “Warrants”) to be sold by the Company to purchase up to [●] shares of Common Stock, including shares and warrants issuable or saleable, as the case may be, pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option granted pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-258005) (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Company Offering Shares, Selling Stockholder Shares and the Company Warrants, and such Registration Statement was declared effective on [●], 2021; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in accordance with the terms set forth in this Warrant Agreement in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange and exercise of the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company with respect to the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant Agreement (and no implied terms or conditions).

 

2. Warrants.

 

2.1. Form of Warrants. The Warrants shall be registered securities and shall be evidenced by a global warrant (“Global Warrant”) in the form of Exhibit A to this Warrant Agreement, which shall be deposited on behalf of the Company with a custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC. The terms of the Global Warrant are incorporated herein by reference. If DTC subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement. In the event that the Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent to provide written instructions to DTC to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation the Global Warrant, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to DTC separate certificates evidencing Warrants (“Definitive Certificates” and, together with the Global Warrant, “Warrant Certificates”) registered as requested through the DTC system.

 

 
 

 

2.2. Issuance and Registration of Warrants.

 

2.2.1. Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.

 

2.2.2. Issuance of Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue the Global Warrant and deliver the Warrants in the DTC book-entry settlement system in accordance with written instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. Ownership of security entitlements in the Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained (i) by DTC and (ii) by institutions that have accounts with DTC (each, a “Participant”).

 

2.2.3. Beneficial Owner; Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name that Warrant shall be registered on the Warrant Register (the “Holder”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant for purposes of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. The rights of beneficial owners in a Warrant evidenced by the Global Warrant shall be exercised by the Holder or a Participant through the DTC system, except to the extent set forth herein or in the Global Warrant.

 

2.2.4. Delivery of Warrant Certificate. A Holder has the right to elect at any time or from time to time a Warrant Exchange (as defined below) pursuant to a Warrant Certificate Request Notice (as defined below). Upon written notice by a Holder to the Warrant Agent for the exchange of some or all of such Holder’s Global Warrants for a Warrant Certificate evidencing the same number of Warrants, which request shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (a “Warrant Certificate Request Notice” and the date of delivery of such Warrant Certificate Request Notice by the Holder, the “Warrant Certificate Request Notice Date” and the deemed surrender upon delivery by the Holder of a number of Global Warrants for the same number of Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate, a “Warrant Exchange”), the Warrant Agent shall promptly effect the Warrant Exchange and shall promptly issue and deliver to the Holder a Warrant Certificate for such number of Warrants in the name set forth in the Warrant Certificate Request Notice. Such Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of issuance of the Warrant Certificate, shall include the initial exercise date of the Warrants, shall be executed by an authorized signatory of the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable in all respects to such Holder. In connection with a Warrant Exchange, the Company agrees to deliver, or to direct the Warrant Agent to deliver, the Warrant Certificate to the Holder within three (3) Business Days of the Warrant Certificate Request Notice pursuant to the delivery instructions in the Warrant Certificate Request Notice (“Warrant Certificate Delivery Date”). If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Certificate subject to the Warrant Certificate Request Notice by the Warrant Certificate Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) evidenced by such Warrant Certificate (based on the VWAP (as defined in the Warrants) of the Common Stock on the Warrant Certificate Request Notice Date), $10 per Business Day for each Business Day after such Warrant Certificate Delivery Date until such Warrant Certificate is delivered or, prior to delivery of such Warrant Certificate, the Holder rescinds such Warrant Exchange. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon the date of delivery of the Warrant Certificate Request Notice, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of the Warrant Certificate and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Warrant Certificate shall be deemed for all purposes to contain all of the terms and conditions of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate and the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.2.5. Execution. The Warrant Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any authorized officer of the Company (an “Authorized Officer”), which need not be the same authorized signatory for all of the Warrant Certificates, either manually or by facsimile signature. The Warrant Certificates shall be countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent, which need not be the same signatory for all of the Warrant Certificates, and no Warrant Certificate shall be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any Authorized Officer of the Company that signed any of the Warrant Certificates ceases to be an Authorized Officer of the Company before countersignature by the Warrant Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Warrant Certificates, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Warrant Agent, issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the person who signed such Warrant Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by any person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall be an Authorized Officer of the Company authorized to sign such Warrant Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Warrant Agreement any such person was not such an Authorized Officer.

 

 
 

 

2.2.6. Registration of Transfer. At any time at or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below), a transfer of any Warrants may be registered and any Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates may be split up, combined or exchanged for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates evidencing the same number of Warrants as the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates surrendered. Any Holder desiring to register the transfer of Warrants or to split up, combine or exchange any Warrant Certificate shall make such request in writing delivered to the Warrant Agent, and shall surrender to the Warrant Agent the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates evidencing the Warrants the transfer of which is to be registered or that is or are to be split up, combined or exchanged and, in the case of registration of transfer, shall provide a signature guarantee. Thereupon, the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver to the person entitled thereto a Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Company and the Warrant Agent may require payment, by the Holder requesting a registration of transfer of Warrants or a split-up, combination or exchange of a Warrant Certificate (but, for purposes of clarity, not upon the exercise of the Warrants and issuance of Warrant Shares to the Holder), of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with such registration of transfer, split-up, combination or exchange, together with reimbursement to the Company and the Warrant Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto.

 

2.2.7. Loss, Theft and Mutilation of Warrant Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Warrant Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security in customary form and amount, and reimbursement to the Company and the Warrant Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender to the Warrant Agent and cancellation of the Warrant Certificate if mutilated, the Warrant Agent shall, on behalf of the Company, countersign and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor to the Holder in lieu of the Warrant Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated. The Warrant Agent may charge the Holder an administrative fee for processing the replacement of lost Warrant Certificates,. The Warrant Agent may receive compensation from the surety companies or surety agents for administrative services provided to them.

 

2.2.8. Proxies. The Holder of a Warrant may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any person, including the Participants and beneficial holders that may own interests through the Participants, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Agreement or the Warrants; provided, however, that at all times that Warrants are evidenced by a Global Warrant, exercise of those Warrants shall be effected on their behalf by Participants through DTC in accordance the procedures administered by DTC.

 

3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.1. Exercise Price. Each Warrant shall entitle the Holder, subject to the provisions of the applicable Warrant Certificate and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $[●] per whole share, subject to the subsequent adjustments provided in the Global Warrant. The term “Exercise Price” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised.

 

3.2. Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“Exercise Period”) commencing on the date of issuance and ending on the Termination Date. For purposes of this Warrant Agreement, the “Termination Dateshall have the meaning set forth in the Global Warrant. Each Warrant not exercised on or before the Termination Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Termination Date.

 

3.3. Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.3.1. Exercise. Subject to the provisions of the Global Warrant, a Holder (or a Participant or a designee of a Participant acting on behalf of a Holder) may exercise Warrants by delivering to the Warrant Agent, not later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on any business day during the Exercise Period a notice of exercise of the Warrants to be exercised (i) in the form attached to the Global Warrant or (ii) via an electronic warrant exercise through the DTC system (each, an “Election to Purchase”). All other requirements for the exercise of a Warrant shall be as set forth in the Warrant.

 

 
 

 

3.3.2. The Warrant Agent shall, by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Trading Day following the Exercise Date of any Warrant, advise the Company, the transfer agent and registrar for the Company’s Common Stock, in respect of (i) the number of Warrant Shares indicated on the Notice of Exercise as issuable upon such exercise with respect to such exercised Warrants, (ii) the instructions of the Holder or Participant, as the case may be, provided to the Warrant Agent with respect to the delivery of the Warrant Shares and the number of Warrants that remain outstanding after such exercise and (iii) such other information as the Company or such transfer agent and registrar shall reasonably request. The Company shall issue the Warrant Shares in compliance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3.3.3. Valid Issuance. All Warrant Shares issued by the Company upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Warrant Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.3.4. No Fractional Exercise. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, no fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

3.3.5. No Transfer Taxes. The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or governmental charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer involved in the issue of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; and in the event that any such transfer is involved, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Warrant Shares until such tax or other charge shall have been paid or it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or other charge is due.

 

3.3.6. Date of Issuance. The Company will treat an exercising Holder as a beneficial owner of the Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date, and for purposes of Regulation SHO, a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC shall be deemed to have exercised its interest in this Warrant upon instructing its broker that is a DTC participant to exercise its interest in this Warrant, except that, if the Exercise Date is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the open of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

4. Adjustments. Upon every adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Section 3 of the Warrant, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to the Warrant Agent. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event. The Warrant Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on, and shall be fully protected in relying on, any certificate, notice or instructions provided by the Company with respect to any adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, or any related matter, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with any such certificate, notice or instructions or pursuant to this Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any such adjustment unless and until it shall have received written notice thereof from the Company.

 

5. Restrictive Legends; Fractional Warrants. In the event that a Warrant Certificate surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not register that transfer until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend upon that transfer. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the transfer of or delivery of a Warrant Certificate for a fraction of a Warrant.

 

 
 

 

6. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

 

6.1. No Rights as Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, a Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of Warrants, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant Agreement be construed to confer upon a Holder, solely in its capacity as the registered holder of Warrants, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of share capital, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights or rights to participate in new issues of shares, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of Warrants.

 

6.2. Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.

 

7. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

7.1. Any instructions given to the Warrant Agent orally, as permitted by any provision of this Warrant Agreement, shall be confirmed in writing by the Company as soon as practicable. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable or responsible and shall be fully authorized and protected for acting, or failing to act, in accordance with any oral instructions which do not conform with the written confirmation received in accordance with this Section 7.1.

 

7.2. (a) Whether or not any Warrants are exercised, for the Warrant Agent’s services as agent for the Company hereunder, the Company shall pay to the Warrant Agent such fees as may be separately agreed between the Company and Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent’s out of pocket expenses in connection with this Warrant Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Warrant Agent’s counsel. While the Warrant Agent endeavors to maintain out-of-pocket charges (both internal and external) at competitive rates, these charges may not reflect actual out-of-pocket costs, and may include handling charges to cover internal processing and use of the Warrant Agent’s billing systems. (b) All amounts owed by the Company to the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement are due within 30 days of the invoice date. Delinquent payments are subject to a late payment charge of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month commencing 45 days from the invoice date. The Company agrees to reimburse the Warrant Agent for any attorney’s fees and any other costs associated with collecting delinquent payments. (c) No provision of this Warrant Agreement shall require Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Warrant Agreement or in the exercise of its rights.

 

7.3. As agent for the Company hereunder the Warrant Agent: (a) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein or as may subsequently be agreed to in writing by the Warrant Agent and the Company; (b) shall be regarded as making no representations and having no responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value, or genuineness of the Warrants or any Warrant Shares; (c) shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder; if, however, the Warrant Agent determines to take any legal action hereunder, and where the taking of such action might, in its judgment, subject or expose it to any expense or liability it shall not be required to act unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; (d) may rely on and shall be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or other document or security delivered to the Warrant Agent and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties; (e) shall not be liable or responsible for any recital or statement contained in the Registration Statement or any other documents relating thereto; (f) shall not be liable or responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations relating to the Warrants, including without limitation obligations under applicable securities laws; (g) may rely on and shall be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon the written, telephonic or oral instructions with respect to any matter relating to its duties as Warrant Agent covered by this Warrant Agreement (or supplementing or qualifying any such actions) of officers of the Company, and is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from the Company or counsel to the Company, and may apply to the Company, for advice or instructions in connection with the Warrant Agent’s duties hereunder, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any delay in acting while waiting for those instructions; any applications by the Warrant Agent for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement and the date on or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective; the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Warrant Agent in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than five business days after the date such application is sent to the Company, unless the Company shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action, the Warrant Agent shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted; (h) may consult with counsel satisfactory to the Warrant Agent, including its in-house counsel, and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice of such counsel; (i) may perform any of its duties hereunder either directly or by or through nominees, correspondents, designees, or subagents, and it shall not be liable or responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any nominee, correspondent, designee, or subagent appointed with reasonable care by it in connection with this Warrant Agreement; (j) is not authorized, and shall have no obligation, to pay any brokers, dealers, or soliciting fees to any person; and (k) shall not be required hereunder to comply with the laws or regulations of any country other than the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof.

 

 
 

 

7.4. (a) In the absence of gross negligence or willful or illegal misconduct on its part, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it or for any error of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement. Anything in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall Warrant Agent be liable for special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages and regardless of the form of action. Any liability of the Warrant Agent will be limited in the aggregate to the amount of fees paid by the Company hereunder. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any failures, delays or losses, arising directly or indirectly out of conditions beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, acts of government, exchange or market ruling, suspension of trading, work stoppages or labor disputes, fires, civil disobedience, riots, rebellions, storms, electrical or mechanical failure, computer hardware or software failure, communications facilities failures including telephone failure, war, terrorism, insurrection, earthquakes, floods, acts of God or similar occurrences. (b) In the event any question or dispute arises with respect to the proper interpretation of the Warrants or the Warrant Agent’s duties under this Warrant Agreement or the rights of the Company or of any Holder, the Warrant Agent shall not be required to act and shall not be held liable or responsible for its refusal to act until the question or dispute has been judicially settled (and, if appropriate, it may file a suit in interpleader or for a declaratory judgment for such purpose) by final judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, binding on all persons interested in the matter which is no longer subject to review or appeal, or settled by a written document in form and substance satisfactory to Warrant Agent and executed by the Company and each such Holder. In addition, the Warrant Agent may require for such purpose, but shall not be obligated to require, the execution of such written settlement by all the Holders and all other persons that may have an interest in the settlement.

 

7.5. The Company covenants to indemnify the Warrant Agent and hold it harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim or expense (“Loss”) arising out of or in connection with the Warrant Agent’s duties under this Warrant Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any Loss, unless such Loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

7.6. Unless terminated earlier by the parties hereto, this Agreement shall terminate 90 days after the earlier of the Expiration Date and the date on which no Warrants remain outstanding (the “Termination Date”). On the business day following the Termination Date, the Agent shall deliver to the Company any entitlements, if any, held by the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement. The Agent’s right to be reimbursed for fees, charges and out-of-pocket expenses as provided in this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.7. If any provision of this Warrant Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by any court, this Warrant Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been contained herein and shall be deemed an Agreement among the parties to it to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

 

7.8. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; (b) the offer and sale of the Warrants and the execution, delivery and performance of all transactions contemplated thereby (including this Warrant Agreement) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of association, bylaws or any similar document of the Company or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or is bound; (c) this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company; (d) the Warrants will comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law; and (e) to the best of its knowledge, there is no litigation pending or threatened as of the date hereof in connection with the offering of the Warrants.

 

 
 

 

7.9. In the event of inconsistency between this Warrant Agreement and the descriptions in the Warrant, as it may from time to time be amended, the terms of this Warrant shall control.

 

7.10. Set forth in Exhibit C hereto is a list of the names and specimen signatures of the persons authorized to act for the Company under this Warrant Agreement (the “Authorized Representatives”). The Company shall, from time to time, certify to you the names and signatures of any other persons authorized to act for the Company under this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.11. Except as expressly set forth elsewhere in this Warrant Agreement, all notices, instructions and communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be effective upon receipt and shall be addressed, if to the Company, to its address set forth beneath its signature to this Agreement, or, if to the Warrant Agent, to VStock Transfer, LLC, 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598, or to such other address of which a party hereto has notified the other party.

 

7.12. (a) This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. All actions and proceedings relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, this Warrant Agreement may be litigated in courts located within the Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York. The Company hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and consents that any service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified for notices hereunder. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives the right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant Agreement. (b) This Warrant Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Warrant Agreement may not be assigned, or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, which the other party will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay; except that (i) consent is not required for an assignment or delegation of duties by Warrant Agent to any affiliate of Warrant Agent and (ii) any reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other form of business combination by Warrant Agent or the Company shall not be deemed to constitute an assignment of this Warrant Agreement. (c) No provision of this Warrant Agreement may be amended, modified or waived, except in a written document signed by both parties. The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement this Warrant Agreement without the consent of any Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties determine, in good faith, shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other amendments and supplements shall require the vote or written consent of Holders of at least 50.1% of the then outstanding Warrants, provided that adjustments may be made to the Warrant terms and rights in accordance with Section 4 without the consent of the Holders.

 

7.13. Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company may require the Holders to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares. The Warrant Agent may refrain from registering any transfer of Warrants or any delivery of any Warrant Shares unless or until the persons requesting the registration or issuance shall have paid to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company the amount of such tax or charge, if any, or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company and the Warrant Agent that such tax or charge, if any, has been paid.

 

 
 

 

7.14. Resignation of Warrant Agent.

 

7.14.1. Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving thirty (30) days’ notice in writing to the Company, or such shorter period of time agreed to by the Company. The Company may terminate the services of the Warrant Agent, or any successor Warrant Agent, after giving thirty (30) days’ notice in writing to the Warrant Agent or successor Warrant Agent, or such shorter period of time as agreed. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation, termination or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent, then the Warrant Agent or any Holder may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Pending appointment of a successor to such Warrant Agent, either by the Company or by such a court, the duties of the Warrant Agent shall be carried out by the Company. Any successor Warrant Agent (but not including the initial Warrant Agent), whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a person organized and existing under the laws of any state of the United States of America, in good standing, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed, and except for executing and delivering documents as provided in the sentence that follows, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall have no further duties, obligations, responsibilities or liabilities hereunder, but shall be entitled to all rights that survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to its right to indemnity hereunder. If for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate or at the request of the Company, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

7.14.2. Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

7.14.3. Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any person into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party or any person succeeding to the shareowner services business of the Warrant Agent or any successor Warrant Agent shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement, without any further act or deed. For purposes of this Warrant Agreement, “person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) thereof or thereto.

 

8. Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

8.1. Persons Having Rights under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing in this Warrant Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof.

 

8.2. Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Warrant Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent designated for such purpose for inspection by any Holder. Prior to such inspection, the Warrant Agent may require any such holder to provide reasonable evidence of its interest in the Warrants.

 

8.3. Counterparts. This Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of original, facsimile or electronic counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

8.4. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

9. Certain Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market, or, if the Trading Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market in the United States on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time).

 

(b) “Trading Market” means NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant Agent Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

  JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
     
  By:  
    Brian S. John
    Chief Executive Officer

 

  VSTOCK TRANSFER, LLC
  As Warrant Agent
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

GLOBAL WARRANT

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

WARRANT CERTIFICATE REQUEST NOTICE

 

To: ___________ as Warrant Agent for __________ (the “Company”)

 

The undersigned Holder of Common Stock Purchase Warrants (“Warrants”) in the form of Global Warrants issued by the Company hereby elects to receive a Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants held by the Holder as specified below:

 

1. Name of Holder of Warrants in form of Global Warrants: _____________________________
   
2. Name of Holder in Warrant Certificate (if different from name of Holder of Warrants in form of Global Warrants): ________________________________
   
3. Number of Warrants in name of Holder in form of Global Warrants: ___________________
   
4. Number of Warrants for which Warrant Certificate shall be issued: __________________
   
5. Number of Warrants in name of Holder in form of Global Warrants after issuance of Warrant Certificate, if any: ___________
   
6. Warrant Certificate shall be delivered to the following address:

 

______________________________

 

______________________________

 

______________________________

 

______________________________

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in connection with this Warrant Exchange and the issuance of the Warrant Certificate, the Holder is deemed to have surrendered the number of Warrants in form of Global Warrants in the name of the Holder equal to the number of Warrants evidenced by the Warrant Certificate.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ____________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: ______________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________

 

Date: _______________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES

 

Name   Title   Signature
         
Brian S. John   Chief Executive Officer    
         
Douglas O. McKinnon   Chief Financial Officer    

 

 

 

EX-10.22 8 ex10-22.htm

 

Exhibit 10.22

 

WARRANT AGENT AGREEMENT

 

WARRANT AGENT AGREEMENT (this “Warrant Agreement”) dated as of [●], 2021 (the “Issuance Date”) between Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and VStock Transfer, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (the “Warrant Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Underwriting Agreement (“Underwriting Agreement”), dated [●], 2021, by and among the Company, the selling stockholders named therein (the “Selling Stockholders”) and Aegis Capital Corp., as the representative (the “Representative”) of the underwriters set forth therein, the Company and the selling stockholders are engaged in a public offering of (i) up to [●] shares (the “Company Offering Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company to be issued and sold by the Company, (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-funded Warrants”), or the “Warrants”) to be sold by the Company to purchase up to [●] shares of Common Stock, (iii) up to [●] shares (the “Selling Stockholder Shares”) of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Stockholders, and (iv) warrants (the “Company Warrants”) to be sold by the Company to purchase up to [●] shares of Common Stock, including shares and warrants issuable or saleable, as the case may be, pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option granted pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-258005) (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Company Offering Shares, Selling Stockholder Shares and the Company Warrants, and such Registration Statement was declared effective on [●], 2021; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in accordance with the terms set forth in this Warrant Agreement in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange and exercise of the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company with respect to the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant Agreement (and no implied terms or conditions).

 

2. Warrants.

 

2.1. Form of Warrants. The Warrants shall be registered securities and shall be evidenced by a global warrant (“Global Warrant”) in the form of Exhibit A to this Warrant Agreement, which shall be deposited on behalf of the Company with a custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of DTC. The terms of the Global Warrant are incorporated herein by reference. If DTC subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Warrants, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement. In the event that the Warrants are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Company may instruct the Warrant Agent to provide written instructions to DTC to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation the Global Warrant, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to DTC separate certificates evidencing Warrants (“Definitive Certificates” and, together with the Global Warrant, “Warrant Certificates”) registered as requested through the DTC system.

 

 
 

 

2.2. Issuance and Registration of Warrants.

 

2.2.1. Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants.

 

2.2.2. Issuance of Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue the Global Warrant and deliver the Warrants in the DTC book-entry settlement system in accordance with written instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. Ownership of security entitlements in the Warrants shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained (i) by DTC and (ii) by institutions that have accounts with DTC (each, a “Participant”).

 

2.2.3. Beneficial Owner; Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name that Warrant shall be registered on the Warrant Register (the “Holder”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant for purposes of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. The rights of beneficial owners in a Warrant evidenced by the Global Warrant shall be exercised by the Holder or a Participant through the DTC system, except to the extent set forth herein or in the Global Warrant.

 

2.2.4. Delivery of Warrant Certificate. A Holder has the right to elect at any time or from time to time a Warrant Exchange (as defined below) pursuant to a Warrant Certificate Request Notice (as defined below). Upon written notice by a Holder to the Warrant Agent for the exchange of some or all of such Holder’s Global Warrants for a Warrant Certificate evidencing the same number of Warrants, which request shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (a “Warrant Certificate Request Notice” and the date of delivery of such Warrant Certificate Request Notice by the Holder, the “Warrant Certificate Request Notice Date” and the deemed surrender upon delivery by the Holder of a number of Global Warrants for the same number of Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate, a “Warrant Exchange”), the Warrant Agent shall promptly effect the Warrant Exchange and shall promptly issue and deliver to the Holder a Warrant Certificate for such number of Warrants in the name set forth in the Warrant Certificate Request Notice. Such Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of issuance of the Warrant Certificate, shall include the initial exercise date of the Warrants, shall be executed by an authorized signatory of the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable in all respects to such Holder. In connection with a Warrant Exchange, the Company agrees to deliver, or to direct the Warrant Agent to deliver, the Warrant Certificate to the Holder within three (3) Business Days of the Warrant Certificate Request Notice pursuant to the delivery instructions in the Warrant Certificate Request Notice (“Warrant Certificate Delivery Date”). If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Certificate subject to the Warrant Certificate Request Notice by the Warrant Certificate Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) evidenced by such Warrant Certificate (based on the VWAP (as defined in the Warrants) of the Common Stock on the Warrant Certificate Request Notice Date), $10 per Business Day for each Business Day after such Warrant Certificate Delivery Date until such Warrant Certificate is delivered or, prior to delivery of such Warrant Certificate, the Holder rescinds such Warrant Exchange. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon the date of delivery of the Warrant Certificate Request Notice, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of the Warrant Certificate and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Warrant Certificate shall be deemed for all purposes to contain all of the terms and conditions of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate and the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.2.5. Execution. The Warrant Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any authorized officer of the Company (an “Authorized Officer”), which need not be the same authorized signatory for all of the Warrant Certificates, either manually or by facsimile signature. The Warrant Certificates shall be countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent, which need not be the same signatory for all of the Warrant Certificates, and no Warrant Certificate shall be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any Authorized Officer of the Company that signed any of the Warrant Certificates ceases to be an Authorized Officer of the Company before countersignature by the Warrant Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Warrant Certificates, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Warrant Agent, issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the person who signed such Warrant Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by any person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall be an Authorized Officer of the Company authorized to sign such Warrant Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Warrant Agreement any such person was not such an Authorized Officer.

 

 
 

 

2.2.6. Registration of Transfer. At any time at or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below), a transfer of any Warrants may be registered and any Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates may be split up, combined or exchanged for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates evidencing the same number of Warrants as the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates surrendered. Any Holder desiring to register the transfer of Warrants or to split up, combine or exchange any Warrant Certificate shall make such request in writing delivered to the Warrant Agent, and shall surrender to the Warrant Agent the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates evidencing the Warrants the transfer of which is to be registered or that is or are to be split up, combined or exchanged and, in the case of registration of transfer, shall provide a signature guarantee. Thereupon, the Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver to the person entitled thereto a Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Company and the Warrant Agent may require payment, by the Holder requesting a registration of transfer of Warrants or a split-up, combination or exchange of a Warrant Certificate (but, for purposes of clarity, not upon the exercise of the Warrants and issuance of Warrant Shares to the Holder), of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with such registration of transfer, split-up, combination or exchange, together with reimbursement to the Company and the Warrant Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto.

 

2.2.7. Loss, Theft and Mutilation of Warrant Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Warrant Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security in customary form and amount, and reimbursement to the Company and the Warrant Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender to the Warrant Agent and cancellation of the Warrant Certificate if mutilated, the Warrant Agent shall, on behalf of the Company, countersign and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor to the Holder in lieu of the Warrant Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated. The Warrant Agent may charge the Holder an administrative fee for processing the replacement of lost Warrant Certificates,. The Warrant Agent may receive compensation from the surety companies or surety agents for administrative services provided to them.

 

2.2.8. Proxies. The Holder of a Warrant may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any person, including the Participants and beneficial holders that may own interests through the Participants, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Agreement or the Warrants; provided, however, that at all times that Warrants are evidenced by a Global Warrant, exercise of those Warrants shall be effected on their behalf by Participants through DTC in accordance the procedures administered by DTC.

 

3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.1. Exercise Price. Each Warrant shall entitle the Holder, subject to the provisions of the applicable Warrant Certificate and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at the price of $[●] per whole share, subject to the subsequent adjustments provided in the Global Warrant. The term “Exercise Price” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised.

 

3.2. Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“Exercise Period”) commencing on the date of issuance and ending on the Termination Date. For purposes of this Warrant Agreement, the “Termination Dateshall have the meaning set forth in the Global Warrant. Each Warrant not exercised on or before the Termination Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Termination Date.

 

3.3. Exercise of Warrants.

 

3.3.1. Exercise. Subject to the provisions of the Global Warrant, a Holder (or a Participant or a designee of a Participant acting on behalf of a Holder) may exercise Warrants by delivering to the Warrant Agent, not later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on any business day during the Exercise Period a notice of exercise of the Warrants to be exercised (i) in the form attached to the Global Warrant or (ii) via an electronic warrant exercise through the DTC system (each, an “Election to Purchase”). All other requirements for the exercise of a Warrant shall be as set forth in the Warrant.

 

 
 

 

3.3.2. The Warrant Agent shall, by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Trading Day following the Exercise Date of any Warrant, advise the Company, the transfer agent and registrar for the Company’s Common Stock, in respect of (i) the number of Warrant Shares indicated on the Notice of Exercise as issuable upon such exercise with respect to such exercised Warrants, (ii) the instructions of the Holder or Participant, as the case may be, provided to the Warrant Agent with respect to the delivery of the Warrant Shares and the number of Warrants that remain outstanding after such exercise and (iii) such other information as the Company or such transfer agent and registrar shall reasonably request. The Company shall issue the Warrant Shares in compliance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3.3.3. Valid Issuance. All Warrant Shares issued by the Company upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Warrant Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.3.4. No Fractional Exercise. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, no fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

3.3.5. No Transfer Taxes. The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or governmental charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer involved in the issue of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; and in the event that any such transfer is involved, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Warrant Shares until such tax or other charge shall have been paid or it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or other charge is due.

 

3.3.6. Date of Issuance. The Company will treat an exercising Holder as a beneficial owner of the Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date, and for purposes of Regulation SHO, a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC shall be deemed to have exercised its interest in this Warrant upon instructing its broker that is a DTC participant to exercise its interest in this Warrant, except that, if the Exercise Date is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the open of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

4. Adjustments. Upon every adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Section 3 of the Warrant, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to the Warrant Agent. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event. The Warrant Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on, and shall be fully protected in relying on, any certificate, notice or instructions provided by the Company with respect to any adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, or any related matter, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with any such certificate, notice or instructions or pursuant to this Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any such adjustment unless and until it shall have received written notice thereof from the Company.

 

5. Restrictive Legends; Fractional Warrants. In the event that a Warrant Certificate surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not register that transfer until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend upon that transfer. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the transfer of or delivery of a Warrant Certificate for a fraction of a Warrant.

 

 
 

 

6. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.

 

6.1. No Rights as Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, a Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of Warrants, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant Agreement be construed to confer upon a Holder, solely in its capacity as the registered holder of Warrants, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of share capital, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights or rights to participate in new issues of shares, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of Warrants.

 

6.2. Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.

 

7. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

7.1. Any instructions given to the Warrant Agent orally, as permitted by any provision of this Warrant Agreement, shall be confirmed in writing by the Company as soon as practicable. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable or responsible and shall be fully authorized and protected for acting, or failing to act, in accordance with any oral instructions which do not conform with the written confirmation received in accordance with this Section 7.1.

 

7.2. (a) Whether or not any Warrants are exercised, for the Warrant Agent’s services as agent for the Company hereunder, the Company shall pay to the Warrant Agent such fees as may be separately agreed between the Company and Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent’s out of pocket expenses in connection with this Warrant Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Warrant Agent’s counsel. While the Warrant Agent endeavors to maintain out-of-pocket charges (both internal and external) at competitive rates, these charges may not reflect actual out-of-pocket costs, and may include handling charges to cover internal processing and use of the Warrant Agent’s billing systems. (b) All amounts owed by the Company to the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement are due within 30 days of the invoice date. Delinquent payments are subject to a late payment charge of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month commencing 45 days from the invoice date. The Company agrees to reimburse the Warrant Agent for any attorney’s fees and any other costs associated with collecting delinquent payments. (c) No provision of this Warrant Agreement shall require Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Warrant Agreement or in the exercise of its rights.

 

7.3. As agent for the Company hereunder the Warrant Agent: (a) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein or as may subsequently be agreed to in writing by the Warrant Agent and the Company; (b) shall be regarded as making no representations and having no responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value, or genuineness of the Warrants or any Warrant Shares; (c) shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder; if, however, the Warrant Agent determines to take any legal action hereunder, and where the taking of such action might, in its judgment, subject or expose it to any expense or liability it shall not be required to act unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it; (d) may rely on and shall be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or other document or security delivered to the Warrant Agent and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties; (e) shall not be liable or responsible for any recital or statement contained in the Registration Statement or any other documents relating thereto; (f) shall not be liable or responsible for any failure on the part of the Company to comply with any of its covenants and obligations relating to the Warrants, including without limitation obligations under applicable securities laws; (g) may rely on and shall be fully authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon the written, telephonic or oral instructions with respect to any matter relating to its duties as Warrant Agent covered by this Warrant Agreement (or supplementing or qualifying any such actions) of officers of the Company, and is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from the Company or counsel to the Company, and may apply to the Company, for advice or instructions in connection with the Warrant Agent’s duties hereunder, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any delay in acting while waiting for those instructions; any applications by the Warrant Agent for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement and the date on or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective; the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Warrant Agent in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than five business days after the date such application is sent to the Company, unless the Company shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action, the Warrant Agent shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted; (h) may consult with counsel satisfactory to the Warrant Agent, including its in-house counsel, and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice of such counsel; (i) may perform any of its duties hereunder either directly or by or through nominees, correspondents, designees, or subagents, and it shall not be liable or responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any nominee, correspondent, designee, or subagent appointed with reasonable care by it in connection with this Warrant Agreement; (j) is not authorized, and shall have no obligation, to pay any brokers, dealers, or soliciting fees to any person; and (k) shall not be required hereunder to comply with the laws or regulations of any country other than the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof.

 

 
 

 

7.4. (a) In the absence of gross negligence or willful or illegal misconduct on its part, the Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it or for any error of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement. Anything in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall Warrant Agent be liable for special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Warrant Agent has been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages and regardless of the form of action. Any liability of the Warrant Agent will be limited in the aggregate to the amount of fees paid by the Company hereunder. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any failures, delays or losses, arising directly or indirectly out of conditions beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, acts of government, exchange or market ruling, suspension of trading, work stoppages or labor disputes, fires, civil disobedience, riots, rebellions, storms, electrical or mechanical failure, computer hardware or software failure, communications facilities failures including telephone failure, war, terrorism, insurrection, earthquakes, floods, acts of God or similar occurrences. (b) In the event any question or dispute arises with respect to the proper interpretation of the Warrants or the Warrant Agent’s duties under this Warrant Agreement or the rights of the Company or of any Holder, the Warrant Agent shall not be required to act and shall not be held liable or responsible for its refusal to act until the question or dispute has been judicially settled (and, if appropriate, it may file a suit in interpleader or for a declaratory judgment for such purpose) by final judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, binding on all persons interested in the matter which is no longer subject to review or appeal, or settled by a written document in form and substance satisfactory to Warrant Agent and executed by the Company and each such Holder. In addition, the Warrant Agent may require for such purpose, but shall not be obligated to require, the execution of such written settlement by all the Holders and all other persons that may have an interest in the settlement.

 

7.5. The Company covenants to indemnify the Warrant Agent and hold it harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim or expense (“Loss”) arising out of or in connection with the Warrant Agent’s duties under this Warrant Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any Loss, unless such Loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

7.6. Unless terminated earlier by the parties hereto, this Agreement shall terminate 90 days after the earlier of the Expiration Date and the date on which no Warrants remain outstanding (the “Termination Date”). On the business day following the Termination Date, the Agent shall deliver to the Company any entitlements, if any, held by the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement. The Agent’s right to be reimbursed for fees, charges and out-of-pocket expenses as provided in this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.7. If any provision of this Warrant Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by any court, this Warrant Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been contained herein and shall be deemed an Agreement among the parties to it to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

 

7.8. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; (b) the offer and sale of the Warrants and the execution, delivery and performance of all transactions contemplated thereby (including this Warrant Agreement) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of association, bylaws or any similar document of the Company or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or is bound; (c) this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company; (d) the Warrants will comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law; and (e) to the best of its knowledge, there is no litigation pending or threatened as of the date hereof in connection with the offering of the Warrants.

 

 
 

 

7.9. In the event of inconsistency between this Warrant Agreement and the descriptions in the Warrant, as it may from time to time be amended, the terms of this Warrant shall control.

 

7.10. Set forth in Exhibit C hereto is a list of the names and specimen signatures of the persons authorized to act for the Company under this Warrant Agreement (the “Authorized Representatives”). The Company shall, from time to time, certify to you the names and signatures of any other persons authorized to act for the Company under this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.11. Except as expressly set forth elsewhere in this Warrant Agreement, all notices, instructions and communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be effective upon receipt and shall be addressed, if to the Company, to its address set forth beneath its signature to this Agreement, or, if to the Warrant Agent, to VStock Transfer, LLC, 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598, or to such other address of which a party hereto has notified the other party.

 

7.12. (a) This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. All actions and proceedings relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, this Warrant Agreement may be litigated in courts located within the Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York. The Company hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and consents that any service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified for notices hereunder. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives the right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant Agreement. (b) This Warrant Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Warrant Agreement may not be assigned, or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, which the other party will not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay; except that (i) consent is not required for an assignment or delegation of duties by Warrant Agent to any affiliate of Warrant Agent and (ii) any reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other form of business combination by Warrant Agent or the Company shall not be deemed to constitute an assignment of this Warrant Agreement. (c) No provision of this Warrant Agreement may be amended, modified or waived, except in a written document signed by both parties. The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement this Warrant Agreement without the consent of any Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties determine, in good faith, shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other amendments and supplements shall require the vote or written consent of Holders of at least 50.1% of the then outstanding Warrants, provided that adjustments may be made to the Warrant terms and rights in accordance with Section 4 without the consent of the Holders.

 

7.13. Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company may require the Holders to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares. The Warrant Agent may refrain from registering any transfer of Warrants or any delivery of any Warrant Shares unless or until the persons requesting the registration or issuance shall have paid to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company the amount of such tax or charge, if any, or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company and the Warrant Agent that such tax or charge, if any, has been paid.

 

 
 

 

7.14. Resignation of Warrant Agent.

 

7.14.1. Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving thirty (30) days’ notice in writing to the Company, or such shorter period of time agreed to by the Company. The Company may terminate the services of the Warrant Agent, or any successor Warrant Agent, after giving thirty (30) days’ notice in writing to the Warrant Agent or successor Warrant Agent, or such shorter period of time as agreed. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation, termination or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent, then the Warrant Agent or any Holder may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Pending appointment of a successor to such Warrant Agent, either by the Company or by such a court, the duties of the Warrant Agent shall be carried out by the Company. Any successor Warrant Agent (but not including the initial Warrant Agent), whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a person organized and existing under the laws of any state of the United States of America, in good standing, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed, and except for executing and delivering documents as provided in the sentence that follows, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall have no further duties, obligations, responsibilities or liabilities hereunder, but shall be entitled to all rights that survive the termination of this Warrant Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to its right to indemnity hereunder. If for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate or at the request of the Company, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

 

7.14.2. Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

7.14.3. Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any person into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party or any person succeeding to the shareowner services business of the Warrant Agent or any successor Warrant Agent shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement, without any further act or deed. For purposes of this Warrant Agreement, “person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) thereof or thereto.

 

8. Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

8.1. Persons Having Rights under this Warrant Agreement. Nothing in this Warrant Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof.

 

8.2. Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Warrant Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent designated for such purpose for inspection by any Holder. Prior to such inspection, the Warrant Agent may require any such holder to provide reasonable evidence of its interest in the Warrants.

 

8.3. Counterparts. This Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of original, facsimile or electronic counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

8.4. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

 

 
 

 

9. Certain Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market, or, if the Trading Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market in the United States on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time).

 

(b) “Trading Market” means NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant Agent Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

  JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
     
  By:  
    Brian S. John
    Chief Executive Officer

 

  VSTOCK TRANSFER, LLC
  As Warrant Agent
     
  By:            
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

GLOBAL WARRANT

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

WARRANT CERTIFICATE REQUEST NOTICE

 

To: ___________ as Warrant Agent for __________ (the “Company”)

 

The undersigned Holder of Common Stock Purchase Warrants (“Warrants”) in the form of Global Warrants issued by the Company hereby elects to receive a Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants held by the Holder as specified below:

 

1. Name of Holder of Warrants in form of Global Warrants: _____________________________
   
2. Name of Holder in Warrant Certificate (if different from name of Holder of Warrants in form of Global Warrants): ________________________________
   
3. Number of Warrants in name of Holder in form of Global Warrants: ___________________
   
4. Number of Warrants for which Warrant Certificate shall be issued: __________________
   
5. Number of Warrants in name of Holder in form of Global Warrants after issuance of Warrant Certificate, if any: ___________
   
6. Warrant Certificate shall be delivered to the following address:

 

______________________________

 

______________________________

 

______________________________

 

______________________________

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in connection with this Warrant Exchange and the issuance of the Warrant Certificate, the Holder is deemed to have surrendered the number of Warrants in form of Global Warrants in the name of the Holder equal to the number of Warrants evidenced by the Warrant Certificate.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ____________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: ______________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________

 

Date: _______________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES

 

Name   Title   Signature
         
Brian S. John   Chief Executive Officer    
         
Douglas O. McKinnon   Chief Financial Officer    

 

 

 

EX-23.1 9 ex23-1.htm

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated April 12, 2021 of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for the periods then ended, and the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement.

 

/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC

www.mkacpas.com

Houston, Texas

 

July 18, 2021

 

 

 

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