DocumentAs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2022
Registration No. 333-258855
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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British Columbia, Canada | | 2834 | | Not Applicable |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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6501 Congress Ave, Suite 240
Boca Raton, Florida
(561) 634-7430
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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David M. Kastin
Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.
6501 Congress Ave, Suite 240
Boca Raton, Florida
(561) 634-7430
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copies to:
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David M. Kastin, Esq. Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. 6501 Congress Ave, Suite 240 Boca Raton, Florida (561) 634-7430 | | Pamela L. Marcogliese, Esq. Sebastian L. Fain, Esq. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 277-4000 |
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable. Removal from registration of securities that were not sold pursuant to the above referenced registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☐
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE - DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (this “Post-Effective Amendment No. 2”) to the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-258855), which was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 16, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”), is being filed to deregister any and all securities that remain unsold thereunder.
Such Registration Statement registered the offer and sale of up to 3,881,988 common shares, without par value, of Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) by the selling shareholder identified in such Registration Statement.
The Company, by filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2, hereby terminates the Registration Statement and removes from registration any and all securities registered but unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof. This filing is made in accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrant in Part II of the Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any securities that had been registered for issuance but remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boca Raton, State of Florida, on the 2nd day of May, 2022.
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| | Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. |
| | By: | | /s/ Andres Fajardo |
| | | | Name: Andres Fajardo |
| | | | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933.