UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION
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SUGARMADE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 000-23446 | 94-3008888 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
750 Royal Oaks Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(626) 961-8619 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code) |
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SUGARMADE, INC.
750 Royal Oaks Drive
Monrovia, CA 91016
Phone Number: (888) 982-1628
NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF OUR MAJORITY STOCKHOLDERS
To Our Stockholders:
We are writing to advise you that the stockholder representing approximately 72.83% of our voting stock approved by written consent on April 21, 2020 the proposal to increase the number of authorized common shares in the corporation from 1,990,000,000 to 10,000,000,000 (the “Common Share Increase”).
On April 21, 2020, our board of directors unanimously approved the above proposal and to appropriately amend our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the change.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS IS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE STOCKHOLDER VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS ACTION UNDER DELAWARE LAW AND NO ADDITIONAL VOTES WILL CONSEQUENTLY BE NEEDED TO APPROVE THE ACTIONS.
No action is required by you. The accompanying Information Statement is being furnished only to inform our stockholders of the action taken by written consent described above before it takes effect in accordance with Rule 14c-2, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER WHICH IS DESCRIBED HEREIN. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A CONSENT OR PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A CONSENT OR PROXY.
The accompanying Information Statement is solely for information purposes only and does not require or request you to do anything. You are encouraged to carefully read the accompanying information regarding the Common Share Increase.
Important Notice Regarding Internet Availability of this Information Statement: a copy of this Notice of Action and the accompanying Information Statement is available to you free of charge at our website, https://sugarmade.com.
April 23, 2020
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Jimmy Chan
Jimmy Chan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
SUGARMADE, INC.
750 ROYAL OAKS DRIVE
MONROVIA, CA 91016
INFORMATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND
REGULATION 14C THEREUNDER
INTRODUCTION
This Information Statement is being provided to all record and beneficial owners of the common stock, par value $0.001 (the “common stock”), of Sugarmade, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which we refer to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us.”
The mailing date of this Information Statement is on or about May 4, 2020. The Information Statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is being furnished, pursuant to Regulation 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), to notify our stockholders of actions (the “Actions”) we are taking pursuant to written consents representing a majority of the voting power of our common stock in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
On April 21, 2020, the record date for determining the identity of stockholders who are entitled to receive this Information Statement (the “Record Date”), we had:
(i) | 1,002,860,820 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and |
(ii) | 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock Series A, par value $0.001 per share (the “The Series A preferred stock”), and |
(iii) | 2,541,500 shares of preferred stock Series B, par value $0.001 per share (the “The Series B preferred stock”), issued or outstanding. |
These securities constitute the outstanding classes of Sugarmade, Inc.’s voting securities, as follows:
(i) | Each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on all matters submitted to stockholders. |
(ii) | Each share of Series A preferred stock entitles the holder thereof to zero votes on all matters submitted to stockholders. |
(iii) | Each share of Series B preferred stock entitles the holder thereof to one thousand (1,000) votes on all matters submitted to stockholders. |
NO VOTE OR OTHER CONSENT OF OUR STOCKHOLDERS IS SOLICITED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
On April 21, 2020, our board of directors approved the Common Share Increase. No other corporate actions to be taken by written consent were considered.
As of April 21, 2020, Jimmy Chan (the “Majority Voting Stockholder”) who beneficially holds in the aggregate voting power equal to 2,519,063,502 shares, or approximately 71.07% of the voting power of our outstanding voting securities, had executed and delivered to the board of directors a written consent approving the action to effect the Common Share Increase (the “Written Consent”). Because the action was approved by the Written Consent of our Majority Stockholder of our outstanding voting securities, no proxies are being solicited with this Information Statement. A form of the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached hereto.
We are not aware of any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holders or otherwise, that is in opposition to matters of action being taken. In addition, pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the action to be taken by majority written consent in lieu of a special stockholder meeting does not create appraisal or dissenters’ rights.
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Our board of directors determined to pursue stockholder action by majority written consent of those shares entitled to vote to reduce the costs and management time required to hold a special meeting of stockholders and to implement the above action in a timely manner.
Under Section 14(c) of the Exchange Act, actions taken by written consent without a meeting of stockholders cannot become effective until 20 days after the definitive information statement is mailed to stockholders, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. We are not seeking written consent from any stockholders other than as set forth above and our other stockholders will not be given an opportunity to vote with respect to the actions taken. All necessary corporate approvals have been obtained, and this Information Statement is furnished solely for the purpose of advising stockholders of the actions taken by written consent and giving stockholders advance notice of the actions taken.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Information Statement contains statements not purely historical and which may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends concerning matters that are not historical facts or that necessarily depend upon future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “potential,” and similar expressions. This Information Statement contains, among others, forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the most recently ended quarterly period and in our other public filings.
Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those possible results discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Do not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements as they speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
COMMON SHARE INCREASE
Our board of directors and Majority Stockholder approved on April 21, 2020 an increase to the number of common shares of the corporation from 1,990,000,000 to 10,000,000,000. The effective date of the Common Share Increase will be established by our board, which we anticipate will be on or about May 25, 2020.
Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and subject to the rights of holders of any series of preferred stock, the voting power of our stockholders is vested in the holders of the common stock and in the holders of Series B preferred stock. Each share of common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by our stockholders and each shares of the Series B preferred stock entitles the holder thereof to 1,000 votes for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by our stockholder; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of common stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of preferred stock) that relates solely to the terms of any outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either
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separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of preferred stock) or pursuant to the DGCL. Except as otherwise required by law or expressly provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each share of common stock has the same powers, rights and privileges and ranks equally, shares ratably and is identical in all respects as to all matters. Subject to the rights of the holders of any preferred stock and to the other provisions of applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, holders of common stock are entitled to receive equally, on a per share basis, such dividends and other distributions in cash, securities or other property of ours if, as and when declared thereon by the board of directors from time to time out of our assets or funds legally available therefor. Subject to the rights of holders of any preferred stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of us, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of our debts and any other payments required by law and amounts payable upon shares of any preferred stock ranking senior to the shares of common stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, if any, the remaining net assets of us shall be distributed to the holders of shares of common stock and the holders of shares of any other class or series ranking equally with the shares of common stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, equally on a per share basis.
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
In connection with the Common Share Increase, we will file with the State of Delaware an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the increase in the number of authorized common shares. A form of this amendment is attached hereto. Thus:
Our current authorized capitalization will change from 1,990,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $. 001 to 10,000,000,000 million shares of common stock with a par value of $.001.
Under the DGCL, we are permitted to take an action without a meeting of stockholders if we obtain the written consent specifying the action from stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power of our common stock. Thus, the Common Share Increase and amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation was approved on April 21, 2020 as follows:
(a) | the board of directors adopted a resolution setting forth the proposed Common Shares Increase and filing with the State of Delaware an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation setting forth the Actions; and |
(b) | the proposal was approved by the Written Consent of our Majority Stockholder. |
The amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation will reflect the Common Share Increase.
Effect of the Common Share Increase
The Common Share Increase will not affect any rights, privileges or obligations with respect to the shares of common stock existing prior to the Common Share Increase, nor will it increase or decrease our market capitalization, except in the circumstances discussed in the following paragraph. The number of stockholders will remain unchanged as a result of the Common Share Increase. The par value of our common stock will remain unchanged.
Interests of Certain Persons in Matters Acted Upon
As of the Record Date, Jimmy Chan, the Majority Stockholder, and its affiliates beneficially owned approximately 72.83% of the voting rights relative to all matters put forth to shareholders. Jimmy Chan is the Chief Executive Office of the Company and Chairman of the board of Directs. Mr. Chan has the right to nominate for election to the board of directors or appoint to fill a vacancy on the board of directors, as outlined in the Company’s Articles and bylaws.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Directors, Officers, Owners and Other Beneficial Owners
As of the date of this filing, information with respect to the securities holdings of (i) our officers and directors, and (ii) all persons which, pursuant to filings with the SEC and our stock transfer records, we have reason to believe may be deemed the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Common Stock.
The securities "beneficially owned" by an individual are determined in accordance with the definition of "beneficial ownership" set forth in the regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and, accordingly, may include securities owned by or for, among others, the spouse and/or minor children of an individual and any other relative who resides in the same home as such individual, as well as other securities as to which the individual has or shares voting or investment power or which each person has the right to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of options or otherwise. Beneficial ownership may be disclaimed as to certain of the securities. The below table has been prepared based on the number of shares outstanding totaling 1,002,860,820 common shares.
Officers and Directors | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percentage of Class Beneficially Owned | ||||||
Jimmy Chan | 2,519,063,502 | (1) | 71.07 | %(1) | ||||
Christopher H. Dieterich | 0 | 0.0 | % | |||||
(2 Persons) | ||||||||
Greater than 5% Shareholders | ||||||||
Jimmy Chan | 2,519,063,502 | 71.07 | % |
1) | Includes 19,063,502 common shares, which yield 19,063,502 votes for all matters put forth to shareholders and 2,500,000 Series B Preferred shares, which vote on all matters put forth to shareholders at a ratio of 1,000 votes for each share of Series B preferred held. Thus, Mr. Chan’s voting power total 2,519,063,502 common share equivalents consisting of 19,063,502 relative to common shares ownership and 2,500,000,000 votes relative to Mr. Chan’s Series B preferred ownership. |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding us and other issuers that file electronically with the SEC at .. Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other current reports, as well as any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge through the SEC’s website.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Exchange Act, the above action to effect the Common Share Increase will not be effective until a date at least twenty (20) days after the date on which the definitive Information Statement has been mailed to the stockholders. We anticipate that the actions contemplated hereby will be effected on or about the close of business on May 25, 2020.
PROPOSALS BY SECURITY HOLDERS
No stockholder proposals are included in this Information Statement.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this Information Statement documents we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this Information Statement, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.
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Therefore, you should check for reports that we may have filed with the SEC after the date of this Information Statement. We incorporate by reference the following filings (except for information therein furnished to the SEC that is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act):
The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K;
The Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for quarterly periods; and
The Company’s other filings with the SEC, including those on Form 8-K.
You can obtain the documents incorporated by reference in this Information Statement through the SEC at its website, www.sec.gov or by contacting us at the above reference address.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Information Statement will be deemed modified, superseded or replaced for purposes of this Information Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Information Statement or in any subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Information Statement modifies, supersedes or replaces such statement.
CONCLUSION
As a matter of regulatory compliance, we are sending you this Information Statement that describes the purpose and effect of the above actions. Your consent to the above action is not required and is not being solicited in connection with this action. This Information Statement is intended to provide our stockholders information required by the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY. THE ATTACHED MATERIAL IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
By: /s/ Jimmy Chan
Jimmy Chan
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
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