Lifevantage Corp 10-K, filed Aug 28, 2024
Lifevantage Corp (LFVN)
10-K
2024-08-28
For: 2024-06-30
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About this 10-K
Lifevantage Corp filed this 10-K on August 28, 2024, covering the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
Headline figures
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $200.16M
- down 6.2% from $213.4M a year earlier
- Net income
- $2.94M
- up 15.6% from net income of $2.54M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.23
- up 15.0% from $0.20 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the fiscal year ended June 30 , 2024
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The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates as of December 29, 2023, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $68.1 million, based on a closing market price of $6.00 per share.
The number of shares of common stock (par value $0.0001) outstanding as of August 27, 2024 was 12,479,185 shares.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this report and the information incorporated by reference herein may contain “forward-looking statements” (as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, reflect our current expectations, intentions, or strategies regarding our possible future results of operations, performance, and achievements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation: statements regarding future products or product development; statements regarding future selling, general and administrative costs and research and development spending; statements regarding the future performance of our network marketing efforts; statements regarding our expectations regarding ongoing litigation; statements regarding international growth; and statements regarding future financial performance, results of operations, capital expenditures and sufficiency of capital resources to fund our operating requirements. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and common law.
These forward-looking statements may be identified in this report and the information incorporated by reference by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should” and similar terms and expressions, including references to assumptions and strategies. These statements reflect our current beliefs and are based on information currently available to us. Accordingly, these statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and contingencies, which could cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements.
The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements:
•Inability to properly manage, motivate and retain our independent consultants (which we previously referred to as “distributors ” in our prior filings) or to attract new customers and independent consultants on an ongoing basis;
•Non-compliance by our independent consultants with applicable legal requirements or our policies and procedures;
•Changes to our independent consultant compensation plans;
•Dependence upon a few products for revenue;
•Dependence on third parties to manufacture our products;
•Sourcing and pricing of high quality materials for our products;
•Disruptions to the transportation channels used to distribute our products;
•Risk of being subject to a product recall;
•Product liability claims against us;
•Competition in the dietary supplement and personal care markets;
•Unfavorable publicity on our business or products;
•Actions by activist stockholders;
•Loss of or inability to attract key personnel;
•Risk of being held responsible for certain taxes or assessments and other obligations relating to the activity of our independent consultants;
•Risk related to Global Not For Resale program;
•Inability to comply with evolving laws, regulations, standards, policies, and contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, including cybersecurity;
•Inability to manage existing markets, open new international markets or expand our operations;
•Inability of new products and technological innovations to gain customer or independent consultant or market acceptance;
•Inability to execute our product launch process due to increased pressure on our supply chain, information systems and management;
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•Inability to appropriately manage our inventory;
•Disruptions in our information technology ("IT") systems, including as a result of cybersecurity incidents;
•Inability to comply with financial covenants imposed by our credit facility and the impact of debt service obligations and restrictive debt covenants;
•International trade or foreign exchange restrictions, increased tariffs, foreign currency exchange fluctuations;
•Inability to raise additional capital or complete desired acquisitions;
•Strict government regulations on our business;
•Regulations governing the production or marketing of our products;
•Risk of investigatory and enforcement action;
•Risk of our direct selling program being found non-compliant with current or newly adopted laws or regulations in various markets;
•Laws and regulations prohibiting or severely restricting direct selling;
•International regulatory and business risks, including failure to comply with anti-corruption laws;
•Inability to protect our intellectual property rights;
•Third party intellectual property infringement claims;
•Volatility of the market price of our common stock;
•Risk of substantial sales of shares negatively impacting the market price of our common stock;
•Inability of share repurchase program enhancing long-term stockholder value;
•Risk of additional shares issued diluting voting power of current outstanding common stock or causing decline in stock price;
•Potential delisting of our common stock due to non-compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements;
•Risks related to being a smaller reporting company;
•Limitations for disputes, mergers, tender offers, or proxy contests under Delaware law;
•Expense and time consuming legal proceedings;
•Ineffectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting;
•Challenges to tax positions or transfer pricing policies or change in laws;
•Economic, political, foreign exchange and other risks associated with international operations, including consumer discretionary spending habits;
•Unfavorable global economic conditions;
•Securities class action litigation; and
•Securities or industry analysts ceasing coverage or publishing inaccurate or unfavorable research.
When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this report and the documents incorporated by reference. Except as required by law, we have no obligation and do not undertake to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.
SUMMARY OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR BUSINESS
We face risks and uncertainties associated with our business, many of which are beyond our control. Some of the more significant risks associated with our business that may cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements include the following:
•An inability to properly motivate and incentivize sales from our independent consultants could harm our business.
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•If we are unable to retain our existing customers and independent consultants or attract additional customers and independent consultants, our revenue will not increase and may decline further.
•Our independent consultants could fail to comply with applicable legal requirements or our policies and procedures, which could result in claims against us that could harm our business.
•We primarily depend on a few products for our revenue.
•We are dependent upon third parties to manufacture our products.
•We are subject to evolving laws, policies, and contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, including cybersecurity, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations or the actual or perceived failure to maintain the integrity of our data could expose us to data loss or litigation, harm our reputation, subject us to significant fines and liability, or otherwise adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
•We are subject to risks related to product recalls.
•Our business is susceptible to product liability claims.
•Many of the markets in which we compete for business, including the dietary supplement and personal care markets, are highly competitive. We may not be able to compete effectively, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
•Actions of activist stockholders have, and could continue to, impact the pursuit of our business strategies, cause us to incur substantial costs, divert our management’s attention and resources, and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the trading price of our common stock.
•We are subject to risks related to a Global Not For Resale Program.
•If we are able to expand our operations, we may experience difficulties in managing our future growth, which could adversely affect our business.
•Inability of new products and technological innovations to gain market acceptance by customers and/or independent consultants could harm our business.
•Our business could be negatively impacted if we fail to execute our product launch process due to increased pressure on our supply chain, information systems and management.
•We rely on our IT systems to manage numerous aspects of our business, and a disruption in these systems, including as a result of cybersecurity incidents, could adversely affect our business.
•A substantial portion of our business is conducted in foreign markets, exposing us to the risks of trade or foreign exchange restrictions, increased tariffs, foreign currency fluctuations, disruptions or conflicts with our third-party importers and similar risks associated with foreign operations.
•Our business is subject to strict government regulations.
•Our direct selling program could be found to be not in compliance with current or newly adopted laws or regulations in one or more markets, which could prevent us from conducting our business in these markets and harm our financial condition and operating results.
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PART I
ITEM 1 — BUSINESS
Overview
LifeVantage Corporation (the "Company," "LifeVantage," "we," "us," or "our") is a company focused on nutrigenomics, the study of how nutrition and naturally occurring compounds affect human genes to support good health. LifeVantage is dedicated to helping people achieve their health, wellness and financial goals. We provide quality, scientifically validated products to customers and independent consultants as well as a financially rewarding commission-based direct sales opportunity to our independent consultants. We sell our products in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. We also sell our products in a number of countries to customers for personal consumption only.
We engage in the identification, research, development, formulation and sale of advanced nutrigenomic activators, dietary supplements, nootropics, pre- and pro-biotics, weight management, and skin and hair care products. Our line of scientifically validated dietary supplements includes our flagship Protandim® family of products, LifeVantage® Omega+, ProBio, IC Bright®, Rise AM, Reset PM, D3+, Daily Wellness, and PhysIQ Fat Burn and Prebiotic dietary supplements. TrueScience® is our line of skin and hair care products and Liquid Collagen. We also market and sell Petandim®, our companion pet supplement formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs; and AXIO®, our nootropic energy drink mixes.
We were incorporated in Colorado in June 1988 under the name Andraplex Corporation. We changed our corporate name to Yaak River Resources, Inc. in January 1992 and subsequently changed it again in October 2004 to Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc. In October 2004 and March 2005, we acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Lifeline Nutraceuticals Corporation. In November 2006, we changed our name to LifeVantage Corporation. From our fiscal year 2005 until our fiscal year 2009, we marketed and sold a single product, Protandim®, through traditional retail stores. In October 2008, we announced that we were transitioning our business model from a traditional retail model to a direct sales model in which Protandim® would be sold primarily through a network of independent consultants. Since entering direct sales, we have increased our geographic reach by entering new international markets and increased our product offering by introducing additional scientifically validated products.
In 2018, we reincorporated from the State of Colorado to the State of Delaware.
Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights
New Product Offerings
In fiscal year 2024, we launched new products in our various markets with the most significant being the global introduction of our reformulated TrueScience® Activated Skin Care products consisting of TrueClean Refining Cleanser, TrueLift Illuminating Eye Cream, TrueHydrate Brightening Moisturizer and True Renew Daily Firming Complex. With ingredients backed by science and formulas designed to target different visible benefits, TrueScience® Activated Skin Care awakens the skin’s vitality to reveal natural, youthful radiance. In the United States, we also launched TrueScience® True Protect Daily Mineral Sunstick, a limited-edition TrueScience® TruePout Hydrating Lip Oil and Exfoliating Lip Scrub, and four new AXIO® limited-edition flavors. In several of our international markets we also introduced TrueScience® Liquid Collagen.
A summary of the various product introductions by market in fiscal year 2024 is as follows:
•The United States introduced TrueScience® Activated Skin Care, TrueScience® True Protect and, AXIO® limited-edition flavors Green Apple, Decaf Orchard Pear, Cherry Limeade, and Decaf Peach Nectarine.
•Japan introduced TrueScience® Activated Skin Care without TrueLift, but included TrueScience® TrueTone Perfecting Lotion.
•Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Thailand introduced TrueScience® Activated Skin Care.
•Canada introduced TrueScience® Activated Skin Care TrueScience® Liquid Collagen and Protandim® NAD Synergizer.
•Mexico, Europe, and the Philippines introduced TrueScience® Activated Skin Care and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen.
•Singapore and Hong Kong introduced TrueScience® Activated Skin Care without TrueRenew.
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Technology Innovation
We continued to develop, enhance and improve the LifeVantage experience using technology. We pioneered new ways to interact with our independent consultants that give us and our independent consultant leaders valuable insight into the activities of the broader independent consultant base. We provided independent consultants with tools and communications that help simplify business activities, by providing step-by-step instruction for starting their business, and ways to improve the prospecting of potential consultants and customers.
Nutrigenomic Culture & Activating Wellness
We have continued to simplify our nutrigenomic story, emphasizing that it activates and empowers the body to work better by using nutrients to turn natural internal processes on or off and help support vibrant health at any age. Nutrigenomics and cellular activation are cutting-edge trends in our industry that support our unique position in the market and leverage our core competencies and existing products. Activation is the guiding principle of our culture and is the key underlying message for our independent consultants and customers. We continue capitalizing on this message by highlighting how LifeVantage has used the concept of activation and expanded it to every aspect of our business, with our brand message of “activating wellness.” By focusing on wellness, we are able to apply activation not only to our products, which support physical, mental, and emotional health, but also our business opportunity, which supports financial, social, and spiritual health. The “activating wellness” message is featured across our communications with our independent consultants and in our brand and marketing materials. In fiscal year 2024, the brand message of activation and “activating wellness” was strengthened by introducing the concepts of “activation synergies” and “inside-out” activation. At the forefront of “activating synergies” was our Healthy Glow Essentials Stack, which consists of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen. Research on this stack revealed that when the activation benefits of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® were combined with the activation benefits of TrueScience® Liquid Collagen the products had a synergistic effect that activated additional health benefits. The pillars of “inside-out” activation come from the inner activation of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, which offers benefits on the inside, to the inside-out activation of TrueScience® Liquid Collagen, which offers benefits on the inside, but also visible on the outside, to the outside activation of TrueScience® Activated Skin Care, which offers visible benefits on the outside. These concepts, as an expansion of our activation message, will continue to be a focus of additional marketing and media assets.
Red Carpet Program
In fiscal year 2024, we continued to grow through our red-carpet program, which is designed to attract and incentivize experienced direct selling sales leaders to join LifeVantage. Red carpet leaders are identified by our independent consultants who facilitate the relationship between the potential red carpet leader and LifeVantage. Our corporate team does not actively engage in recruiting leaders for the red carpet program. We remain optimistic that this program will help drive long term revenue growth for our business. We have increased red carpet leadership enrollments and hope to see improved retention and active independent consultant and customer counts as a result of this program.
Rewards Circle Customer Loyalty Program
In March 2023, we launched Rewards Circle, our first-ever customer loyalty program, in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan (the "Rewards Circle"). In February 2024, Rewards Circle was expanded to Canada, Europe, and Mexico. Rewards Circle rewards customer loyalty through subscription purchases with credits to redeem on future purchases. The program is focused on customer retention, supporting our independent consultants' efforts to grow and maintain their LifeVantage business.
Our Competitive Advantages
We believe we have a competitive advantage in several key areas:
•Our Sales Compensation: We believe our sales compensation plan engineered for our independent consultants is one of the more financially rewarding plans in the direct selling industry and in line with direct selling industry standards. Our sales compensation plan also enables independent consultants to earn compensation early and often as they sell our products. Some elements of our sales compensation plan are calculated and paid daily to eligible independent consultants and others are calculated and paid weekly or monthly, allowing new independent consultants to receive their sales commissions more quickly. We believe the ease of more frequent sales commission payments helps us attract and then retain new independent consultants by allowing them to receive their commission payments as soon as possible after making qualified product sales. We also offer a variety of incentives to our independent consultants for achieving specified product sales goals. We believe our sales compensation plan provides motivation for our independent consultants to sell our products to customers and share the business opportunity with those entrepreneurs seeking to begin their own sales business. In January 2023, we announced the adoption of a new compensation plan for our independent consultants, which became effective in March 2023, in our United States, Australia, New Zealand
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and Japan markets. The new compensation plan is known as our “Evolve Compensation Plan.” In February 2024, we launched the Evolve Compensation Plan in the Canada, Mexico, and Europe markets. We plan to roll out this new compensation plan to our remaining markets.
•Our Products: Our focus is on a differentiated approach to health activation through nutrigenomics and the study of how properly formulated and applied nutrition and naturally occurring compounds affect human genes to support good health. We have developed proprietary and exclusive scientifically validated activation products focused on helping individuals look, feel, and perform better. Our products are the Protandim® line of scientifically validated dietary supplements; LifeVantage® Omega+, ProBio, IC Bright®, Rise AM, Reset PM, D3+ and Daily Wellness dietary supplements; PhysIQ Fat Burn and Prebiotic dietary supplements; TrueScience®, our line of skin and hair care products and Liquid Collagen; Petandim®, our companion pet supplement formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs; and AXIO®, our nootropic energy drink mixes. The Protandim® product line includes Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, and Protandim® NAD Synergizer®. The Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer® is formulated to increase cellular energy and performance by boosting mitochondria production to improve cellular repair and slow cellular aging. The Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® contains a proprietary blend of ingredients and has been shown to combat oxidative stress and enhance energy production by increasing the body’s natural antioxidant protection at the genetic level, inducing the production of naturally occurring protective antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione synthase. The Protandim® NAD Synergizer® was specifically formulated to target cell signaling pathways involved in the synthesis and recycling of a specific molecule called NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), and it has been shown to double sirtuin activity, supporting increased health, focus, energy, mental clarity, and mood. Use of the three Protandim® products together (marketed as the Protandim® Tri-Synergizer) has been shown to produce "activation synergies" greater than using the individual products on their own. LifeVantage® Omega+ is a dietary supplement that combines DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids, omega-7 fatty acids, and vitamin D3 to support cognitive health, cardiovascular health, skin health, and the immune system. LifeVantage® ProBio is a dietary supplement designed to support optimal digestion and immune system function. LifeVantage® Daily Wellness is a dietary supplement designed to support immune health. IC Bright® is a supplement to help support eye and brain health, reduce eye fatigue and strain, support cognitive functions, and may help support normal sleep patterns. PhysIQ Fat Burn is a dietary supplement designed to support weight-management. PhysIQ Prebiotic is a dietary supplement designed to support a healthy digestive tract. Our TrueScience® line of skin and hair care products includes TrueScience® TrueClean Refining Cleanser, TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex, TrueScience® TrueLift Illuminating Eye Cream, TrueScience® TrueHydrate Brightening Moisturizer, TrueScience® TrueTone Perfecting Lotion, TrueScience® TrueProtect Daily Mineral Sunstick SPF 30, TrueScience® Perfecting Lotion, TrueScience® Hand Cream, TrueScience® Invigorating Shampoo, TrueScience® Nourishing Conditioner, TrueScience® Scalp Serum, and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen. TrueScience® Liquid Collagen activates, replenishes, and maintains collagen to support firmness and elasticity from within. It has been shown to have a synergistic effect with Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, helping to break the cellular stress that prevents cells throughout the body from performing optimally. Petandim® is a supplement specially formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs through Nrf2 activation. AXIO® is our line of nootropic energy drink mixes formulated to promote alertness and support mental performance. We believe our significant number of customers who regularly and repeatedly purchase our products is a strong indicator of the health benefits of our products.
•Technology-Enabled Consultant Training and Resources: We are committed to providing our independent consultants with resources and training designed to promote productivity and their opportunity for successful sales and resulting commissions. We are dedicated to using technology to facilitate a streamlined approach for independent consultants to manage their businesses and sell our products. The LifeVantage app, which is available for download on the Apple app store and Google Play store, is a custom-developed platform that provides new ways for us to interact with our independent consultants and gives us and our consultant leadership valuable insight into the sales activities of our consultant base. Ultimately, through artificial intelligence and machine learning, we expect that the app will be able to guide independent consultants on what to share, when to share it, and with whom to sell LifeVantage products. In addition, we provide other business and product training materials, and we encourage our independent consultants to participate in company-sponsored events, including conventions and sales promotions and incentives.
•Our Culture: We are committed to creating a culture for our independent consultants, their customers and our employees that focuses on ethical, legal, and transparent business practices. At enrollment, our independent consultants agree to abide by their contract with us, which includes our policies and procedures. These policies and procedures, when followed, are designed to ensure that our independent consultants comply with applicable laws and regulations. Our consultant compliance department monitors the activities of our independent consultants as part of our effort to enforce our policies and procedures. Similarly, our code of business conduct and ethics sets forth guidelines and expectations for our employees. We believe our ethical, legal, and transparent culture attracts highly qualified employees and independent consultants who share our commitment to these principles.
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•Global Customer Acquisition: Our global customer acquisition program expands the number of countries where customers can purchase and use our products for personal consumption only. This program allows us to enter additional markets at low incremental cost and enables independent consultants to leverage customer sales through their international relationships outside of their home countries. The program initially launched in eight markets, many of which subsequently became fully open for business on-the-ground through a growing network of resident independent consultants. We have also entered into key strategic agreements with third parties based in the United States that helps customers ship LifeVantage products purchased in the U.S. throughout the world via their customer personal purchase and importation programs. We also expanded our Auto-Assigned Customer Program, which allows new customers to order directly through www.lifevantage.com without being required to go through an independent consultant on their initial order. At the initial order, new customers have an opportunity to be assigned to independent consultants, who may then benefit from the initial sale commission and are then incentivized to provide future product support and sales to the assigned customer. This program provides customers easier access to our innovative products while providing the opportunity of referrals to our independent consultant force.
•Our Employees: We believe that our employees are an essential asset. We have a dedicated team of professionals that support our independent consultants, work to generate long-term value for our stockholders and contribute to the broader society through charitable programs, including the 501(c)(3) LifeVantage Legacy – an independent charitable organization focused on bettering the lives of children throughout the world. In turn, we offer competitive compensation and direct employee focus toward the short and long-term goals of our stockholders and independent consultants.
Scientific Background
The Normal Aging Process
Aging in humans is a complex process driven by diverse changes in genetic, molecular, biochemical, and cellular events. This multifactorial process is ultimately characterized by a gradual decline in physiological functions and in the effectiveness of the intricate network of internal cellular communication referred to as cellular signaling. Theories as to why humans age include the oxidative stress theory, the mitochondrial theory, and the sirtuin theory.
Oxidative Stress Theory of Aging and the Nrf2 Pathway
The oxidative stress theory of aging states that as humans age, we accumulate free radicals and other oxidants. If left unchecked, this oxidative stress can lead to serious consequences to the cell. Oxidative stress can ultimately lead to oxidative damage from attacks and damage to essential biological structures of the cell which results in compromised cellular function.
Antioxidants are the cell’s primary defense against free radicals and other oxidants. There are two major classes of antioxidants: 1) dietary antioxidants obtained through food and nutritional supplements and 2) endogenous antioxidants produced by the body. A 2013 review of the scientific literature led by the United States National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health concluded that “rigorous trials of antioxidant supplements in large numbers of people have not found that high doses of antioxidant supplements prevent disease.” Thus, much attention has shifted to the body’s endogenous antioxidant and detoxification systems. Endogenous antioxidants are antioxidants made by the body and are the primary line of defense against oxidative stress. In general, endogenous antioxidants either prevent oxidants from being formed, or remove them from the body. Endogenous antioxidants form a complex network of antioxidant metabolites and enzymes. These networks work together, throughout the cell, to neutralize oxidants and protect important biological structures from oxidative damage.
Endogenous antioxidants can also be upregulated in times of increasing oxidative stress. The Nrf2 cellular signaling pathway is the primary pathway for upregulating endogenous antioxidant and other detoxification pathways. With age, the activity of this Nrf2 cellular signaling pathway has been shown to decrease – both in its ability to sense oxidative threats and ultimately upregulate its target genes.
Mitochondrial Theory of Aging and the NRF1 Pathway
Mitochondria are membrane-bound cellular organelles that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions. The mitochondria produce energy by breaking down food that has been ingested and capturing high-energy electrons in the process. When mitochondria are functioning properly, they harness the energy of these electrons to produce energy for the cell. At the end of this process, the mitochondria attach these electrons to molecular oxygen that
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ultimately get detoxified to water. However, this process is not perfectly efficient and, even in young, healthy mitochondria, electrons can escape, potentially forming free radicals and other oxidants.
The mitochondrial theory of aging states that as humans age, mitochondria function less efficiently, producing less energy and more free radicals and other oxidants. The reduction in energy production compromises cellular function. The increase in free radicals and other oxidants in turn damage structures of the cell, including the mitochondria. This mitochondrial damage goes on to further compromise mitochondrial function leading to a downward spiral of decreased mitochondrial efficiency and increased production of free radicals and other oxidants. This process ultimately contributes to an increase in the overall cellular burden of oxidative stress and otherwise compromises cellular function through decreased energy production.
A major cellular signaling pathway believed to be involved in mitochondrial health is NRF1 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 1). The NRF1 cellular signaling pathway, directly or indirectly, regulates a number of genes involved in mitochondrial health, turnover, and biogenesis. Nrf1 (Nuclear Respiratory Factor-1) is a protein believed to activate the expression of key genes involved in metabolism, cellular growth, energy production, and mitochondrial DNA transcription and replication. Together with Nrf2, Nrf1 also provides the essential function of coordinating gene expression between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. An additional protein shown to support mitochondrial health is PGC1-alpha (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator-1-alpha). PGC1-alpha has been shown to regulate energy metabolism and is the master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and turnover.
Sirtuin Theory of Aging and the NAD Pathway
The sirtuin theory of aging developed from studies examining the health benefits of caloric restriction. Caloric restriction is the process whereby caloric intake is restricted by as much as 40 to 60 percent. In numerous experimental models, animals put on calorically restricted diets experienced significant increases in maximum lifespan. Numerous studies have concluded that a family of proteins called the “sirtuins” are required for the increase in lifespan brought on by caloric restriction.
When the physiology of humans undergoing caloric restriction was examined, a number of health benefits were discovered. As researchers began to understand the molecular biology of these sirtuins, they found that the enzymatic activity for most of them required the molecule NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). NAD+ is an essential molecule for many biochemical reactions, most notably metabolism of food for energy in the mitochondria.
Taken together, these findings are intriguing because they establish a direct link between metabolism and healthy longevity. When energy intake is normal, the primary role of NAD+ is for energy production. However, when NAD+ levels increase, either due to restricting calories or increasing the cellular production of NAD+, it becomes a signaling molecule to activate sirtuins and other health promoting mechanisms within the cell.
Other Impacts of Aging - Collagen Depletion
Collagen is a protein that serves as a key structural component in various connective tissues throughout the body. There are 28 types of collagens, but Type I represents 80%-90% of all skin collagen in healthy adults. Type I collagen is produced by a type of cell called fibroblasts. From early adulthood, fibroblast cells become less active and collagen production declines by about 1.0-1.5% a year. Studies show that collagen levels reach peak levels in an individual’s late 20’s to early 30’s, followed by a gradual decline that continues with age.
This decline occurs as collagen fibers accumulate damage over time, decreasing their ability to function correctly. The density of the dermis is reduced as well, so it contains less collagen and elastin. The fibers that remain can become disorganized and abnormal in shape in aged skin compared to young and healthy skin. As a result, there is an upregulation of enzymes that break down and recycle collagen, contributing to declining levels. As collagen fibers become damaged and levels start to decline, collagen becomes more fragile and brittle, leading to a weakening of the skin’s structural support. The skin loses volume and firmness, and it starts to thin and wrinkle. Hydration, elasticity, and suppleness of the skin also begin to decline. These changes are characteristic hallmarks associated with the appearance of aging.
In order to holistically address the decline of collagen that impacts structural integrity of both the skin and connective tissue throughout the body, there are three approaches that need to be taken. First, production of new collagen fibers must be activated within the extracellular matrix. Second, the collagen that has been lost must be replenished through supplementation. Third, collagen fibers already present must be maintained through slowing their breakdown or degradation.
Other Factors of Skin Aging
In addition to declines in collagen, other factors impact the appearance of skin as it ages. Such factors, include skin dullness, hyperpigmentation, and under-eye puffiness and dark circles.
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•Skin dullness can be caused by a buildup of dead skin and impurities caused by the slowdown of skin cell turnover with age, typically beginning in the 30s and early 40s.
•Hyperpigmentation is caused by excess melanin that can be triggered by factors like sun, pollution, stress, and hormones. Increased tyrosinase and signaling molecules like IL-6 and IL-8 from these factors ultimately lead to an increase of melanin and the appearance of age spots or uneven skin tone.
•Under-eye dark circles are caused by excess blood vessels under the eye that are more easily visible due to collagen decline and resulting skin thinning under the eye, as well as an increase in vasculature under the eye (angiogenesis triggered by binding of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) on its receptor at the surface of blood vessels).
•Under-eye puffiness and bags are caused by fat accumulation from weakening tissues around the eye.
All these factors lead to an aging appearance.
Research and Development
Historically, we have focused our research and development efforts on creating and supporting scientifically validated products under the LifeVantage®, Protandim®, TrueScience®, Petandim®, AXIO®, and PhysIQ federation of brands. We anticipate that our future research and development efforts will be focused on creating, developing, and evaluating new products that are consistent with our commitment to provide quality, scientifically validated products that activate and empower the body’s ability to work better. Through our lens of activation and nutrigenomics, we will explore what categories of products and benefits to target and research new ingredients and combinations thereof to develop new products. As we expand, we intend to build on our foundation of activation and nutrigenomics with products that either activate or support the activation of gene or cell pathways targeting specific benefit areas, provide real results, and are an essential and enjoyable part of everyday life. We also intend to continue exploring the synergies of our products to determine what, if any, enhanced or new benefits appear when multiple products are combined as well as ways to expand our product delivery systems. We remain committed to helping people look and feel healthy and vibrant at any age by combating sources of premature aging or declining health.
Product Overview
Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®
Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® is a patented dietary supplement that has been shown in clinical trials to reduce the age-dependent increase in markers of oxidative stress and has also been shown to provide substantial benefits to combat the variety of negative health effects linked to oxidative stress.
Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® combats oxidative stress by increasing the body’s natural antioxidant protection at the gene level. The unique blend of phytonutrients in Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® signals the activation of Nrf2 to increase production of antioxidant enzymes, specifically superoxide dismutase and catalase, and other cell-protective gene products. The body's internally produced antioxidant enzymes provide a better defense against oxidative stress than externally derived sources of antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E. Unlike externally derived sources of antioxidants, these enzymes are “catalytic,” which means these enzymes are not used up upon neutralizing free radicals.
We hold multiple U.S. patents related to Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®. We believe these patents set Protandim® apart from other dietary supplements and protect the original formula as well as certain formula modifications we could create to extend our Protandim® product line. We sell Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® in three formulas around the world.
Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® has been, and is expected to continue to be, the subject of numerous independent scientific studies at various universities and research facilities including Ohio State University, Louisiana State University, University of Colorado Denver, Virginia Commonwealth University, Colorado State University, Texas Tech University and the National Institute on Aging. The results of these studies have been published in a variety of peer-reviewed scientific journals, including Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Enzyme Research, Circulation-the scientific journal of the American Heart Association, American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, PLoS One, Journal of Dietary Supplements, Molecular Aspects of Medicine, Oxidative Medicine and Cell Longevity, Exercise & Sports Science Reviews, Clinical Pharmacology, the FASEB Journal, and the Journal of Applied Physiology.
We also continue to perform our own research into Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® and the synergy with other products in our portfolio. In fiscal year 2023, we received a patent for the combination of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, and Protandim® NAD Synergizer® (marketed as the Protandim® Tri-Synergizer), continuing to show how our Protandim® product line is differentiated and unique in the marketplace. We also filed a U.S. Patent application in fiscal year 2023 which, if granted, will protect the combined effects and synergistic benefits of the Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen products when used together.
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Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®
Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer® is a dietary supplement which was formulated to strengthen the mitochondria, the powerhouse of all cells, for better cellular health. It is designed to work in tandem with our flagship Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® and further enhance the body's internal ability to naturally produce antioxidants and reduce the effects of cellular stress. Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer® activates NRF1, a protein that regulates the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial DNA transcription, translation and repair. The unique blend of ingredients in Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer® supports the mitochondria to slow cellular aging and increase cellular energy.
Protandim® NAD Synergizer®
Protandim® NAD Synergizer® is a dietary supplement which was specifically formulated to target the biochemical pathways involved in the synthesis and recycling of a specific molecule called NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and has been shown to double sirtuin activity in just 24 hours. Sirtuin activity naturally declines by as much as 60 percent as humans age. Research has long shown that sirtuin activity can be increased by as much as 94 percent through drastic caloric restriction. Sirtuin activity has been linked to multiple health benefits. In addition to being responsible for cellular autophagy (cellular cleanup and renewal process), sirtuins help improve mental focus and concentration, support positive mood and motivation, boost mental and physical energy, aid in maintaining cholesterol levels already in a healthy range, support a healthy vascular system, and promote healthy longevity. A study on the active ingredients in NAD Synergizer® also demonstrated a significant increase in NAD+ associated metabolites.
LifeVantage® Omega+
LifeVantage® Omega+ is a dietary supplement that combines DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids, omega-7 fatty acids, and vitamin D3 to support cognitive health, cardiovascular health, skin health, and the immune system.
LifeVantage® ProBio
LifeVantage® ProBio is a dietary supplement designed to support long-term gut health by restoring healthy gut bacteria to support digestive system health.
LifeVantage® IC Bright®
LifeVantage® IC Bright® combines macular carotenoids with vitamins and key ingredients that effectively support eye and brain health. It helps reduce eye fatigue and strain from use of digital devices, helps promote healthy levels of essential proteins for the brain, and may help support normal sleep patterns, which can be disrupted by blue light exposure.
LifeVantage® Daily Wellness
LifeVantage® Daily Wellness is a dietary supplement designed to strengthen immune health by supporting and balancing the three essential roles of the immune system: barrier, innate and adaptive.
LifeVantage® Rise AM& Reset PM System®
LifeVantage® Rise AM & Reset PM System® is an intelligent approach to a multivitamin that uses Timewise Nutrient Delivery™ to provide the body with the right nutrients in the right amounts at the right time. Timewise Nutrient Delivery™ was developed in combination with experts in biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology and results in nutrition that allows your body to stay in sync with its natural rhythms, delivering energy and focus for a productive day and helping to calm the mind and body at night.
LifeVantage® D3+
LifeVantage® D3+ is a dietary supplement that provides vitamin D3, vitamin K2, magnesium, calcium, and other trace minerals to support a balanced immune system, strong bones, and cardiovascular health.
PhysIQ Fat Burn
PhysIQ Fat Burn is a supplement containing naturally derived active ingredients to stimulate the breakdown of abdominal fat, increase energy and support long-term weight management.
PhysIQ Prebiotic
PhysIQ Prebiotic is a dietary supplement designed to support the “good” bacteria in the gut and a healthy microbiome, resulting in a healthier digestive tract and a healthier metabolism.
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TrueScience® Skin Care
Our line of activated anti-aging skin care products under our TrueScience® brand, consists of:
•TrueScience® Liquid Collagen: our first digestible liquid supplement in fully recyclable glass bottles that activates, replenishes, and maintains the body’s production of collagen on the cellular level to support skin firmness and elasticity for healthy, glowing skin.
•TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex: a high-performance cosmetic retinol alternative that targets 11 visible signs of aging, providing a more youthful and vibrant complexion in as little as three weeks—with continued enhancements at six weeks.
•TrueScience® TrueClean Refining Cleanser: a rich 2-in-1 facial cleanser that cleanses and exfoliates leaving skin clean, soft, and smooth without making it feel tight or dry.
•TrueScience® TrueLift Illuminating Eye Cream: a silky-smooth formula that targets dark circles and visibly lifts to reveal revitalized eyes. TrueLift supports the skin to improve seven visible signs of aging around the eyes, including dark circles, under eye bags, puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles, sagging eyelids, and crow’s feet.
•TrueScience® TrueHydrate Brightening Moisturizer: a moisturizing cream that provides hydration equivalent to two weeks’ use of hyaluronic acid, enhanced brightness in seven days and a more even skin tone and visibly faded age spots with continued use.
•TrueScience® TrueProtect Daily Mineral Sunstick SPF 30: A broad-spectrum mineral sunscreen that addresses the appearance of sun-induced hyperpigmentation and wrinkles as it protects against future damage for younger-looking, radiant skin.
•TrueScience® TrueTone Perfecting Lotion (Japan market only): a toning lotion developed to meet the needs and concerns of Japanese skin care consumers that moisturizes the skin while minimizing the appearance of pores.
•TrueScience® Perfecting Lotion: a hybrid lotion formulated for smoother, radiant, and brighter looking skin.
•TrueScience® Hand Cream: a cream formulated with Nrf2 ingredients to moisturize skin and decrease the visible signs of premature aging on the hands.
Our TrueScience® Activated Skin Care Collection includes the following products in a TSA-compliant set: TrueClean Refining Cleanser, TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex, TrueScience® TrueLift Illuminating Eye Cream, and TrueHydrate Brightening Moisturizer. The system varies slightly in some markets and additional products such as TrueScience® TrueProtect Daily Mineral Sunstick SPF 30 and TrueScience® Perfecting Lotion are available outside of the Collection.
We received two composition patents related to our LifeVantage TrueScience® skin care products, which were tested in an independent third-party clinical study and shown to reduce the visible signs of aging by utilizing Nrf2 technology to mitigate the visible effects of skin damage caused by oxidative stress. We also filed a U.S. Patent application in fiscal year 2023 which, if granted, will protect the combined effects and synergistic benefits of the Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen products when used together. Our TrueScience® skin care products leverage our research on Nrf2 activation and oxidative stress in combination with other clinically tested activating ingredients that work multi-mechanistically to target skin concerns at the source through activation.
TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex was also validated through a third-party clinical trial. Starting at three weeks and continuing over six weeks, subjects experienced significant improvements in 11 visible signs of aging.
TrueScience® Hair Care
Our line of hair care products under our TrueScience® brand, consists of:
•TrueScience® Invigorating Shampoo: Mild surfactant and added amino acid blend that cleans hair without drying out the scalp.
•TrueScience® Nourishing Conditioner: Deeply nourishing weightless conditioner that helps hair feel soft and smooth and look fuller and thicker.
•TrueScience® Scalp Serum: A serum that nourishes the scalp to support normal hair growth while soothing all scalp types.
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Petandim®
Petandim® is a supplement specially formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs through Nrf2 activation. Petandim® builds upon the active ingredients in Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® to reduce oxidative stress and support joint function, mobility and flexibility in dogs. Petandim® received the Quality Seal from the National Animal Supplement Council ("NASC").
AXIO®
AXIO® is our line of energy drink mixes, formulated as a nootropic to promote alertness and support mental performance. These energy drink powders deliver sustained energy, as well as improved mental focus and promote a positive mood. Available in regular and decaf formulas, AXIO® is derived from a unique combination of scientifically validated ingredients.
Product Stacking
A stack consists of multiple products bundled together that are designed to achieve a specific result. By studying the effects of nutrients and natural compounds, we have developed scientifically backed nutrigenomics products that promote healthy aging on the cellular level. By stacking these products together, we have created a foundation for synergy from nutrigenomic products to promote a healthier life.
In fiscal year 2024, our stack strategy evolved with a focus on the brand message of Activation with three stacks that tell the unique LifeVantage Activation story from an inside-out approach. This builds upon the synergistic benefits that were demonstrated in fiscal year 2023 with our Healthy Glow Essentials stack. The Inside-Out Activation Duo features Nrf2 Synergizer® and TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex. This duo activates antioxidants for good health on the inside and a cleaner, kinder retinol alternative for skin that looks and feels healthy and youthful on the outside. The LifeVantage Activation Essentials Stack contains Nrf2 Synergizer®,TrueScience® Liquid Collagen, and TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex. This top-selling trio that boosts your inner wellness while giving you visibly smoother, more youthful skin. Finally, our Healthy Glow + Activated Skin Care Collection contains Nrf2 Synergizer®, TrueScience® Liquid Collagen, and the full Activated Skin Care Collection. This selection of products complement one another with inner Activation power and external benefits you can see and feel.
We continue to offer other popular packs such as the Vitality Stack (Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, LifeVantage® Omega+ and LifeVantage® ProBio), the Ultimate Stack (Vitality Stack + Protandim® NAD Synergizer® and PhysIQ Prebiotic), the Protandim® Tri-Synergizer™ (Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, and Protandim® NAD Synergizer®).
Distribution of Products
We believe our products are well suited for independent consultant to customer sales through our direct selling model. This model allows our independent consultants to educate our customers regarding the benefits of our unique products more thoroughly than other business models. Our direct selling model also allows our independent consultants to offer personalized customer service to our customers and encourage regular use of our products.
Product Return Policy
All products purchased directly from us include a product guarantee. Subject to some exceptions based on local regulations, we will accept returns of opened and unopened products within 30 days of purchase for a full refund of the purchase price. In addition, our product return program allows independent consultants to return certain unopened, unexpired products for a refund of the purchase price less a 10% restocking fee and any paid commissions. The amount of inventory we will repurchase from an independent consultant is subject to specified policies and procedures.
Accounts
We generally categorize accounts as either independent consultants or customers, both of which may be consumers of our products.
Independent Consultants
An independent consultant in our company is an independent contractor who participates in our direct sales opportunity by enrolling through the independent consultant contract process and selling our products. Independent consultants may purchase our products and sell them to others either directly or through our company. We believe our independent consultants are typically entrepreneurs, who believe in our products and desire to earn income through sales commissions and by building their own consulting business. Many of our independent consultants are attracted by the opportunity to sell unique, scientifically validated products without incurring significant start-up costs. Independent consultants sign a contract with us that includes a
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requirement that they adhere to strict policies and procedures. Independent consultants may purchase product from us for individual and family consumption and for demonstrations, samples and retailing opportunities.
While we provide product development, shipping and logistics support, brochures, magazines, a website, the LifeVantage app and other sales and marketing materials, independent consultants are primarily responsible for their sales to customers and for attracting, enrolling, and educating new independent consultants about the benefits of our products and sales compensation plan. An independent consultant creates multiple levels of compensation by selling our products and enrolling new independent consultants who sell our products. These newly enrolled independent consultants form a “downline” or “group” for the independent consultant who enrolled them. If downline independent consultants enroll new independent consultants or customers who purchase our products, they create additional levels of compensation, and their downline independent consultants remain in the same downline network as the original enrolling independent consultant We pay commissions only upon the sale of our products. We do not pay commissions for enrolling independent consultants.
We define “active independent consultants” as those independent consultants who have purchased product from us for retail sales or personal consumption during the prior three months. We had approximately 49,000 and 54,000 active independent consultants as of each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Independent Consultant Compensation
In February 2024, we launched the Evolve Compensation Plan for our independent consultants in our Mexico, Canada, and European markets, which continued our roll out of the new Evolve Compensation Plan. In March 2023, we launched the Evolve Compensation Plan for our independent consultants in our United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan markets. We plan to roll out this new compensation plan to our remaining markets.
We believe our sales compensation plan is one of the more financially rewarding in the direct selling industry and in line with direct selling industry standards. Some elements of our sales compensation plan are paid daily, to eligible independent consultants, and others are paid weekly or monthly. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage and helps retain new independent consultants by allowing them to receive some sales commissions in a more timely manner from their sales efforts. Our sales compensation plan is intended to appeal to a broad cross-section of people, including those seeking to supplement family income, start a home-based business or pursue entrepreneurial opportunities full- or part-time. Through the Evolve Compensation Plan our independent consultants earn bonuses specifically for the sale of products to customers and by growing a customer subscription-based business, creating greater opportunities for independent consultants who are not interested in enrolling other consultants to sell products. Our independent consultants earn sales commissions on product sales to their personally enrolled customers and independent consultants and the product sales to customers and independent consultants within their sales organization, or "downline." Our independent consultants can also earn money by purchasing product from us and selling that product to others at their chosen retail price. We pay sales commissions in the local currency of the independent consultant’s home country.
Independent Consultant Motivation and Training
Our revenue depends on the sales success and productivity of our independent consultants. We provide tools, training and technology designed to increase our independent consultants' sales productivity and increase their potential for sales success. We offer training and business development opportunities to our independent consultants, including the opportunities listed below.
•Consultant Communications Hub: A consultant-specific website that has all the latest details on promotions, product launches, and onboarding to help each consultant build a LifeVantage business. Since the launch in October 2023, this site has been widely adopted as a centralized resource for our independent consultants.
•Momentum Academy, Global Convention, and other Company-Sponsored Training: We hold regularly occurring live and virtual company-sponsored events intended to provide sales training and motivation to our independent consultants, in addition to twice-weekly virtual consultant trainings.
•Promotions and Incentive Trips: We hold special sales promotions, business incentives and incentive trips from time to time in order to motivate our independent consultants to accomplish specific sales goals.
•Mobile Application: The LifeVantage app was designed to allow users to conduct their business on a single platform from anywhere in the world. Ultimately, through artificial intelligence and machine learning, we expect that the app will be able to guide users on what to share, when to share it, and with whom to maximize their sales potential.
•Online Social Media Groups: Through the use of social media platforms, we host online groups to support the success of our independent consultants. Important announcements, weekly trainings, calls, and documentation are also shared
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through our social media groups to provide our independent consultants many opportunities to find the training and support.
•Corporate Support Team: The LifeVantage contact center, VIP Lines, and sales support team are designed to provide support, motivation, training, and resources to our independent consultants through their business journey. As independent consultants advance through the titles in our consultant path, they continue to receive more personalized support.
We continue to evaluate new ways in which to incorporate new technology and sales training opportunities to improve consultant product sales.
Independent Consultant Compliance Activities
Given that our independent consultants are independent contractors, we do not control or direct their promotional efforts. We do, however, require that our independent consultants abide by policies and procedures that require them to act in an ethical manner and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As a member of the United States Direct Selling Association ("US DSA") and similar organizations in many of the markets where we do business, we are also subject to the ethical business practices and consumer service standards required by the industry's code of ethics.
Independent consultants represent to us that their receipt of sales commissions is based on their product sales and by product sales of other LifeVantage consultants in their personal marketing organization. We must produce or pre-approve all sales aids used by independent consultants, such as brochures and online materials. Products may be promoted only through sales materials produced or approved by us. Independent consultants may not use our trademarks or other intellectual property without our written consent.
We monitor and systematically review alleged independent consultant misbehavior through our internal consultant compliance department. If we determine one of our independent consultants has violated any of our policies and procedures, we first attempt to educate, but may discipline or terminate the independent consultant’s rights to sell or distribute our products when appropriate. When necessary, we have brought legal action against independent consultants, or former consultants, to enforce our policies and procedures. Short of termination or legal action, and in addition to educating, we may impose sanctions against independent consultants whose actions are in violation of our policies and procedures. Such sanctions may include warnings, probation, withdrawal or denial of an award, suspension of privileges of a consultantship, fines and/or withholding of commissions until specified conditions are satisfied, or other appropriate injunctive relief.
Customers
Customers purchase products directly from us at either our retail (list) pricing for one-time purchases or our subscription price on a monthly subscription basis for personal consumption, without the ability to resell or earn commissions from the purchase or sale of such products. Customers who order their items on a subscription also automatically join our Rewards Circle loyalty program, a program that rewards customer loyalty through subscription purchases. A customer may decide to enroll as an independent consultant at any time if they become interested in selling our products. We believe our customers are a great source of word-of-mouth advertising for our products. We also believe our large base of customers validates the health benefits of our products.
We define an “active customer” as a customer who has purchased product from us within the prior three months. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, we had approximately 79,000 and 89,000 active customers, respectively.
Sales of Our Products
We accept orders for our products through our website at www.lifevantage.com and through personalized websites we provide to our independent consultants, which we refer to as “Virtual Offices.” Orders placed through Virtual Offices and through our website are processed daily at our fulfillment centers, where orders are shipped directly to the consumer.
We offer toll-free numbers for our independent consultants and our customers to order product or ask questions. Our customer service representatives assist customers in placing orders through our web order processing system, answering questions, tracking packages, and initiating refunds. The customer service representatives receive extensive training about our products and our direct selling business model. LifeVantage customers and independent consultants generally pay for products by credit card, prior to shipment, and as a result, we carry minimal accounts receivable.
Seasonality
In addition to general economic factors, we are impacted by seasonal factors and trends such as major cultural events and vacation patterns. We believe that direct selling in the United States and Japan is also generally negatively impacted during our
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first fiscal quarter, from July 1 through September 30, when many individuals, including our independent consultants, traditionally take vacations. The timing and size of our training events and incentive trips can also cause revenue and expense to fluctuate in the periods that they are held.
Although our product launch process may vary by market, we may introduce new products to our customers and independent consultants through limited-time offers and promotions. The limited-time offers and promotions typically generate significant activity and a high level of sales and purchasing, which may result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue during the quarter of the limited-time offer and skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. Similarly, company events for independent consultants typically generate a higher-than-normal increase in revenue. The timing of these events can also skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons.
Marketing
We utilize our network of independent consultants located throughout the United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines to market and sell our products. We also have in-house sales, marketing, IT, and customer service groups dedicated to supporting our independent consultants. Support includes training and education, personalized assistance, in-person and digital events, recognition, incentives and promotions, digital and social media content, press coverage, regular communications, as well as a full suite of marketing assets, including content for their websites.
Raw Materials and Manufacturing
We outsource the primary manufacturing, fulfillment, and shipping components of our business to third-party companies we believe possess a high degree of expertise. We believe outsourcing provides us access to advanced manufacturing process capabilities and expertise without incurring fixed costs associated with manufacturing our own products in house.
We currently outsource the manufacture of our products to multiple third-party contract manufacturers. Our contract manufacturers have a legal obligation to comply with the current Good Manufacturing Practices ("GMP") regulations that are applicable to those who manufacture, package, label and hold dietary supplements and personal care products. Additionally, we are subject to regulations that, among other things, obligate us to know what and how manufacturing activities are performed so that we can make decisions related to whether the packaged and labeled product conforms to our established specifications and whether to approve and release product for distribution to consumers. We maintain and qualify alternative manufacturing options in order to keep our costs low, maintain the quality of our products, and prepare for unanticipated spikes in demand or manufacturing failure. Our contract manufacturers deliver products to our fulfillment centers based on our purchase orders. We also have a Vendor Code of Conduct that we expect our contract manufacturers and/or vendors to adhere to. This Vendor Code of Conduct requires contract manufacturers and vendors to abide by certain human rights, labor rights, protection of the environment and fight against corruption standards outlined under the United Nations Global Compact.
We acquire raw materials for our products from third-party suppliers. Although we generally have good relationships with our suppliers, we believe we could replace any of our current suppliers without great difficulty or significant increase to our cost of goods sold. We also have ongoing relationships with secondary and tertiary suppliers. Please refer to "Risk Factors - High quality material for our products may be difficult to obtain or expensive" for a discussion of the risks and uncertainties associated with our sourcing of raw materials.
Geographic Information
We sell our products in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. We also sell our products in a number of countries to customers for personal consumption only. In addition, we sold our products in China through our approved e-commerce business model until March 2023, at which time we closed our e-commerce business in China. In fiscal year 2024, revenue generated in the United States accounted for approximately 73% of our total revenue and revenue generated from Japan accounted for approximately 13% of our total revenue. For reporting purposes, we generally divide our markets into two geographic regions: the Americas region and the Asia/Pacific and Europe region. The following table sets forth net revenue information by region for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| For the fiscal years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 152,907 | 76.4 | % | $ | 155,361 | 72.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia/Pacific & Europe | 47,257 | 23.6 | % | 58,037 | 27.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 200,164 | 100.0 | % | $ | 213,398 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional comparative revenue and related financial information is presented in the section captioned "Segment Information" in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
Product Liability and Other Insurance
We have product liability insurance coverage for our products that we believe is adequate for our needs. We also maintain commercial property and liability coverage, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, workers compensation coverage and cyber information security risk insurance policies as well as foreign and other miscellaneous coverage.
Intellectual Property
We use commercially reasonable efforts to protect our intellectual property through patent protection, trademarks, and trade secrets, licensed rights, and contractual protections, and intend to continue to develop a strong brand identity for our company and our products.
Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® is a proprietary, patented dietary supplement formulation for enhancing antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase and catalase. The patents and patent applications protecting its formulations are held by LifeVantage Corporation or our wholly owned subsidiary, Lifeline Nutraceuticals Corporation. Our intellectual property is covered, in part, by many issued U.S. patents. Our patents and patent applications claim the benefit of priority of multiple U.S. provisional patent applications, the earliest of which was filed on March 23, 2004, and relate to compositions, methods of use, and methods of manufacture of various compositions, including those embodied by the Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® formulation. The expected duration of our patent protection via some granted patents for Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® is at least through approximately March 2025, and we continue to research and file new composition and method patents in the U.S. for enhanced and improved product formulations that will extend our patent protection for a variety of product formulations and methods. During fiscal year 2018, we received other patents for personal care or skin care products. These patents expire approximately February 2036. In fiscal year 2023, we received a patent for the combination of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, and Protandim® NAD Synergizer®, collectively called the Tri-Synergizer™ pack. In fiscal year 2023, we filed for a U.S. patent application which, if granted, will protect the combined synergistic effects and benefits of the Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen products when these two products are used together.
We continue to protect our products and brands using trademarks. We have filed and successfully procured registered trademarks for our key brands consisting of Protandim®, LifeVantage®, and TrueScience® in many countries around the world, and we have pending trademark applications for these and other marks in many other countries. We anticipate seeking protection in other countries, as we deem appropriate.
In order to protect the confidentiality of our intellectual property, including trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary technical and business information, it is our policy to limit access to such information to those who require access in order to perform their functions and to enter into agreements with employees, consultants and vendors to contractually protect such information.
Competition
Direct Selling Companies
We compete with other direct selling companies, many of which have longer operating histories and greater visibility, name recognition and financial resources than we do. We also compete with newer direct selling companies that may attempt to solicit our independent consultants by offering the possibility of a more financially rewarding opportunity or by being among the company's early consultant base. We compete for new consultants with these companies on the basis of our business opportunity, product offerings, sales compensation plan, management and operations. In order to successfully compete in the direct selling industry and attract and retain quality consultants, we must maintain the attractiveness of our business opportunity, product offerings and sales compensation plan.
Dietary Supplement Market
We compete with other companies that sell dietary supplements. We believe the dietary supplement market is highly fragmented and competitive. We believe competition in the dietary supplement market is based primarily on quality, price, efficacy, brand name, and recognition of product benefits. In the dietary supplement industry, our competition includes numerous nutritional supplement companies, pharmaceutical companies and packaged food and beverage companies. Many of these companies have broader product lines, larger sales volumes, and greater financial resources than we do. Additionally, some of these companies are able to compete more effectively due to greater vertical integration. Increased competition in the dietary supplement market could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
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Nrf2 Activators
In the last few years, we have seen the number of products marketed as Nrf2 activators increase. We anticipate the number of products that claim to activate Nrf2 will continue to increase as the technology becomes more popular and more broadly accepted.
Direct Antioxidants
Vitamin C, vitamin E, other vitamin/mineral antioxidants, and other sources of externally derived antioxidants may be considered competitors of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® but they are mechanistically distinct from Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®. These other sources of antioxidants do not increase the body’s elimination of oxidants using internal antioxidant enzymes. Our research indicates that Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® increases production of anti-fibrotic gene products, including antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase and catalase, within the cells of the body. We believe that the body’s internally produced antioxidant enzymes provide a better defense against oxidative stress than externally derived sources of antioxidants.
Oral Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase
There are many companies performing research into antioxidants. Several companies sell oral forms of superoxide dismutase and catalase. Although we believe Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® is a superior alternative to oral forms of superoxide dismutase and catalase, these products do compete with Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® in the marketplace. We anticipate additional companies will likely develop, purchase or in-license products that are competitive with Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®.
Omega Fatty Acid Products
There are many companies that market omega supplements, including omega-3. Although LifeVantage® Omega+ contains a unique combination of DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids, omega-7 fatty acids, and vitamin D3, we anticipate additional companies will likely develop products that are competitive with LifeVantage® Omega+.
Probiotic Products
There are many companies that market probiotic supplements, and we anticipate additional companies will likely continue to develop products that compete with our LifeVantage® ProBio supplement.
Eye Health and Vitamin Products
There are many companies that market eye health and other vitamin/mineral supplements and we anticipate additional companies will likely continue to develop products that are competitive with our IC Bright®, LifeVantage® Daily Wellness, LifeVantage® Rise AM & Reset PM System™, and LifeVantage® D3+.
Personal Skin Care Market
In the personal skin care market, we compete principally with large, well-known cosmetics companies that manufacture and sell broad product lines through retail establishments. Many of these competitors have greater financial resources and brand recognition than we do. We believe, however, we can compete with these larger companies by leveraging our direct selling model and emphasizing our unique, science-based, Nrf2 formulas in our personal care products. We also now compete in the growing global liquid collagen market and believe we can compete with our triple-action formula that has been shown to deliver visible results in only 30 days as it activates, replenishes, and maintains collagen levels. Our TrueScience® Liquid Collagen product is a unique blend featuring sustainably sourced, hydrolyzed fish collagen that delivers 10 different types of peptides–significantly more than most competitive products–plus a unique red quinoa extract that has been shown to up regulate genes associated with collagen production and down regulate those that produce enzymes that break down collagen.
Personal Hair Care Market
In the personal hair care market, we compete principally with large, well-known hair care companies that manufacture and sell broad product lines through retail establishments. Many of these competitors have greater financial resources and brand recognition than we do. We believe, however, we can compete with these larger companies by leveraging our direct selling model and emphasizing our unique, science-based hair care products.
Animal Supplement Market
We compete principally with large, well-known companies in the animal supplement market. Most of the companies we compete with in the animal supplement market have broad distribution channels that include retail establishments. Many of
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these competitors have greater financial resources and brand recognition than we do. We believe, however, that we can compete with these larger companies by leveraging our direct selling model and emphasizing our unique, science-based animal supplement product.
Energy Drink Market
We compete with large, well-known companies in the energy drink market. Most of the companies we compete with in the energy drink market have broad distribution channels that include big box retail establishments. Many of these competitors have greater financial resources and brand recognition than we do. We intend to compete with these larger companies by leveraging our direct selling model and emphasizing our unique, science-based energy drink product. AXIO® is a no sugar, low-carbohydrate and low-calorie energy drink that is also non-GMO, gluten-free and vegan.
Weight Management Market
We compete with large, well-known companies in the weight management market. Most of the companies we compete with in the weight management market have broad distribution channels that include big box retail establishments. Many of these competitors have greater financial resources and brand recognition than we do. We intend to compete with these larger companies by leveraging our direct selling model and emphasizing our unique, science-based weight management products.
Regulatory Environment
The formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and advertising of our products in the United States are subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), as well as comparable state laws.
FDA Regulations and DSHEA
We market our Protandim® products as “dietary supplements” as defined in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 ("DSHEA"). DSHEA is intended to promote access to safe, quality dietary supplements, and information about dietary supplements. DSHEA established a new framework governing the composition and labeling of dietary supplements. DSHEA does not apply to animal supplements like Petandim®. We are not required to obtain FDA pre-market approval to sell our products in the United States under current laws.
DSHEA permits statements of nutritional support, called “structure-function” statements, to be included in labeling for dietary supplements without FDA marketing approval. Such statements may claim a benefit related to a classical nutrient deficiency disease and disclose the prevalence of such disease in the United States, describe the role of a nutrient or dietary ingredient intended to affect the structure or function in humans, characterize the documented mechanism by which a nutrient or dietary ingredient acts to maintain such structure or function, or describe general well-being from consumption of a nutrient or dietary ingredient. Such statements may not expressly or impliedly claim that a dietary supplement is intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease. A company that uses a structure-function statement in labeling must possess evidence substantiating that the statement is truthful and not misleading and is supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence.
The FDA may assert that a particular structure-function statement that a company is using is an illegal claim; that assertion, normally, is in the form of a warning letter to that company. We have a duty to send to the FDA a notice that lists each new structure-function statement made by us; we are obligated to send that notice within 30 days after the first marketing of a supplement with such a statement.
DSHEA also permits certain scientific literature, for example a reprint of a peer-reviewed scientific publication, to be used in connection with the sale of a dietary supplement to consumers without the literature being subject to regulation as labeling. However, such literature must not be false or misleading, the literature may not promote a particular manufacturer or brand of dietary supplement and it must include a balanced view of the available scientific information on the subject matter, among other requirements.
The FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (“CVM”) is responsible for enforcing the portion of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the “FFDCA”), that relates to animal supplements, like our Petandim® product. CVM's primary responsibility in enforcing the FFDCA is to ensure that animal supplements are safe, effective, and can be manufactured to a consistent standard. CVM has taken the position that DSHEA does not apply to products intended for animals, but it is clear that products like Petandim® are under FDA jurisdiction.
Our Petandim® product follows the labeling rules of the NASC of which LifeVantage is a member. Under the NASC rules, Petandim® is classified as a dosage form animal health product.
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While we exercise care in our formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and advertising of our products, we cannot guarantee the FDA will never inform us that the FDA believes some violation of law has occurred either by us or by our independent consultants. Any allegations of our non-compliance may result in time-consuming and expensive defense of our activities. The FDA’s normal course of action is to issue a warning letter if it believes that a product is misbranded or adulterated. The responsive action requested by the FDA differs depending upon the nature of the product and claims in question. Typically, the FDA expects a written response within 15 working days of the receipt of a warning letter. The warning letter is public information posted on the FDA’s web site. That information could affect our relationships with our customers/consumers, investors, independent consultants, vendors, and employees. Warning letters also often spark private class action litigation under state consumer protection statutes. The FDA could also order compliance activities, such as an inspection of our facilities and products, and could file a civil lawsuit in which an arrest warrant (seizure) could be issued as to some or all of our products. In extraordinary cases, we could be named a defendant and sued for declaratory and injunctive relief. There were no open letters from the FDA to us as of June 30, 2024.
FTC Regulations
Advertising and marketing of our products in the United States are also subject to regulation by the FTC under the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”). Among other things, the FTC Act prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair false or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. The FTC Act also makes it illegal to disseminate or cause to be disseminated any false advertisement for “food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics." The FTC Act provides that disseminating any false advertisement pertaining to foods, which would include dietary supplements, is an unfair or deceptive act or practice. An advertiser is required to have competent and reliable scientific evidence for all express and implied health-related product claims at the time the claims are first made. We are required to have adequate scientific substantiation for all material advertising claims made for our products in the United States. The FTC routinely reviews websites to identify questionable advertising claims and practices. Competitors sometimes inform the FTC when they believe other competitors are violating the FTC Act and consumers may also notify the FTC of what they believe may be wrongful advertising. The FTC may initiate a non-public investigation that focuses on our advertising claims, which usually involves non-public pre-lawsuit extensive formal discovery. Such an investigation may be very expensive to defend, be lengthy, and result in a publicly disclosed Consent Decree, which is a settlement agreement. If no settlement can be reached, the FTC may start an administrative proceeding or a federal court lawsuit against us and/or our principal officers. The FTC often seeks to recover from the defendants, whether in a Consent Decree or a proceeding, any or all of the following: (i) consumer redress in the form of monetary relief or disgorgement of profits; (ii) significant reporting requirements for several years; and (iii) injunctive relief. In addition, most, if not all, states have statutes prohibiting deceptive and unfair acts and practices. The requirements under these state statutes are similar to those of the FTC Act.
The National Advertising Division (“NAD”), of the national Better Business Bureau, a non-governmental not-for-profit organization through its Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, is also actively engaged in conducting investigations, called inquiries, which are focused on determining whether the requisite claim substantiation standard exists for advertising claims, including specific structure-function claims. Although the results of each inquiry or proceeding are not binding on the recipient, they are posted on NAD’s website, and the NAD often refers cases to the FTC, if the advertisers do not agree to modify their advertising in conformance with the NAD decision. We have been the subject of a NAD proceeding in 2008 and 2009, which was concluded in 2009.
In January 2019, the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (“DSSRC”) was introduced. This program monitors the entire direct selling channel—including the US DSA member companies and non-members. The DSSRC provides impartial monitoring, enforcement, and dispute resolution regarding product claims or income representations (including lifestyle claims) disseminated by direct selling companies and their sales force members (consultants). The failure of a company to resolve DSSRC complaints will ultimately result in the DSSRC reporting the matter to the FTC, which may or may not pursue enforcement action in any given case. There were no open letters from the FTC to us as of June 30, 2024.
Regulation of Direct Selling Activities
Direct selling activities are regulated by the FTC, as well as various federal, state and local governmental agencies in the United States and foreign countries. These laws and regulations are generally intended to prevent fraudulent or deceptive schemes, often referred to as “pyramid” schemes, which compensate participants primarily for recruiting additional participants without sufficient emphasis on product sales. The laws and regulations may often:
•require us or our independent consultants to register with governmental agencies;
•impose caps on the amount or type of sales commission we can pay;
•impose reporting requirements; and
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•require that we ensure, among other things, that our independent consultants maintain levels of product sales to qualify to receive sales commissions and that our independent consultants are being compensated primarily for sales of products and not primarily for recruiting additional participants.
The laws and regulations governing direct selling are modified from time to time, and, like other direct selling companies, we may be subject to government investigations related to our direct selling activities. This may require us to make changes to our business model and our sales compensation plan.
State Regulations
In addition to United States federal regulation, each state has enacted its own food and drug laws. We may receive requests to supply information regarding our sales or advertising to state regulatory agencies. We remain subject to the risk that, in one or more of our present or future markets, our products, sales, and advertising could be found non-compliant with state laws and regulations. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, it could have a material adverse effect on our business in a particular market or in general. In addition, these laws and regulations could affect our ability to enter new markets.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) was enacted in 2011 and is now part of the FFDCA. The FSMA is a comprehensive set of laws that gives the FDA considerable authority with respect to the prevention of food contamination and the serious problems associated with such contamination. Among other things, it does the following:
•gives the FDA explicit authority to compel a recall if the FDA believes there is a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death;
•places strict obligations on food and dietary supplement importers to verify that food from foreign suppliers is not adulterated or misbranded; and
•provides whistle blower protection for employees of conventional food or dietary supplement companies who provide information to governmental authorities about violations of the FFDCA.
International Regulations
In addition to the regulations applicable to our activities in the United States, all other markets in which we operate our business regulate our products under a variety of statutory and regulatory schemes. We typically market our Protandim® line of products in international markets as foods, health foods or dietary supplements under applicable regulatory regimes. However, because of varied regulations, some products or ingredients that are recognized as a “food” in certain markets may be treated as a “pharmaceutical” or equivalent in other markets. In the event a product, or an ingredient in a product, is classified as a drug or pharmaceutical product in any market, we will generally not be able to distribute that product through our independent consultants because of pre-marketing approval requirements and strict regulations applicable to drug and pharmaceutical products. In Japan, for example, ashwagandha was determined to be inappropriate for inclusion in food products. Ashwagandha is one of the ingredients in Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®. While we disagree with the assessment of ashwagandha by Japanese regulatory authorities, we are restricted from selling a formulation of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® that contains ashwagandha in Japan. As such, we reformulated Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® for the Japan market to exclude ashwagandha and include black pepper extract. This reformulated Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® was introduced in Japan in fiscal year 2013.
Similarly, our other markets outside the United States regulate advertising and product claims regarding the efficacy of our products and require adequate substantiation of claims. As such, we are unable to claim that any of our products will diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent diseases. For example, in Japan, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® is considered a food product, which significantly limits our ability to make claims regarding the product. If marketing materials make claims that exceed the scope of allowed claims for dietary supplements, regulatory authorities could deem our products to be unapproved drugs and we could experience substantial harm.
Our business model is also subject to regulatory frameworks that may limit or significantly alter the way business is done in foreign markets vis-à-vis the United States. For example, our marketing of products or business opportunity as a consultant in the United Kingdom differs significantly from marketing to United States customers and independent consultants. Consequently, we may experience additional costs and delays in entering or continuing to do business in foreign markets in order to comply with local regulations.
Potential FDA and Other Regulation
We could become subject to additional laws or regulations administered by the FDA, FTC, or other federal, state, local or international regulatory authorities, to the repeal or amendment of laws or regulations that we consider favorable, such as
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DSHEA, or to more stringent interpretations of current laws or regulations. Because of negative publicity associated with some adulterated or misbranded supplements, including pharmaceutical drugs marketed as dietary supplements, there has been an increased movement in the United States and other markets to expand the regulation of dietary supplements, which could impose additional restrictions or requirements in the future. In recent years, there also has been increased pressure in the United States to further regulate cosmetics. In general, the regulatory environment is becoming more complex with increasingly strict regulations.
The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act requires us to report to the FDA all serious adverse events and to maintain for six years, records of all adverse events, whether or not serious. An adverse event is defined as any health-related event associated with the use of a dietary supplement that is adverse. In addition, this law requires the label of each dietary supplement, including our Protandim® products, to include a domestic address or telephone number by which the company selling the product may receive a report of a serious adverse event associated with such product. The labels of our Protandim® products comply with that statutory provision.
Employees
As of June 30, 2024, we had 222 employees, 217 of which were full-time employees. As of June 30, 2024, 167 of our employees were based in the United States, 23 were based in Japan and a total of 32 were based in the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, Europe, and Canada. We do not include our independent consultants in our number of employees because our independent consultants are independent contractors and not employees. We outsource our manufacturing, warehousing and shipping operations.
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
We understand that long-term value creation for stockholders is our core responsibility. We are investing in a number of sustainability initiatives, including reducing the environmental impact of our business activities and products, improving the global human condition, providing a positive working environment and engaging with our stakeholders regarding these initiatives.
Employees: We believe that our employees are an essential asset. We have a dedicated team of professionals that support our customers and independent consultants, work to generate long-term value for our stockholders and contribute to the broader public through charitable programs, including LifeVantage Legacy – an independent charitable organization focused on bettering the lives of children throughout the world ("LifeVantage Legacy"). In turn, we offer competitive compensation and guide employees to focus on the long-term goals of our stockholders and independent consultants. We have received many ‘best place to work’ awards over the years, most recently being named as "Utah Top Workplaces" by the Salt Lake Tribune for the second year and "Top Places to Work in the Wellness Industry."
Environment: We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and creating awareness about sustainability. We strive to improve our environmental footprint over time and to initiate additional projects and activities that will further reduce our impact on the environment. Our commitment to the environment extends to our customers, our independent consultants, our employees, and the global communities in which we operate. We comply with applicable environmental regulations and strive to prevent pollution whenever possible. We are increasing our efforts to train our employees and independent consultants on our environmental program and empower them to contribute and participate. We are committed to continually improving over time by striving to measure our environmental impacts and by setting goals to reduce these impacts each year. Some examples of our efforts include:
•Launching a revamped TrueScience® Activated Skin Care Collection using only clean ingredients that also score low on the Think Dirty scale;
•Using more easily recycled packaging in the relaunch of our TrueScience® Activated Skin Care Collection;
•Abiding by our environmental policy using the feedback from our stakeholders to help formalize our focus on sustainability;
•Using environmental auditing in our selection process for new partners;
•Switching to more easily recyclable bottles and cartons for product packaging, including replacing plastic bags with paper cartons for our energy drink products and using a fully recyclable glass bottle and cap for our TrueScience® Liquid Collagen product line;
•Sourcing shipping boxes made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified corrugate material;
•Redesigning our shipping boxes to reduce the amount of waste created;
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•Changing our shipping process to leverage lower CO2 emissions by 50%;
•Creating sharable videos that our independent consultants can use when discussing our sustainability efforts;
•Focusing on working with fish oil suppliers and fisheries who are Marine Stewardship Council certified; and
•Joining the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to support sustainable sources of Palm Oil.
Social/Community: We believe that our legacy is not the past, it is the future we create. This belief informed our effort to sponsor the formation of LifeVantage Legacy. LifeVantage Legacy helps the leaders of tomorrow by touching a million lives across the world today. From simply helping a child in need to supporting initiatives that uplift entire communities, our goal is simple - give future generations the support and resources they need to live happier, healthier lives one child at a time. One of the best parts of LifeVantage is our commitment to leaving places better than we found them. Some examples of our efforts include:
•Hosting home building trips over the holidays with our independent consultants and their families in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, where we have built over 30 homes for families in need over the past several years;
•Partnering with local refugee foundations to provide help to repair fences, provide habitat upkeep, as well as helped procure needed items for kids and cleaning supplies for people's homes;
•Hosting Company-sponsored incentive trip where attendees gave back to the local communities, like creating over 1,000 school kits for the local community to aid immigrant children and their families in attending school and after-school education during a recent Company-sponsored trip to Punta Cana;
•Formalizing our auditing and commitment to align internationally with human rights philosophies in how we conduct business through our human rights policy and vendor code of conduct, including auditing our key partners each year to ensure we are partnering with those who share our values;
•Measuring our employees' engagement levels, requesting anonymous feedback during the fiscal year, and implementing changes to address their feedback; and
•Hosting monthly all hands staff meetings to ensure our employees feel informed and aligned on our priorities and to encourage transparent communication.
Governance: We endeavor to continue to strengthen and improve our corporate governance and executive compensation practices. We have an equity ownership policy to reinforce our belief that executives and directors who believe in the future of our company should have meaningful equity holdings in LifeVantage. In addition, we have a majority standard for the election of directors on our board.
Available Information
Our principal offices are located at 3300 N. Triumph Blvd, Suite 700, Lehi, UT 84043. Our telephone number is (801) 432-9000 and our fax number is (801) 880-0699. Our website address is www.lifevantage.com; however, information found on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report. Our website address is included in this annual report as an inactive textual reference only.
The reports filed with the SEC, by us and by our officers, directors, and significant stockholders are available for review on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Such reports are also available free of charge through the investor relations section of our website at www.lifevantage.com and are accessible as soon as reasonably practicable after being electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.
ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS
Because of the following risks, as well as other risks affecting our financial condition and operating results, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods. The risks described below are those we currently believe could materially affect us. The following risks are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause our actual results of operations to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements in this report.
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Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry
An inability to properly motivate and incentivize sales from our independent consultants could harm our business.
Motivating our independent consultants and providing them with appropriate sales resources, including technology, tools, and training, are important to the growth and success of our business. We have faced, and may continue to face, challenges in motivating and incentivizing our independent consultants. In addition, actions we take from time to time to enforce our policies and procedures, may cause discord among some of our independent consultants. The loss of key independent consultants due to various factors including, but not limited to, voluntary termination or involuntary termination or suspension resulting from non-compliance with our policies and procedures, could distract our independent consultants and disrupt our business. For example, in the past, we have experienced discord among our leading independent consultants. If we fail to properly respond to any discord among our leading independent consultants in the United States and other markets, we could lose additional leaders, including to competing direct selling companies, which could have a significant negative impact on our revenue. Further, from time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings with former independent consultants. Such legal proceedings can be a distraction to our active independent consultants and can be expensive, time-consuming and cause a disruption to our business. Our inability to properly respond to these and other distractions may have a negative impact on our business.
If we are unable to retain our existing customers and independent consultants or attract additional customers and independent consultants, our revenue will not increase and may decline.
Our customers may cease purchasing our products at any time and for any reason. Our independent consultants may terminate their services at any time, and we can and have in the past terminated consultants for conduct violative of our policies and procedures. As such, like most direct selling companies, we have experienced and are likely to continue to experience turnover among both customers and independent consultants. We have experienced, and may continue to experience, a decrease in the number of our independent consultants. The departure for any reason of one of our leading independent consultants can be a major disruption to other independent consultants and could have a significant negative impact on our sales and operating results. Independent consultants who join our company to purchase our products for personal consumption or for short-term income goals may only stay with us for a short time. While we take steps to help train, motivate, and retain independent consultants, we cannot accurately predict the number or sales productivity of our independent consultants.
Our operating results will be harmed if we and our independent consultant leaders do not generate sufficient interest in our business to retain existing customers and independent consultants and attract new customers and independent consultants. The number and sales productivity of our independent consultants could be harmed by several factors, including:
•any adverse publicity regarding us, our products, our distribution channel, or our competitors;
•non-compliance by our independent consultants with applicable legal requirements or our policies and procedures;
•lack of interest in existing or new products or their failure to achieve desired sales results;
•lack of a compelling business opportunity sufficient to generate the interest and commitment of new independent consultants;
•any changes we might make to our independent consultant sales compensation plan;
•any negative public perception of our company or our products or their ingredients;
•any negative public perception of our independent consultants and direct selling business in general;
•our actions to enforce our policies and procedures;
•any efforts to sell our products through competitive channels;
•any regulatory actions or charges against us or others in our industry; and
•general economic and business conditions.
Our independent consultants could fail to comply with applicable legal requirements or our policies and procedures, which could result in claims against us that could harm our business.
Our independent consultants are independent contractors and, accordingly, we are not in a position to directly provide the same oversight, direction and motivation as we would if they were our employees. As a result, there can be no assurance that our independent consultants will comply with applicable laws or regulations or our independent consultant policies and procedures, participate in our marketing strategies or plans, or accept our introduction of new products. Despite their independent contractor status, activities by our independent consultants that allegedly violate applicable laws or regulations
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could result in government or third-party actions against us, which could harm our business. Our independent consultants agree to abide by our policies and procedures which are designed to ensure our independent consultants will comply with legal requirements. We have a consultant compliance department that addresses violations of our independent consultants when they become known to us. However, given the size of our independent consultant network, we experience problems with independent consultants violating our policies and procedures from time to time and are not always able to discover or remedy such violations.
One of our most significant areas of risk with respect to independent consultant activities relates to improper product claims and claims regarding the consultant business opportunity of being an independent consultant. Any determination by the FDA, FTC, any state agency, or other similar governmental agency outside the United States that we or our independent consultants are not in compliance with applicable laws could materially harm our business. Even if governmental actions do not result in rulings or orders against us, they could create negative publicity that could detrimentally affect our efforts to recruit or motivate independent consultants and attract customers or lead to consumer lawsuits against us. When we experience growth in the number of our independent consultants, we have seen an increase in sales aids and promotional material being produced by independent consultants and/or consultant groups in some markets. This places an increased burden on us to monitor compliance of such materials and increases the risk that such materials could contain problematic product, marketing, or business opportunity claims in violation of our policies and applicable regulations.
Because we have expanded into foreign countries, our policies and procedures for our independent consultants differ slightly in some countries due to the different legal requirements of each country in which we do business. In addition, as we have expanded internationally, some of our independent consultants have carried or shipped our products into countries in which such products are not registered or that otherwise impose stringent restrictions on our direct selling model. While we have taken steps to stop or restrict these sales from occurring, including through our independent consultant policies and procedures, it can be difficult to enforce these policies and procedures because of the large number of independent consultants and their independent status. If relevant regulatory authorities determined that any such independent consultant activities are not compliant with all regulatory requirements, we could be subject to related fines, penalties, and other assessments or negative publicity, any of which could have an adverse impact on our business. In addition, violations by our independent consultants of our policies and procedures could reflect negatively on our products and operations and harm our business reputation. Further, it is possible that a court could hold us civilly or criminally accountable based on vicarious liability because of the actions of our independent consultants. In the past, some of our independent consultants have been investigated by government agencies for conduct alleged to have violated the law and our policies. This type of investigation can have an adverse effect on us even if we are not involved in the independent consultant’s activities.
We may be adversely affected by changes to our independent consultant compensation plans.
We modify our compensation plans from time to time to keep them competitive and attractive to existing and potential independent consultants, to address changing market dynamics, to provide incentives to our independent consultants that we believe will help grow our business, to conform to local regulations and to address other business-related considerations. In fiscal year 2023, we launched our new Evolve Compensation Plan for our independent consultants in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Following that launch, in fiscal year 2024, we launched our new Evolve Compensation Plan for our independent consultants in Canada, Mexico Europe, with plans to roll out the new compensation plan to our remaining markets in the future. It is difficult to predict how such changes will be viewed by our independent consultants and whether such changes will achieve their desired results. Such changes could result in unintended or unforeseen negative economic and non-economic consequences to our business, such as higher than anticipated costs or difficulty in attracting and retaining independent consultants, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if regulatory agencies such as the FTC or judicial cases lead to new industry standards or rules, our business could be impacted, and we may need to amend our compensation plan. If we are required to make changes, or if the FTC seeks to enforce similar measures in the industry, either through rulemaking or an enforcement action against our company, our business could be harmed.
We primarily depend on a few products for a majority of our revenue.
Although we generate revenue through the sale of other products, we primarily rely on our Protandim® and TrueScience® product lines for a majority of our revenue, which collectively represent approximately 80.1% of our total revenue. We do not currently have a diversified portfolio of other products that we could rely on to support our operations if we were to experience any difficulty with the manufacture, marketing, sale, or distribution of these product lines. As such, any adverse impact we experience with respect to these two product lines could result in an impact to our overall revenue. For example, if we are unable to sustain or increase the price or sales levels for the Protandim® and TrueScience® product lines, our business could be harmed.
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We are dependent upon third parties to manufacture our products.
We currently rely on third parties to manufacture our products. We are dependent on the uninterrupted and efficient operation of third-party manufacturers’ facilities. We currently use multiple third-party manufacturers for our products. If any of our current manufacturers are unable or unwilling to fulfill our manufacturing requirements or seek to impose unfavorable terms, we will likely have to seek out other manufacturers, which could disrupt our operations and we may not be successful in finding alternative manufacturing resources. In addition, competitors who perform their own manufacturing may have an advantage over us with respect to pricing, availability of product, and in other areas through their control of the manufacturing process.
High quality materials for our products may be difficult to obtain or expensive.
Raw materials account for a significant portion of our manufacturing costs, and we rely on third-party suppliers to provide raw materials. Suppliers may be unable or unwilling to provide the raw materials our manufacturers need in the quantities requested, at a price we are willing to pay, or that meet our quality standards. We are also subject to potential delays in the delivery of raw materials caused by events beyond our control, including labor disputes, transportation interruptions and changes in government regulations. Our business could be adversely affected if we are unable to obtain a reliable source of any of the raw materials used in the manufacturing of our products that meets our quality standards. Additionally, if demand for our products exceeds our forecasts, we may have difficulties in obtaining additional raw materials in time to meet the excess demand. Any significant delay in or disruption of the supply of raw materials could, among other things, substantially increase the cost of such materials, require reformulation or repackaging of products, require the qualification of new suppliers, or result in our inability to meet customer demands.
Disruptions to or significantly increased costs associated with transportation and other distribution channels for our products may adversely affect our margins and profitability.
We generally rely on the uninterrupted and efficient operation of third-party logistics companies to transport and deliver our products. These third-party logistics companies may experience disruptions to the transportation channels used to distribute our products, including disruptions caused by increased airport and shipping port congestion, a lack of transportation capacity, increased fuel expenses, and a shortage of manpower. Disruptions to the transportation channels experienced by our third-party logistics companies may result in increased costs, including the additional use of airfreight to meet demand.
We are subject to risks related to product recalls.
We have implemented measures in our manufacturing process that are designed to prevent and detect defects in our products, including contaminants. However, such measures may not prevent or reveal defects or detect contaminants in our products and such defects and contaminants may not become apparent until after our products have been sold into the market. Accordingly, there is a risk that product defects will occur, or that our products will contain foreign contaminants, and that such defects and contaminants will require a product recall. We do not maintain product recall insurance. In the past, we commenced a voluntary recall of certain lots of Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® to alleviate safety concerns related to certain batches of turmeric extract, an ingredient in Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® we purchase from third-party suppliers. Product recalls and subsequent remedial actions can be expensive to implement and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, product recalls could result in negative publicity and public concerns regarding the safety of our products, either of which could harm the reputation of our products and our business and could cause the market value of our common stock to decline.
A past voluntary product recall strained our relationships with some of our third-party manufacturers. Additionally, following the voluntary recall we implemented more stringent measures, including several redundant measures, in our manufacturing process to detect contaminants. Third-party manufacturers may be reluctant to implement these redundant measures, may refuse to manufacture our products, and additional safety measures such as these may increase our cost of goods sold and strain our relationships with manufacturers.
Our business is susceptible to product liability claims.
The manufacture and sale of any product for human consumption raises the risk of product liability claims. These claims may derive from the product itself or a contaminant found in the product from the manufacturing, packaging, sales process or even due to tampering by unauthorized third parties. Our products consist of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other ingredients that are classified as foods or dietary supplements and are not subject to pre-market regulatory approval in the United States. Our products could contain contaminated substances, and some of our products contain ingredients that do not have long histories of human consumption. Previously unknown adverse reactions resulting from human consumption of these ingredients could occur. In addition, third-party manufacturers produce all of the products we sell. As a distributor of products manufactured by third parties, we may also be liable for various product liability claims for these products despite not
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manufacturing them. We may be subject to various product liability claims, including, among others, that our products include inadequate instructions for use or inadequate warnings concerning possible side effects and interactions with other substances. Any product liability claim against us could result in increased costs and could adversely affect our reputation with our customers, which in turn could adversely affect our revenue and operating income. Although we maintain insurance coverage, there is a risk that our insurance will not cover our potential exposure completely or would fail to cover a particular claim, in which case we may not have the financial resources to satisfy such claim. In addition, certain types of damages, such as punitive damages, are not covered by our insurance policy.
Many of the markets in which we compete for business, including the dietary supplement and personal care markets, are highly competitive. We may not be able to compete effectively, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Many of the markets in which we compete for business, including the dietary supplement and personal care markets, are large, highly competitive, and fragmented. Our flagship product line, Protandim®, and our TrueScience® Liquid Collagen compete in the dietary supplements market and our TrueScience® Skin Care Collection competes in the personal care market. Participants include specialty retailers, supermarkets, drugstores, mass merchants, multi-level marketing organizations, online merchants, mail-order companies, and a variety of other smaller participants. Many of our competitors have greater financial and other resources available to them and possess better manufacturing, independent distribution, and marketing capabilities than we do. We believe some of these competitors with greater resources may develop and release products that will compete directly with the Protandim® product line or the TrueScience® product line and will be marketed as activation products. One or more of these products could significantly reduce the demand for the Protandim® or TrueScience® product lines and have a material adverse effect on our revenue. We believe that the market is also highly sensitive to the introduction of new products, including various prescription drugs, which may rapidly capture a significant share of the market. Moreover, because of regulatory restrictions concerning claims about the efficacy of dietary supplements and personal care products, we may have difficulty differentiating our products from our competitors’ products and competing products entering the dietary supplements and personal care markets could harm our revenue. In the United States and Japan, we also compete for sales with heavily advertised national brands manufactured by large pharmaceutical and food companies, as well as other retailers. In addition, as some products become more mainstream, we experience increased competition for those products as more participants enter the market. Our international competitors include large international pharmacy chains, major international supermarket chains, and other large U.S.-based companies with international operations. We may not be able to compete effectively and our attempt to do so may result in increased pricing pressure, which may result in lower margins and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Unfavorable publicity could materially harm our business.
We are highly dependent upon consumers' perceptions of the safety, quality, and efficacy of our products, as well as competitive products distributed by other companies. In the past, we have experienced negative publicity that has harmed our business. Critics of our industry and other individuals whose interests are not aligned with our interests, have in the past and may in the future utilize the Internet, the press, and other means to publish criticism of the industry, our company, our products, and our competitors, or make allegations regarding our business and operations, or the business and operations of our competitors. For instance, several prominent companies in our industry have been targeted by short sellers who profit if a company's stock price decreases. One such company was targeted by a short seller who, after taking a significant short position, publicly made allegations regarding the legality of the company's direct selling model. Short sellers have an incentive to publicly criticize our industry and business model and any such criticism may adversely affect our stock price.
Future scientific research or publicity may not be favorable to our industry or any particular product. Because of our dependence upon consumer perceptions, adverse publicity associated with illness or other adverse effects resulting or claimed to have resulted from the consumption or use of our products or any similar products distributed by other companies could have a material adverse impact on us. Such adverse publicity could arise even if the claims are unsubstantiated or if the adverse effects associated with such products resulted from failure to consume or use such products as directed. Adverse publicity could also increase our product liability exposure, result in increased regulatory scrutiny and lead to the initiation of private lawsuits.
Actions of activist stockholders have, and could continue to, impact the pursuit of our business strategies, cause us to incur substantial costs, divert our management’s attention and resources, and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the trading price of our common stock.
Publicly traded companies have increasingly become subject to campaigns by activist investors advocating for corporate actions such as financial restructurings, increased borrowings, special dividends, stock repurchases or even sales of assets or entire companies to third parties or the activists themselves. Responding to proxy contests and other actions by activist stockholders, including related litigation, has been and can be costly and time consuming, disrupt our operations and divert the attention of our board and senior management from the pursuit of business strategies, which could adversely affect our results
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of operations and financial condition. For example, in August 2023, we received notice from a stockholder, Bradley L. Radoff, of his intent to nominate three directors for election at our fiscal year 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. We and Mr. Radoff communicated throughout the proxy contest, but could not reach an agreement in connection with Mr. Radoff's nomination. At our fiscal year 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders elected the incumbent directors as the directors of our board, each to hold office until our fiscal year 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is elected and qualified. On February 14, 2024, we entered into a cooperation agreement with Mr. Radoff and other relevant persons and entities (the "Cooperation Agreement"). Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, we increased the size of our board by one seat, appointed Mr. Dayton Judd to our board, and agreed to other terms and customary standstill provisions. The amount of time, attention, and resources that were required of our Company, board, and executive leadership team to address the proxy contest-related measures were substantial, and the residual impact on the Company's business and financial performance is uncertain.
Additionally, perceived uncertainties as to our future direction as a result of future stockholder activism or further changes to the composition of our board may lead to the perception of a change in the direction of our business, instability or lack of continuity. These uncertainties may be more acute or heightened when an activist seeks to change a majority of the board or ultimately desires to acquire the company. If individuals are elected to our board with a specific agenda, it may adversely affect our ability to effectively implement our business strategy and create additional value for our stockholders. Additionally, actions by activist stockholders may be exploited by our competitors, cause concern to our current or potential independent consultants and customers, make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel and may create adverse uncertainty for our employees. In addition, actions of activist stockholders may cause significant fluctuations in our stock price based on temporary or speculative market perceptions or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the underlying fundamentals and prospects of our business. It is possible that we could become engaged in future proxy contests with other activist stockholders, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
The loss of or inability to attract key personnel could negatively impact our business.
Our future performance will depend, in part, upon our ability to attract, retain, and motivate our executive and senior management team and scientific staff. Our success depends to a significant extent both upon the continued services of our current executive and senior management team and scientific staff, as well as our ability to attract, hire, motivate, and retain additional qualified management and scientific staff in the future. Specifically, competition for executive and senior staff in the direct selling and dietary supplement markets is intense, and our operations could be adversely affected if we cannot attract and retain qualified personnel. Additionally, former members of our executive and senior management team have in the past, and could in the future, join or form companies that compete against us in the direct selling industry.
All of our employees are “at will” employees, which means any employee may quit at any time and we may terminate any employee at any time. We do not carry “key person” insurance covering members of senior management or our employees.
We may be held responsible for certain taxes or assessments and other obligations relating to the activities of our independent consultants, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.
Our independent consultants are subject to taxation, and in some instances, legislation or governmental agencies impose an obligation on us to collect or withhold taxes, such as value added taxes or income taxes, and to maintain appropriate records. In the event that local laws and regulations or the interpretation of local laws and regulations change to require us to treat our independent consultants as employees, or that our independent consultants are deemed by local regulatory authorities in one or more of the jurisdictions in which we operate to be our employees rather than independent contractors under existing laws and interpretations, or our independent consultants are deemed to be conducting business in countries outside of the country in which they are authorized to do business, we may be held responsible for social security, income, and other related taxes in those jurisdictions, plus any related assessments and penalties, which could harm our financial condition and operating results. If our independent consultants were deemed to be employees rather than independent contractors, we may be obligated to pay certain employee benefits, such as workers compensation and unemployment insurance. Further, if our independent consultants are misclassified as employees, we would also face the threat of increased vicarious liability for their actions.
We are subject to risks related to a Global Not For Resale Program.
We have a Global Not For Resale program, which allows customers from around the world to purchase limited amounts of our products for their individual consumption. Under this program, customers from other countries are able to set up a U.S. customer account and associated U.S. address and payment method to drop-ship their order to a third-party vendor in the U.S., who will then ship the products to the customer’s global location with any customs and/or duties being the sole responsibility of the ordering customer.
This program may raise questions from tax regulators about the appropriate sales tax jurisdiction due to the varied and complex tax regulations in the U.S. and around the world. Further, any regulatory review of our facilitation to ship U.S. product
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to our existing markets, where such product has not been registered, may raise issues against the local subsidiary from the foreign jurisdiction equivalents of the FDA or FTC or the relevant trade associations, should any agency or association perceive that we or our independent consultants are advertising and/or facilitating the sale of unregistered product in their country.
Risks Relating to Our Company
We are subject to evolving laws, policies, and contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, including cybersecurity, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations or perceived failure to maintain the integrity of our data could expose us to data loss or litigation, harm our reputation, subject us to significant fines and liability, or otherwise adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
We collect and retain large volumes of data relating to our business and from our customers, independent consultants and employees for business purposes, including for transactional and promotional purposes, and our various IT systems enter, process, summarize and report such data. The integrity and protection of this data is critical to our business.
We are subject to or affected by a number of national, state and local laws and regulations, as well as contractual obligations and industry standards, that impose certain obligations and restrictions with respect to data privacy and security, and govern our collection, storage, retention, protection, use, processing, transmission, sharing and disclosure of personal information, including that of our employees, customers and others. We are also subject to requirements imposed by the payment card industry. As we expand our operations, the CCPA, CPRA, and other laws and regulations relating to privacy and data security may increase our compliance costs and potential liability. Compliance with any applicable privacy and data security laws and regulations is a time-intensive and costly process, and we may be required to put in place additional processes to comply with existing and evolving laws and regulations and new laws and regulations as we expand our operations. Many jurisdictions have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals, regulatory authorities and others of security breaches involving certain types of data. In addition, our agreements with certain customers may require us to notify them in the event of a security breach or incident. Such mandatory disclosures can be costly and could lead to negative publicity, penalties, fines, litigation, and other proceedings or cause our customers to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures and require us to expend significant capital and other resources to respond to and/or alleviate problems caused by the actual or perceived security breach or incident. We may not be able to monitor and react to all developments in a timely manner. Maintaining compliance with these evolving regulations and requirements could be difficult and may increase our expenses.
Many jurisdictions outside of the United States are considering or have enacted similar or more stringent legislation providing for local storage of data or otherwise imposing privacy, data protection, and data security obligations in connection with the collection, use, and other processing of personal data. Further, the global data protection landscape is rapidly evolving, and implementation standards and enforcement practices are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. As our international presence expands, we may become subject to additional obligations under laws and regulations in countries outside the United States, such as, for example, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), legislation in other countries implementing the GDPR or similar versions of the GDPR. As a general matter, compliance with laws, regulations, contractual obligations, industry standards, and any rules or guidance from self-regulatory organizations relating to privacy, data protection, and data security that apply, or are asserted to apply, to our operations may result in substantial costs and may necessitate changes to our business practices, which may compromise our growth strategy, adversely affect our ability to acquire customers, and otherwise adversely affect our business prospects, results of operations, and financial condition.
Despite the security measures we have in place to comply with applicable laws and rules and to protect our security and information systems, there can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls, or procedures will be fully implemented, complied with, or effective in protecting our systems and information Further, our vendors and third-party service providers (as well as their third-party service providers), may be vulnerable to security breaches, acts of cyber terrorism or sabotage, vandalism or theft, computer viruses, loss or corruption of data or programming or human errors or other similar events. While we have agreements requiring our third-party service providers to use best practices for data security, we have no operational control over them. Because such attacks are increasing in sophistication and change frequently in nature, we and our third-party service providers may be unable to anticipate these attacks or implement adequate preventative measures, and any compromise of our systems, or those of our third-party vendors (as well as their third-party service providers), may not be discovered and remediated promptly. Changes in consumer behavior following a security breach or perceived security breach, act of cyber terrorism or sabotage, vandalism or theft, computer virus, loss or corruption of data or programming or human error or other similar event affecting a competitor, large retailer or financial institution may materially and adversely affect our business. While we carry cyber insurance, we cannot be certain that our coverage will be adequate for liabilities actually incurred, that insurance will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. Any of the foregoing may have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, and financial condition.
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We may not be successful in expanding our operations.
We may not be successful in expanding our operations. Although we have been selling our products through our direct selling network since fiscal year 2009, we still may have limited insight into trends, disruptions and other factors that may emerge and affect our business. For example, a widespread pandemic, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and measures taken in response by governments and businesses worldwide to contain its spread, including quarantines, facility closures, travel and logistics restrictions, border controls, and shelter in place or stay at home and social distancing orders, may adversely impact our supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, workforce and operations, as well as the operations of our customers and suppliers globally. Such adverse impacts on our supply chain could limit our ability to sell our products on a timely and cost-effective basis, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
In addition, from time to time, we are compelled to terminate one or more of our independent consultants for actions contrary to their contractual obligations with us. In the past, some of these terminations have caused disruption among our independent consultants, and such terminations or resulting disruption in the future may negatively impact our revenue. Additionally, we may not be successful in keeping our leading independent consultants focused and motivated or in aligning their goals with our company goals. Although we are seeking to grow our business, if we fail to effectively manage operations in our existing markets and/or expand our operations into additional markets, we may be unable to generate consistent operating profit growth in future periods.
If we are able to expand our operations, we may experience difficulties in managing our future growth, which could adversely affect our business.
If we are able to expand our operations in the United States and in other countries where we believe our products will be successful, such expansion could place increased strain on our management, operational, financial and other resources. An inability to leverage our current resources in an efficient manner could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating margins, and results of operations. In addition, if we are able to expand our operations, we expect we will need additional managerial, operational, technical, sales, marketing, financial, legal, and other resources. Our management may need to divert its attention away from its day-to-day activities and devote a substantial amount of time to managing these growth activities. We may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations, which may result in weaknesses in our infrastructure and loss of business opportunities, among others.
We may not succeed in growing our business in existing markets or opening new markets.
We sell our products in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. We also sell our products in a number of countries to customers for personal consumption only. In fiscal year 2024, we generated approximately 27% of our revenue from our international operations, a majority of which was generated in Japan. We believe that our ability to achieve future growth is dependent in part on our ability to effectively expand into new international markets and grow our existing markets. In some international markets, we have experienced difficulties which have resulted in adverse consequences to our business, including declining revenue in some markets and occasional disruption to our business with supply chain and logistics delays in delivering product to certain markets in a timely manner. Our business and financial results may be also negatively impacted if a particular market or new business model is not widely accepted and adopted. We must overcome significant regulatory and legal barriers before we can begin marketing in any international market. Also, before marketing commences in a new country or market, it is difficult to assess the extent to which our products and sales techniques will be accepted or successful. In addition to significant regulatory barriers, we may also encounter problems conducting operations in new markets with different cultures and legal systems from those encountered elsewhere. We may be required to reformulate one or more of our products before commencing sales of that product in a given country. Once we have entered a market, we must adhere to the regulatory and legal requirements of that market. We may not be able to obtain and retain necessary permits and approvals in new markets, or we may have insufficient capital to finance our expansion efforts in a timely manner.
Inability of new products and technological innovations to gain market acceptance by customers and/or independent consultants could harm our business.
We believe our ability to introduce new products that gain acceptance among our customers and independent consultants is an important part of our ability to grow our revenue in future periods. However, any new products we introduce may not gain market acceptance by customers and/or independent consultants to the extent we anticipate or project. Factors that could affect our ability to introduce new products include, among others, government regulations, the inability to attract and retain qualified research and development staff, the termination of third-party research and collaborative arrangements, proprietary protections of competitors that may limit our ability to offer comparable products and the difficulties in anticipating changes in consumer tastes and buying preferences. In addition, new products we introduce may not be successful or generate substantial sales
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revenue. The introduction of a new product could also negatively impact other product lines to the extent our independent consultant leaders focus their sales efforts on the new product instead of an existing product. If any of our products fails to gain customer and/or independent consultant acceptance, we could see an increase in product returns.
In addition, we believe our ability to introduce new technologies that gain acceptance among our customers and independent consultants is an important part of our ability to grow our sales revenue in future periods. However, these or other new technologies that we introduce may not gain customer and/or independent consultant acceptance to the extent we anticipate or project.
Our business could be negatively impacted if we fail to execute any product launch process due to increased pressure on our supply chain, information systems and management.
Although our product launch process may vary by market, we generally introduce new products to our customers and independent consultants through live events or cyber launches, limited-time offers and promotions. The limited-time offers typically generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which may result in a higher-than-normal increase in sales revenue during the quarter of the limited-time offer and skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. We may experience difficulty effectively managing growth associated with these limited-time offers. In addition, the size and condensed schedule of these product launches increases pressure on our supply chain. If we are unable to accurately forecast sales levels in each market, obtain sufficient ingredients or produce a sufficient supply to meet demand, we may incur higher expedited shipping costs and we may temporarily run out of stock of certain products, which could negatively impact the enthusiasm of our independent consultants and their customers. Conversely, if demand does not meet our expectations for a product launch, we could incur increased inventory write-offs. Any inventory write-off would negatively impact our gross margins. In addition, our order processing systems could have difficulties handling the high volume of orders generated by limited-time offers. Although our previous limited-time offers have not materially affected our product return rate, these events may increase our product return rate in the future.
Our business may be harmed if we are unable to appropriately manage our inventory.
In the past, we have experienced difficulties in appropriately managing our inventory. For example, when we launched our TrueScience® Liquid Collagen product in June 2022, we experienced higher than expected demand and did not have sufficient inventory to meet demand. Subsequently, our inventory balances increased significantly, causing us to engage in a deliberate effort to manage our inventory balances down to levels we viewed as appropriate. We review all inventory items quarterly for obsolescence, and when items become obsolete or are expired, we write down our inventory accordingly. If we are unable to sell our inventory in a timely manner, we may experience additional inventory obsolescence charges, including for finished products in inventory that have expired. If we are unable to appropriately manage our inventory balances, our business may be harmed.
We rely on our IT systems to manage numerous aspects of our business, and a disruption in these systems, including as a result of cybersecurity incidents, could adversely affect our business.
We depend on our IT systems to manage numerous aspects of our business, including our finance and accounting transactions, to manage our independent consultant sales compensation plan and to provide analytical information to management. Our IT systems are an essential component of our business and growth strategies, and a serious disruption to our IT systems, including as a result of cybersecurity incidents, could significantly limit our ability to manage and operate our business efficiently. These systems are vulnerable to, among other things, damage and interruption from power loss or natural disasters, computer system and network failures, loss of telecommunications services, physical and electronic loss of data, security breaches and computer viruses. Any disruption could cause our business and competitive position to suffer and adversely affect our business and operating results. In addition, if we experience future growth, we will need to scale or change some of our systems to accommodate the increasing number of independent consultants and their customers.
Inability to comply with financial covenants imposed by our credit facility and the impact of debt service obligations and restrictive covenants could impede our operations and flexibility.
In March 2016, we entered into a loan agreement, which was subsequently amended in May 2018, February 2019, April 2021, and September 2022, that provided for a credit facility consisting of a revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5.0 million (the "2016 Credit Facility"). On March 31, 2024, the 2016 Credit Facility reached its maturity date and was terminated. As of March 31, 2024, there was no outstanding balance on the 2016 Credit Facility.
On April 12, 2024, we entered into a new loan agreement, which provides for a revolving line of credit in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5.0 million (the "2024 Credit Facility"). As of June 30, 2024, there is no outstanding balance on the 2024 Credit Facility.
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The principal amount of any borrowings under the 2024 Credit Facility is repayable, if drawn, on the maturity date of the facility (April 12, 2027). Interest will accrue on outstanding loans, payable monthly. We expect to generate the cash necessary to pay any future principal and interest on the 2024 Credit Facility, if any, from our cash flows provided by operating activities. However, our ability to meet our debt service obligations will depend on our future performance, which may be affected by financial, business, economic, demographic, and other factors. If we do not have enough money to pay our debt service obligations, we may be required to refinance all or part of our debt, sell assets, borrow more money, or raise cash through the sale of equity. In such an event, we may not be able to refinance our debt, sell assets, borrow more money, or raise cash through the sale of equity on terms acceptable to us or at all. Also, our ability to carry out any of these activities on favorable terms, if at all, may be further impacted by any financial or credit crisis which may limit access to the credit markets and increase the cost of capital.
The 2024 Credit Facility is secured by a lien on substantially all of our assets, and the assets of Lifeline Nutraceuticals, and by a pledge of membership interests of our subsidiaries, and contains customary covenants, both affirmative and negative covenants, that, among other things, restrict our ability to deal with our assets outside of the ordinary course, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, grant liens on our assets, make certain investments, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all the assets or equity interests of other companies, and enter into consolidations, mergers or other combinations. The 2024 Credit Facility requires that we maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests and comply with certain informational requirements in order to borrow under the revolving loan facility, if needed. Our ability to comply with these financial ratios and tests and informational requirements can be affected by events beyond our control and we may be unable to meet these ratios and tests and informational requirements. A breach of any of the representations, covenants (including compliance with financial ratios), or other restrictions imposed by the 2024 Credit Facility may result in a default or an event of default giving rise to lender's remedies thereunder, which could result in the lender declaring any portion or all amounts of principal, interest and other related costs and expenses outstanding under the 2024 Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable or limit our ability to draw on the revolving loan facility. Our assets may not be sufficient to repay the indebtedness if the lender accelerates our repayment of the indebtedness under the 2024 Credit Facility. In such circumstances, the lender's remedies would include the ability to foreclose on the collateral securing the loan. We were in compliance with all of the 2024 Credit Facility covenants at the end of fiscal year 2024.
A substantial portion of our business is conducted in foreign markets, exposing us to the risks of trade or foreign exchange restrictions, increased tariffs, foreign currency fluctuations, disruptions or conflicts with our third-party importers and similar risks associated with foreign operations.
Global economic conditions continue to be challenging and unpredictable. A substantial portion of our sales are generated outside the United States. If we are successful in entering additional foreign markets, we anticipate that the percentage of our sales generated outside the United States will increase. There are substantial risks associated with foreign operations. For example, a foreign government may impose trade or foreign exchange restrictions, increased tariffs or other legal, tax, customs or other financial burdens on us or our independent consultants, due, for example, to the structure of our operations in various markets. Any such actions could negatively impact our operations and financial results. We are also exposed to risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. For instance, in preparing our financial statements, we translate revenue and expenses in our markets outside the United States from their local currencies into U.S. Dollars using weighted average exchange rates. If the U.S. Dollar strengthens relative to local currencies, our reported revenue, gross profit, and net income will likely be reduced. Foreign currency fluctuations can also result in losses and gains resulting from translation of foreign currency denominated balances on our balance sheet. Additionally, purchases from suppliers are generally made in U.S. Dollars while sales to customers and independent consultants are generally made in local currencies. Accordingly, strengthening of the U.S. Dollar versus a foreign currency could have a negative impact on us. Specifically, because a significant percentage of our revenue is generated in Japan, strengthening of the U.S. Dollar versus the Japanese yen has had and, in the future, could have an adverse impact on our financial results. Although we may engage in transactions intended to reduce our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations, there can be no assurance that these transactions will be effective. Given the complex global political and economic dynamics that affect exchange rate fluctuations, it is difficult to predict future fluctuations and the effect these fluctuations may have upon future reported results or our overall financial condition.
We may be negatively impacted by conflicts with, or disruptions caused or faced by, third party importers, as well as conflicts between such importers and local governments or regulatory agencies. We are required to obtain import licenses in order to sell our products to consumers in countries outside the United States. Our inability to obtain and maintain import licenses could cause delays or disruptions to our business and financial condition. Our operations in some markets also may be adversely affected by political, economic, and social instability in foreign countries.
We may require substantial additional funding, which may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all, and, if not available, may require us to delay, scale back, or cease our product development or growth plans.
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Based on our current plans, we believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and our ongoing cash flow from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements for at least 12 months from the date of this report. If our available cash resources and anticipated cash flows from operations are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may be required to raise significant additional capital to support our continued operations and the implementation of our business and growth plans. Future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including but not limited to:
•the costs associated with acquiring products from third-party vendors;
•the costs of the sales and marketing activities of our products;
•the costs associated with commissions and incentives for our independent consultants;
•litigation expenses we incur to defend against claims, including claims that we infringe the intellectual property of others or judgments we must pay to satisfy such claims;
•contractual obligations to third parties;
•our rate of progress in developing, launching, and selling our current products and any new products we pursue;
•our ability to control our operating costs;
•our ability to satisfy our outstanding debt obligations; and
•the costs of responding to the other risks and uncertainties described in this report.
We may also be required to raise additional capital in the future to expand our business and operations to pursue strategic investments or for other reasons including but not limited to:
•increasing our sales and marketing efforts to drive market adoption of our products;
•scaling up our customer support capabilities;
•funding development and marketing efforts of additional products;
•expanding our product portfolio into additional markets;
•acquiring products through licensing rights;
•acquiring or investing in complementary businesses or assets; and
•financing capital expenditures and general and administrative expenses.
We may seek required funding through issuances of equity or convertible debt securities or entering into additional loan facilities. Each of the various ways we could raise additional capital carry potential risks. If we raise funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to our stockholders would result. If we raise funds by issuing additional debt securities, those debt securities would have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. Our 2024 Credit Facility restricts our ability to pursue certain transactions that we may believe to be in our best interest, including incurring additional indebtedness without the prior written consent of the lender under the credit facility.
If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, if we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Risks Related to Regulatory, Compliance, and Legal Matters
Our business is subject to strict government regulations.
The manufacturing, packaging, labeling, advertising, sale, and distribution of our products are subject to federal laws and regulations by one or more federal agencies, including, in the United States, the FDA, the FTC, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the United States Department of Agriculture (the "U.S. DOA"). These activities are also regulated by various state, local, and international laws, and agencies of the states, localities, and countries in which our products are sold. For instance, the FDA regulates, among other things, the ingredients, composition, manufacture, safety, labeling, and marketing of dietary supplements (including vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary ingredients for human use) and cosmetic products. We and our suppliers must comply with FDA regulations with respect to current GMP, which require good manufacturing processes, including ingredient identification, manufacturing controls and record keeping. If our third-party suppliers or
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vendors are not able to comply with these regulations, we may experience increased cost or delays in obtaining certain raw materials and third-party products. Complying with applicable legislation could also raise our costs and negatively impact our business. In addition, government regulations may prevent or delay the introduction of our products or require us to reformulate our products or change the claims we make about them, which could result in lost revenue, increased costs, and delayed expansion into new international markets.
The FDA may determine that a particular dietary supplement or ingredient or a particular cosmetic product is adulterated or misbranded or both and may determine that a particular claim or statement of nutritional support that we make to support the marketing of a dietary supplement is an impermissible drug claim or is an unauthorized version of a “health claim,” or that a particular benefit claim that we make to support the marketing of a cosmetic product is an impermissible drug claim. The FDA, the FTC, or state attorneys general may also determine that a particular claim we make for our products is not substantiated. Determining whether a claim is improper frequently involves a degree of subjectivity by the regulatory agency or individual regulator. Any of these determinations by the FDA or other regulators could prevent us from marketing that particular dietary supplement product or cosmetic product, or making certain claims for that product. The FDA could also require us to remove a particular product from the market. Any future recall or removal would result in additional costs to us, including lost revenue from any product that we are required to remove from the market, which could be material. Any product recalls or removals could also lead to liability, substantial costs, and reduced growth prospects.
We may receive a warning letter from the FDA if it believes some violation of law has occurred either by us or by our independent consultants. Any allegations of our non-compliance may result in time-consuming and expensive defense of our activities. FDA warning letters are available to the public on the FDA’s website. That information could negatively affect our relationships with our customers, investors, independent consultants, vendors, employees, and consumers. Warning letters may also spark private class action litigation under state consumer protection statutes. The FDA could also order compliance activities, such as an inspection of our facilities and products, and could file a civil lawsuit in which an arrest warrant (seizure) could be issued as to some or all of our products. In extraordinary cases, we could be named a defendant and sued for declaratory and injunctive relief.
Additional or more stringent regulations of dietary supplements and other products have been considered from time to time. In recent years, there has been increased pressure in the United States and other markets to increase regulation of dietary supplements. New regulations, or new interpretations of those regulations, could impose additional restrictions, including requiring reformulation of some products to meet new standards, recalls or discontinuance of some products not able to be reformulated, additional record-keeping requirements, increased documentation of the properties of some products, additional or different labeling, additional scientific substantiation, additional adverse event reporting, or other new requirements. Any of these developments could increase our costs significantly. Our operations also could be harmed if new laws or regulations are enacted that restrict our ability to market or distribute dietary supplements or impose additional burdens or requirements on dietary supplement companies or require us to reformulate our products.
In the United States, for example, some legislators and industry critics continue to push for increased regulatory authority by the FDA over dietary supplements and the FTC over the direct selling industry. The FTC may strengthen the regulation of business opportunity claims and direct selling companies, among other things. The FTC has in recent years investigated and taken enforcement action against direct selling companies for misleading representations relating to the earnings potential of an independent consultant within a company’s compensation plan, as well as appropriateness of the compensation plans themselves. Our business could be harmed if more restrictive legislation or regulation is successfully introduced and adopted in the future.
In December 2022, Congress passed the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act, which added significant new requirements for cosmetic products marketed in the United States. For example, we now have to register cosmetic product manufacturing facilities and list all cosmetic products with the FDA, and need to report all “serious adverse events” to the FDA and maintain relevant records. We will need to comply with current GMP regulations and fragrance allergen declaration regulations once the FDA implements those requirements. Complying with these requirements could raise our costs and negatively impact our business.
Regulations governing the production and marketing of our products could harm our business.
We are subject to various domestic and foreign laws and regulations that regulate the production and marketing of our products. If, for example, a determination that our dietary supplement products are used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness, including due to improper marketing claims by our independent consultants, it may lead to a determination that the LifeVantage supplements require pre-market approval as a drug. Such regulations in any given market can limit our ability to import products and can delay product launches as we go through the registration and approval process for those products. Furthermore, if we fail to comply with these regulations, we could face enforcement action against us and we could be fined, forced to alter or stop selling our products and/or be required to adjust our operations. Our operations also could be
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harmed if new laws or regulations are enacted that restrict our ability to market or distribute our products or impose additional burdens or requirements on the contents of our products or require us to reformulate our products.
We are subject to the risk of investigatory and enforcement action.
We are subject to the risk of investigatory and enforcement action by various government agencies, both domestic and international. For instance, the FTC and state attorneys general may open an investigation or bring an enforcement action against us based on our advertising claims and marketing practices. The FTC routinely reviews product advertising, including websites, to identify significant questionable advertising claims and practices. The FTC has brought many actions against dietary supplement companies, including some actions that were brought jointly with state attorneys general, based upon allegations that applicable advertising claims or practices were deceptive or not substantiated. If the FTC initiates an investigation, the FTC can initiate pre-complaint discovery that may be nonpublic in nature. In addition, we are subject to the risk of investigatory and enforcement action by other agencies including, but not limited to, the FDA, including warning letters and other sanctions, enforcement actions by the SEC and by other international regulatory agencies. Any investigation may be very expensive to defend and may result in an adverse ruling or in a consent decree.
Our direct selling program could be found to be not in compliance with current or newly adopted laws or regulations in one or more markets, which could prevent us from conducting our business in these markets and harm our financial condition and operating results.
Some of the legal and regulatory requirements concerning the direct selling business model are ambiguous and subject to interpretation. As a result, regulators and courts have discretion in their application of these laws and regulations, and the enforcement or interpretation of these laws and regulations by governmental agencies or courts can change. Allegations by short sellers regarding the legality of multi-level marketing companies generally have also created intense public scrutiny of our industry and could cause governmental agencies to change their enforcement and interpretation of applicable laws and regulations. The failure of our business to comply with current or newly adopted regulations or interpretations could negatively impact our business in a particular market or in general and may adversely affect our stock price.
Laws and regulations may prohibit or severely restrict direct selling and cause our revenue and profitability to decline, and regulators could adopt new regulations that negatively impact our business.
Various government agencies throughout the world regulate direct selling practices. The laws and regulations applicable to us and our independent consultants in Japan are particularly stringent. These laws and regulations are generally intended to prevent fraudulent or deceptive schemes, often referred to as “pyramid” schemes, which compensate participants primarily for recruiting additional participants without significant emphasis on the sale of product to end consumers. Government agencies, such as the FTC in the United States and similar agencies in foreign jurisdictions, periodically investigate direct selling companies based on such schemes or other claims made by a direct selling company or its independent consultants. Generally, companies that are the subject of an FTC, or similar foreign agency, enforcement action are required to pay monetary fines and/or make updates or changes to their business model. The laws and regulations in some of our markets impose cancellations, product returns, inventory buy-backs and cooling-off rights for our independent consultants and/or customers. Excessive refunds and/or product returns pursuant to local laws and regulations, including being the target of an enforcement action or investigation by the FTC or a similar foreign agency in a foreign jurisdiction, could have a negative impact on our operating results. Complying with these rules and regulations can be difficult and requires the devotion of significant resources on our part. We may not be able to continue business in existing markets or commence operations in new markets if we are unable to comply with these laws or adjust to changes in these laws.
Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by international regulatory and business risks.
As a result of our operations, offering products or contracting with independent contractors and other service providers in various other countries, we are increasingly subject to varied and complex foreign and international laws and regulations. Compliance with these laws and regulations often involves significant costs and may require changes in our business practices that may result in reduced revenues and adversely affect our operating results.
We are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits companies and their intermediaries from making payments in violation of law to non-U.S. government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business or securing any other improper advantage. Our reliance on independent consultants to market our products internationally demands a high degree of vigilance in maintaining our policy against participation in corrupt activity, because these independent consultants may be deemed to be our agents and we could be held responsible for their actions. We are also subject to similar anti-bribery laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act of 2010, which also prohibits commercial bribery and makes it a crime for companies to fail to prevent bribery. These laws are complex and far-reaching in nature. Any violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our operations, involve significant management distraction, involve significant costs and expenses, including legal fees, and we could be subject to severe
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penalties, including criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement, and other remedial measures, any of which could result in a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, or results of operations. Any allegations that we are not in compliance with anti-corruption laws may require us to dedicate time and resources to an internal investigation of the allegations or may result in a government investigation. Any determination that our operations or activities are not in compliance with existing anti-corruption laws or regulations could result in the imposition of substantial fines, and other penalties. Although we have implemented anti-corruption policies and controls to protect against violation of these laws, we cannot be certain that these efforts will be effective. Operating internationally requires significant management attention and financial resources. We cannot be certain that the investment and additional resources required to increase international revenues or expand our international presence will produce desired levels of revenues or profitability.
Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products and brand.
The loss of our intellectual property rights in our products could permit our competitors to manufacture their own version of our products. We have attempted to protect our intellectual property rights in our products through a combination of patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, non-compete agreements and other contractual protection mechanisms, and we will continue to do so. While we intend to defend against any threats to our intellectual property, our patents or various contractual protections may not adequately protect our intellectual property. In addition, we could be required to expend significant resources to defend our rights to proprietary information and may not be successful in such defense.
Moreover, our intellectual property rights are more limited outside of the United States than they are in the United States. As such, we may not be successful in preventing third parties from copying or misappropriating our intellectual property. There also can be no assurance that pending patent applications owned by us will result in patents being issued to us, that patents issued to or licensed by us in the past or in the future will not be challenged or circumvented by competitors or that such patents will be found to be valid or sufficiently broad to protect our products or to provide us with any competitive advantage. Third parties could also obtain patents that may require us to negotiate to obtain licenses to conduct our business, and any required licenses may not be available on reasonable terms or at all. We also rely on confidentiality and non-compete agreements with certain employees, independent consultants, consultants, and other parties to protect, in part, trade secrets and other proprietary rights. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach, that others will not independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or that third parties will not otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or proprietary knowledge.
Third parties might claim that we infringe on their intellectual property rights.
Although the dietary supplement industry has historically been characterized by products with naturally occurring ingredients, recently it is becoming more common for suppliers and competitors to apply for patents or develop proprietary technologies and processes. Third parties may assert intellectual property infringement claims against us despite our efforts to avoid such infringement. Such claims could prevent us from offering competitive products or result in litigation or threatened litigation.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
Our stock price may experience future volatility.
The trading price of our common stock has historically been subject to wide fluctuations. The price of our common stock may fluctuate in the future in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in operating results, material announcements by us or competitors, governmental regulatory action, conditions in the dietary supplement industry, or other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control, and some of which do not have a strong correlation to our operating performance. We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future sales of our common stock, or the availability of our common stock for future sales, on the value of our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock by any one or more of our stockholders, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Substantial sales of shares of our common stock in the public market may impact the market price of our common stock.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause our stock price to decline. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we consider appropriate.
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We have registered and intend to continue to register all shares of common stock that we may issue under our equity compensation plans. Once we register these shares, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to volume limitations applicable to affiliates. We cannot predict what effect, if any, sales of our shares in the public market or the availability of shares for sale will have on the market price of our common stock. However, future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including shares issued upon exercise of our outstanding warrant or options, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Significant additional capital may be required in the future to continue our planned operations. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale and issuance of shares or other securities convertible into shares, our stockholders will be diluted.
We cannot guarantee that our share repurchase program will be utilized to the full value approved or that it will enhance long-term stockholder value. Repurchases we consummate could increase the volatility of the price of our common stock and could have a negative impact on our available cash balance.
Our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $60 million of our common stock on or before December 31, 2026. The manner, timing and amount of any share repurchases may fluctuate and will be determined by us based on a variety of factors, including the market price of our common stock, our priorities for the use of cash to support our business operations and plans, general business and market conditions, tax laws, and alternative investment opportunities. The share repurchase program authorization does not obligate us to acquire any specific number or dollar value of shares. Further, our share repurchases could have an impact on our share trading prices, increase the volatility of the price of our common stock, or reduce our available cash balance such that we will be required to seek financing to support our operations. Our share repurchase program may be modified, suspended, or terminated at any time, which may result in a decrease in the trading prices of our common stock. Even if our share repurchase program is fully implemented, it may not enhance long-term stockholder value. Additionally, repurchases are subject to the 1% Share Repurchase Excise Tax enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act, which may be offset by shares newly issued during that fiscal year (the “Share Repurchase Excise Tax”). We have and will continue to take the Share Repurchase Excise Tax into account with respect to our decisions to repurchase shares.
Additional shares that may be issued upon the exercise of currently outstanding options or upon future vesting of performance restricted stock units, would dilute the voting power of our currently outstanding common stock and could cause our stock price to decline.
As of June 30, 2024, we had 12.5 million shares of common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2024, we also had stock options outstanding for an aggregate of 0.1 million shares of common stock. Additionally, the future vesting of time-based and performance restricted stock units will further increase our outstanding shares of common stock. The issuance of these shares will dilute the voting power of our currently outstanding common stock and could cause our stock price to decline.
If we are unable to maintain compliance with Nasdaq requirements for continued listing, our common stock could be delisted from trading.
If our common stock was delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market for failure to maintain compliance with its listing requirements, then there can be no assurance whether or when it would be listed again for trading on the Nasdaq or any other exchange. In addition, if our common stock were to be delisted, the market price of our shares will likely decline and become more volatile, and our stockholders may find that their ability to trade in our stock will be adversely affected. Furthermore, institutions whose charters do not allow them to hold securities in unlisted companies might sell our shares, which could have a further adverse effect on the price of our stock.
We are a “smaller reporting company” and may take advantage of certain scaled disclosures available to us. We cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act. As a smaller reporting company, we are permitted to comply with scaled disclosure obligations in our SEC filings as compared to other issuers who are not smaller reporting companies, including with respect to disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We have elected to adopt the accommodations available to smaller reporting companies. Until we cease to be a smaller reporting company, the scaled disclosure in our SEC filings will result in less information about our company being available than for public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.
We will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or (ii) our annual revenue is less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million as measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
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We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely certain scaled disclosures that are available to smaller reporting companies. 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.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or employees.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees and may discourage these types of lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Delaware law and provisions in our certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could make a merger, tender offer or proxy contest difficult, thereby depressing the trading price of our common stock.
Our status as a Delaware corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change of control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders. In addition, our certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may make the acquisition of our company more difficult, including the following:
•the ability of our board to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms of those shares, including preferences and voting rights, without stockholder approval, which could be used to significantly dilute the ownership of a hostile acquiror;
•the exclusive right of our board to elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of our board or the resignation, death, or removal of a director, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our board;
•a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, which forces stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders;
•the requirement that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by a majority vote of our entire board, the chairman of our board or our chief executive officer, or by stockholders holding at least 10% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at such special meeting, which could delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take action, including the removal of directors; and
•advance notice procedures with which stockholders must comply to nominate candidates to our board or to propose matters to be acted upon at a stockholders’ meeting, which may discourage or deter a potential acquiror from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.
In addition, as a Delaware corporation, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. These provisions may prohibit large stockholders, in particular those owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock, from merging or combining with us for a certain period of time. A Delaware corporation may opt out of this provision by express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or by amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws approved by its stockholders. However, we have not opted out of this provision.
These and other provisions in our certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law could make it more difficult for stockholders or potential acquirers to obtain control of our board or initiate actions that are opposed by our then-current board, including delay or impede a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving our company. The existence of these provisions could negatively affect the price of our common stock and limit opportunities for you to realize value in a corporate transaction.
In August 2023, we entered into a Rights Agreement, pursuant to which we declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding share of our common stock. The dividend was payable on September 11, 2023 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on September 11, 2023. Each Right initially entitled the registered holder
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to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the "Preferred Stock") at a price of $20 per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment. Also called a "poison pill," the Rights Agreement may have the effect of discouraging or preventing a change of control by, among other things, making it uneconomical for a third party to gain control of us through open market accumulation of shares without paying all stockholders an appropriate control premium or without the consent of our board. The Rights will expire on August 28, 2024 (the "Final Expiration Date").
General Risk Factors
We may become involved in legal proceedings that are expensive, time consuming and, if adversely adjudicated or settled, could adversely affect our financial results.
Litigation claims can be expensive and time consuming to bring or defend against and could result in settlements or damages that could significantly affect our financial results. It is not possible to predict the final resolution of litigation to which we may become a party, and the impact of litigation proceedings on our business, results of operations and financial condition could be material.
From time to time, we are involved in various legal matters, both as a plaintiff and defendant. While we believe the suits against us are without merit, they are costly to defend, and we cannot be assured that we will ultimately prevail. If we do not prevail and are required to pay damages, it could harm our business.
If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be impaired, which could result in sanctions or other penalties that would harm our business.
As a public company, we are required to maintain internal controls over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal controls. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) requires, among other things, that we evaluate and determine the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and provide a management report on the internal controls over financial reporting.
We have implemented internal controls to help ensure the completeness and accuracy of our financial reporting and to detect and prevent fraudulent actions within our financial and accounting processes including the development and implementation of control policies and procedures regarding the international business policies, practices, monitoring, and training for each country outside the U.S. in which we do business. However, we cannot be assured that significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting will not exist in the future. Any failure to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their implementation, could result in significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, cause us to fail to timely meet our periodic reporting obligations, or result in material misstatements in our financial statements. Any such failure could also adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation reports regarding disclosure controls and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. The existence of a material weakness could result in errors in our financial statements that could result in a restatement of financial statements, cause us to fail to timely meet our reporting obligations, or cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could cause a decline in the market price of our stock and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities including equivalent foreign authorities. In fiscal year 2024, we did not experience any material weaknesses in our internal control and/or financial reporting processes.
Government authorities may question our tax positions or transfer pricing policies or change their laws in a manner that could increase our effective tax rate or otherwise harm our business.
As a U.S. company doing business in international markets through subsidiaries, we are subject to various tax and intercompany pricing laws, including those relating to the flow of funds between our company and our subsidiaries. Tax authorities may disagree with certain positions that we have taken and assess additional taxes. From time to time, we are audited by tax regulators in the United States and in our foreign markets. If regulators challenge our tax positions, corporate structure, transfer pricing mechanisms or intercompany transfers, we may be subject to fines and payment of back taxes, our effective tax rate may increase, and our operations may be harmed. We regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax positions. However, there can be no assurance that we will accurately predict the outcomes of these audits, and the actual outcomes of these audits could have a material impact on our business, result of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. Tax rates vary from country to country, and, if tax authorities determine that our profits in one jurisdiction may need to be increased, we may not be able to fully utilize all foreign tax credits that are generated, which will increase our effective tax rate. The various customs, exchange control and transfer pricing laws are continually changing and are subject to the interpretation of government agencies. We may experience increased efforts by customs authorities in foreign countries to reclassify our products or otherwise increase the level of duties we pay on our products. Despite our efforts to be aware of and comply with such laws, and changes to and interpretations thereof, there is a risk that we
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may not continue to operate in compliance with such laws. We may need to adjust our operating procedures in response to such changes and, as a result, our business may suffer. In addition, due to the international nature of our business, from time to time, we are subject to reviews and audits by taxing authorities of other jurisdictions in which we conduct business throughout the world.
Economic, political, and other risks associated with our international operations could adversely affect our revenue and international growth prospects.
As part of our business strategy, we intend to continue to expand and grow our international presence. Our international operations are subject to a number of risks inherent to operating in foreign countries, and any expansion or growth of our international operations will increase the effects of these risks. These risks include, among others:
•political and economic instability of foreign markets;
•foreign governments’ restrictive trade policies;
•lack of well-established or reliable legal systems in certain areas in which we operate;
•inconsistent product regulation or sudden policy changes by foreign agencies or governments;
•the imposition of, or increase in, duties, taxes, government royalties, or non-tariff trade barriers;
•difficulty in collecting international accounts receivable and potentially longer payment cycles;
•the possibility that a foreign government may limit our ability to repatriate cash;
•increased costs in maintaining international marketing efforts;
•problems entering international markets with different cultural bases and consumer preferences; and
•fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our international operations and our growth strategy.
Unfavorable global economic conditions, including high inflation, and other macroeconomic conditions or trends may have an adverse impact on our business, financial results, and prospects.
Ongoing geopolitical matters have contributed to difficult macroeconomic conditions and exacerbated supply chain issues, resulting in significant economic uncertainty as well as volatility in the financial markets, particularly in the United States. Such conditions may adversely impact our business, financial results, and prospects. We rely on consumer discretionary spending. If general economic conditions continue to deteriorate globally or in specific markets where we operate, including with respect to inflation, consumer discretionary spending may decline and demand for our products may be reduced. A decrease in consumer discretionary spending would cause sales in our products to decline and adversely impact our business. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through increases in revenue as increases in core inflation rates may also affect consumers’ willingness to make discretionary purchases on our products. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, such macroeconomic conditions could impact our ability to access the public markets as and when appropriate or necessary to carry out our operations or our strategic goals. We cannot predict the ongoing extent, duration, or severity of these conditions, nor the extent to which we may be impacted.
To the extent that there are health epidemics or outbreaks, or a resurgence in the COVID-19 pandemic, our operations could be disrupted and our business adversely impacted. Such disruptions or impacts may be similar to those we faced during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, such as mandated business closures in impacted areas, limitations due to stay at home orders or sickness of employees or their families, reduced demand for certain of our products, or supply constraints.
We could be subject to securities class action litigation.
In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities. This risk is especially relevant for us because dietary supplement companies have experienced significant stock price volatility in recent years. If we face such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm our business.
If securities or industry analysts cease publishing research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
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The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports published by securities or industry analysts about us or our business. Securities and industry analysts currently publish research on our company. If analysts cease coverage of us, the trading price for our common stock could be negatively affected. 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. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our common stock could decrease, which might cause our common stock price and trading volume to decline.
ITEM 1B — UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 1C — CYBERSECURITY
Risk Management and Strategy
We have implemented and maintain a cybersecurity risk management program through our security steering committee, which is designed to assess risks from cybersecurity threats, monitor our information systems for potential vulnerabilities, and test those systems pursuant to our cybersecurity policies, processes, and practices, which are integrated into our overall risk management program. The members of our security steering committee represent the following functional areas: cybersecurity and infrastructure; corporate risk and privacy; personnel; and finance and fraud management. The security steering committee collaborates with and manages third parties, as appropriate, to assess the effectiveness of our cybersecurity prevention and response systems and processes. These third parties may include cybersecurity assessors, consultants, and other external cybersecurity experts to assist in the identification, verification, and validation of cybersecurity risks, as well as to support associated mitigation plans when necessary. To protect our information systems from cybersecurity threats, we also ask our employees to take periodic cybersecurity training and we use various security tools that are designed to help identify, escalate, investigate, resolve, and recover from security incidents in a timely manner.
We have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats to the business, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our Company, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. See our risk factor “We are subject to evolving laws, policies, and contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, including cybersecurity, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations or perceived failure to maintain the integrity of our data could expose us to data loss or litigation, harm our reputation, subject us to significant fines and liability, or otherwise affect our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results." in Part I, Item 1A. (“Risk Factors”) for additional details regarding cybersecurity risks and potential impacts on our business.
Cybersecurity Governance
Our board is actively involved in the assessment, oversight and management of the material risks that could affect the Company. The board carries out its risk oversight and management responsibilities by monitoring risk directly as a full board and, where appropriate, through its committees. Our board has delegated to the audit committee the oversight responsibility for risks and incidents relating to cybersecurity threats, including compliance with disclosure requirements, cooperation with law enforcement, and related effects on financial and other risks. The audit committee reports any material or notable cybersecurity incidents, findings and recommendations, as appropriate, to the full board for consideration. Our Chief Technology Officer ("CTO") also presents to the audit committee and to the board, as appropriate, any updates, changes, or improvements on the Company’s cybersecurity risk management program.
Our CTO, with over 28 years of experience in IT and operational technology security, has the primary responsibility of overseeing our cybersecurity risk management program and assessing and managing any material risks related to cybersecurity threats. Our CTO supervises efforts to help prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal information systems personnel and reports produced by security tools deployed in the technical environment.
ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES
Corporate Offices
In November 2019, we entered into a lease agreement with Traverse Ridge Center III LLC, a Utah limited liability company, for our new corporate headquarters located at 3300 N. Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043. The lease is for approximately 51,674 square feet with a right of first refusal to lease certain additional space in the building when such space becomes available. The term of the lease began on January 1, 2021, and will continue for a period of eleven years.
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In July 2023, our subsidiary, LifeVantage Japan K.K., entered into a lease agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, for an office located in the Shinagawa Grand Central Tower in Tokyo, Japan. The lease is for approximately 5,200 square feet and has a lease term from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
We believe that the facilities under our leases are sufficient to meet our needs for the foreseeable future.
Warehouse Facilities
Since fiscal year 2010, Maersk E-Commerce Logistics (formerly Visible Supply Chain Management and IntegraCore, LLC) has provided fulfillment services to us, including services relating to procurement, warehousing, ordering, processing, and shipping. We have also entered into arrangements to receive similar services in each of our international markets.
ITEM 3 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the company's legal proceedings.
ITEM 4 — MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5 — MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information and Holders
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "LFVN".
Our common stock is issued in registered form and the following information is taken from the records of our current transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, Inc. As of June 30, 2024, we had 88 stockholders of record and 12.5 million shares of common stock outstanding. This does not include an unknown number of persons who hold shares in street name through brokers and dealers and who are not listed on our stockholder records.
Dividends
We paid a one-time cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock to stockholders of record in September 2023, quarterly cash dividends of $0.035 per share of common stock to stockholders of record in September 2023, December 2023 and March 2024, and $0.04 per share of common stock to stockholders in June 2024, which were in the aggregate amount of $6.9 million, or $0.545 per share of common stock for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, we paid to stockholders quarterly cash dividends totaling $1.6 million, or $0.125 per share of common stock.
The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board and will depend upon various factors, including our earnings, financial condition, restrictions imposed by any indebtedness that may be outstanding, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. We currently expect that a comparable cash dividend will be paid each quarter for the foreseeable future.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
On November 27, 2017, our board approved a stock repurchase program. Under this program, we were initially authorized to repurchase up to $15.0 million of the outstanding shares through November 27, 2020. On August 27, 2020, our board approved an amendment to the stock repurchase program to increase the authorized share repurchase amount from $15.0 million to $35.0 million and to extend the duration of the program through November 30, 2023. Further, on February 17, 2022, our board approved an amendment to the stock repurchase program to increase the authorized share repurchase amount from $35.0 million to $60.0 million. On June 13, 2023, our board approved an amendment to the stock repurchase program to extend the duration of the program through December 31, 2026. The stock repurchase program permits us to purchase shares from time to time through a variety of methods, including in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or other means as determined by our management, in accordance with applicable securities laws. As part of the repurchase program, we may enter into a pre-arranged stock repurchase plan which operates in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, any transactions under such stock repurchase plan would be completed in accordance with the terms of the plan, including specified price, volume, and timing conditions. The stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we repurchased 0.3 million shares of our common stock under the stock repurchase plan.
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The following table provides information with respect to all purchases made by the company during the three months ended June 30, 2024. All purchases listed below were made at prevailing market prices.
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of the Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1 - April 30 | 28,948 | $ | 6.36 | 28,948 | $ | 22,069,031 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1 - May 31 | 149,871 | $ | 7.19 | 149,871 | $ | 20,991,366 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1 - June 30 | 74,050 | $ | 7.70 | 74,050 | $ | 20,421,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 252,869 | 252,869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) On November 27, 2017, our board approved a stock repurchase program. Under this program, we were initially authorized to repurchase up to $15.0 million of the outstanding shares through November 27, 2020. On August 27, 2020, our board approved an amendment to the stock repurchase program to increase the authorized share repurchase amount from $15.0 million to $35.0 million and to extend the duration of the program through November 30, 2023. Further, on February 17, 2022, our board approved an amendment to the stock repurchase program to increase the authorized share repurchase amount from $35.0 million to $60.0 million. On June 13, 2023, our board approved an amendment to the stock repurchase program to extend the duration of the program through December 31, 2026.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities
None.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
This information is incorporated by reference to Part III, Item 12 of this report.
ITEM 6 — [RESERVED]
ITEM 7 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a company focused on nutrigenomics, the study of how nutrition and naturally occurring compounds affect human genes to support good health. We are dedicated to helping people achieve their health, wellness, and financial goals. We provide quality, scientifically validated products to customers and independent consultants as well as a financially rewarding commission-based direct sales opportunity to our independent consultants. We engage in the identification, research, development, formulation and sale of advanced nutrigenomic activators, dietary supplements, nootropics, pre- and pro-biotics, weight management, and skin and hair care products. We currently sell our products to customers and independent consultants in two geographic regions that we have classified as the Americas region and the Asia/Pacific and Europe region.
The success and growth of our business is primarily based on the effectiveness of our independent consultants to attract and retain customers in order to sell our products and our ability to attract and retain independent consultants. When we are successful in attracting and retaining independent consultants and customers, it is largely because of:
•Our products, including our flagship Protandim® family of scientifically validated dietary supplements, LifeVantage® Omega+, ProBio, IC Bright®, Rise AM, Reset PM, Daily Wellness, D3+, and PhysIQ Fat Burn and Prebiotic dietary supplements, our line of TrueScience® skin and hair care products and Liquid Collagen, Petandim®, our companion pet supplement formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs, and AXIO®, our nootropic energy drink mixes;
•Our sales compensation plan and other sales initiatives and incentives; and
•Our delivery of superior customer service.
As a result, it is vital to our success that we leverage our product development resources to develop and introduce compelling and innovative products and provide opportunities for our independent consultants to sell these products in a variety of markets. We sell our products in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. We sold our products in China through a China approved cross-border e-commerce business model until March 15, 2023, at
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which time we closed our e-commerce business in China. In addition, we sell our products in a number of countries for personal consumption only. Entering a new market requires a considerable amount of time, resources and continued support. If we are unable to properly support an existing or new market, our revenue growth may be negatively impacted.
Our Products
Our products are the Protandim® line of scientifically validated dietary supplements, LifeVantage® Omega+, ProBio, IC Bright®, Rise AM, Reset PM, D3+, Daily Wellness, and PhysIQ Fat Burn and Prebiotic dietary supplements, TrueScience®, our line of skin and hair care products and Liquid Collagen, Petandim®, our companion pet supplement formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs, and AXIO®, our nootropic energy drink mixes. The Protandim® product line includes Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, and Protandim® NAD Synergizer®. The Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer® is formulated to increase cellular energy and performance by boosting mitochondria production to improve cellular repair and slow cellular aging. The Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer® contains a proprietary blend of ingredients and has been shown to combat oxidative stress and enhance energy production by increasing the body’s natural antioxidant protection at the genetic level, inducing the production of naturally occurring protective antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione synthase. The Protandim® NAD Synergizer® was specifically formulated to target cell signaling pathways involved in the synthesis and recycling of a specific molecule called NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), and it has been shown to double sirtuin activity, supporting increased health, focus, energy, mental clarity, and mood. Use of the three Protandim® products together, marketed as the Protandim® Tri-Synergizer®, has been shown to produce synergistic benefits greater than using the single products on their own. LifeVantage® Omega+ is a dietary supplement that combines DHA and EPA Omega-3 fatty acids, omega-7 fatty acids, and vitamin D3 to support cognitive health, cardiovascular health, skin health, and the immune system. LifeVantage® ProBio is a dietary supplement designed to support optimal digestion and immune system function. LifeVantage® Daily Wellness is a dietary supplement designed to support immune health. IC Bright® is a dietary supplement to help support eye and brain health, reduce eye fatigue and strain, support cognitive functions, and may help support normal sleep patterns. PhysIQ Fat Burn is a dietary supplement designed to support weight management, and PhysIQ Prebiotic is a dietary supplement designed to support a healthy digestive tract. Our Nrf2 enhanced TrueScience® line of anti-aging skin and hair care products includes TrueScience® TrueClean Refining Cleanser, TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex, TrueScience® TrueLift Illuminating Eye Cream, TrueScience® TrueHydrate Brightening Moisturizer, TrueScience® TrueTone Perfecting Lotion, TrueScience® TrueProtect Daily Mineral Sunstick SPF 30, TrueScience® Perfecting Lotion, TrueScience® Hand Cream, TrueScience® Invigorating Shampoo, TrueScience® Nourishing Conditioner, TrueScience® Scalp Serum, and TrueScience® Liquid Collagen. TrueScience® Liquid Collagen activates, replenishes, and maintains collagen to support firmness and elasticity from within. Petandim® is a supplement specially formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs through Nrf2 activation. AXIO® is our line of our nootropic energy drink mixes formulated to promote alertness and support mental performance. We believe our significant number of customers who regularly and repeatedly purchase our products is a strong indicator of the health benefits of our products.
We sell our products both individually and in stacks. A stack consists of multiple products bundled together that are designed to achieve a specific result. In fiscal year 2024, our stack strategy evolved with a focus on the brand message of Activation with three stacks that tell the unique LifeVantage Activation story from an inside-out approach. This builds upon the synergistic benefits that were demonstrated in fiscal year 2023 with our Healthy Glow Essentials stack. The Inside-Out Activation Duo features Nrf2 Synergizer® and TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex. This duo activates antioxidants for good health on the inside and a cleaner, kinder retinol alternative for skin that looks and feels healthy and youthful on the outside. The LifeVantage Activation Essentials Stack contains Nrf2 Synergizer® TrueScience® Liquid Collagen, and TrueScience® TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex. Finally our Healthy Glow + Activated Skin Care Collection contains Nrf2 Synergizer®, TrueScience® Liquid Collagen, and the full Activated Skin Care Collection. We continue to offer other popular packs such as the Vitality Stack (Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, LifeVantage® Omega+ and LifeVantage® ProBio), the Ultimate Stack (Vitality Stack + Protandim® NAD Synergizer® and PhysIQ Prebiotic), and the Protandim® Tri-Synergizer™ (Protandim® NRF1 Synergizer®, Protandim® Nrf2 Synergizer®, and Protandim® NAD Synergizer®).
The following table shows revenue by major product line for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
| Years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Protandim® product line | $ | 104,135 | 52.0 | % | $ | 119,720 | 56.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TrueScience® product line | 56,252 | 28.1 | % | 49,494 | 23.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 39,777 | 19.9 | % | 44,184 | 20.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 200,164 | 100.0 | % | $ | 213,398 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Our revenue is largely attributed to two product lines, Protandim® and TrueScience® each of which accounted for more than 10% of total revenue for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. On a combined basis, these product lines represent approximately 80.1% and 79.3% of our total net revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We currently have additional products in development. Any delays or difficulties in introducing compelling products or attractive initiatives or tools into our markets may have a negative impact on our revenue and our ability to attract new independent consultants and customers.
Accounts
Because we primarily utilize a direct selling model for the distribution of a majority of our products, the success and growth of our business depends in large part on the effectiveness of our independent consultants to attract and retain customers to purchase our products, and our ability to attract new and retain existing independent consultants. Changes in our product sales are typically the result of variations in product sales volume relating to fluctuations in the number of active independent consultants and customers purchasing our products. The number of active independent consultants and customers is, therefore, used by management as a key non-financial measure.
The following tables summarize the changes in our active accounts by geographic region. These numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand as of the dates indicated. For purposes of this report, we define "Active Accounts" as only those independent consultants and customers who have purchased from us at any time during the most recent three-month period, either for personal use or for resale.
| As of June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | Change from Prior Year | Percent Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active Independent Consultants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | 31,000 | 63.3 | % | 33,000 | 61.1 | % | (2,000) | (6.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia/Pacific & Europe | 18,000 | 36.7 | % | 21,000 | 38.9 | % | (3,000) | (14.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Active Independent Consultants | 49,000 | 100.0 | % | 54,000 | 100.0 | % | (5,000) | (9.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active Customers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | 63,000 | 79.7 | % | 69,000 | 77.5 | % | (6,000) | (8.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia/Pacific & Europe | 16,000 | 20.3 | % | 20,000 | 22.5 | % | (4,000) | (20.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Active Customers | 79,000 | 100.0 | % | 89,000 | 100.0 | % | (10,000) | (11.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active Accounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | 94,000 | 73.4 | % | 102,000 | 71.3 | % | (8,000) | (7.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia/Pacific & Europe | 34,000 | 26.6 | % | 41,000 | 28.7 | % | (7,000) | (17.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Active Accounts | 128,000 | 100.0 | % | 143,000 | 100.0 | % | (15,000) | (10.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income Statement Presentation
We report revenue in two geographic regions, and we translate revenue from each market's local currency into U.S. Dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Revenue consists primarily of product sales, fee revenue, and shipping and handling fees, net of applicable sales discounts. Revenue is recognized at the time of shipment, which is when the passage of title and risk of loss to customers occurs. Also reflected in revenue is a provision for product returns and allowances, which is estimated based on our historical experience. The following table sets forth net revenue information by region for the years indicated. The
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following table should be reviewed in connection with the tables presented under "Results of Operations" (in thousands):
| For the fiscal years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 152,907 | 76.4 | % | $ | 155,361 | 72.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia/Pacific & Europe | 47,257 | 23.6 | % | 58,037 | 27.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 200,164 | 100.0 | % | $ | 213,398 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales primarily consists of costs of products purchased from and manufactured by third-party vendors, shipping and order fulfillment costs, costs of adjustments to inventory carrying value, and costs of marketing materials which we sell to our independent consultant sales force, as well as freight, duties and taxes associated with the import and export of our products. As our international revenue increases as a percentage of total revenue, cost of sales as a percentage of revenue likely will increase as a result of additional duties, freight, and other factors, such as changes in currency exchange rates.
Commissions and incentives expenses are our most significant expenses and are classified as operating expenses. Commissions and incentives expenses include sales commissions paid to our independent consultants, special incentives and costs for incentive trips and other rewards. Commissions and incentives expenses do not include any amounts we pay to our independent consultants related to their personal purchases. Commissions paid to independent consultants on personal purchases are considered a sales discount and are reported as a reduction to net revenue. Our sales compensation plan is an important factor in our ability to attract and retain our independent consultants. Under our sales compensation plan, independent consultants can earn commissions for product sales to their customers as well as the product sales made through the sales networks they have developed and trained. We do not pay commissions on marketing materials that are sold to our independent consultants. Commissions and incentives expenses, as a percentage of net revenue, may be impacted by the timing and magnitude of non-commissionable revenue derived from the sales of marketing materials, event tickets, and promotional items, investment in our red-carpet program, limited-time offers and the timing, magnitude and number of incentive trips and other promotional activities. From time to time, we make modifications and enhancements to our sales compensation plan in an effort to help motivate our sales force and develop leadership characteristics, which can have an impact on commissions and incentives expenses. In fiscal year 2023, we introduced our new compensation plan, called the Evolve Compensation Plan, in four markets – the United States, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. In fiscal year 2024, we introduced the Evolve Compensation Plan to Canada, Mexico, and Europe, with plans to introduce our new compensation plan to the remaining markets in the future.
Selling, general and administrative expenses include wages and benefits, stock compensation expenses, marketing and event costs, professional fees, rents and utilities, depreciation and amortization, research and development, travel costs and other operating expenses. Wages and benefits and stock compensation expenses represent the largest component of selling, general and administrative expenses. Marketing and event costs include costs of consultant conventions and events held in various markets worldwide, which we expense in the period in which they are incurred. Marketing and event costs also include expenses associated with our sponsorship of the Major League Soccer team, Real Salt Lake. Our agreement with Real Salt Lake ended in December 2023.
Sales to customers outside the United States are transacted in the respective local currencies and are translated to U.S. Dollars at weighted-average currency exchange rates for each monthly accounting period to which they relate. Consequently, our net sales and earnings are affected by changes in currency exchange rates. In general, sales and gross profit are affected positively by a weakening U.S. Dollar and negatively by a strengthening U.S. Dollar. Currency fluctuations, however, have the opposite effect on our commissions paid to independent consultants and selling, and general and administrative expenses. In our revenue discussions that follow, we approximate the impact of currency fluctuations on revenue by translating current year revenue at the average exchange rates in effect during the comparable prior year periods.
Results of Operations
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we generated net revenue of $200.2 million and $213.4 million, respectively, recognized operating income of $4.3 million and $4.3 million, respectively, and recognized net income of $2.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
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The following table presents certain consolidated earnings data as a percentage of net revenue for the years indicated:
| For the fiscal years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue, net | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 20.7 | 20.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 79.3 | 79.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| Commissions and incentives | 42.9 | 44.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 34.2 | 33.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 77.1 | 77.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 2.2 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | (0.2) | (0.2) | |||||||||||||||
| Total other expense | — | (0.1) | |||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 2.2 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (0.7) | (0.7) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1.5 | % | 1.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Net Revenue. We generated net revenue of $200.2 million and $213.4 million during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The overall decrease in revenue is attributed mainly to a decrease in our total Active Accounts, which declined by 10.5% during fiscal year 2024. The decrease was partially offset by an increase average revenue per account driven by our TrueScience® Liquid Collagen product, which is now available in most of our markets. Total TrueScience® Liquid Collagen related revenue, including the product when sold as part of a bundle, was $48.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 compared to $39.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. We also increased product and shipping prices during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Offsetting the increase in our TrueScience® Liquid Collagen product was a decrease of $15.6 million in sales from our Protandim® products as well as decreases in other product lines of approximately $6.3 million, and the negative impacts of foreign currency fluctuations compared to fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. In fiscal year 2024, foreign currency fluctuations negatively impacted our net revenue $2.2 million or 1.0%.
Americas. The following table sets forth revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 for the Americas region (in thousands):
| For the fiscal years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | % change | |||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | 145,679 | $ | 148,522 | (1.9) | % | |||||||||||
| Other | 7,228 | 6,839 | 5.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Americas Total | $ | 152,907 | $ | 155,361 | (1.6) | % | |||||||||||
Revenue in the Americas region for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 decreased $2.5 million, or 1.6%, compared to the prior year. Total Active Accounts decreased 7.8% in the region compared to the prior fiscal year which contributed to the decrease in revenue. In the United States, the decrease in revenue due to the decrease in Active Accounts was partially offset by revenue from TrueScience® Liquid Collagen of $39.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 compared to $36.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Revenue from Mexico, increased $1.0 million in fiscal year 2024 as a result of an increase in Active Accounts in this market by 61.9% and the launch of TrueScience® Liquid Collagen in this market.
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Asia/Pacific & Europe. The following table sets forth revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 for the Asia/Pacific and Europe region and its principal markets (in thousands):
| For the fiscal years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | % change | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | $ | 26,989 | $ | 32,083 | (15.9) | % | |||||||||||
| Australia & New Zealand | 8,020 | 8,922 | (10.1) | % | |||||||||||||
| Greater China | 2,882 | 3,526 | (18.3) | % | |||||||||||||
| Other | 9,366 | 13,506 | (30.7) | % | |||||||||||||
| Asia/Pacific & Europe Total | $ | 47,257 | $ | 58,037 | (18.6) | % | |||||||||||
Revenue in the Asia/Pacific and Europe region for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 decreased $10.8 million, or 18.6%, compared to the prior year. Revenue in the region was negatively impacted approximately $2.4 million, or 4.3%, by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Revenue in our Japan market decreased 15.9% year over year on a U.S. Dollar basis and decreased 9.0% on a constant currency basis. Contributing to the decrease in revenue on a constant currency basis was revenue related to the decrease in Active Accounts by 11.6% year over year. Total revenue related to the sale of TrueScience® Liquid Collagen was $4.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 compared to $2.3 million from the prior year, which partially offset the decrease in revenue. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the Japanese yen, on average, weakened against the U.S. Dollar, negatively impacting our revenue in this market by $2.2 million or 6.9%.
Revenue in our Australia and New Zealand markets decreased $0.9 million, or 10.1%, during fiscal year 2024. The decrease in revenue in these markets primarily resulted from a decrease in the number of Active Accounts, partially offset by revenue from the launch of TrueScience® Liquid Collagen in March 2023. Revenue related to the sale of TrueScience® Liquid Collagen was $0.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 compared to $0.2 million from the prior year.
Revenue in our Greater China region decreased by 18.3% year over year primarily due to a 15.7% decline in our average number of Active Accounts within the market from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2024. Also contributing to the decline in revenue was the closure of our e-commerce business in China in March 2023.
The decline in revenue in our other markets was driven by a decrease in revenue from the Philippines. Revenue from our Philippines market was $2.6 million during fiscal year 2024 compared to $5.9 million during fiscal year 2023. Total Active Accounts decreased by 49.0% in the current fiscal year.
Globally, our sales and marketing efforts continue to be directed toward strengthening our core business through our fiscal year initiatives and building our worldwide sales. In October 2023, we relaunched our TrueScience® Skin Care line with entirely new branding premium packaging, and improved formulas. Rebranded as the TrueScience® Activated Skin Care Collection, this line includes TrueClean Refining Cleanser, TrueRenew Daily Firming Complex, TrueLift Illuminating Eye Cream, and TrueHydrate Brightening Moisturizer. This was a global launch in all markets. In the United States, we also launched TrueScience® TrueProtect Daily Mineral Sunstick, a broad-spectrum, 30 SPF mineral sunscreen that addresses the appearance of sun-induced hyperpigmentation and wrinkles as it protects against future damage. We will continue the refinement and expansion of our product offerings internationally during fiscal year 2025 and beyond. We expect this expansion will continue to drive revenue growth globally through increased average order size and increased ability to attract and retain new independent consultants and customers with a compelling product lineup.
In January 2023, we announced the adoption our Evolve Compensation Plan for our independent consultants, which became effective in March 2023, in our United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan markets. In February 2024, we launched the Evolve Compensation Plan in our Canada, Mexico, and Europe markets. This new compensation plan is designed to reward our independent consultants for product sales to their customers as well as the product sales made through the sales networks they have developed and trained.
In March 2023, we launched Rewards Circle, our first-ever customer loyalty program, in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. This program was introduced to our Canada, Mexico, and Europe markets in February 2024. Rewards Circle is focused on supporting customer retention for independent consultants, supporting their efforts to grow and maintain their LifeVantage business. We have seen an increase in average revenue per account since the launch of this program and continue to monitor retention trends for our independent consultants and customers.
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During fiscal year 2025, our main focus will be to increase our average account base through concentrating our efforts on the enrollment of new independent consultants and customers, who will in turn help grow the business through incremental product sales, and on increasing the number of accounts that place an order in the month following their initial enrollment. This will be achieved through continued focus on our Evolve Compensation Plan and Rewards Circle loyalty program. We will continue investing in our red-carpet program, which we believe has increased our ability to attract and retain strong consultant leadership and is a significant opportunity to drive revenue growth throughout our markets. We remain committed to further expanding the functionality and availability of our digital tools, which we believe will aid independent consultants in initiating and expanding their businesses.
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales were $41.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, and $43.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, resulting in a gross margin of $158.7 million, or 79.3%, and $170.0 million, or 79.7%, respectively. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to shift in product mix, increased raw material and manufacturing related costs, shipping expenses, and warehouse fulfillment expenses during the current fiscal year.
Commissions and Incentives. Commissions and incentives expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 were $85.9 million or 42.9% of revenue compared to $94.7 million or 44.4% of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $8.8 million in fiscal year 2024 was primarily due to the overall decrease in commissionable sales during fiscal year 2024 compared to fiscal year 2023 along with decreases in promotion payouts to our independent consultants. The decrease in percentage of commissions and incentives to revenue was primarily due to changes in sales mix and the impact of price increases, as well as the timing and magnitude of promotional and incentive programs.
Commissions and incentives expenses, as a percentage of revenue, may fluctuate in future periods based on our ability to hold incentive trips and events and the timing and magnitude of compensation, incentive, and promotional programs.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 were $68.5 million or 34.2% of revenue compared to $71.1 million or 33.3% of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue during fiscal year 2024 primarily was due to primarily due to increased proxy contest related expenses of $5.1 million. These increases have been partially offset by decreases in event costs, endorsement agreements, employee compensation related expenses, office lease and professional services expenses.
Primary factors that may cause our selling, general and administrative expenses to fluctuate in the future include changes in the number of employees, the timing and number of events we hold, the termination of material agreements like our agreement with Real Salt Lake, marketing and branding initiatives and costs related to legal matters, if and as they arise. A fluctuation in our stock price may also impact our stock-based compensation expense relating to equity awards made in future years.
Interest Income. Interest income, net, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 was $0.4 million as compared $0.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, we benefited from higher interest rates earned on our money market accounts.
Other Expense, Net. We recognized other expense, net, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 of $0.4 million as compared to $0.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations recognized during fiscal year 2024.
Income Tax Expense. Our income tax expense for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 was $1.4 million as compared to income tax expense of $1.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
The effective tax rate was 32.5% of pre-tax income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, compared to 36.5% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in the effective tax rate for fiscal year 2024 compared to the prior year is mainly due to the impact of permanent items in relation to pre-tax income.
Our provision for income taxes for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 consisted primarily of federal, state, and foreign tax on anticipated fiscal year 2024 income which was partially offset by tax benefits. We expect our effective rate to fluctuate in future periods based on the impact of permanent items in relation to pre-tax income.
Net Income. As a result of the foregoing factors, net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 increased to $2.9 million compared to $2.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
For a discussion of our results of operations for the fiscal year 2023 compared with fiscal year 2022, refer to “Part II. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, as filed with the SEC on August 28, 2023.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We continually assess our capital allocation strategy to maximize stockholder value. Our current capital allocation strategy follows a balanced approach focused on supporting and re-investing in the business, as well as returning stockholder value through quarterly dividends and opportunistic share repurchases, where appropriate.
Liquidity
Our primary liquidity and capital resource requirements are to service our debt, which includes any outstanding balances under the 2024 Credit Facility, and finance the cost of our planned operating expenses and working capital (principally inventory purchases), as well as capital expenditures. We have generally relied on cash flow from operations to fund operating activities and we have, at times, incurred long-term debt in order to fund stock repurchases and strategic transactions.
At June 30, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were $16.9 million. This represented a decrease of $4.7 million from the $21.6 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, our net cash provided by operating activities was $12.2 million as compared to $6.8 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The increase in cash provided by operating activities during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 primarily was due to increases in net income, accounts payable, and decreases in prepaid expenses offset by increases in accounts receivable.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, our net cash used in investing activities was $2.2 million, which was attributable to capital expenditures including leasehold improvements related to moving our Tokyo, Japan office. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our net cash used in investing activities was $3.1 million, as a result of the purchase of fixed assets, primarily from investing in changes to our Evolve Compensation Plan and Rewards Circle loyalty program through software, website, and mobile application development.
Cash used in financing activities during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 was $14.4 million, as a result of the payment of a one-time cash dividend in September 2023, quarterly cash dividends, the repurchase of company stock, and shares purchased as payment of tax withholding upon vesting of employee equity awards, partially offset by proceeds from purchases of company stock under our employee stock purchase plan. Cash used in financing activities during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was $2.4 million, as a result of the repurchase of company stock, payment of quarterly cash dividends, and shares purchased as payment of tax withholding upon vesting of employee equity awards, partially offset by proceeds from stock option exercises and proceeds from purchases of company stock under our employee stock purchase plan.
At June 30, 2024 and 2023, the total amount of our foreign subsidiary cash was $7.3 million and $6.2 million, respectively. Under current U.S. tax law, in the future, if needed, we expect to be able to repatriate cash from foreign subsidiaries without paying additional U.S. taxes.
At June 30, 2024, we had working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) of $15.3 million compared to working capital of $24.7 million at June 30, 2023. The decrease in working capital primarily was due to decreases in cash, inventory, and prepaid expenses and increases in accounts payable, partially offset by increase in accounts receivable. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents balances and our ongoing cash flow from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. The majority of our historical expenses have been variable in nature and as such, a potential reduction in the level of revenue would reduce our cash flow. In the event that our current cash balances and future cash flow from operations are not sufficient to meet our obligations or strategic needs, we would consider raising additional funds, which may not be available on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. Our 2024 Credit Facility, however, contains covenants that in certain circumstances restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all the assets or equity interests of other companies, or transfer any part of the business. Additionally, our 2024 Credit Facility provides for a line of credit in an aggregate principal amount up to $5.0 million. We would also consider realigning our strategic plans including a reduction in capital spending and expenses.
Capital Resources
Shelf Registration Statement
On March 31, 2023, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “2023 Shelf Registration”) with the SEC that was declared effective on April 6, 2023, which permits us to offer up to $75 million of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants in one or more offerings and in any combination, including in units from time to time. Our 2023 Shelf Registration is intended to provide us with additional flexibility to access capital markets for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other purposes, working capital, capital expenditures, other corporate expenses and acquisitions of assets, licenses, products, technologies, or businesses.
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2016 Credit Facility
On March 30, 2016, we entered into a loan agreement (the "2016 Loan Agreement") and a security agreement (the "2016 Security Agreement"). The 2016 Loan Agreement provided for a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million (the "2016 Term Loan") and a revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 million (the "2016 Revolving Loan," and collectively with the 2016 Term Loan, the 2016 Loan Agreement and the 2016 Security Agreement, and with the amendments described below, the "2016 Credit Facility"). During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, we repaid, in full, the balance of the 2016 Term Loan.
On May 4, 2018 and February 1, 2019, we entered into loan modification agreements (“Amendment No. 1” and “Amendment No. 2”, respectively). These loan modification agreements amended certain financial covenants and the available borrowing amount under the 2016 Revolving Loan.
On April 1, 2021, we entered into a loan modification agreement ("Amendment No. 3"), which further amended the 2016 Credit Facility, as previously amended, to provide for an available borrowing amount of $5.0 million, a revised maturity date from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2024, and a modified variable interest rate based on the one-month United States Treasury Rate, plus a margin of 3.00%, with an interest rate floor of 4.00%. Amendment No. 3 also revised the debt (total liabilities) to tangible net worth ratio (as defined in Amendment No. 3) covenant to require that we maintain this ratio not in excess of 2.00 to 1.00, measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter, and revised the definition and calculation of the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in Amendment No. 3). There were no other changes to the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 or the minimum working capital of $6.0 million as set forth in previous amendments.
We entered into a loan modification agreement ("Amendment No. 4"), effective September 30, 2022, which further amended the 2016 Credit Facility. Amendment No. 4 revised the calculation of the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in Amendment No. 4) and allowed us to declare and pay dividends, up to $500,000 per quarter, through September 30, 2023. There were no other changes to the covenants or revolving loan facility as set forth in Amendment No. 3.
On August 28, 2023, we received approval, without modifying Amendment No. 4, to declare and pay a one-time cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock, to be paid on September 22, 2023. We also received approval to declare and pay dividends, up to $750,000 per quarter, through September 30, 2024.
On March 31, 2024, the 2016 Credit Facility reached the maturity date and was terminated. As of March 31, 2024, there was no balance outstanding under the 2016 Credit Facility.
2024 Credit Facility
On April 12, 2024, we entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as Lender (the “Lender”). In connection with the Loan Agreement and on the same date, we, Lifeline Nutraceuticals Corporation, as Guarantor (the “Guarantor”), and the Lender also entered into a Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty (the “Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty”) and a Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Security and Pledge Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5.0 million (the “Line of Credit”) and collectively with the Loan Agreement, the Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty and the Security and Pledge Agreement, the “2024 Credit Facility”).
In the event we borrow under the Line of Credit, interest will be payable commencing May 31, 2024, and then on the last day of each month thereafter until payment in full of all principal outstanding under the Line of Credit, with all unpaid principal and interest due on April 12, 2027 (the “Expiration Date”). The Line of Credit will bear interest at a rate per year equal to the sum of (i) the greater of the Term SOFR Daily Floating Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or 0.00%, plus (ii) 2.00%. Amounts under the Line of Credit may be repaid and re-borrowed from time to time until the Expiration Date.
Our obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantor, as further provided for in the Security and Pledge Agreement. Pursuant to the Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty, the Guarantor guarantees and promises to pay promptly to the Lender all indebtedness of the Company when due.
The Loan Agreement contains customary covenants, including affirmative and negative covenants that in certain circumstances restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all the assets or equity interests of other companies, or transfer any part of the business or any assets of the Company or the Guarantor. The Loan Agreement requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests.
The Loan Agreement contains certain customary events of default, including, among other things, our failure to make required payments under the Loan Agreement, certain breaches of representations made by us or the Guarantor, insolvency or
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bankruptcy of the Company or the Guarantor, failure to have an enforceable first lien or security interest in any property given as security for the Loan Agreement, or our failure to comply with covenants set forth in the Loan Agreement. If an event of default occurs under the Loan Agreement, the obligation of the Lender to make any additional credit available to us may be terminated and the amounts outstanding may become immediately due and payable in the discretion of the Lender, provided that in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or the Guarantor, all debts outstanding under the Loan Agreement will automatically become due and payable. Upon the occurrence of any default or after maturity, all amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement will at the option of the Lender bear interest at a rate which is 2.00% higher than the rate of interest otherwise provided under the Loan Agreement.
As of June 30, 2024, there was no outstanding balance under the 2024 Credit Facility.
Commitments and Obligations
Please refer to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for information regarding our contingent liabilities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. Certain of these significant accounting policies require us to make difficult, subjective, or complex judgments or estimates. We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (1) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made and (2) changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, or use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
There are other items within our financial statements that require estimation but are not deemed critical as defined above. Changes in estimates used in these and other items could have a material impact on our financial statements. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting estimates with our board, and the audit committee has reviewed the disclosures noted below.
Inventory Valuation
We reduce our inventories for the diminution of value resulting from product obsolescence, damage or other issues affecting marketability equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and its estimated net realizable value. Factors utilized in the determination of estimated net realizable value include: (i) current sales data and historical return rates, (ii) estimates of future demand, (iii) competitive pricing pressures, (iv) new production introductions, (v) product expiration dates, and (vi) component and packaging obsolescence. If inventory on hand exceeds projected demand or the expected market value is less than the carrying value, the excess is written down to its net realizable value. If actual demand or the estimate of market value decreases, additional write-downs would be required.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we recognized expenses of $0.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, related to obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
Stock-Based Compensation
We use the fair value approach to account for stock-based compensation in accordance with current accounting guidance. We recognize compensation costs for awards with performance conditions when we conclude it is probable that the performance conditions will be achieved. We reassess the probability of vesting at each balance sheet date and adjust compensation costs based on our probability assessment. For awards with market-based performance conditions, the cost of the awards is recognized as the requisite service is rendered by the employees, regardless of when, if ever, the market-based performance conditions are satisfied.
Historically, our estimates and underlying assumptions have not materially deviated from our actual reported results and rates. However, we base assumptions we use on our best estimates, which involves inherent uncertainties based on market conditions that are outside of our control. If actual results are not consistent with the assumptions we use, the stock-based compensation expense reported in our consolidated financial statements may not be representative of the actual economic cost of stock-based compensation. For example, if actual employee forfeitures significantly differ from our estimated forfeitures, we may be required to adjust our consolidated financial statements in future periods.
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Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes includes income from U.S. and foreign subsidiaries taxed at statutory rates, the accrual or release of amounts for tax uncertainties, and U.S. tax impacts of foreign income in the U.S.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities on the financial statements and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets also are recognized for net operating losses and credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted rates applicable to taxable income in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse and the credits are expected to be used. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. An assessment is made as to whether or not a valuation allowance is required to offset deferred tax assets. This assessment requires estimates as to future operating results, as well as an evaluation of the effectiveness of our tax planning strategies. These estimates are made on an ongoing basis based upon our business plans and growth strategies in each market and consequently, future material changes in the valuation allowance are possible. The valuation allowance reduces the deferred tax assets to an amount that management determined is more-likely-than-not to be realized.
We operate in and file income tax returns in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions with complex tax laws and regulations, which are subject to examination by tax authorities. The complexity of our global structure requires specialized knowledge and judgment in determining the application of tax laws in various jurisdictions. Years open to examination contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations related to the amount and/or timing of income, deductions, and tax credits. We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC) 740, Income Taxes. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
Interest and penalties related to tax contingency or settlement items are recorded as a component of the provision for income taxes in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. We record accruals for tax contingencies as a component of accrued liabilities or other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report for discussion regarding the impact of accounting standards that were recently issued but not yet effective, on our consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 7A — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
ITEM 8 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The information required by this Item 8 is set forth in the consolidated financial statements included in Part IV, Item 15 of this report and is incorporated into this Item 8 by reference.
ITEM 9 — CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A — CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (a) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and (b) accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of June 30, 2024, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness and design and operation of such disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)
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and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were designed and operating effectively as of June 30, 2024.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of our consolidated and combined financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").
Our management, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2024. In making this assessment, we used the framework included in Internal Control - Integrated Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission 2013 (COSO). Based on that evaluation, our management has concluded that internal control over financing reporting was effective as of June 30, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2024 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, cannot provide absolute assurance that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
ITEM 9B — OTHER INFORMATION
During quarter ended June 30, 2024, none of our officers or directors, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), informed us of the adoption termination
ITEM 9C — DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
PART III
Certain information required by Part III of this report is omitted from this report pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K because we will file a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A for our fiscal year 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report, and the information included in the Proxy Statement that is required by Part III of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 10 — DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Incorporated herein by reference to the information to be set forth in the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 11 — EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Incorporated herein by reference to the information to be set forth in the Proxy Statement.
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ITEM 12 — SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Incorporated herein by reference to the information to be set forth in the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 13 — CERTAIN RELATIONSHIP AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTORS INDEPENDENCE
Incorporated herein by reference to the information to be set forth in the Proxy Statement.
ITEM 14 — PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Incorporated herein by reference to the information to be set forth in the Proxy Statement.
PART IV
ITEM 15 — EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are being filed as part of this report:
Financial Statements
(a)(1) Financial Statements. The following consolidated financial statements of LifeVantage Corporation and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in a separate section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(a)(2) All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, or because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto, and therefore have been omitted.
Exhibits
(a)(3) The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
| Exhibit No. | Document Description | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From | ||||||||||||
| 3.1 | Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2018. | |||||||||||||
| 3.2 | Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2019. | |||||||||||||
| 3.3 | Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2023. | |||||||||||||
| 4.1 | Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2018. | |||||||||||||
| 4.2 | Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-K filed on August 23, 2022. | |||||||||||||
| 4.3 | Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2023. | |||||||||||||
| 10.1 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2# | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K filed on August 23, 2022. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.1# | Exhibit 10.1.1 to Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2023. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.2# | Exhibit 10.1.2 to Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2023. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.3# | Exhibit 10.1.3 to Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2023. | |||||||||||||
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| Exhibit No. | Document Description | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From | ||||||||||||
| 10.2.4# | Exhibit 10.1.4 to Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2023. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.5# | Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 filed on May 2, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.6# | Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 filed on May 2, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.7# | Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 filed on May 2, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.2.8# | Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 filed on May 2, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.3# | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 10.4# | Exhibit 99.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 27, 2017. | |||||||||||||
| 10.5# | Exhibit 99.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 27, 2017. | |||||||||||||
| 10.6# | Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2018. | |||||||||||||
| 10.7 | Exhibit to 99.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2018. | |||||||||||||
| 10.8# | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 filed on April 29, 2021. | |||||||||||||
| 10.9# | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 10.10 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.11 | Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.12 | Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2024. | |||||||||||||
| 10.13 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2016. | |||||||||||||
| 10.14 | Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2016. | |||||||||||||
| 10.15 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 filed on May 9, 2018. | |||||||||||||
| 10.16 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2019. | |||||||||||||
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| Exhibit No. | Document Description | Filed Herewith or Incorporated by Reference From | ||||||||||||
| 10.17 | Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 filed on April 29, 2021. | |||||||||||||
| 10.18 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 filed on November 2, 2022. | |||||||||||||
| 10.19 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019 on January 28, 2020. | |||||||||||||
| 10.20 | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 filed on November 9, 2023. | |||||||||||||
| 10.21* | Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014 filed on May 6, 2014. | |||||||||||||
| 10.22* | Exhibit 10.29 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 filed on September 10, 2014. | |||||||||||||
| 10.23* | Exhibit 10.30 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 filed on September 10, 2014. | |||||||||||||
| 21.1 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 23.1 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney | Signature page to this report. | ||||||||||||
| 31.1 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 31.2 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 32.1 | Furnished herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 32.2 | Furnished herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 97.1 | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||
| 101 | The following financial information from the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income; (iii) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | Filed herewith. | ||||||||||||
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| # | Management contract or compensatory plan. | |||||||
| * | The company has been granted confidential treatment for portions of this agreement. Accordingly, certain portions of this agreement have been omitted in the version filed with this report and such confidential portions have been filed with the SEC. | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Steven R. Fife | ||||
| Steven R. Fife | |||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| Date: | August 28, 2024 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Carl A. Aure | ||||
| Carl A. Aure | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||
| Date: | August 28, 2024 | ||||
Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Steven R. Fife with full power of substitution and re-substitution and full power to act without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his or her name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any and all amendments to this report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing, ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| Signature | Date | Title | ||||||||||||
| /s/ Steven R. Fife | August 28, 2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||||
| Steven R. Fife | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Raymond B. Greer | August 28, 2024 | Chairman of the Board | ||||||||||||
| Raymond B. Greer | ||||||||||||||
/s/ Rajendran Anbalagan | August 28, 2024 | Director | ||||||||||||
Rajendran Anbalagan | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Michael A. Beindorff | August 28, 2024 | Director | ||||||||||||
| Michael A. Beindorff | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Dayton Judd | August 28, 2024 | Director | ||||||||||||
| Dayton Judd | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Cynthia Latham | August 28, 2024 | Director | ||||||||||||
| Cynthia Latham | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Darwin K. Lewis | August 28, 2024 | Director | ||||||||||||
| Darwin K. Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ Garry Mauro | August 28, 2024 | Director | ||||||||||||
| Garry Mauro | ||||||||||||||
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of LifeVantage Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LifeVantage Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2024, 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 June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2024, 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 audits. 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 audits 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 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 audits, 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 audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates 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 matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Income Taxes—Refer to Notes 2 and 11 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company operates and is subject to income taxes in the United States (“U.S.”) and numerous foreign jurisdictions with complex tax laws and regulations. The complexity of the Company’s global structure requires specialized knowledge, skills and judgment in determining the application of tax laws in various jurisdictions.
We identified the accounting for income taxes for the U.S. jurisdiction as a critical audit matter because of the complexity of the Company’s global structure and the application of tax laws in the U.S. jurisdiction. This required an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our income tax specialists to evaluate the Company’s U.S. income tax expense, especially the interpretation and application of tax laws in the U.S. and the related impact of the global structure.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the calculation of U.S. income tax expense, including the interpretation and application of tax laws in the U.S. and evaluation of the Company’s application of such tax law from its global structure included the following:
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•Obtained an understanding of the Company’s overall legal entity structure by reading and evaluating the Company’s organizational charts and associated documentation, including legal documents.
•Evaluated the Company’s U.S. income tax expense calculation, including: (1) testing the appropriateness of income tax rates applied by agreeing to applicable Federal and state tax laws, (2) testing the accuracy of income allocations and apportionment among the Federal and state taxing jurisdictions based on the Company's structure, (3) testing, on a sample basis, the completeness and accuracy of book to tax differences, and (4) testing the mathematical accuracy of the income tax expense calculation.
•With the assistance of our income tax specialists, we evaluated management's application of relevant tax laws to its legal entity structure and the effect on the Company’s U.S. income tax expense, including the Company's calculations of current period income tax expense and adjustments associated with foreign operations, by examining and evaluating management's income tax calculations and assessing the Company's compliance with tax laws.
•With the assistance of our income tax specialists, we evaluated management’s consideration of tax requirements in the U.S. tax jurisdiction in which the Company operates.
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
August 28, 2024
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2023.
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||
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| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax asset | |||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Commitments and contingencies — Note 13 | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Preferred stock — par value $ | |||||||||||
Common stock — par value $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Interest income, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued under equity award plans | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares canceled or surrendered as payment of tax withholding and other | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of company stock | ( | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued under equity award plans | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares canceled or surrendered as payment of tax withholding and other | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of company stock | ( | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||
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| Amortization of deferred financing fees | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income tax receivable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Inventory | |||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income tax payable | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other accrued expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of fixed assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Payment of deferred financing fees | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of company stock | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Payment of cash dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Shares purchased as payment of tax withholding and other | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Cash Used in Financing Activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Effect on Cash | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents — beginning of period | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents — end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
| For the years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — The Company
LifeVantage Corporation (the "Company" or "we" or "our" or "us") is a company focused on nutrigenomics, the study of how nutrition and naturally occurring compounds affect human genes to support good health. The Company is dedicated to helping people achieve their health, wellness, and financial goals. The Company provides quality, scientifically validated products to customers and independent consultants as well as a financially rewarding commission-based direct sales opportunity to its independent consultants. LifeVantage sells its products in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, Austria, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. The Company sold its products in China through a China approved cross-border e-commerce business model until March 15, 2023, at which time the Company closed its e-commerce business in China.
The Company engages in the identification, research, development, formulation and sale of advanced nutrigenomic activators, dietary supplements, nootropics, pre- and pro-biotics, weight management, and skin and hair care products. The Company's line of scientifically validated dietary supplements includes its flagship Protandim® family of products, LifeVantage® Omega+, ProBio, IC Bright®, Rise AM, Reset PM, D3+, Daily Wellness, and PhysIQ Fat Burn and Prebiotic dietary supplements. TrueScience® is the Company's line of skin and hair care products and Liquid Collagen. The Company also markets and sells Petandim®, its companion pet supplement formulated to combat oxidative stress in dogs; and AXIO®, its nootropic energy drink mixes.
The Company was incorporated in Colorado in June 1988 under the name Andraplex Corporation. The Company changed its corporate name to Yaak River Resources, Inc. in January 1992, and subsequently changed it again in October 2004 to Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc. In October 2004 and March 2005, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Lifeline Nutraceuticals Corporation. In November 2006, the Company changed its name to LifeVantage Corporation.
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Consolidation
Use of Estimates
The Company prepares the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). In preparing these statements, the Company is required to use estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions. On an ongoing basis, the Company reviews its estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to inventory valuation and obsolescence, sales returns, income taxes and tax valuation reserves, transfer pricing methodology and positions, impairment of assets, stock-based compensation, and loss contingencies.
Foreign Currency Translation
A portion of the Company’s business operations occurs outside the United States. The local currency of each of the Company’s subsidiaries generally is its functional currency. All assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at exchange rates existing at the balance sheet dates, revenue and expenses are translated at weighted-average exchange rates and stockholders’ equity is recorded at historical exchange rates. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets and as a component of comprehensive income. Transaction gains and losses are included in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for assets and liabilities using a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's market assumptions. These two types of inputs have created the fair-value hierarchy below. This hierarchy requires the Company to minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to use observable market data, if available, when determining fair value.
•Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
•Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
•Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers only its monetary liquid assets with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable
Inventory
As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, inventory consisted of (in thousands):
| As of June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Raw materials | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total inventory | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Reserves of inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
| Years ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Additions | |||||||||||||||||
| Write-offs | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the following useful lives:
| Years | |||||
| Equipment (includes computer hardware and software) | |||||
| Furniture and fixtures | |||||
| Vehicles | |||||
Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of estimated useful life of the related asset or the lease term.
The cost of normal maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. When an asset is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and associated accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income in other expense, net. Significant expenditures that increase the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset. Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their related useful lives, using a straight-line method, consistent with the underlying expected future cash flows related to the specific intangible asset. Finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances exist that indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When indicators of impairment exist, an estimate of undiscounted net cash flows is used in measuring whether the carrying amount of the asset or related asset group is recoverable. Measurement of the amount of impairment, if any, is based upon the difference between the asset’s carrying value and estimated fair value.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Concentration of Credit Risk
Commissions and Incentives
Commissions and incentives expenses are the Company’s most significant expenses and are classified as operating expenses. Commissions and incentives expenses include sales commissions paid to the Company's independent consultants, special incentives, costs for incentive trips and other rewards. Commissions and incentives expenses do not include any amounts the Company pays to its independent consultants for personal purchases. Commissions paid to independent consultants on personal purchases are considered a sales discount and are reported as a reduction to net revenue.
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Shipping and Handling
Shipping and handling costs associated with inbound freight and freight out to customers, including independent consultants, are included in cost of sales. Shipping and handling fees charged to all customers are included in sales.
Research and Development Costs
Leases
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842. The Company reviews all contracts and determines if the arrangement is or contains a lease, at inception. Operating leases are included in right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current lease liabilities and long-term lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company does no t have any finance leases.
Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any upfront lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation by measuring the cost of services to be rendered based on the grant date fair value of the equity award. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation, net of any estimated forfeitures, over the period an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, generally referred to as the requisite service period. The Company estimates forfeitures based on historical information and other management assumptions.
The Black-Scholes option pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of stock options and options under the Company's 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The determination of the fair value of options is affected by the Company's stock price and a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. The Company uses historical data for estimating the expected volatility and expected life of stock options required in the Black-Scholes model. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the expected terms of the stock options.
The fair value of restricted stock grants, including performance restricted stock units that include non-market based performance conditions, is based on the closing market price of the Company's stock on the date of grant less the Company's expected dividend yield. The Company recognizes compensation costs for awards with performance conditions when it concludes it is probable that the performance conditions will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of vesting at each balance sheet date and adjusts compensation costs accordingly.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled, updated as needed for changes in corporate tax rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities from a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the effective date of the change. The Company recognizes tax liabilities or benefits from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the issue. The amount recognized would be the largest liability or benefit that the Company believes has greater than a 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement.
Income Per Share
Basic income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, less unvested restricted stock awards. Diluted income per common share is computed by dividing
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net income by the weighted-average common shares and potentially dilutive common share equivalents using the treasury stock method.
For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the effects of approximately 13,000 and 0.2 million common shares, respectively, issuable upon exercise of options and non-vested shares of restricted stock, are not included in the computations as their effect was anti-dilutive.
The following is a reconciliation of net income per share and the weighted-average common shares outstanding for purposes of computing basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Segment Information
The following table presents the Company's long-lived assets for its most significant geographic markets (in thousands):
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| Japan | $ | $ | |||||||||
New Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07), expanding segment disclosure requirements. The amendments require enhanced disclosure for certain segment items and required disclosure on how management uses reported measures to assess segment performance. The amendments do not change how segments are determined, aggregated, or how thresholds are applied to determine reportable segments. ASU 2023-07 is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning July 1, 2024, and for interim periods beginning July 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on its financial statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"). The guidance requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, prescribes standardized categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation, and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning July 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on its financial statement disclosures.
Other recently issued accounting pronouncements did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.
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Note 3 — Revenue
Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Sales, value add, and other taxes the Company collects concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue.
The Company generates the majority of its revenue through product sales to customers. These products include the Protandim® line of dietary supplements, LifeVantage® Omega+, ProBio, IC Bright®, Daily Wellness, Rise AM, Reset PM, D3+, and PhysIQ Fat Burn and Prebiotic dietary supplements, TrueScience® skin and hair care products and Liquid Collagen, Petandim®, and AXIO® nootropic energy drink mixes. The Company ships most of its product directly to the consumer and receives substantially all payment for product sales in the form of credit card receipts. Revenue from direct product sales to customers is recognized upon shipment, which is when passage of title and risk of loss occurs. For items sold in packs and bundles, the Company determines the standalone selling price at contract inception for each distinct good, and then allocates the transaction price on a relative standalone selling price basis. Any discounts are accounted for as a direct reduction to the transaction price. Shipping and handling revenue is recognized upon shipment when the performance obligation is completed.
The Company also charges amounts to independent consultants to attend events that it holds. Tickets to events are sold as standalone items or included within packs. For event tickets sold in packs, the Company allocates a portion of the transaction price to the ticket on a relative standalone selling price basis, adjusted for the probability of the tickets being redeemed for attendance at a future event. Any discounts are accounted for as a direct reduction to the transaction price. Fee revenue associated with ticket sales is recorded in the month that the event is held, which is when the Company has performed its obligations under the contract.
Deferred Revenue
The Company launched its Rewards Circle loyalty program in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in March 2023 and in Canada, Europe, and Mexico in February 2024. Contract liabilities, recorded as deferred revenue, include these loyalty program credit deferrals with certain customers which are accounted for as a reduction in the transaction price and are generally recognized as credits are redeemed for additional products at a later date.
The Company also records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of performance, including amounts which are refundable. The Company pre-sells tickets to its events. When cash payments are received in advance of events, the cash received is recorded to deferred revenue until the event is held, at which time the Company has performed its obligations under the contract and the revenue is recognized.
Deferred revenue is included in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. The balance of deferred revenue related to contract liabilities was $0.9 million and $0.8 million as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The contract liabilities impact to revenue for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was a decrease of $26,000 and $0.7 million, respectively.
Sales Returns and Allowances
Estimated returns are recorded when product is shipped. Subject to some exceptions based on local regulations, the Company’s return policy is to provide a full refund for product returned within 30 days. After 30 days of purchase, only unopened product that is in a resalable and restockable condition may be returned within twelve months of purchase and shall receive a 100% refund, less a 10 % handling and restocking fee and any shipping and handling costs. The Company establishes a refund liability reserve, and an asset reserve for its right to recover products, based on historical experience. The returns asset reserve and returns liability reserve are evaluated on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s return liability reserve, net was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
Reserves for sales returns consist of the following (in thousands):
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Geographic Information
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The Company reports revenue in two geographic regions: the Americas region and the Asia/Pacific and Europe region. The following table presents the Company's revenue disaggregated by these two geographic regions (in thousands):
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Additional information as to the Company’s revenue from operations in the most significant geographical areas is set forth below (in thousands):
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Major Products
The Company's revenue is largely attributed to two 80.1 % and 79.3 % of the Company's total revenue for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The following table shows revenue by major product line for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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Note 4 — Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consist of (in thousands):
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Depreciation expense totaled $3.4 million and $3.4 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Note 5 — Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets, net consist of (in thousands):
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| Patent costs | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Amortization expense totaled $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the remaining weighted-average amortization period for finite-lived intangible assets was 0.75 years. Annual estimated amortization expense is expected to approximate $0.1
Note 6 — Other Accrued Expenses
Other accrued expenses consist of (in thousands):
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Note 7 — Long-Term Debt
On March 30, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the "2016 Loan Agreement") and a security agreement (the "2016 Security Agreement"). The 2016 Loan Agreement provides for a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million (the "2016 Term Loan") and a revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 million (the "2016 Revolving Loan," and collectively with the 2016 Term Loan, the 2016 Loan Agreement, and the 2016 Security Agreement, and together with the amendments described below, the "2016 Credit Facility"). During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Company repaid, in full, the balance of the 2016 Term Loan.
On May 4, 2018 and February 1, 2019, the Company entered into loan modification agreements (“Amendment No. 1” and “Amendment No. 2”, respectively). These loan modification agreements amended certain financial covenants and the available borrowing amount under the 2016 Revolving Loan.
On April 1, 2021, the Company entered into a loan modification agreement ("Amendment No. 3"), which amended the 2016 Credit Facility. Amendment No. 3, with an available borrowing amount of $5.0 million, a revised maturity date from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2024, and a modified variable interest rate based on the one-month United States Treasury Rate, plus a margin of 2.00 %, with an interest rate floor of 0.00 %. Amendment No. 3 also revised the debt (total liabilities) to tangible net worth ratio (as defined in Amendment No. 3) covenant to require that the Company maintain this ratio not in excess of 2.00 to 1.00, measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter, and revised the definition and calculation of the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in Amendment No. 3). There were no other changes to the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 or the minimum working capital of $6.0 million as set forth in previous amendments.
The Company entered into a loan modification agreement ("Amendment No. 4"), effective September 30, 2022, which further amended the 2016 Credit Facility. Amendment No. 4 revised the calculation of the minimum fixed charge coverage
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ratio (as defined in Amendment No. 4) and allowed the Company to declare and pay dividends, up to $500,000 per quarter, through September 30, 2023. There were no other changes to the covenants or revolving loan facility as set forth in Amendment No. 3. If the Company borrowed under the 2016 Revolving Loan, interest would have been payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter.
On August 28, 2023, the Company received approval, without modifying Amendment No. 4, to declare and pay a one-time cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock, to be paid on September 22, 2023. The Company also received approval to declare and pay dividends, up to $750,000 , per quarter, through September 30, 2024.
On March 31, 2024, the 2016 Credit Facility reached the maturity date and was terminated.
On April 12, 2024, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as Lender (the “Lender”). In connection with the Loan Agreement and on the same date, the Company, Lifeline Nutraceuticals Corporation, as Guarantor (the “Guarantor”), and the Lender also entered into a Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty (the “Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty”) and a Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Security and Pledge Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5.0 million (the “Line of Credit” and collectively with the Loan Agreement, Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty, and the Security and Pledge Agreement, the “2024 Credit Facility”).
In the event the Company borrows under the Line of Credit, interest will be payable commencing May 31, 2024, and then on the last day of each month thereafter until payment in full of all principal outstanding under the Line of Credit, with all unpaid principal and interest due on April 12, 2027 (the “Expiration Date”). The Line of Credit will bear interest at a rate per year equal to the sum of (i) the greater of the Term SOFR Daily Floating Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or 0.00 %, plus (ii) 2.00 %. Amounts under the Line of Credit may be repaid and re-borrowed from time to time until the Expiration Date. As of June 30, 2024, the effective interest rate is 7.34 %.
The Company’s obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantor, and by a pledge of the membership interests of the Company's subsidiaries, as further provided for in the Security and Pledge Agreement. Pursuant to the Continuing and Unconditional Guaranty, the Guarantor guarantees and promises to pay promptly to the Lender all indebtedness of the Company when due.
The Loan Agreement contains customary covenants, both affirmative and negative, that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to deal with the Company's assets outside of the ordinary course, incur additional indebtedness, grant liens on the Company's assets, make certain investments, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all the assets or equity interests of other companies, and enter into consolidations, mergers or other combinations. The Loan Agreement requires that the Company maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests.
The Loan Agreement contains certain customary events of default, including, among other things, failure of the Company to make required payments under the Loan Agreement, certain breaches of representations made by the Company or the Guarantor, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or the Guarantor, failure to have an enforceable first lien or security interest in any property given as security for the Loan Agreement, or failure of the Company to comply with covenants set forth in the Loan Agreement. If an event of default occurs under the Loan Agreement, the obligation of the Lender to make any additional credit available to the Company may be terminated and the amounts outstanding may become immediately due and payable in the discretion of the Lender, provided that in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or the Guarantor, all debts outstanding under the Loan Agreement will automatically become due and payable. Upon the occurrence of any default or after maturity, all amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement will, at the option of the Lender, bear interest at a rate which is 2.00 % higher than the rate of interest otherwise provided under the Loan Agreement.
Note 8 — Stockholders’ Equity
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued zero 1.0 million and 0.3 million shares, respectively, under the Company's equity incentive plans. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, 0.2 million and 47,000 shares, respectively, of restricted stock were canceled or surrendered as payment of tax withholding upon vesting. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company sold 0.1 million and 0.1 million shares under its 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively.
On November 27, 2017, the Company's board approved a stock repurchase program, which was subsequently amended on February 1, 2019. Under the currently approved stock repurchase program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to
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$60 million through December 31, 2026. The stock repurchase program permits the Company to purchase shares from time to time through a variety of methods, including in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or other means as determined by the Company's management, in accordance with applicable securities laws. As part of the stock repurchase program, the Company may enter into a pre-arranged stock repurchase plan which operates in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, any transactions under such stock repurchase plan would be completed in accordance with the terms of the plan, including specified price, volume, and timing conditions. The stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. During the year ended June 30, 2024, the Company purchased 1.0 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $6.4 million under this repurchase program. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Company purchased 0.2 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $0.8 million under this repurchase program. At June 30, 2024, there is $20.4 million remaining under this stock repurchase program.
On August 30, 2023, the board approved a stockholder rights agreement (the “Rights Plan”) and declared a dividend of one right for each outstanding share of common stock to stockholders of record on September 11, 2023. Each right entitles holders to purchase one newly issued share of preferred stock at an exercise price of $20 per right, subject to adjustment. Initially, the rights are not exercisable and trade with shares of the Company’s common stock.
In general, the rights become exercisable following a public announcement that a person acquires 12% (or, in the case of passive investors, 20%) or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. If a person becomes an acquiring person, each holder of rights (except the acquiring person) will have the right to purchase, for the purchase price, a number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a 50% discount to the then-current trading price. Rather than allowing the rights to be exercised in those circumstances, the board may exchange each right, other than the rights owned by the acquiring person, for a share of the Company’s common stock. The agreement provides for exceptions and additional terms for other certain situations and circumstances.
The Rights Plan is intended to protect the interests of the Company and its stockholders by reducing the likelihood that any entity, person or group gains control of the Company through open-market accumulation or other means without payment of an adequate control premium and expires August 28, 2024. There is currently no impact to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the designation and issuance of shares of preferred stock. However, as of June 30, 2024, none have been issued nor have any rights or preferences been assigned to the preferred stock by the Company’s board.
Dividends
The Company paid a one-time cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock to stockholders of record in September 2023, quarterly cash dividends of $0.035 0.04 per share of common stock in June 2024 which were in the aggregate amount of $6.9 million, or 0.545 per share of common stock for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Company paid to stockholders quarterly cash dividends totaling $1.6 million, or $0.125 per share of common stock.
The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of the board and will depend upon various factors, including the Company's earnings, financial condition, restrictions imposed by any indebtedness that may be outstanding, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors deemed relevant by the board.
Note 9 — Stock-Based Compensation
Long-Term Incentive Plans
Equity-Settled Plans
The Company adopted, and the stockholders approved, the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), effective February 16, 2017, to provide incentives to eligible employees, directors, and consultants. The initial share pool approved was 650,000 shares. On November 9, 2023, the stockholders approved amendments to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock that are available for issuance under the 2017 plan by 1,138,000 shares. As of June 30, 2024, a maximum of 5.1 million shares of the Company's common stock can be issued under the 2017 Plan in connection with the grant of awards which is calculated as the sum of (i) 4,630,000 shares and (ii) up to 475,000 shares previously reserved for issuance under the Company's prior 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan, including shares returned upon cancellation, termination or forfeiture of awards that were previously granted under that plan. Outstanding stock options awarded under the 2017 Plan have exercise prices of $4.44 per share, vest over a vesting period, and have a contractual term of ten years . Awards expire in accordance with the terms of each award and, upon expiration of the award, the shares subject to the award are added
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back to the 2017 Plan. As of June 30, 2024, under the 2017 Plan, there were stock option awards outstanding, net of awards expired, for an aggregate of 0.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
General. The Company’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") was adopted by the board in September 2018 and approved by its stockholders in November 2018. The ESPP is intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Share Reserve. The Company has reserved 0.4 million shares of its common stock for issuance under the ESPP. As of June 30, 2024, 0.1 million shares were available for issuance. The number of shares reserved under the ESPP will automatically be adjusted in the event of a stock split, stock dividend or a reverse stock split (including an adjustment to the per-purchase period share limit).
Purchase Price. Employees may purchase each share of common stock under the ESPP at a price equal to 85 % of the lower of the fair market values of the stock as of the beginning or the end of the six-month offering periods. An employee’s contributions to the ESPP are limited to 15 % of the compensation, and up to a maximum of 3,000 shares may be purchased by an employee during any offering period. A participant shall not be granted an option under the ESPP if such option would permit the participant’s rights to purchase stock to accrue at a rate exceeding $25,000 fair market value of stock for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.
Offering Periods. Unless otherwise determined by the compensation committee, the ESPP will be operated through a series of successive six-month offering periods, which will begin each year on March 1 and September 1.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, 0.1 million and 0.1 million shares of common stock were purchased under the ESPP, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
In accordance with accounting guidance for stock-based compensation, payments in equity instruments for goods or services are accounted for by the fair value method. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, stock-based compensation of $3.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively, was reflected as an increase to additional paid in capital.
At June 30, 2024, there was $2.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements under the 2017 Plan, based on management's estimate of the shares that will ultimately vest. The Company expects to recognize such costs over a weighted-average period of 1.44 years.
Stock Options
There were no
The following is a summary of stock option activity for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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| Exercised | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Restricted Stock Awards
The following is a summary of restricted stock award activity during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Shares (in thousands) | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| Nonvested at June 30, 2022 | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | $ | |||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
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Granted(1) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
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| (1) | Includes 125,732 shares of restricted stock that were granted in exchange for the cancellation of 48,026 shares of stock units and 77,706 shares of performance restricted stock units on November 6, 2023. | ||||
The total vesting date fair value of restricted shares that vested during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The following is a summary of restricted stock units activity during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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| Nonvested at June 30, 2022 | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | $ | |||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | |||||||||||||
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| Granted | $ | |||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
Forfeited(1) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Nonvested at June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Includes 48,206 shares of restricted stock units that were canceled in exchange for restricted stock awards on November 6, 2023. | ||||
The total vesting date fair value of restricted stock units that vested during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $1.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
Performance Restricted Stock Units
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company awarded performance restricted stock units (the "FY 2024 PRSUs" and "FY 2023 PRSUs," respectively) to certain employees (the "Recipients"). Each performance restricted stock unit represents a contingent right for the Recipients to receive a distribution of shares of common stock of the Company equal to 0 % to 200 % of the target number of performance restricted stock units subject to the award. The actual number of shares distributed will be based on the Company's achievement of specified financial performance metrics. For FY 2024 PRSUs, the performance period for 50% of the FY 2024 PRSUs ended on June 30, 2024, the performance period for 30% of the FY 2024 PRSUs ends on June 30, 2025, and the performance period for the remaining 20% of the FY 2024 PRSUs ends on June 30, 2026. The financial performance metrics for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, were deemed achieved at the 0 % achievement level. The performance period for 100% of the FY 2023 PRSUs ended on June 30, 2023, and were deemed achieved at the
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133.13% achievement level. The FY 2024 PRSUs and FY 2023 PRSUs will vest only to the extent the specified financial performance criteria are achieved and subject to the Recipient’s continued service with the Company, as follows: (i) a portion of the earned award will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) an additional portion of the earned award will vest thereafter in a series of quarterly installments. The fair values of the performance restricted stock units are based on the grant date fair value which is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant.
The following is a summary of performance restricted stock units activity during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
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| Nonvested at June 30, 2022 | $ | |||||||||||||
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| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | |||||||||||||
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| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
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| (1) | Includes shares added based on achievement of performance goals in excess of target. | ||||
| (2) | Includes 77,706 shares of performance restricted stock units that were canceled in exchange for restricted stock awards on November 6, 2023. | ||||
Note 10 — Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net consists of the following (in thousands):
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| Foreign currency transaction loss, net | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
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Note 11 — Income Taxes
The income tax expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 consists of the following (in thousands):
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| Total Current Income Tax Provision | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred Taxes: | |||||||||||||||||
| Federal | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
| State | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
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| Total Deferred Income Tax Provision | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||
| Net Income Tax Provision | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The effective income tax rate for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 differs from the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate due to the following:
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| Tax return to provision true-up | ( | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| Limit on future stock compensation due to 162(m) | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign withholding tax | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other differences | % | ( | % | ||||||||||||||
| Revalue of deferred for change in federal tax rate | % | % | |||||||||||||||
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| — stock-based compensation | ( | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| — current year section 162(m) limitation | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| — foreign derived intangible income deduction | ( | % | ( | % | |||||||||||||
| — tax credits | ( | % | ( | % | |||||||||||||
| — meals and entertainment | % | % | |||||||||||||||
— removal of additional permanent reinvestment assertions | % | % | |||||||||||||||
— change in uncertain tax positions | % | % | |||||||||||||||
— accrual for foreign tax audits | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| — other permanent differences | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| Change in valuation allowance | % | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net income tax provision | % | % | |||||||||||||||
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The components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
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| Deferred tax assets: | |||||||||||
| Federal, state, and foreign net operating loss carryovers | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Accrued vacation, allowance for returns, bonuses & other | |||||||||||
| Gross deferred tax asset | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Patents and trademarks | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Property & equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Right of use asset | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Gross deferred tax liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Less: valuation allowance | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company has adopted accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions ("UTPs") which provides that in order to recognize an uncertain tax benefit, the taxpayer must be more likely than not of sustaining the position. The measurement of the benefit is calculated as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon recognition of the benefit.
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the Company began recording a withholding tax obligation on its rebalanced commission payments to the U.S. parent company it has not obtained treaty rates for. The Company does not believe it will obtain treaty rates, but will also not be able to take a foreign tax credit at this time. Since the Company believes it is unlikely to receive treaty benefits, it has recorded the taxes, the foreign tax credit on those taxes, and a corresponding UTP against the foreign tax credit. The UTP totaling $0.1 million was recorded against the foreign tax credit as of June 30, 2024. If the Company is successful with its treaty benefit application or receives an opinion through appeals, competent authority, etc., it will remove the UTP at that time. The UTP recorded is the foreign taxes that will not be credited, but reduced by the benefit the Company will receive from deducting the taxes.
The Company is also currently undergoing income tax audits in foreign jurisdictions. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the Company accrued a total $0.3 million related to foreign income tax audits. At this time, the Company believes this amount reflects the amount that is has more than 50% likelihood to be paid upon settlement including interest and penalties. The Company will continue to evaluate as the audits progress.
The Company has reserved $0.4 million for taxes related to the UTPs as of June 30, 2024. There were no no
During fiscal 2022, the Company removed its permanent reinvestment assertion in Japan. In fiscal 2024, the Company also removed its permanent reinvestment assertions in Taiwan and Australia and recorded the tax effects of that change.
For Taiwan, the Company recorded provisions for withholding tax that it will pay to Taiwan upon payment of dividends. The Company did not record any unborn foreign tax credit related to Taiwan withholding tax. The Company believes any withholding tax paid on dividends will be ineligible for a foreign tax credit.
The Company did not record any withholding tax to Australia upon the payment of dividends. There is a 15% withholding rate on unfranked dividends between Australia and Singapore, but the Company does not anticipate paying any unfranked dividends, so it has not recorded any withholding tax to Australia.
The Company has also recorded income taxes to various states when the cash is repatriated from Taiwan and Australia. The Company did not record any federal income tax implications because any withholding tax on dividends will be ineligible for a foreign tax credit.
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The tax years open for examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) include returns for fiscal years June 30, 2021 through present and the open tax years by state tax authorities include returns for fiscal years June 30, 2020 through present. In addition, the IRS and state tax authorities may examine net operating losses ("NOLs") for any previous years if utilized by the Company.
The change in the valuation allowance were as follows (in thousands):
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| Increases | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The change in valuation allowance during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 related to current year income in entities with a full valuation allowance along with a change to the United States valuation allowance based on the Company converting from a blended rate to a state-by-state provision. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the change in valuation allowance related to current year income in entities with a full valuation allowance along with a change to the United States valuation allowance based on updated projections and changes to the blended rate.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had utilized all of its Federal NOL carry-forwards. As of June 30, 2024, state NOLs were $5.6 million and foreign NOLs were $0.4 million.
The total recognized tax benefit from settlement of stock-based awards for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024 and 2023, was $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
The Company conducts its business globally. As a result, the Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions, and are subject to examination for the open tax years of June 30, 2020 through June 30, 2024.
Note 12 — Leases
The Company has operating leases for current corporate offices and certain equipment. These leases have remaining terms of approximately to eight years . As of June 30, 2024, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 6.90 years and 3.46 %, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 8.27 years and 3.25 %, respectively.
In July 2023, LifeVantage Japan entered into an operating lease agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, for a new office located in the Shinagawa Grand Central Tower in Tokyo, Japan. The lease is for approximately 5,200 square feet and has a lease term from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 with the option to renew for an additional two years . Lease payments began in November 2023 totaling approximately $28,000 per month, or $0.3 million per year.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the Company also entered into new operating leases with previous lessors in Thailand and Taiwan and extended the operating lease Philippines. Each of these leases have a lease term of three years , expiring in fiscal year 2027.
The components of lease expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, were as follows:
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| Total lease expense | $ | $ | |||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
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| Operating cash outflows from operating leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ | $ | |||||||||
Maturity of lease liabilities at June 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
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Note 13 — Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies
The Company accounts for contingent liabilities in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. This guidance requires management to assess potential contingent liabilities that may exist as of the date of the financial statements to determine the probability and amount of loss that may have occurred, which inherently involves an exercise of judgment. If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potential material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed. For loss contingencies considered remote, no accrual or disclosures are generally made. Management has assessed potential contingent liabilities as of June 30, 2024, and based on the assessment there are no probable loss contingencies requiring accrual or disclosures within its financial statements.
Legal Accruals
In addition to commitments and obligations in the ordinary course of business, from time to time, the Company is subject to various claims, pending and potential legal actions, investigations relating to governmental laws and regulations and other matters arising out of the normal conduct of its business. Management assesses contingencies to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in the consolidated financial statements. An estimated loss contingency is accrued in the consolidated financial statements if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Because evaluating legal claims and litigation results are inherently unpredictable and unfavorable results could occur, assessing contingencies is highly subjective and requires judgments about future events. When evaluating contingencies, management may be unable to provide a meaningful estimate due to a number of factors, including the procedural status of the matter in question, the presence of complex or novel legal theories, and/or the ongoing discovery and development of information important to the matters. In addition, damage amounts claimed or asserted against the Company may be unsupported, exaggerated, or unrelated to possible outcomes, and as such are not meaningful indicators of a potential liability. Management regularly reviews contingencies to determine the adequacy of financial statement accruals and related disclosures. The amount of ultimate loss may differ from these estimates. It is possible that cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the unfavorable publicity or resolution of one or more of these contingencies. Whether any losses finally determined in any claim, action, investigation or proceeding or publicity related to such could reasonably have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows will depend on a number of variables, including: the timing and amount of such losses; the structure and type of any remedies; the significance of the impact of any such losses, damages or remedies may have on the consolidated financial statements; and the unique facts and circumstances of the particular matter that may give rise to additional factors.
Other Matters. The Company may become involved in other litigation and regulatory matters incidental to its business and the matters disclosed in this annual report on Form 10-K, including, but not limited to, product liability claims, regulatory actions, employment matters and commercial disputes. The Company intends to defend itself in any such matters and does not currently
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION
2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Adopted on December 6, 2016,
Effective on February 16, 2017 and
Amended on November 16, 2017, January 19, 2018,
September 20, 2018, August 27, 2020, September 19, 2022 and September 21, 2023)
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
The Board adopted the LifeVantage Corporation 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan on the Adoption Date conditioned upon and subject to obtaining Company stockholder approval. Stockholder approval for the Plan was obtained on February 16, 2017. The Board amended the Plan on November 16, 2017 and January 19, 2018, pursuant to which 425,000 Shares in the aggregate were added to the reserve under the Plan, such that the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) shall be 1,550,000 Shares (the “2017/2018 Amendment”). The 2017/2018 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on February 2, 2018. On September 20, 2018, the Board further amended the Plan to add 715,000 Shares to the reserve under the Plan and increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 1,550,000 Shares to 2,265,000 (the “September 2018 Amendment”). The September 2018 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 15, 2018. On August 27, 2020, the Board further amended the Plan to add 650,000 Shares to the reserve under the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 2,265,000 to 2,915,000 (the “August 2020 Amendment”). The August 2020 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 12, 2020. On September 19, 2022, the Board further amended the Plan to (i) add 1,052,000 Shares to the reserve under the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 2,915,000 to 3,967,000, (ii) amend the share recycling provisions set forth in Section 5(b) and (iii) amend the vesting acceleration provisions applicable to Awards upon a Change in Control in Section 12 (the “September 2022 Amendment”). The September 2022 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 10, 2022. On September 21, 2023, the Board further amended the Plan to add 1,138,000 shares to the reserve under the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 3,967,000 to 5,105,000.
The purposes of the Plan are to (i) attract and retain the services of persons eligible to participate in the Plan; (ii) motivate Selected Employees, by means of appropriate equity and performance based incentives, to achieve long-term performance goals; (iii) provide equity and performance based incentive compensation opportunities that are competitive with those of other similar companies; and (iv) further align Participants’ interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders and thereby promote the financial interests of the Company and its affiliates and enhancement of stockholder return.
The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options (which may constitute Incentive Stock Options or Non statutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Grants, Stock Units and/or Cash Awards, as well as any other form of equity award consistent with the terms of the Plan.
Capitalized terms shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in this Plan or any related Award Agreement.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
(a) “Adoption Date” means December 6, 2016.
(b) “Affiliate” means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity. For purposes of determining an individual’s “Service,” this definition shall include any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company, a Parent and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.
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(c) “Award” means any award, under this Plan, to a Selected Employee of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant, Stock Unit or to a Covered Employee of any Cash Award.
(d) “Award Agreement” means a Stock Option Agreement, a SAR Agreement, a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, a Stock Unit Agreement or such other agreement evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.
(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
(f) “Cash Award” means an award of a bonus opportunity, under this Plan, to a Covered Employee that (i) is payable in cash, (ii) is not an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant or Stock Unit, (iii) is paid based on achievement of Performance Goal(s) and (iv) may be intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).
(g) “Cashless Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law and in accordance with any procedures established by the Committee, an arrangement whereby payment of some or all of the aggregate Exercise Price may be made all or in part by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company. Cashless Exercise may also be utilized to satisfy an Option’s tax withholding obligations as provided in Section 14(b).
(h) “Cause” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Cause), (i) dishonesty or fraud, (ii) serious willful misconduct, (iii) unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, (iv) conviction or confession of a felony, or (v) any other act or omission by a Participant that, in the opinion of the Company, could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or an Affiliate’s business, financial condition, prospects and/or reputation. In each of the foregoing subclauses (i) through (v), whether or not a “Cause” event has occurred will be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of Participants who are Directors or Officers or Section 16 Persons, the Board, each of whose determination shall be final, conclusive and binding. A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s Service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified a termination for Cause, including, without limitation, violation of material Company policies or breach of confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant.
(i) “Change in Control” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Change in Control), the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) any merger, consolidation or business combination in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the merger, consolidation or business combination do not own at least a majority of the outstanding equity interests of the surviving parent entity, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, (iii) the acquisition of beneficial ownership or control of (including, without limitation, power to vote) a majority of the outstanding Shares by any person or entity (including a “group” as defined by or under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or (v) a contested election of directors, as a result of which or in connection with which the persons who were directors of the Company before such election or their nominees cease to constitute a majority of the Board.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transactions. In addition, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award which provides for a deferral of compensation and is subject to Code Section 409A, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or applicable Award Agreement the transaction with respect to such Award must also constitute a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Code Section 409A.
(j) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
(k) “Committee” means a committee described in Section 3.
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(l) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per Share, and any other securities into which such shares are changed, for which such shares are exchanged or which may be issued in respect thereof.
(m) “Company” means LifeVantage Corporation, a Colorado corporation.
(n) “Consultant” means a consultant or adviser who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee, Director or Non-Employee Director and who qualifies as a consultant or adviser under Instruction A.1.(a)(1) of Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
(o) “Covered Employees” means those individuals whose compensation is subject to the deduction limitations of Code Section 162(m).
(p) “Director” means a member of the Board who is also an Employee.
(q) “Disability” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Disability), that the Participant is classified as disabled under a long-term disability policy of the Company or, if no such policy applies, the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
(r) “Employee” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, or of a Parent, or of a Subsidiary or of an Affiliate.
(s) “Equity Award” means any Award other than a Cash Award.
(t) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(u) “Exercise Price” means, in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, means an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value in determining the amount payable to a Participant upon exercise of such SAR.
(v) “Fair Market Value” means the market price of a Share, determined by the Committee as follows:
(i) If the Shares are traded on a stock exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market or NASDAQ Capital Market) at the time of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the regular session closing price for such stock as reported by such exchange (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Shares) on the date of determination, or if there are no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a closing price was reported;
(ii) If the Shares are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board at the time of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last-sale price reported by the OTC Bulletin Board for such date, or if there are no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a sale was reported; and
(iii) If neither of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith using a reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method as the Committee deems appropriate.
Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be based on the prices reported by the applicable exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board, as applicable, or a nationally recognized publisher of stock prices or quotations (including an electronic on-line publication). Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(w) “Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.
(x) “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.
(y) “Net Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law, an arrangement pursuant to which the number of Shares issued to the Optionee in connection with the Optionee’s exercise of the Option will be reduced by the Company’s retention of a portion of such Shares. Upon such a net
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exercise of an Option, the Optionee will receive a net number of Shares that is equal to (i) the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised minus (ii) the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares being exercised divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Option exercise date. The number of Shares covered by clause (ii) will be retained by the Company and not delivered to the Optionee. No fractional Shares will be created as a result of a Net Exercise and the Optionee must contemporaneously pay for any portion of the aggregate Exercise Price that is not covered by the Shares retained by the Company under clause (ii). The number of Shares delivered to the Optionee may be further reduced if Net Exercise is utilized under Section 14(b) to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.
(z) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
(aa) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” or “NSO” means a stock option that is not an ISO.
(bb) “Officer” means an individual who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act.
(cc) “Option” means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan entitling the Optionee to purchase a specified number of Shares, at such times and applying a specified Exercise Price, as provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.
(dd) “Optionee” means an individual, estate or other entity that holds an Option.
(ee) “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the Adoption Date shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
(ff) “Participant” means an individual or estate or other entity that holds an Award.
(gg) “Performance Goals” means one or more objective performance targets established for a Participant which may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives and/or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate, division, department or function within the Company or entity in which the Participant is employed, and such targets may be applied either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Committee. Any Performance Goals that are included in an Award in order to make such Award qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) shall be limited to one or more of the following target objectives: (i) operating income; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA; (iii) earnings; (iv) cash flow; (v) market share; (vi) sales or revenue, including with respect to a particular product, business line, geography or market; (vii) expenses; (viii) cost of goods sold; (ix) profit/loss or profit margin; (x) working capital; (xi) return on equity or assets or investment; (xii) earnings per share; (xiii) economic value added, or EVA; (xiv) stock price including without limitation total stockholder return; (xv) price/earnings ratio; (xvi) debt or debt-to-equity; (xvii) accounts receivable; (xviii) writeoffs; (xix) cash; (xx) assets; (xxi) liquidity; (xxii) operations; (xxiii) research or related milestones; (xxiv) business development; (xxv) intellectual property (e.g., patents); (xxvi) product development; (xxvii) regulatory activity; (xxviii) information technology; (xxix) financings; (xxx) product quality control; (xxxi) management; (xxxii) human resources; (xxxiii) corporate governance; (xxxiv) compliance program; (xxxv) legal matters; (xxxvi) internal controls; (xxxvii) policies and procedures; (xxxviii) accounting and reporting; (xxxix) strategic alliances, licensing and partnering; (xl) site, plant or building development; (xli) corporate transactions including without limitation mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and/or joint ventures; (xlii) customer satisfaction; (xliii) capital expenditures and/or (xliv) Company advancement milestones. Awards issued to individuals who are not Covered Employees (or which are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m)) may take into account other (or no) factors.
(hh) “Performance Period” means any period of time as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish different Performance Periods for different Participants, and the Committee may establish concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.
(ii) “Plan” means this LifeVantage Corporation 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan as it may be amended from time to time.
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(jj) “Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award” means an award outstanding under a Prior Equity Compensation Plan as of the September 2022 Amendment.
(kk) “Prior Equity Compensation Plans” means the Company’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”), 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as assumed from Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc., a Colorado corporation) and its predecessor plans and any other Company equity compensation plans.
(ll) “Re-Price” means that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and/or outstanding SARs for any Participant(s) in a manner described by SEC Regulation S-K Item 402(d)(2)(viii) (or as described in any successor provision(s) or definition(s)).
(mm) “Restricted Stock Grant” means Shares awarded under the Plan as provided in Section 9.
(nn) “Restricted Stock Grant Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 9 evidencing each Award of a Restricted Stock Grant.
(oo) “SAR Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 8 evidencing each Award of a Stock Appreciation Right.
(pp) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(qq) “Section 16 Persons” means those officers, directors or other persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(rr) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ss) “Selected Employee” means an Employee, Consultant, Director, or Non-Employee Director who has been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
(tt) “Separation From Service” means a Participant’s separation from service with the Company within the meaning provided to such term under Code Section 409A.
(uu) “Service” means service as an Employee, Director, Non-Employee Director or Consultant. Service will be deemed terminated as soon as the entity to which Service is being provided is no longer either (i) the Company, (ii) a Parent, (iii) a Subsidiary or (iv) an Affiliate. A Participant’s Service does not terminate if he or she is a common-law employee with respect to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate and goes on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by the Company in writing and the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to continuing ISO status, a common-law employee’s Service will be treated as terminating ninety (90) days after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Committee determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service commences and terminates for all purposes under the Plan. For avoidance of doubt, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed terminated if the Committee determines that (i) a transition of employment to service with a partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary in which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party is not considered a termination of Service, (ii) the Participant transfers between service as an Employee and service as a Consultant or other personal service provider (or vice versa), or (iii) the Participant transfers between service as an Employee and that of a Non-Employee Director (or vice versa). The Committee may determine whether any company transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in termination of Service for purposes of any affected Awards, and the Committee’s decision shall be final and binding.
(vv) “Share” means one share of Common Stock.
(ww) “Stockholder Approval Date” means the date that the Company’s stockholders approve this Plan provided that such approval must occur on or before the first anniversary of the Adoption Date.
(xx) “Specified Employee” means a Participant who is considered a “specified employee” within the meaning provided to such term under Code Section 409A.
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(yy) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a stock appreciation right awarded under the Plan which provides the holder with a right to potentially receive, in cash and/or Shares, value with respect to a specific number of Shares, as provided in Section 8.
(zz) “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 6 evidencing each Award of an Option.
(aaa) “Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as awarded under the Plan and as provided in Section 10.
(bbb) “Stock Unit Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 10 evidencing each Award of Stock Units.
(ccc) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the Adoption Date shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
(ddd) “Termination Date” means the date on which a Participant’s Service terminates as determined by the Committee.
(eee) “10-Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION
(a) Committee Composition. A Committee appointed by the Board shall administer the Plan. Unless the Board provides otherwise, the Board’s compensation committee (or a comparable committee of the Board) shall be the Committee. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and re-assume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.
To the extent required, the Committee shall have membership composition which enables (i) Awards to Section 16 Persons to qualify as exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards to Covered Employees to be able to qualify as performance-based compensation as provided under Code Section 162(m) (to the extent such Awards are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation).
The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of directors of the Company who need not qualify under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or Code Section 162(m), that may administer the Plan with respect to Selected Employees who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees, respectively, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Selected Employees and may determine all terms of such Awards. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may also appoint a committee, composed of one or more Officers, that may authorize Awards to Employees (who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees) within parameters specified by the Board and consistent with any limitations imposed by applicable law.
The Committee shall comply with rules and regulations applicable to it, including under the rules of any exchange on which the Shares are traded.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall constitute the Committee and shall administer the Plan with respect to all Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors.
(b) Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such actions shall include without limitation:
(i) determining Selected Employees who are to receive Awards under the Plan;
(ii) determining the type, number, vesting requirements, Performance Goals (if any) and their degree of satisfaction, and other features and conditions of such Awards and amending such Awards;
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(iii) correcting any defect, supplying any omission, or reconciling or clarifying any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement;
(iv) accelerating the vesting, or extending the post-termination exercise term, or waiving restrictions, of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate;
(v) interpreting the Plan and any Award Agreements;
(vi) making all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan; and
(vii) adopting such plans or subplans as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to provide for the participation by non-U.S. employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, which plans and/or subplans shall be attached hereto as appendices.
The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines, as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons. The Committee’s decisions and determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Participants in the Committee’s sole discretion. The Committee’s decisions and determinations will be afforded the maximum deference provided by applicable law.
(c) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each member of the Committee, or of the Board, or any persons (including without limitation Employees and Officers) who are delegated by the Board or Committee to perform oversight or administrative functions in connection with the Plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Award Agreement, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
SECTION 4. GENERAL
(a) General Eligibility. Only Employees, Consultants, Directors and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible for designation as Selected Employees by the Committee.
(b) Incentive Stock Options. Only Selected Employees who are common-law employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In addition, a Selected Employee who is a 10-Percent Stockholder shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the requirements set forth in Section 422(c)(5) of the Code are satisfied. If and to the extent that any Shares are issued under a portion of any Option that exceeds the $100,000 limitation of Section 422 of the Code, such Shares shall not be treated as issued under an ISO notwithstanding any designation otherwise. Certain decisions, amendments, interpretations and actions by the Committee and certain actions by a Participant may cause an Option to cease to qualify as an ISO pursuant to the Code and by accepting an Option the Participant agrees in advance to such disqualifying action.
(c) Restrictions on Shares. Any Shares issued pursuant to an Award shall be subject to such Company policies, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally and shall also comply to the extent necessary with applicable law. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares under this Plan.
(d) Beneficiaries. A Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Award by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Award(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate.
(e) Performance Goals. The Committee may, in its discretion, include Performance Goals or other performance objectives in any Award. If Performance Goals are included in Awards to Covered Employees in order to enable such Awards
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to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), then such Awards will be subject to the achievement of such Performance Goals that will be established and administered pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and as described in this Section 4(e). If an Award is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) and to the extent required by Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall certify in writing the degree to which the Performance Goals have been satisfied before any Shares underlying an Award or any Award payments are released to a Covered Employee with respect to a Performance Period. Without limitation, the approved minutes of a Committee meeting shall constitute such written certification. With respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may adjust the evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal (to the extent permitted by Code Section 162(m)) to remove the effects of certain events including without limitation the following:
(i) asset write-downs or discontinued operations,
(ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements,
(iii) material changes in or provisions under tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results,
(iv) reorganizations or restructuring programs or divestitures or acquisitions, and/or
(v) extraordinary non-recurring items as described in applicable accounting principles and/or items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence.
Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goal, to the extent specified at the time of grant of an Award, the number of Shares, Options, SARs, Stock Units or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. Awards with Performance Goals or performance objectives (if any) that are granted to Selected Employees who are not Covered Employees or any Awards to Covered Employees which are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) need not comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).
(f) No Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a stockholder (including without limitation voting rights or dividend or distribution rights) with respect to any Common Stock covered by an Award until such person becomes entitled to receive such Common Stock, has satisfied any applicable withholding or tax obligations relating to the Award and the Common Stock has been issued to the Participant. No adjustment shall be made for cash or stock dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date when such Common Stock is issued, except as expressly provided in Section 11. For the avoidance of doubt, no Award shall allow for the payment of dividends with respect to any portion of the Award that does not vest or as to which applicable vesting or performance conditions are not satisfied.
(g) Termination of Service. Unless the applicable Award Agreement or employment agreement provides otherwise (and in such case, the Award or employment agreement shall govern as to the consequences of a termination of Service for such Awards), the following rules shall govern the vesting, exercisability and term of outstanding Awards held by a Participant in the event of termination of such Participant’s Service (in all cases subject to the term of the Option or SAR as applicable):
(i) if the Service of a Participant is terminated for Cause, then all of the Participant’s Options, SARs, unvested portions of Stock Units and unvested portions of Restricted Stock Grants shall terminate and be forfeited immediately without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had previously paid to the Company to acquire Shares underlying the forfeited Awards);
(ii) if the Service of Participant is terminated for any reason other than for Cause and other due to the Participant’s death or Disability, then the vested portion of the Participant’s then-outstanding Options/SARs may be exercised by such Participant or his or her personal representative within three months after the Termination Date and all unvested portions of the Participant’s outstanding Awards shall be forfeited without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for
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repayment of any amounts the Participant had previously paid to the Company to acquire Shares underlying the forfeited Awards); or
(iii) if the Service of a Participant is terminated due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the vested portion of the Participant’s then outstanding Options/SARs may be exercised within twelve months after the Termination Date and all unvested portions of any outstanding Awards shall be forfeited without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had previously paid to the Company to acquire Shares underlying the forfeited Awards).
(h) Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan and Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intention. In the event that any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to the Plan or an Award Agreement as the Committee deems necessary to comply with such requirements, provided that no such action shall adversely affect any outstanding Award without the consent of the affected Participant. Each payment to a Participant made pursuant to this Plan shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if upon a Participant’s Separation From Service he/she is then a Specified Employee, then solely to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and avoid the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A, the Company shall defer payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A payable as a result of and within six (6) months following such Separation From Service under this Plan until the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation From Service, or (ii) ten (10) days after the Company receives written confirmation of the Participant’s death. Any such delayed payments shall be made without interest. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on a Participant by Code Section 409A or for any damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.
(i) Suspension or Termination of Awards. If at any time (including after a notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee (or the Board), reasonably believes that a Participant has committed an act of Cause (which includes a failure to act), the Committee (or Board) may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise any Option or SAR (or payment of a Cash Award or vesting of Restricted Stock Grants or Stock Units) pending a determination of whether there was in fact an act of Cause. If the Committee (or the Board) determines a Participant has committed an act of Cause, neither the Participant nor his or her estate shall be entitled to exercise any outstanding Option or SAR whatsoever and all of Participant’s outstanding Awards shall then terminate without consideration. Any determination by the Committee (or the Board) with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties.
(j) Electronic Communications. Subject to compliance with applicable law and/or regulations, an Award Agreement or other documentation or notices relating to the Plan and/or Awards may be communicated to Participants by electronic media.
(k) Unfunded Plan. Insofar as it provides for Awards, the Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are granted Awards under this Plan, any such accounts will be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any assets which may at any time be represented by Awards, nor shall this Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of stock or cash to be awarded under the Plan.
(l) Liability of Company. The Company (or members of the Board or Committee) shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as to: (a) the non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder; and (b) any unexpected or adverse tax consequence or any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the grant, receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.
(m) Reformation. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such provisions will be reformed by the Board if possible and to the extent needed in order to be held legal and valid. If it is not
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possible to reform the illegal or invalid provisions then the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
(n) Re-Pricing of Options or SARs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, without the approval of Company stockholders and except as provided in Section 11(a), outstanding Options or SARs may not be re-priced, replaced or regranted (i) through cancellation, whether in exchange for cash or another type of Award, (ii) by lowering the Exercise Price of a previously granted Option or SAR or (iii) by replacing a previously granted Option or SAR with a new Option or SAR with a lower Exercise Price.
(o) Successor Provision. Any reference to a statute, rule or regulation, or to a section of a statute, rule or regulation, is a reference to that statute, rule, regulation, or section as amended from time to time, both before and after the Adoption Date and including any successor provisions.
(p) Governing Law. This Plan and all Awards shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Utah but without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The Committee may provide that any dispute as to any Award shall be presented and determined in such forum as the Committee may specify, including through binding arbitration. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under the Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Utah to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or any related Award Agreement.
(q) Minimum Vesting Requirement. No Award granted on or after July 1, 2018 shall vest, become exercisable or be settled on a date that is earlier than the first anniversary of the grant date of the Award; provided however that this minimum vesting and exercisability requirement shall not apply (i) to up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder, (ii) if Section 12 applies, or (iii) with respect to an Award held by a Participant whose Service terminates as a result of his or her death or disability.
SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS
(a) Basic Limitations. The Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) 4,630,000 Shares, (ii) the number of Shares reserved under the 2010 Plan that are not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the 2010 Plan on the Stockholder Approval Date, (iii) any Shares subject to outstanding options or other awards under the 2010 Plan on the Stockholder Approval Date that subsequently expire or lapse unexercised and Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 Plan that are outstanding on the Stockholder Approval Date and that are subsequently forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, and (iv) the additional Shares described in Section 5(b); provided, however, that no more than 475,000 Shares, in the aggregate, shall be added to the Plan pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii). No more than 5,105,000 Shares plus the additional Shares described in Section 5(b) may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of ISOs.
(b) Share Re-Use. If Equity Awards are forfeited or are terminated for any reason other than being exercised, then the Shares underlying such Equity Awards shall again become available for Equity Awards under the Plan. If SARs are exercised or Stock Units are settled in Shares, then only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such SARs or Stock Units shall reduce the number of Shares available under the Share limits stated in Section 5(a) and the balance shall again become available for Equity Awards under the Plan. If a Participant pays the Exercise Price by Net Exercise or by surrendering previously owned Shares (or by stock attestation) and/or, as permitted by the Committee, pays any withholding tax obligation with respect to an Equity Award by electing to have Shares withheld or surrendering previously owned Shares (or by stock attestation), the surrendered Shares and the Shares withheld to pay taxes shall be available for issuance under the Plan and shall not count toward the Share limits set forth in Section 5(a). Any Shares that are delivered and any Equity Awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company, as a result of the assumption by the Company of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by another entity (as provided in Sections 6(e), 8(f), 9(e) or 10(e)) shall not be counted against the Share limits specified in Sections 5(a) and 5(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the September 2022 Amendment, the following Shares shall not become or again be available for grants of Awards under the Plan: (a) Shares delivered (either by actual delivery or stock attestation) to the Company by a Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy the applicable exercise price of an Option or Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award that is an option and/or satisfy any
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applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award that is an option or stock appreciation right (including Shares retained by the Company from the Option or Stock Appreciation Right or Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award that is an option or a stock appreciation right being exercised and/or creating the tax obligation), (b) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the settlement or exercise, as applicable, of the Stock Appreciation Right, and (c) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.
(c) Dividend Equivalents. Any dividend equivalents distributed under the Plan shall not be applied against the number of Shares available for Equity Awards.
(d) Code Section 162(m) Limits. For so long as: (x) the Company is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and (y) the deduction limitations of Code Section 162(m) are applicable to Awards granted to the Company’s Covered Employees under this Plan, then the limits specified below in this Section 5(d) shall be applicable to Awards issued under the Plan.
(i) Limits on Options. No Selected Employee shall receive Options to purchase Shares during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(ii) Limits on SARs. No Selected Employee shall receive Awards of SARs during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(iii) Limits on Restricted Stock Grants. No Selected Employee shall receive Restricted Stock Grants during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(iv) Limits on Stock Units. No Selected Employee shall receive Stock Units during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(v) Limit on Total Amount of All Equity Awards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Selected Employee shall receive Equity Awards during any Fiscal Year in excess of the aggregate amount of 600,000 Shares, whether such Equity Awards are in the form of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Grants and/or Stock Units.
(vi) Increased Limits for First Year of Employment. The numerical limits expressed in the foregoing subparts (i) through (iv) shall in each case be increased to 600,000 Shares with respect to Equity Awards granted to a Selected Employee during the Fiscal Year of the Selected Employee’s commencement of employment with the Company or during the first Fiscal Year that the Selected Employee becomes a Covered Employee.
(vii) Dollar Limit for Cash Awards. The maximum aggregate value of Cash Awards that may be received by any one Selected Employee with respect to any individual Fiscal Year is $5,000,000.
SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
(a) Stock Option Agreement. Each Award of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO and if not specified then the Option shall be an NSO.
(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11.
(c) Exercise Price. An Option’s Exercise Price shall be established by the Committee and set forth in a Stock Option Agreement. Except with respect to outstanding stock options being assumed or Options being granted in exchange for cancellation of outstanding options granted by another issuer as provided under Section 6(e), the Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (110% for ISO Awards to 10-Percent Stockholders) on the date of Award.
(d) Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become vested and/or exercisable. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an Option shall in no event exceed ten years from the date of Award (and may be for a shorter period
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of time than ten years). No Option can be exercised after the expiration date specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, an ISO that is granted to a 10-Percent Stockholder shall have a maximum term of five years. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares upon the exercise of an Option and the Committee may specify a minimum number of Shares that must be purchased in any one Option exercise.
(e) Modifications or Assumption of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding stock options (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. For avoidance of doubt, in accordance with Section 4(n), the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding Options without approval from the Company's stockholders, except as provided in Section 11(a). No modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Option.
(f) Assignment or Transfer of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and then only to the extent permitted by applicable law, no Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement, an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by Optionee or by the guardian or legal representative of the Optionee. No Option or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES
(a) General Rule. The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall be payable in cash at the time when such Shares are purchased by the Optionee, except as follows and if so provided for in an applicable Stock Option Agreement:
(i) In the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, payment shall be made only pursuant to the express provisions of the applicable Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Option Agreement may specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this Section 7.
(ii) In the case of an NSO granted under the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion at any time, accept payment in any form(s) described in this Section 7.
(b) Surrender of Stock. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(b) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made with Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee for such duration as shall be specified by the Committee. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan.
(c) Cashless Exercise. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(c) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Cashless Exercise.
(d) Net Exercise. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(d) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Net Exercise.
(e) Other Forms of Payment. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(e) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules and approved by the Committee.
SECTION 8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
(a) SAR Agreement. Each Award of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). A SAR Agreement may provide for a maximum limit on the amount of any payout notwithstanding the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
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(b) Number of Shares. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11.
(c) Exercise Price. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. Except with respect to outstanding stock appreciation rights being assumed or SARs being granted in exchange for cancellation of outstanding stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer as provided under Section 8(f), the Exercise Price of a SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of Award.
(d) Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR which shall not exceed ten years from the date of Award. No SAR can be exercised after the expiration date specified in the applicable SAR Agreement. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Participant’s Service. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of Award but may be included in an NSO at the time of Award or at any subsequent time, but not later than six months before the expiration of such NSO. A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.
(e) Exercise of SARs. If, on the date when a SAR expires, the Exercise Price under such SAR is less than the Fair Market Value on such date but any portion of such SAR has not been exercised or surrendered, then such SAR may automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion to the extent so provided in the applicable SAR agreement. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after the Participant’s death) shall receive from the Company (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) any combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price of the Shares.
(f) Modification or Assumption of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (including stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. For avoidance of doubt, in accordance with Section 4(n), the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding SARs without approval from the Company's stockholders, except as provided in Section 11(a). No modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such SAR.
(g) Assignment or Transfer of SARs. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SAR Agreement and then only to the extent permitted by applicable law, no SAR shall be transferable by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SAR Agreement, a SAR may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or by the guardian or legal representative of the Participant. No SAR or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Participant during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
SECTION 9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS
(a) Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Each Restricted Stock Grant shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the Restricted Stock Grant Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) Number of Shares and Payment. Each Restricted Stock Grant Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Restricted Stock Grant pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11. Restricted Stock Grants may be issued with or without cash consideration under the Plan.
(c) Vesting Conditions. Each Restricted Stock Grant may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. A Restricted Stock Grant Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events.
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(d) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holder of a Restricted Stock Grant (irrespective of whether the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Grant are vested or unvested) awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company's other stockholders; provided however that any dividends attributed to Shares that are unvested (whether such dividends are in the form of cash or Shares) shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the Restricted Stock Grant with respect to which the dividends relate; and provided further that this sentence is subject to the final sentence of Section 4(f). Such additional Shares issued as dividends that are subject to the Restricted Stock Grant shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under Section 5.
(e) Modification or Assumption of Restricted Stock Grants. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Restricted Stock Grants or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Restricted Stock Grants (including stock granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Restricted Stock Grants for the same or a different number of Shares. No modification of a Restricted Stock Grant shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Restricted Stock Grant.
(f) Assignment or Transfer of Restricted Stock Grants. Except as provided in Section 14, or in a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, or as required by applicable law, a Restricted Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor's process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Section 9(f) shall be void. However, this Section 9(f) shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary pursuant to Section 4(d) nor shall it preclude a transfer of Restricted Stock Grant Awards by will or pursuant to Section 4(d).
SECTION 10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK UNITS
(a) Stock Unit Agreement. Each Award of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b) Number of Shares and Payment. Each Stock Unit Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Stock Unit Grant pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
(c) Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Stock Units may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Agreement. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events.
(d) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash or Common Stock dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both. Prior to vesting of the Stock Units, any dividend equivalents accrued on such unvested Stock Units shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach, provided that this sentence is subject to the final sentence of Section 4(f).
(e) Modification or Assumption of Stock Units. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Stock Units or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Stock Units (including stock units granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Stock Units for the same or a different number of Shares. No modification of a Stock Unit shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Stock Unit.
(f) Assignment or Transfer of Stock Units. Except as provided in Section 14, or in a Stock Unit Agreement, or as required by applicable law, Stock Units shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Section 10(f) shall be void. However, this Section 10(f) shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary pursuant to Section 4(d) nor shall it preclude a transfer of Stock Units pursuant to Section 4(d).
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(g) Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original Award. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Except as otherwise provided in a Stock Unit Agreement or a timely completed deferral election, vested Stock Units shall be settled within thirty days after vesting. The distribution may occur or commence when all vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred, in accordance with applicable law, to a later specified date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11.
(h) Creditors' Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.
SECTION 11. ADJUSTMENTS
(a) Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a stock split, a reverse stock split, a reclassification or other distribution of the Shares without the receipt of consideration by the Company, of or on the Common Stock, a recapitalization, a combination, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make equitable and proportionate adjustments to:
(i) the number and kind of securities available for Equity Awards (and which can be issued as ISOs) under Section 5;
(ii) the Share limits on Equity Awards issued under the Plan that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) under Section 5(d);
(iii) the number and kind of securities covered by each outstanding Equity Award;
(iv) the Exercise Price under each outstanding SAR and Option, and the repurchase price, if any, applicable to the unvested portion of Restricted Stock Grants; and
(v) the number and kind of outstanding securities issued under the Plan.
(b) Participant Rights. Except as provided in this Section 11, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. If by reason of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11, a Participant’s Equity Award covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares and the Equity Award in respect thereof shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Equity Award and the Shares subject to the Equity Award prior to such adjustment.
(c) Fractional Shares. Any adjustment of Shares pursuant to this Section 11 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company be required to authorize or issue fractional shares. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no consideration shall be provided as a result of any fractional shares not being issued or authorized.
SECTION 12. EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a) Merger or Reorganization. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, that subject to the consummation of the merger or other reorganization, for the assumption (or substitution) of outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent, for their continuation by the Company (if the Company is a surviving corporation), for their cancellation with or without consideration, in all cases without the consent of the Participant.
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(b) Acceleration. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the applicable Award Agreement shall govern), in the event that a Change in Control occurs and there is no assumption, substitution or continuation of Awards pursuant to Section 12(a), (1) with respect to outstanding Awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, 100% of the unvested portion of such Awards shall accelerate and vest immediately upon the Change in Control, and (2) with respect to outstanding Awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions, such Awards shall accelerate and vest upon the Change in Control with respect to the portion of the Award determined based on the greater of (A) target level applicable to the Award or (B) the actual level of achievement measured as of either the end of the applicable Performance Period (if the Performance Period ends prior to the Change in Control but actual performance has not yet been determined) or the effective date of the Change in Control (if the Change in Control occurs prior to the end of the Performance Period), as applicable. For avoidance of doubt, “substitution” includes, without limitation, an Award being replaced by a cash award that provides an equivalent intrinsic value (wherein for Equity Awards intrinsic value equals the difference between the market value of a Share and any per Share exercise price).
SECTION 13. LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS
(a) Retention Rights. Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain in Service as an Employee, Consultant, Director or Non-Employee Director or to receive any other Awards under the Plan. The Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries and Affiliates reserve the right to terminate the Service of any person at any time, and for any reason, subject to applicable laws, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and a written employment agreement (if any).
(b) Regulatory Requirements. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, the obligation of the Company to issue Shares or other securities under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Shares or other securities pursuant to any Equity Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Shares or other securities, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing.
(c) Dissolution. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs, unvested Stock Units and unvested Restricted Stock Grants shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company and shall be forfeited to the Company.
(d) Clawback Policy. The Company may (i) cause the cancellation of any Award, (ii) require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant and (iii) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with Company policies and/or applicable law (each, a “Clawback Policy”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with the Clawback Policy.
SECTION 14. TAXES.
(a) General. A Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with his or her Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.
(b) Share Withholding. The Committee in its discretion may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired (or by stock attestation). Such Shares shall be valued based on the value of the actual trade or, if there is none, the Fair Market Value as of the previous day.
Any payment of taxes by assigning Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the SEC. The Committee may also, in its discretion, permit or require a Participant to satisfy withholding or income tax obligations (up to the maximum amount permitted by applicable law) related to an Equity Award through a sale of Shares underlying the Equity Award or, in the case of Options, through Net Exercise or Cashless Exercise.
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SECTION 15. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS
(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan was originally effective on the Adoption Date and was amended on November 16, 2017, January 19, 2018, September 20, 2018, August 27, 2020, September 19, 2022 and September 21, 2023. In any event, the Plan shall terminate no later than on the day before the tenth anniversary of the Adoption Date. The Plan may be terminated by the Board on any earlier date pursuant to Section 15(b). This Plan will not in any way affect outstanding awards that were issued under the Prior Equity Compensation Plans or other Company equity compensation plans.
(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the Plan’s termination. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules. In addition, no such amendment or termination shall be made which would impair the rights of any Participant, without such Participant’s written consent, under any then-outstanding Award, provided that no such Participant consent shall be required with respect to any amendment or alteration if the Committee determines in its sole discretion that such amendment or alteration either (i) is required or advisable in order for the Company, the Plan or the Award to satisfy or conform to any law or regulation or to meet the requirements of any accounting standard, or (ii) is not reasonably likely to significantly diminish the benefits provided under such Award, or that any such diminishment has been adequately compensated. In the event of any conflict in terms between the Plan and any Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall prevail and govern.
SECTION 16. EXECUTION
To record the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the Company has caused its duly authorized Officer to execute this Plan on behalf of the Company.
LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION | ||||||||
/s/ Steven R. Fife | ||||||||
By: Steven R. Fife | ||||||||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
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1 KEY EXECUTIVE BENEFITS AGREEMENT LifeVantage Corporation (the “Company”) has established this Key Executive Benefits Agreement (the “Agreement”) to attract, motivate and retain certain key executives of the Company. An employee is considered a Key Executive upon the recommendation of the CEO and approval by the Company’s Compensation Committee. The terms and conditions of this Agreement are as follows: 1. Position and Responsibilities. a. As of your hire date or your promotion date as applicable, you will commence serving as a key management executive of the Company as its [___________________] reporting directly to the President and CEO. You shall have the duties, responsibilities and authority that are customarily associated with such position and such other senior management duties as may reasonably be assigned. You will devote your full time, efforts, abilities, and energies to promote the general welfare and interests of the Company and any related enterprises of the Company. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, your primary workplace will be located at the Company’s headquarters located in Lehi, Utah; provided, however, that you may be required to travel from time to time as reasonably required for business purposes. b. Nothing herein shall preclude you from (i) serving, with the prior written consent of the President and CEO, as a member of the board of directors or advisory boards (or their equivalents in the case of a non-corporate entity) of non-competing businesses and charitable organizations as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, (ii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs, and (iii) managing your personal investments and affairs; provided, however, that the activities set out in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be limited by you so as not to materially interfere, individually or in the aggregate, with the performance of your duties and responsibilities hereunder. 2. Annual Incentive Plan. As a key executive and during your continued employment as a key executive, you will be eligible to participate in the Board of Directors’ approved Employee Annual Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time in the Company’s sole discretion, at the level indicated in Exhibit A pursuant to the plan details. Any Annual Incentive Award (the “Award”) shall be paid to you during the first three months of the fiscal year that follows the applicable performance fiscal year. The Award will be deemed to have been earned on the date of payment of such Award and you must remain an employee of the Company through the date of payment in order to receive the Award. 3. Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. As a key executive and during your continued employment as a key executive, you may be eligible to participate in the Board of Directors’ approved Employee Equity Plan pursuant to the plan details as amended from time to time in the Company’s sole discretion. Such equity grants, if any, will be made in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will be subject to the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors, the Company’s stock plan, the award agreement that you must execute as a condition of any grant and the Company’s insider trading policy. If required by applicable law with respect to transactions involving Company equity securities, you agree that you shall use your best efforts to comply with any duty that you may have to (i) timely report any such transactions and (ii) to refrain from engaging in certain transactions from time to time. The Company has no duty to register under (or otherwise obtain an exemption from) the Securities Act of 1933 (or applicable state securities laws) with respect to any Company equity securities that may be issued to you.
2 4. Employee Benefit Programs. a. During your employment with the Company, and except as may be provided under an employee stock purchase plan, you will be entitled to participate, in all Company employee benefit plans and programs at the time or thereafter made available to Key Executives including, without limitation, any savings or profit sharing plans, deferred compensation plans, stock option incentive plans, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, hospitalization, surgical, major medical and dental coverage, vacation, sick leave (including salary continuation arrangements), long-term disability, holidays and other employee benefit programs sponsored by the Company. b. LifeVantage will pay all or a portion of the costs associated with the following Company employee benefit plans: i. Life Insurance ii. Long Term Disability iii. Short Term Disability iv. Health Insurance v. Dental Insurance vi. Vision Insurance c. The Company may amend, modify or terminate these benefits in its sole discretion at any time and for any reason. Any change in any employee benefit program or programs applicable to all covered key executive employees or all covered employees shall not constitute a material breach of this Agreement. 5. Termination of Employment. a. Accrued Pay. Unless the Company requests otherwise in writing, upon termination of your employment for any reason, you understand and agree that you shall be deemed to have also immediately resigned from all positions as a key executive with the Company (and its affiliates) as of your last day of employment (the “Termination Date”). Upon termination of your employment for any reason, you shall receive payment or benefits from the Company covering the following: (i) all unpaid salary and unpaid vacation accrued pursuant to the paid time off policy through the Termination Date, (ii) any payments/benefits to which you are entitled under the express terms of any applicable Company employee benefit plan, (iii) any unreimbursed valid business expenses for which you have submitted properly documented reimbursement requests, and (iv) your then outstanding equity compensation awards as governed by their applicable terms (collectively, (i) through (iv) are the “Accrued Pay”). You may also be eligible for other post-employment payments and benefits as provided in this Agreement. Termination shall not be made until on or after the date of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. b. At-Will Employment. Your employment with the Company is “at-will.” This means that your employment is not for any specified period of time and can be terminated by you or by the Company at any time, with or without advance notice or additional payment, and with or without Cause, or for any reason or no reason at all. It also means that your job duties, title, responsibility and reporting level, and compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may be changed at any time, with or without notice, in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion. c. For Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, your employment may be terminated by the Company for “Cause” as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following:
3 i. your refusal, or inability to satisfactorily, in the judgment or your supervisor, perform in any material respect your duties and responsibilities for the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); ii. willful failure to comply with any valid and legal directive of the Company or the board; iii. engagement in dishonesty or conduct (illegal or otherwise), which is, in each case, materially injurious, or brings public disgrace or disrepute, to the Company or its affiliates; iv. embezzlement, misappropriation, or fraud, whether or not related to your employment with the Company; v. conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony (or state law equivalent) or a crime that constitutes a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; vi. material violation of the Company’s written policies or codes of conduct, including, but not limited to, written policies related to discrimination, harassment, performance of illegal or unethical activities, and ethical misconduct; vii. unauthorized disclosure of the Company’s Proprietary Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) and/or other confidential, proprietary, and/or trade secret information; or viii. material breach of any material obligation under this Agreement or any other written agreement between you and the Company. In the event your employment is terminated by the Company for Cause you will be entitled only to your Accrued Pay and you will be entitled to no other compensation from the Company. d. Without Cause. The Company may terminate your employment Without Cause at any time and for any reason. If your employment is terminated Without Cause then, in addition to your Accrued Pay, you will be eligible to receive severance consisting of continued base salary (as of your Termination Date) for a period of [6 / 12] months. The severance shall be paid to you in cash, less applicable withholdings, in bi-monthly installments pursuant to the Company’s normal payroll process beginning on the first payroll date occurring after expiration of the Release Deadline (as defined below) and revocation period set forth in the Release (as defined below); provided, however, that if the timeframe from your Termination Date through the Release Deadline and revocation period spans two calendar years, then the severance payments shall commence on the first payroll date in the second calendar year. As a condition precedent to receiving (and continuing to receive) the payments provided in this Section you must execute (and not revoke) and deliver to the Company a release of claims set forth in a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Release”) in a form provided by the Company on or before the date specified by the Company in such form (the “Release Deadline”) and such Release shall include without limitation a release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates along with a covenant not to sue and (ii) requirements for you to remain in full compliance with such Release, this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement. e. Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, resigning for “Good Reason” shall mean (a) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, (b) a material reduction in your base salary other than a general reduction in base salary that affects all similarly situated executives in substantially the same proportions, or (c) a material change in your duties or responsibilities; provided, that in each case you must provide the Company with written notice of the events you indicate constitutes grounds for a Good Reason resignation within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, changing
4 your reporting line shall not constitute Good Reason. Failure to give such notice within thirty (30) days of the occurrence shall be deemed a waiver by you of your right to terminate for Good Reason with respect to such circumstances. If you provide such notice, the Company thereafter will have forty-five (45) days to cure such alleged breach. If the Company does not cure the alleged breach within the forty-five (45) day notice period, you must thereafter resign within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of the forty-five (45) day notice period in order to resign for Good Reason. f. Voluntary Termination. You may voluntarily terminate your employment without Good Reason by giving the Company written notice of said resignation. The Company may elect to pay your base salary in lieu of notice you provide. In the event you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company without Good Reason, you will be entitled to receive only your Accrued Pay. You will be entitled to no other compensation from the Company. g. Death or Disability. Your employment hereunder shall terminate automatically upon your death during your employment, and the Company may terminate your employment on account of your Incapacity. In the event of termination of your employment by reason of your death or Incapacity, you or your estate will be entitled to receive your Accrued Pay. “Incapacity” shall mean your inability, due to physical or mental incapacity, to substantially perform your duties and responsibilities under this Agreement for one hundred eighty (180) days out of any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period or one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days; provided however, in the event the Company temporarily replaces you, or transfers your duties or responsibilities to another individual on account of your inability to perform such duties due to a mental or physical incapacity which is, or is reasonably expected to become, a Incapacity, then your employment shall not be deemed terminated by the Company and you shall not be able to resign with Good Reason as a result thereof. Any question as to the existence of your Incapacity as to which you and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to you and the Company. If you and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Incapacity made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. 6. Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement; Confidentiality. You will be required, as a condition of your employment with the Company, to timely execute the Company’s form Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement as may be amended from time to time by the Company (“Confidentiality Agreement”). Your duties and obligations pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement are in addition to those you agree to herein. However, to the extent there is a conflict between the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. 7. Governing Law; Arbitration. a. To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement will be deemed a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of Utah. b. Any and all controversies, claims, or disputes with anyone (including without limitation Company or its affiliates, and any current or former employee, officer, director, shareholder, member, manager, or benefit plan of Company or its affiliates in their capacity as such or otherwise) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from your employment with Company or the termination of your employment with Company, including any breach of this Agreement, will be subject to private and confidential binding arbitration to be held in the city of Salt Lake City, State of Utah administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its rules then in effect for the resolution of employment disputes (the “Rules”). The AAA’s optional rules for Emergency Measures or protection are also adopted. Subject to section 5.f. below, you covenant and promise that should you commence any action or pursue a claim
5 based on a dispute which you agree to arbitrate, you will do so before the AAA as set forth herein and will not file any complaint or other pleading in a local, state or federal court, acknowledging that doing so would damage Company and deprive it of the benefits of the private and confidential dispute resolution provided for herein. Disputes which you agree to arbitrate, and thereby agree to waive any right to a trial by jury, include any statutory claims under state or federal law, including, but not limited to, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, and any statutory claims. You further understand that this agreement to arbitrate also applies to any disputes that Company may have with you arising during your employment with Company or the termination of your employment with Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you forego any right to bring claims as a representative or as a member of a class or in a private attorney general capacity, and expressly disclaim your right to be part of a class, collective action, or a private attorney general claim. Nothing in this provision limits or prohibits employees from engaging in a “Protected Activity” as defined in this Agreement or as established under State or Federal Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the arbitration will be private and confidential. The arbitrator will issue an order providing that all pleadings, motions, discovery, responses, depositions, testimony, case management orders, decisions, and documents exchanged or filed in relation to the arbitration be kept strictly private and confidential. The arbitrator will issue the standard protective order referenced in local rule 26-2 of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following claims are not covered by this arbitration provision: claims for workers’ compensation benefits, claims for unemployment compensation benefits, claims under the National Labor Relations Act, claims based upon Company’s employee benefits and welfare plans that contain an appeal procedure or other procedure for the resolution of disputes under the plan, and claims by Company for injunction or other equitable relief, including without limitation claims for unfair competition and the unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information. d. You agree that any arbitration will be administered by the AAA and that a single neutral arbitrator will be selected in a manner consistent with the Rules. You agree that the arbitrator will administer and conduct any arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (the “FRCP”), and that arbitrator will apply substantive Utah law to any dispute or claim, without reference to any conflict of law provisions of any jurisdiction and to the extent that the Rules conflict with the FRCP, the FRCP will take precedence. You agree that the arbitrator will have the power to decide any motions brought by any party to the arbitration, including motions for summary judgment and adjudication and motions to dismiss and demurrers, prior to any arbitration hearing. Motions for summary judgment, partial summary judgment, or summary adjudication will be decided according to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable case law. Notwithstanding any AAA rules or arbitration procedure, it is the intent of the parties that the arbitrator will consider and rule on any such motions as if in a federal court of the United States. You also agree that the arbitrator will have the power to award any remedies, including attorneys’ fees and costs, available under applicable law. The Company will pay the joint costs and expenses of such arbitration. Notwithstanding this provision, the Company will not pay any costs or expenses of the arbitration that are incurred solely by you. Each party will separately pay for its respective counsel fees and expenses; provided, however, that the arbitrator will award attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party except as prohibited by law. Except as set forth herein or as agreed by the parties in writing, you agree that the arbitrator will administer and conduct any arbitration in a manner consistent with the Rules. Employee agrees that the decision of the arbitrator will be in writing and set forth the reasoning thereof. e. Except as provided by the Rules and this Agreement, including without limitation Section 7.c. above, arbitration will be the sole, exclusive and final remedy for any dispute between Company and you. Accordingly, except as provided for by the Rules and this Agreement, neither Company nor you will be permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration. Notwithstanding, the
6 arbitrator will not have the authority to disregard or refuse to enforce any lawful Company policy, and the arbitrator will not order or require Company to adopt a policy not otherwise required by law which Company has not adopted. Further, any party may seek a separate order from a court of competent jurisdiction enforcing the arbitrator’s order protecting the disclosure of pleadings, motions, discovery responses, depositions, testimony, case management orders, decisions, and documents exchanged or filed in the arbitration, provided such motion and responses thereto are filed under seal. f. In addition to the right under the Rules to petition the court for provisional relief, you agree that any party may also petition the court for injunctive relief where either party alleges or claims a violation of this Agreement or any other agreement regarding trade secrets, confidential information, non- competition, or non-solicitation. Employee understands that any breach or threatened breach of such agreement will cause irreparable injury and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy therefor and both parties hereby consent to the issuance of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction, or other injunctive relief, without posting any bond or other security, compelling you to comply with all provisions of such agreements. The preceding sentence will not be construed to limit Company from any other relief or damages to which it may be entitled because of your breach of any provision of this Agreement. If either party seeks injunctive relief, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees. 8. Taxes. The Company shall have the right to withhold and deduct from any payment hereunder any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any such payment. The Company shall not be liable to you or other persons as to any unexpected or adverse tax consequence realized by you and you shall be solely responsible for the timely payment of all taxes arising from this Agreement that are imposed on you. This Agreement is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in a manner so as to comply therewith. Each payment made pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. While it is intended that all payments and benefits provided under this Agreement to you will be exempt from or comply with Code Section 409A, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the payments under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with Code Section 409A. The Company will have no liability to you or any other party if a payment or benefit under this Agreement is challenged by any taxing authority or is ultimately determined not to be exempt or compliant. In addition, if upon your Termination Date, you are then a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A), then solely to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and avoid the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A, the Company shall defer payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A payable as a result of and within six (6) months following your Termination Date until the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh (7th) month following your Termination Date or (ii) ten (10) days after the Company receives written confirmation of your death. Any such delayed payments shall be made without interest. Additionally, the reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits in one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits in any other taxable year; (2) the reimbursement of eligible expenses or in-kind benefits shall be made promptly, subject to the Company’s applicable policies, but in no event later than the end of the year after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 9. Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, this Agreement (including without limitation the Confidentiality Agreement, the policies referenced in Section 12.f. and any other agreements referenced herein) contains all the legally binding understandings and agreements between you and the Company pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all such agreements, whether oral or in writing, previously discussed or
7 entered into between the parties including without limitation any term sheets regarding your potential employment with the Company. 10. Key Executive Representations. As a material condition of this Agreement, you represent that by entering into this Agreement or by becoming a Company employee you are not violating the terms of any other contract or agreement or other legal obligations that would prohibit you from performing your duties for the Company. You further agree and represent that in providing your services to the Company you will not utilize or disclose any other entity’s trade secrets or confidential information or proprietary information. You represent that you are not resigning employment or relocating any residence in reliance on any promise or representation by the Company regarding the kind, character, or existence of such work, or the length of time such work will last, or the compensation therefor. 11. Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition. a. Non-solicitation of employees and consultants. During your employment and for a period of two (2) years after your employment terminates, you will not directly or indirectly solicit, induce, encourage, influence, or persuade, or attempt to solicit, induce, encourage influence or persuade, any officer, employee, consultant (including without limitation independent contractors) or agent of the Company (or any of its affiliates) to alter, reduce, or terminate their employment or relationship with the Company or to any way breach their duties and obligations to the Company. b. Non-solicitation of Independent Consultants, or Customers. To the extent permitted under applicable law, and in order to protect the Proprietary Information of Company as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement (“Proprietary Information”) and preserve the Company’s relationships with its current and prospective Independent Consultants (formerly Independent Distributors) and customers, you agree that during your employment and for a period of two (2) years after your employment with the Company ends for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly solicit, induce, encourage, influence, or persuade, or attempt to solicit, induce, encourage, influence or persuade, any current or prospective Independent Consultant(s) (formerly Independent Distributor(s)), subscription Customer(s) or retail Customer(s) to (i) join any company, business or entity that competes with the Company’s products and services including start-ups even before such begins selling competing products or services; (ii) join any company, business or entity engaged in direct sales or network marketing, including start-ups even before such takes on a single distributor, consultant, subscription customer, preferred customer, or retail customer; or (iii) alter, reduce, or discontinue its relationship with the Company. By signing the Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that the Company is trying to protect legitimate business interests by this prohibition and such prohibition is reasonable in its scope and duration. c. Non-Competition. You shall not, during your employment and for a period of [_____] months after your employment with the Company ends for any reason, directly or indirectly engage in, advise or consult with, contribute your knowledge to, own, manage, invest in, operate, control, or accept employment with any company, business or entity that (i) competes with the Company’s products and services including start-ups even before such begins selling competing products or services or (ii) engages in direct sales or network marketing, including start-ups even before such takes on a single distributor, consultant, subscription customer, preferred customer, or retail customer. Following expiration of the aforementioned period, you shall continue to be obligated under the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement and of the Confidentiality Agreement not to disclose and/or use Proprietary Information so long as it shall remain proprietary or protectable as confidential
8 or trade secret information. The geographic limitation to this Section 11.c. is any state, county, or locality in the United States in which the Company conducts business or was planning or preparing to conduct business and any other country, city, state, province, jurisdiction, or territory in which the Company conducts business or was planning or preparing to conduct business. Notwithstanding your obligations under this Section 11.c., you will be entitled to own, as a passive investor, up to five percent (5%) of any publicly traded company without violating this provision. The Company and you agree that: this provision does not impose an undue hardship on you and is not injurious to the public; that this provision is necessary to protect the business of the Company and its affiliates; the nature of your responsibilities with the Company under this Agreement require you to have access to confidential information which is valuable and confidential to the Company; this provision is necessary to protect the Company’s confidential information, including but not limited to trade secrets belonging to the Company; the scope of this Section 11 is reasonable in terms of length of time and geographic scope; and adequate consideration supports this Section 11, including the consideration herein. d. Modification By Court. If any court or arbitrator determines that any post- employment restrictive covenant is unreasonable in any respect, you agree that the Court may modify any unreasonable terms and enforce the agreement as modified. e. Extension of Non-Compete. For any period of time in which you are found to be in violation of any of the above non-compete or non-solicitation agreements, that period of time shall be added on to the length of the restriction or period of protection for the Company. f. Notice to Subsequent Employers. You agree that the Company may provide notice of your obligations under any provision of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement to any company or future employer of yours should the Company consider it necessary for the enforcement of those obligations. 12. Covenants. As a condition of this Agreement and to your receipt of any post-employment benefits, you agree that you will fully and timely comply with all of the covenants set forth in this Agreement (which shall survive your termination of employment and termination or expiration of this Agreement): a. You will fully comply with all obligations under this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement and further agree that the provisions of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of your employment or any subsequent service relationship with the Company; b. Within five (5) days of the Termination Date, you shall return to the Company all Company Proprietary Information as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement, and you shall not retain any copies, facsimiles or summaries of any Company Proprietary Information; c. Except as set forth in Section 18, you will not at any time make or publish (or direct anyone to make or publish) in any forum or through any medium, including every social media platform and/or electronic medium any negative or disparaging statements or comments (whether oral or written) whatsoever about the Company, or any of its affiliated entities, officers, directors, employees, stockholders, independent distributors, representatives, agents or contractors, or any of the Company’s products or services. As used in this paragraph, the term “disparaging” means anything unflattering and/or negative, whether such communication is true or untrue;
9 d. You agree that, upon the Company’s request and without any payment therefore, you shall reasonably cooperate with the Company (and be available as necessary) after the Termination Date in connection with any matters involving events that occurred during your period of employment with the Company; e. You also agree that you will fully and timely comply with all of the covenants set forth below (which shall survive your termination of employment and termination or expiration of this Agreement): i. You will fully pay off any outstanding amounts owed to the Company no later than their applicable due date or within thirty days of your Termination Date (if no other due date has been previously established); ii. Within five (5) days of the Termination Date, you shall return to the Company all Company property including, but not limited to, computers and other electronic devices, drives, data, documents, cell phones, pagers, keys, business cards, passwords necessary to access systems, websites, cloud services, etc. that contain Company property etc., in good working condition and without altering or removing items and not retain copies of any such documents, data or information; iii. Within thirty (30) days of the Termination Date, you will submit any outstanding expense reports to the Company for expenses incurred prior to the Termination Date; and iv. As of the Termination Date, you will no longer represent that you are an officer, director or employee of the Company and you will immediately discontinue using your Company mailing address, telephone, facsimile machines, voice mail and e-mail and to the extent you resign with another job in-hand you will disclose the identity of your new employer. f. You agree that you will strictly adhere to and obey all Company rules, policies, procedures, regulations and guidelines, including but not limited to those contained in the Company's Code of Conduct, as well any others that the Company may establish including without limitation any policy the Company adopts on the recoupment of compensation (“Clawback Policy”). 13. Offset. Any severance or other payments or benefits made to you under this Agreement may be reduced, in the Company’s discretion, by any amounts you owe to the Company provided that any such offsets do not violate Code Section 409A. 14. Notice. Any notice that the Company is required to or may desire to give you shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to you at your address of record with the Company, or at such other place as you may from time to time designate in writing. Any notice that you are required or may desire to give to the Company hereunder shall be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company’s General Counsel at its principal office, or at such other office as the Company may from time to time designate in writing. The date of actual delivery of any notice under this Section shall be deemed to be the date of delivery thereof. 15. Waiver; Severability. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to by you and the Company in writing and such amendment or waiver expressly references this Section. No waiver by you or the Company of the breach of any condition
10 or provision of this Agreement will be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, failure or delay on the part of either party hereto to enforce any right, power, or privilege hereunder will not be deemed to constitute a waiver thereof. In the event any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining portions shall be unaffected thereby and will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. 16. Voluntary Agreement. You acknowledge that you have been advised to review this Agreement with your own legal counsel and other advisors of your choosing and that prior to entering into this Agreement, you have had the opportunity to review this Agreement with your attorney and other advisors and have not asked (or relied upon) the Company or its counsel to represent you or your counsel in this matter. You further represent that you have carefully read and understand the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement and that you are fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily by you and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company. 17. Key-Man Insurance. The Company shall have the right to insure your life for the sole benefit of the Company, in such amounts, and with such terms, as it may determine. All premiums payable thereon shall be the obligation of the Company. You shall have no interest in any such policy, but you agree to cooperate with the Company in taking out such insurance by submitting to physical examinations, supplying all information required by the insurance company, and executing all necessary documents, provided that no financial obligation is imposed on you by any such documents. 18. Protected Activity Not Prohibited. You understand that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit or prohibit you from engaging in any Protected Activity. For purposes of this Agreement, “Protected Activity” means filing a charge, complaint, or report with, or otherwise communicating, cooperating, or participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by, any federal, state or local government agency or commission, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board (“Government Agencies”). In addition, Protected Activity includes any action to (i) form, join or assist a union; (ii) choose a representative to bargain with us on your behalf; (iii) discuss and act together with other employees for your mutual benefit and protection with respect to terms and conditions of employment; or (iv) choose not to engage in any of these protected activities. You understand that in connection with such Protected Activity, you are permitted to disclose documents or other information as permitted by law, and without giving notice to, or receiving authorization from, the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any information that may constitute Company Proprietary Information under the Confidentiality Agreement to any parties other than the Government Agencies. You further understand that “Protected Activity” does not include the disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications. Any language in the Confidentiality Agreement regarding your right to engage in Protected Activity that conflicts with, or is contrary to, this paragraph is superseded by this Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, you are notified that an individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (a) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (directly or indirectly) or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if (and only if) such filing is made under seal. In addition, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the individual’s attorney and use the trade
11 secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: Date: Date: LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION ________________________ BY: Steven R. Fife TITLE: President &CEO KEY EXECUTIVE ________________________ BY: TITLE:
12 EXHIBIT A TARGET ANNUAL INCENTIVE Name Title Target Annual Incentive
Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION
Set forth below is a list of all subsidiaries of LifeVantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and the state or country of incorporation of each as of June 30, 2024.
| Name | State or Country of Incorporation | |||||||||||||
| Dinng Creative, Inc. | Utah | |||||||||||||
| Importadora LifeVantage S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | |||||||||||||
| LFVN Malaysia SDN. BHD. | Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| LifeLine Nutraceuticals Corporation | Colorado | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Asia Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Australia Pty. Ltd. | Australia | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Canada Ltd. | Canada | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Hong Kong Limited | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (KK) | Japan | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Netherlands B.V. | Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage New Zealand Limited | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Taiwan Pte. Ltd. | Taiwan | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage Thailand Company Limited | Thailand | |||||||||||||
| LifeVantage UK Limited | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
| Protandum Philippines Corporation | Philippines | |||||||||||||
| Puyoujian (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. | China | |||||||||||||
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-252013, 333-228627, 333-216957, 333-200363, 333-183461, 333-175104, 333-158704, and 333-144247 on Form S-8, and the Registration Statement No. 333-271061 on Form S-3 of our report dated August 28, 2024, relating to the financial statements of LifeVantage Corporation appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 28, 2024
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15(d)-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Steven R. Fife, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of LifeVantage Corporation;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| August 28, 2024 | /s/ Steven R. Fife | ||||
| Steven R. Fife | |||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15(d)-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Carl A. Aure, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of LifeVantage Corporation;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| August 28, 2024 | /s/ Carl A. Aure | ||||
| Carl A. Aure Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the filing of this annual report on Form 10-K of LifeVantage Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2024, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steven R. Fife, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| August 28, 2024 | /s/ Steven R. Fife | ||||
| Steven R. Fife President & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the filing of this annual report on Form 10-K of LifeVantage Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2024, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Carl A. Aure, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| August 28, 2024 | /s/ Carl A. Aure | ||||
Carl A. Aure Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||
LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION POLICY FOR THE
RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION
Amended and Restated on November 6, 2023
1. Purpose. The purpose of this Policy is to describe the circumstances in which Executive Officers will be required to repay or return Erroneously Awarded Compensation to members of the Company Group. This Policy is designed to comply with, and shall be interpreted to be consistent with, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 10D-1 promulgated thereunder and the Listing Standards. Each Executive Officer shall be required to sign and return to the Company the Acknowledgment Form attached hereto as Exhibit A pursuant to which such Executive Officer will agree to be bound by the terms of and comply with this Policy.
2. Administration. This Policy shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee is authorized to interpret and construe this Policy and to make all determinations, and take all actions, necessary, appropriate or advisable for the administration of this Policy. Any determinations and interpretations made by the Committee shall be final and binding on all affected individuals, and need not be uniform with respect to each individual covered by the Policy.
3. Definitions. As used in this Policy, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
(a) “Accounting Restatement” shall mean an accounting restatement of the Company’s financial statements due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under U.S. securities laws, including any required accounting restatement (i) that corrects an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements (a “Big R” restatement), or (ii) that corrects an error that is not material to previously issued financial statements, but would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period (a “little r” restatement). An Accounting Restatement does not include situations in which financial statement changes did not result from material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements, such as, but not limited to, retrospective: (i) application of a change in accounting principles; (ii) revision to reportable segment information due to a change in the structure of the Company’s internal organization; (iii) reclassification due to a discontinued operation; (iv) application of a change in reporting entity, such as from a reorganization of entities under common control; (v) adjustment to provisional amounts in connection with a prior business combination; and (vi) revision for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends or other changes in capital structure.
(b) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) “Clawback Eligible Incentive Compensation” shall mean, in connection with an Accounting Restatement and with respect to each individual who served as an Executive Officer at any time during the applicable performance period for any Incentive-Based Compensation (whether or not such Executive Officer is serving at the time the Erroneously Awarded Compensation is required to be repaid to the Company Group), all Incentive-Based Compensation Received by such Executive Officer (i) on or after the Effective Date (even if such Incentive-Based Compensation was approved, awarded, granted or paid prior to the effective date of the Listing Standards), (ii) after beginning service as an Executive Officer, (iii) while the Company has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange or a national securities association, and (iv) during the applicable Clawback Period.1
(d) “Clawback Period” shall mean, with respect to any Accounting Restatement, the three completed fiscal years of the Company immediately preceding the Restatement Date and any transition period (that results from a
1 Explanatory Note: Recovery of compensation is not required (1) with respect to any compensation Received while an individual was serving in a non-executive capacity prior to becoming an Executive Officer or (2) from any individual who is an Executive Officer on the Restatement Date but who was not an Executive Officer at any time during the performance period for which the Incentive-Based Compensation is Received.
change in the Company’s fiscal year) of less than nine months within or immediately following those three completed fiscal years.
(e) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(f) “Company” shall mean LifeVantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
(g) “Company Group” shall mean the Company, together with each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
(h) “Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of this Policy, which date is December 1, 2023.
(i) “Erroneously Awarded Compensation” shall mean, with respect to each Executive Officer in connection with an Accounting Restatement, the amount of Clawback Eligible Incentive Compensation that exceeds the amount of Incentive-Based Compensation that otherwise would have been Received had it been determined based on the restated amounts as reflected in the Accounting Restatement, computed without regard to any taxes paid. For Incentive-Based Compensation based on (or derived from) stock price or total shareholder return, where the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly from the information in the applicable Accounting Restatement, the amount shall be determined by the Committee based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the Accounting Restatement on the stock price or total shareholder return upon which the Incentive-Based Compensation was Received (in which case, the Company shall maintain documentation of such determination of that reasonable estimate and provide such documentation to Nasdaq).
(j) “Executive Officer” shall mean each individual who is or was designated as an “officer” of the Company in accordance with 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-1(f). Identification of an executive officer for purposes of this Policy would include, at a minimum, executive officers identified pursuant to 17 C.F.R. 229.401(b). As of the Effective Date (and subject to later amendments to the above-referenced rules), Executive Officer covers the Company’s president, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer (or if there is no such accounting officer, the controller), any vice-president of the Company in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a significant policy-making function, or any other person (including any executive officer of the Company’s affiliates including a parent or subsidiary of the Company) who performs similar policy-making functions for the Company.
(k) “Financial Reporting Measures” shall mean measures that are determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements (including “non-GAAP financial measures,” such as those appearing in earnings releases), and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from such measures. For the avoidance of doubt, a Financial Reporting Measure need not be presented within the Company’s financial statements or included in a filing with the SEC. Stock price and total shareholder return shall for purposes of this Policy also be considered Financial Reporting Measures.
(l) “Incentive-Based Compensation” shall mean any compensation that is granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a Financial Reporting Measure. For the sake of clarity, examples of compensation that is not Incentive-Based Compensation include, but are not limited to: (i) base salaries; (ii) discretionary cash bonuses; (iii) awards (either of cash or equity) that are based solely upon subjective, strategic or
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operational metrics or measures; and (iv) equity awards that vest solely upon continued service or the passage of time.2
(m) “Listing Standards” shall mean Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608.
(n) “Nasdaq” shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market.
(o) “Policy” shall mean this Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
(p) “Received” shall, with respect to any Incentive-Based Compensation, mean actual or deemed receipt, and Incentive-Based Compensation shall be deemed received in the Company’s fiscal period during which the Financial Reporting Measure specified in the Incentive-Based Compensation award is attained, even if grant or payment of the Incentive-Based Compensation occurs after the end of that period.
(q) “Restatement Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the date the Board, a committee of the Board or the officers of the Company authorized to take such action if Board action is not required, concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required to prepare an Accounting Restatement, or (ii) the date a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare an Accounting Restatement, in each case regardless of if or when the restated financial statements are filed.
(r) “SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
4. Required Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) In the event the Company is required to prepare an Accounting Restatement, the Committee shall determine the amount of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation for each Executive Officer in connection with such Accounting Restatement, shall thereafter provide each Executive Officer with a written notice containing the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation and a demand for repayment or return, as applicable, and shall take all other actions necessary and appropriate to recover such Erroneously Awarded Compensation from the applicable Executive Officers reasonably promptly.
(b) The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the timing and method for recovering Erroneously Awarded Compensation reasonably promptly based on all applicable facts and circumstances and taking into account the time value of money and the cost to shareholders of delaying recovery. Such methods may include, without limitation, (i) seeking reimbursement of all or part of any cash or equity-based award, (ii) cancelling prior cash or equity-based awards, whether vested or unvested or paid or unpaid, (iii) cancelling or offsetting against any planned future cash or equity-based awards, (iv) forfeiture of deferred compensation, subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (v) any other method authorized by applicable law or contract. Subject to compliance with any applicable law, the Committee may effect recovery under this Policy (i) from any amount otherwise payable to the Executive Officer, including amounts payable to such individual under any otherwise applicable Company plan or program, including base salary, bonuses
2 Explanatory Note: The Dodd-Frank statutory language specifies that Incentive-Based Compensation to which recovery must apply under a compliant clawback policy “includ[es] stock options awarded as compensation.” Importantly, stock options (and similar equity awards, such as restricted stock, RSUs and SARs) would be treated as Incentive-Based Compensation only if the granting, vesting or earning of the award is based, in whole or in part, on satisfying a Financial Reporting Measure (FRM) performance goal. Therefore, equity awards that are granted irrespective of attaining any FRM performance goal and vest solely on the basis of continued service or the passage of time would not be considered Incentive-Based Compensation. The strike price of an option, on its own, would not make an option Incentive-Based Compensation subject to the clawback policy (even though the option is only in-the-money when the Company’s stock price is above the strike price). In addition, any incentive awards that are granted, earned or vested solely on the basis of whether nonfinancial (e.g., strategic, operational or subjective) measures have been achieved would not be subject to the clawback policy.
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or commissions, and compensation previously deferred by the Executive Officer, and (ii) from any amount of compensation approved, awarded, granted, payable or paid to the Executive Officer prior to, on or after the effective date of the Listing Standards. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in Section 4(d) below, in no event may the Company Group accept an amount that is less than the amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation in satisfaction of an Executive Officer’s obligations hereunder.
(c) To the extent that an Executive Officer fails to repay all Erroneously Awarded Compensation to the Company Group when due, the Company shall, or shall cause one or more other members of the Company Group to, take all actions reasonable and appropriate to recover such Erroneously Awarded Compensation from the applicable Executive Officer.3 The applicable Executive Officer shall be required to reimburse the Company Group for any and all expenses reasonably incurred (including legal fees) by the Company Group in recovering such Erroneously Awarded Compensation in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation from any Executive Officer if the following conditions are met and the Committee determines that recovery would be impracticable:
(i) The direct expenses paid to a third party to assist in enforcing the Policy against an Executive Officer would exceed the amount to be recovered, after the Company has made a reasonable attempt to recover the applicable Erroneously Awarded Compensation, documented such attempt(s) and provided such documentation to Nasdaq;
(ii) Recovery would violate home country law of the Company where that law was adopted prior to November 28, 2022, after the Company has obtained an opinion of home country counsel, acceptable to Nasdaq, that recovery would result in such a violation and a copy of the opinion is provided to Nasdaq; or
(iii) Recovery would likely cause an otherwise tax-qualified retirement plan, under which benefits are broadly available to employees of the Company Group, to fail to meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(13) or 26 U.S.C. 411(a) and regulations thereunder.
5. Reporting and Disclosure. The Company shall file all disclosures with respect to this Policy in accordance with the requirements of the federal securities laws, including the disclosure required by the applicable SEC filings. The Company shall also file a copy of this Policy and any amendments thereto as an exhibit to its annual report on Form 10-K.
6. No Indemnification of Executive Officers. Notwithstanding the terms of any indemnification or insurance policy or any contractual arrangement with any Executive Officer that may be interpreted to the contrary, no member of the Company Group shall be permitted to indemnify any Executive Officer against, or pay or reimburse the premiums for an insurance policy to cover, (i) the loss of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation that is repaid, returned or recovered pursuant to the terms of this Policy, or (ii) any claims relating to the Company Group’s enforcement of its rights under this Policy. Further, no member of the Company Group shall enter into any agreement that exempts any Incentive-Based Compensation from the application of this Policy or that waives the Company Group’s right to recovery of any Erroneously Awarded Compensation, and this Policy shall supersede any such agreement (whether entered into before, on or after the Effective Date).
7. Committee Indemnification. Any members of the Committee, and any other members of the Board who assist in the administration of this Policy, shall not be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to this Policy and shall be fully indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent
3 Explanatory Note: Unpaid amounts will be subject to public disclosure in the Company’s proxy statement, including (i) the aggregate dollar amount of Erroneously Awarded Compensation that remains outstanding at the end of the last completed fiscal year and (ii) for each current and former Named Executive Officer, the dollar amount of outstanding Erroneously Awarded Compensation still owed that had been outstanding for 180 days or longer since the date the Company determined the amount the officer owed.
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under applicable law and Company policy with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation. The foregoing sentence shall not limit any other rights to indemnification of the members of the Board under applicable law or Company policy.
8. Effective Date. This Policy shall be effective as of the Effective Date.
9. Amendment; Termination. The Committee may amend, modify, supplement, rescind or replace all or any portion of this Policy at any time and from time to time in its discretion and shall amend this Policy as it deems necessary, including as and when it determines that it is legally required by any federal securities laws, SEC rule or the rules of any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Company’s securities are listed. The Committee may terminate this Policy at any time. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9 to the contrary, no amendment or termination of this Policy shall be effective if such amendment or termination would (after taking into account any actions taken by the Company contemporaneously with such amendment or termination) cause the Company to violate any federal securities laws, SEC rule or the rules of any national securities exchange or national securities association on which the Company’s securities are listed.
10. Other Recoupment Rights; Company Claims.
(a) The Committee intends that this Policy will be applied to the fullest extent of the law and with respect to all Incentive-Based Compensation granted to an Executive Officer, whether pursuant to a pre-existing contract or arrangement, or one that is entered into after the Effective Date. Any right of recoupment under this Policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recoupment that may be available to the Company Group under applicable law, regulation or rule or pursuant to the terms of any similar policy in any employment agreement, equity award agreement or similar agreement and any other legal remedies available to the Company Group.4
(b) Nothing contained in this Policy, and no recoupment or recovery as contemplated by this Policy, shall limit any claims, damages or other legal remedies the Company or any of its affiliates may have against an Executive Officer arising out of or resulting from any actions or omissions by the Executive Officer.
11. Successors. This Policy shall be binding and enforceable against all Executive Officers and their beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives.
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4 Explanatory Note: In circumstances in which both the Dodd-Frank and SOX Section 304 clawback provisions could provide for recovery of the same Incentive-Based Compensation, if an Executive Officer reimburses the Company pursuant to SOX, the amount recoverable under the Company’s Dodd-Frank clawback policy should be deducted by the amount of the reimbursement. The SEC notes that recovery under the Company’s Dodd-Frank clawback policy would not preclude recovery under SOX to the extent any applicable amounts have not been reimbursed to the Company.
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Exhibit A
LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION POLICY FOR THE
RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges and confirms that the undersigned has received and reviewed a copy of the LifeVantage Corporation Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Policy”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Acknowledgment Form (this “Acknowledgment Form”) shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Policy.
By signing this Acknowledgment Form, the undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned is and will continue to be subject to the Policy and that the Policy will apply both during and after the undersigned’s employment with the Company Group. Further, by signing below, the undersigned agrees to abide by the terms of the Policy, including, without limitation, by promptly returning any Erroneously Awarded Compensation (as defined in the Policy) to the Company Group to the extent required by, and in a manner permitted by, the Policy. In the event of any inconsistency between the Policy and the terms of any employment agreement to which the undersigned is a party, or the terms of any compensation plan, program or agreement under which any compensation has been granted, awarded, earned or paid, the terms of the Policy shall govern.
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