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Registration No. 333-283178

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 1 to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   3652   95-3795478
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

(954) 596-1000

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

 

Gary Atkinson

Chief Executive Officer

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.

6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

(954) 596-1000

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

 

Copies to:

 

Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Marcelle S. Balcombe, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 930-9700

 

Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq.

Scott E. Linsky, Esq.

Lucosky Brookman LLP

101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor

Woodbridge, NJ 08830

Tel. No.: (732) 395-4400

Fax No.: (732) 395-4401

 

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

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☒

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
  Emerging growth company ☐

 

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

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This registration statement contains two prospectuses, as set forth below.

 

● Public Offering Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the public offering (the “Public Offering Prospectus”) of up to 43,478,261 shares of common stock of Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof, 43,478,261 Series A warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) and 43,478,261 Series B warrants (together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”) with such securities being placed and sold through the placement agent named on the cover page of the Public Offering Prospectus. The Public Offering Prospectus also relates to the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, and the pre-funded warrants.

 

● Resale Prospectus. A prospectus to be used for the resale by the selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders” set forth in the section of the resale prospectus (the “Resale Prospectus”) entitled “Selling Stockholders” of an aggregate of 2,840,344 shares of common stock.

 

The Resale Prospectus is substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus, except for the following principal points:

 

● they contain different outside and inside front covers and back covers;

 

● they contain different “Offering” sections in the “Prospectus Summary” section beginning on page Altr 2;

 

● they contain different “Use of Proceeds” sections on page Altr 9;

 

● the “Capitalization” and “Dilution” sections from the Public Offering Prospectus are deleted from the Resale Prospectus;

 

● a “Selling Stockholders” section is included in the Resale Prospectus;

 

● the “Plan of Distribution” section from the Public Offering Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a “Selling Stockholder Plan of Distribution” is inserted in its place in the Resale Prospectus; and

 

● the “Legal Matters” section in the Resale Prospectus on page Altr 12 deletes the reference to counsel for the placement agent.

 

The Company has included in this registration statement a set of alternate pages after the back cover page of the Public Offering Prospectus (the “Alternate Pages”) to reflect the foregoing differences in the Resale Prospectus as compared to the Public Offering Prospectus. The Public Offering Prospectus will exclude the Alternate Pages and will be used for the public offering by the Company. The Resale Prospectus will be substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus except for the addition or substitution of the Alternate Pages, and such other changes as may be necessary to clarify references to the public offering or the resale offering and will be used for the resale offering by the Selling Stockholders.

 

 
 

 

THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE. THIS PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND WE ARE NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2024

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

Up to 43,478,261 Shares of Common Stock

Up to 43,478,261 Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

Up to 43,478,261 Series A Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

Up to 43,478,261 Series B Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

Up to 130,434,783 Shares of Common Stock Underlying the Series A Warrants, Series B

Warrants, and Pre-Funded Warrants

 

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “Algorhythm,” the “registrant,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is offering up to 43,478,261 shares of the Company’s common stock, together with Series A warrants to purchase up to 43,478,261 shares of common stock (the “Series A Warrants”) and Series B warrants to purchase up to 43,478,261 shares of common stock (the “Series B Warrants” and, together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”). Each share of our common stock, or a pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof, is being sold together with a Series A Warrant to purchase one share of our common stock and a Series B Warrant to purchase one share of our common stock. The shares of common stock and Warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering but must be purchased together in this offering.

 

The assumed public offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying Warrants is $0.23, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 20, 2024. The Series A Warrants will have an exercise price of $   per share (at least    % of the Minimum Price as defined by the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”)) and will be exercisable beginning on the date of the approval by the stockholders of the Company (the “Initial Exercise Date” or “Effective Shareholder Approval Date” or Initial Exercise Date) of the issuance of shares upon exercise of the Warrants, among other things (the “Shareholder Approval”). The Series A Warrants will expire on the five-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date. The Series B Warrants will have an exercise price of $    per share (and shall not exceed 200% of the Minimum Price as defined by the rules of Nasdaq) and will be exercisable beginning on the Effective Shareholder Approval Date. The Series B Warrants will expire on the two and one-half year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date.

 

Under the alternate cashless exercise option of the Series B Warrants, a holder of the Series B Warrant has the right to receive an aggregate number of shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon a cash exercise of the Series B Warrant and (y) 1. The Series A Warrants will provide for an adjustment to the exercise price and number of shares underlying the Series A Warrants upon our issuance of our common stock or common stock equivalents at a price per share that is less than the exercise price of the Series A Warrant, subject to certain exceptions.

 

On the 4th trading day after the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, the Warrants’ exercise price will be reset to a price equal to the lower of (i) the exercise price then in effect and (ii) the greater of (a) the lowest daily VWAP during the period commencing on the first trading day prior to the Effective Shareholder Approval Date and ending following the close of trading on the fourth trading day thereafter and (b) the floor price then in effect as set forth in the Warrants, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise will be increased such that the aggregate exercise price of the Warrants on the issuance date for the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants then outstanding shall remain unchanged.

 

Any reduction to the exercise prices of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants and resulting increase in the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants will be subject to a floor price equal to 50% of the Minimum Price as defined by the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) prior to the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, and 20% of the Minimum Price beginning on the Effective Shareholder Approval Date. Following the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, the exercise price reduction and adjustment provisions with respect to underlying shares of common stock in the Warrants described above will be effected using the reduced floor price.

 

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RIME.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 20, 2024 was $0.23 per share. The actual public offering price per each set of a share of common stock and accompanying Warrants in this offering will be determined between us, Univest Securities, LLC (the “placement agent”) and the investors in this offering at the time of pricing and may reflect a discount to the current market price for our common stock. Therefore, the recent market price used throughout this preliminary prospectus as a basis for an assumed public offering price per share of common stock and accompanying Warrants may not be indicative of the final offering price.

 

 
 

 

We have engaged Univest Securities, LLC to act as our exclusive placement agent in connection with this offering. The placement agent has agreed to use its best efforts to arrange for the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any of the securities we are offering and the placement agent is not required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities. We have agreed to pay to the placement agent the placement agent fees set forth in the table below, which assumes that we sell all of the securities offered by this prospectus. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in escrow, trust or similar arrangement. There is no minimum offering requirement as a condition of closing of this offering. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing this offering, we may sell fewer than all of the securities offered hereby, which may significantly reduce the amount of proceeds received by us, and investors in this offering will not receive a refund in the event that we do not sell an amount of securities sufficient to pursue our business goals described in this prospectus. See “Risk Factors” at page 9. We will bear all costs associated with the offering. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 68 of this prospectus for more information regarding these arrangements.

 

We are also offering to each purchaser of shares that would otherwise result in the purchaser’s beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity to purchase pre-funded warrants each in lieu of one share of common stock, each a “Pre-Funded Warrant”). Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of Pre-Funded Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Pre-Funded Warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, such limit may be increased to up to 9.99% on at least 61 days’ notice) of the number of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable for one share of common stock. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant will be equal to the price per share minus $0.01, and the remaining exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant will equal $0.01 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable (subject to the beneficial ownership limitation) and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. For each share we sell (without regard to any limitation on exercise set forth therein), the number of shares we are offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis.

 

There is no established public trading market for the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants, and we do not intend to list the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants on any national securities exchange or trading system. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants will be limited. We anticipate that the shares of our common stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants will trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

We will have one closing for all the securities purchased in this offering. The offering will terminate upon the completion of a single closing, which is expected to occur on or about     , 2024. The public offering price per share (or Pre-Funded Warrant) and the accompanying Warrants will be fixed for the duration of this offering. The termination of our offering will not affect the offering by the Selling Stockholders described elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

We may sell fewer than all securities offered hereby, which may significantly reduce the amount of proceeds received by us, and investors in this offering will not receive a refund if we do not sell all of the securities offered hereby. We have not established an escrow account in conjunction with this offering. Because there is no escrow account and no minimum number of securities or amount of proceeds, investors could be in a position where they have invested in us, but we have not raised sufficient proceeds in this offering to adequately fund the intended uses of the proceeds as described in this prospectus.

 

In addition, the selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”) are offering an aggregate of 2,840,344 shares of common stock to be sold pursuant to a separate resale prospectus (the “Resale Prospectus”) included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of shares by the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale or other disposition of the shares. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the Selling Stockholders’ shares.

 

Investing in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our common stock.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

    Per Share of Common Stock and Warrants     Per Pre-Funded Warrant and Warrants     Total  
Public offering price   $             $             $       
Placement agent fees(1)   $       $       $    
Proceeds, before expenses, to us(2)(3)   $       $       $    

 

(1) Represents the placement agent fee of 7%. Does not include a non-accountable expense of 1% and reimbursement of the placement agent for out of pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred, including costs of the escrow or clearing agent not to exceed the amount of $12,900. For more information about the compensation to be received by the placement agent, see “Plan of Distribution.”

 

(2) Because there is no minimum number of securities or amount of proceeds required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual public offering amount, placement agent fees and proceeds to us, if any, are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amounts set forth above. For more information, see “Plan of Distribution.”

 

(3) The amount of offering proceeds to us presented in this table does not give effect to any exercise of the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

The delivery to purchasers of securities in this offering is expected to be made on or about                  , 2024, subject to satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.

 

Sole Placement Agent

 

Univest Securities, LLC

 

The date of this prospectus is                     , 2024

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS   ii
MARKET DATA   ii
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY   1
SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING   8
RISK FACTORS   9
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS   31
USE OF PROCEEDS   31
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS   32
DIVIDEND POLICY   32
CAPITALIZATION   32
DILUTION   33
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS   34
BUSINESS   41
MANAGEMENT   48
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION   53
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS   58
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS   59
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES   60
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION   66
EXPERTS   69
LEGAL MATTERS   69
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION   69
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   F-1

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or amendment. Neither we, nor the placement agent, have authorized any other person to provide you with information that is different from, or adds to, that contained in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor the placement agent take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. We are not making an offer of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer is unlawful.

 

No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of our securities or possession or distribution of this prospectus in that jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions as to this public offering and the distribution of this prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

Throughout this prospectus, unless otherwise designated or the context suggests otherwise,

 

● all references to the “Company,” “Algorhythm,” the “registrant,” “we,” “our” or “us” in this prospectus mean Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

● “year” or “fiscal year” means the year ending December 31; and

 

● all dollar or $ references, when used in this prospectus, refer to United States dollars.

 

MARKET DATA

 

Market data and certain industry data and forecasts used throughout this prospectus were obtained from internal company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. To our knowledge, certain third-party industry data that includes projections for future periods does not take into account the effects of certain events such as the impact of the war in Ukraine and Israel, any possible recession may have on the sales of our products and any future outbreaks of coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, those third-party projections may be overstated and should not be given undue weight. Forecasts are particularly likely to be inaccurate, especially over long periods of time. In addition, we do not necessarily know what assumptions regarding general economic growth were used in preparing the forecasts we cite. Statements as to our market position are based on the most currently available data. Any website references (URLs) in this prospectus are inactive textual references only and are not active hyperlinks. Therefore, such website references and information accessible from the websites do not constitute a part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented in this prospectus, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus.

 

Our operations include our wholly owned subsidiaries, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), The Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Singing Machine”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”), MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”) and SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab”).

 

Overview

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company with two primary business units – SemiCab and Singing Machine. SemiCab is an AI enabled global software logistics business operated through our subsidiary SemiCab Holdings. Singing Machine is a worldwide leader in the home karaoke consumer products market that designs and distributes karaoke products globally to retailers and ecommerce partners.

 

Consumer Electronics

 

We engage in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and musical recordings. We believe we are a leading global karaoke and music entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality karaoke and music enabled consumer products for adults and children. Our products are among the most widely available karaoke products in the world. Our mission is to “create joy through music.” To deliver on this mission, we are focused on the following multi-prong approach:

 

  ● In the short-term, improve profitability by optimizing operations and continue to expand gross margins; and
  ● In the mid-to-long-term, continue to expand into new verticals including automotive and connected-TV devices and grow our global distribution for our consumer karaoke products.

 

AI Logistics

 

SemiCab is a cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize millions of loads and hundreds of thousands of trucks. To orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers, SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners. To build fully loaded round trips, SemiCab uses AI/ML techniques and advanced predictive optimization models. On the SemiCab platform, shippers pay less and carriers make more while not having to change a thing.

 

Since 2020, SemiCab has enabled major retailers, brands and transportation providers to address their transportation needs globally. SemiCab’s Orchestrated Collaboration™ AI model has proven to increase transportation capacity, improve asset utilization, reduce empty miles, lower logistics costs, and provide visibility into the entire transportation network. Models show the technology has the capability of saving shippers tens of billions of dollars annually through optimization. Further, SemiCab’s technology also has the potential to play a key role in the improved sustainability model globally. Based on its proven ability to improve truck utilization rates from 65% to over 90%, this results in a dramatic reduction in the carbon footprint of the industry. The optimization of existing truck utilization can add approximately 30% more trucking capacity without adding more trucks, drivers or driven miles which addresses common problems plaguing the industry like severe driver shortage and road congestion. Trucking optimization could also eliminate approximately 25% of CO2 emissions attributable to road freight.

 

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Change in Fiscal Year

 

During 2023, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31.

 

Name and Symbol Change

 

Effective September 5, 2024, our Certificate of Incorporation was amended to effect a change in the name of the Company from “The Singing Machine Company, Inc.” to “Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.” In addition, effective September 8, 2024, the Company’s ticker symbol was changed from “MICS” to “RIME.”

 

Recent Events and Developments

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance, a Michigan banking corporation, (referred to as “Oxford”) entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and related Revolving Credit Note (the “Note”) for a $2 million revolving line of credit (the “Oxford Line of Credit”). On October 17, 2024, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and the Note. As of the date of termination, the Company had no outstanding amounts owed to Oxford and paid a termination fee of $40,000.

 

ATM Offering June 2024

 

On June 26, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital markets, LLC, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,100,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 8, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $2,020,000. On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $3,100,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Agent was paid $30,000 in fees to cover legal and administrative expenses and will receive an amount equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from each sale of the Company’s share of common stock.

 

Through the date of this prospectus, the Company has sold 3,835,500 shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement and received net proceeds of approximately $2,975,615 after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $123,045.

 

Asset Purchase

 

On June 11, 2024, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab LLC” and collectively with the Company, the “Buyer”), SemiCab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SemiCab” or the “Seller”), Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell and assign to the Company, and the Company agreed to purchase and assume from the Seller, substantially all the assets, and certain specified liabilities relating to the business of the Seller. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties agreed that the Buyer will not assume the liabilities of the Seller.

 

On July 3, 2024, the parties closed on the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Company issued to the Seller (i) 641,806 shares of the Company’s common stock (ii) a twenty percent (20%) membership interest in SemiCab LLC.

 

Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement, the Company and Seller entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”), granting the Buyer the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB Solutions Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, in consideration for 320,903 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company has not yet exercised the option.

 

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Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”). It was the Company’s intention to use the Premises as a new karaoke venue, offering immersive karaoke technology and audio-visual capabilities, with restaurant and bar offerings however due to lack of funding, the Company initiated termination of the lease in March.

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS Nomad LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MICS NY”), and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleges the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects.

 

On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and dismissal of the complaint within 5 business days of the Company’s payment of $250,000. The Company made full payment on October 25, 2024 and the Landlord filed a discontinuance with prejudice on October 29, 2024.

 

Private Placement

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with the Selling Stockholders pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 (the “Notes”), and received proceeds before expenses of $2,000,000. As consideration for entering into the SPA, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the Selling Stockholders on October 24, 2024. The Selling Stockholders’ resale of these shares is being registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Amended Bylaws

 

On October 18, 2024, the Company amended its Amended By-laws (the “By-law Amendment”), for the purpose of reducing the quorum required to hold meetings of the stockholders of the Company (the “Quorum Requirement”). The By-law Amendment reduced the Quorum Requirement from a majority to thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the voting power of the shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The By-law Amendment was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 18, 2024.

 

Share Repurchase

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Regalia Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to repurchase from the Seller an aggregate of 1,098,901 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”).

 

The shares of common stock to be repurchased were originally issued to the Seller on November 21, 2023, pursuant to a certain stock purchase agreement, dated November 20, 2023.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase from the Seller, and the Seller has agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares, at a price per Share equal to the higher of: (1) the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the Repurchase Agreement; or (2) the highest volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the common stock during a pricing period of ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the date of the Repurchase Agreement per share (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company shall issue to the Seller a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price, substantially in the form attached to the Repurchase Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Note”), and subject to terms and conditions therein.

 

The obligations of each of the Company and the Seller to consummate the closing are conditioned upon the (i) issuance by the Company to the Seller the Note evidencing the Purchase Price and (ii) the Seller’s delivery to the Company of executed stock power with a medallion signature guarantee. As of the date of this prospectus, the transaction contemplated by the Repurchase Agreement has not yet closed.

 

Our Resale Offering

 

The Selling Stockholders will be selling through the Resale Prospectus a total of 2,840,344 shares of common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the Selling Stockholders of the securities set forth in the Resale Prospectus.

 

The Resale Prospectus is substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus, except for the following principal points:

 

  ● they contain different outside and inside front covers and back covers;

 

  ● they contain different “Offering” sections in the “Prospectus Summary” section beginning on page Altr 2;

 

  ● they contain different “Use of Proceeds” sections on page Altr 9;

 

  ● the “Capitalization” and “Dilution” sections from the Public Offering Prospectus are deleted from the Resale Prospectus;

 

  ● a “Selling Stockholders” section is included in the Resale Prospectus;

 

  ● the “Plan of Distribution” section from the Public Offering Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a “Selling Stockholder Plan of Distribution” is inserted in its place in the Resale Prospectus; and
     
  ● the “Legal Matters” section in the Resale Prospectus on page Altr 12 deletes the reference to counsel for the placement agent.

 

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Summary Risk Factors

 

Our business is subject to a number of risks. You should be aware of these risks before making an investment decision. These risks are summarized and discussed more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. This offering and the ownership of our common stock is subject to a number of risks. You should be aware of these risks before making an investment decision. These risks are discussed more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. These risks include, among others, that:

 

Risks Related to this Offering and the Ownership of Our Securities

 

●Purchasers in this offering will suffer immediate dilution.
   
●You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings or acquisitions.
   
●Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering.
   
●Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and price fluctuations, which could adversely impact the value of the Securities.
   
●FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our securities.
   
●An investment in our securities is speculative, and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.
   
●We may need, but be unable, to obtain additional funding on satisfactory terms, which could dilute our stockholders or impose burdensome financial restrictions on our business.
   
●We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Failure to maintain effective internal controls could cause our investors to lose confidence in us and adversely affect the market price of our common stock. If our internal controls are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.
   
●The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our results of operations.
   
●If we are not able to comply with the applicable continued listing requirements or standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market could delist and adversely affect the market price and liquidity of our common stock.
   
●New laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure may create uncertainty for public companies, increase legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming.
   
●As a “smaller reporting company” under applicable law, we are subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.
   
●We currently do not intend to declare dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and, as a result, your returns on your investment may depend solely on the appreciation of our common stock.
   
●You should consult your own independent tax advisor regarding any tax matters arising with respect to the securities offered in connection with this offering.
   
●We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert our management’s attention.
   
●We may be unable to repay our indebtedness under the secured notes, and any default could harm our financial condition and could lead to us losing our collateralized assets.

 

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Risks Related to the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants

 

●There is no public market for the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants.
   
●Lack of voting rights.
   
●Exercise and conversion dilution.
   
●If the Warrants are deemed to be non-compliant with Nasdaq rules, we may be required to amend the terms of the Warrants, and could be subject to delisting.
   
●Adjustments to the terms of Pre-Funded Warrants.
   
●The Warrants are not exercisable until shareholder approval is obtained, and, in certain cases, may be redeemed by us prior to their expiration.
   
●If the Series B Warrants are exercised by way of an alternative cashless exercise, investors may suffer substantial dilution.
   
●The Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants have beneficial ownership limitations.
   
●We will not receive any meaningful amount of additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
   
●We may not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of the Series B Warrants.

 

Risks Related to Our Company and Financial Condition

 

●We may encounter difficulties accessing capital.
   
●We have incurred significant losses, have limited cash on hand and there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
   
●We may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations in furtherance of our business plan.
   
●We are heavily dependent on our senior management, and a loss of a member of our senior management team could cause our stock price to suffer.

 

Risks Related to the Development, Manufacturing, and Shipping of Our Products

 

●If we are unable to develop new karaoke products, our revenues may not continue to grow.
   
●Our products are shipped from China and any disruptions of shipping could prevent of delay our customer’ receipt of inventory.
   
●Our manufacturing operations are located in the People’s Republic of China, subjecting us to risks common in international operations. if there is any problem with the manufacturing process, our revenues and net profitability may be reduced.
   
●We depend on third party suppliers for parts for our karaoke machines and related products, and if we cannot obtain supplies as needed, our operations will be severely damaged.
   
●We depend on the ability of our suppliers to manufacture our products without infringing, misappropriating of otherwise violating the intellectual property of proprietary rights of others in manufacturing our products.

 

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Risks Related to our Karaoke Business and Industry

 

●Changes in government regulations relating to international tariffs could significantly reduce our revenues, product cost and profitability.
   
●A small number of our customers account for a substantial portion of our revenues, and the loss of one or more of these key customers could significantly reduce our revenues and cash flow.
   
●We are subject to the risk that some of our large customers may return karaoke products that they have purchased from us and if this happens, it would reduce our revenues and profitability.
   
●We are subject to pressure from our customers relating to price reduction and financial incentives and if we are pressured to make these concessions to our customers, it will reduce our revenues and profitability.
   
●We experience difficulty forecasting the demand for our karaoke products and if we do not accurately forecast demand, our revenues, net income and cash flow may be affected.
   
●We are subject to the costs and risks of carrying inventory for our customers and if we have too much inventory, it will affect our cash flow for operations.
   
●We are subject to insurance risk of loss for goods damaged while in transit from the manufacturer to the customer and our warehouse.
   
●Our business is seasonal and therefore our annual operating results will depend, in large part, on our sales during the relatively brief holiday season.
   
●Consumer discretionary spending may affect karaoke purchases and is affected by various economic conditions and changes.
   
●We do not have our own warehouse or distribution facilities but rely on a third-party logistics provider responsible for warehousing and fulfilling our orders. If our third-party provider experiences disruptions to the operation of its distribution centers, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
   
●Our production costs may increase if we are required to make purchases using the Chinese Yuan instead of the U.S. dollar.
   
●Our profit margin may be decreased due to increased prices of raw materials, shipping costs and costs associated with production.
   
●If we are unable to compete in the karaoke products category, our revenues and net profitability will be reduced.
   
●Many of our competitors are larger and have greater financial and other resources than we do.
   
●If we ship products that contain defects, the market acceptance of our products and our reputation will be harmed and our customers could seek to recover their damages from us.

 

Risks Related to our Logistics Business

 

●The transportation industry historically has experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to economic recessions, downturns in business cycles of SemiCab’s customers, interest rate fluctuations, currency fluctuations, and other economic factors beyond SemiCab’s control.
   
●SemiCab faces substantial industry competition.
   
●SemiCab relies on technology to operate its business.
   
●SemiCab’s international operations subject it to operational, financial, and data privacy risks.
   
●SemiCab’s ability to appropriately staff and retain employees is important to its business model.
   
●SemiCab uses, and may continue to expand its use of, machine learning and artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies to deliver its services and operate its business.
   
●SemiCab’s business is dependent on a small number of customers.
   
●SemiCab is subject to claims arising from its transportation operations.
   
●SemiCab’s business depends upon compliance with numerous government regulations.

 

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Risks Related To Our Intellectual Property

 

●We primarily rely on trade secret protection and non-disclosure agreements to protect our proprietary information, which may not be effective.
   
●We may be forced to litigate to enforce or defend our intellectual property rights, or the intellectual property rights of our licensors.
   
●We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

 

General Risk Factors

 

●Our information technology systems or data, or those of our service providers or customers or users could be subject to cyber-attacks or other security incidents, which could result in data breaches, intellectual property theft, claims, litigation, regulatory investigations, significant liability, reputational damage and other adverse consequences.
   
●Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from the conflict in Ukraine or any other geopolitical tensions.
   
●High inflation and unfavorable economic conditions could negatively affect our operations and results.
   
●We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers, who are experiencing financial difficulties, and if these customers are unable to pay us, our revenues and profitability will be reduced.
   
●We may have trouble hiring additional qualified personnel.
   
●The failure of our information technology systems could significantly disrupt the operation of our business.
   
●We are subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business.
   
●Our charter provides limitations of director liability and indemnification of directors and officers and employees.
   
●If our accounting controls and procedures are circumvented or otherwise fail to achieve their intended purposes, our business could be seriously harmed.
   
●The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members.

 

Our Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1994. Our principal business address is 6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, and our telephone number is (954) 596-1000. We maintain our corporate website at https://ir.algoholdings.com/ (this website address is not intended to function as a hyperlink and the information contained on our website is not intended to be a part of this prospectus). Information on our website does not constitute a part of, nor is it incorporated in any way, into this prospectus and should not be relied upon in connection with making an investment decision. We make available free of charge on https://ir.algoholdings.com/investor-filings#/ our annual, quarterly, and current reports, and amendments to those reports if any, as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. We may from time to time provide important disclosures to investors by posting them in the Investor Relations section of our website.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq under the symbol “RIME”. We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are subject to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). These filings are available to the public on the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING

 

Shares offered by us   Up to 43,478,261 shares of common stock on a “best efforts” basis.
     
Warrants offered by us  

The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants will become exercisable beginning on the Initial Exercise Date at an exercise price of $           (the Series B Warrants shall not exceed 200% of the Minimum Price as defined by the rules of Nasdaq). The Series A Warrants will expire on the five-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date and the Series B Warrants will expire on the two and one-half year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date. The Warrants include certain mechanisms including (i) the alternative cashless exercise option. in the Series B Warrants, and (ii) certain anti-dilution provisions in the Series A Warrants. See “Description of Securities-Warrants.”

 

The Warrants may be redeemed by the Company, in whole or in part, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant, by giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the holders of such Warrants at any time after the date on which (i) the daily volume weighted average trading price of the common stock of the Company exceeds $    for ten (10) consecutive trading days and (ii) the average daily trading volume of the shares of the common stock for such ten (10)-trading day period exceeds $150,000 of shares, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.

 

The shares of common stock or the Pre-Funded Warrants, as applicable, sold in this offering and the accompanying Warrants, can only be purchased together in this offering but will be issued separately and will be immediately separable upon issuance. This offering also relates to the offering of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise will be subject to certain further adjustments as described herein. See “Description of Securities.”

 

We are also registering the issuance of (i) the 43,478,261 shares of our common stock underlying the Series A Warrants and (ii) the 43,478,261 shares of our common stock underlying the Series B Warrants.

     
Pre-Funded Warrants offered by us   We are also offering the opportunity to purchase, if the purchaser so chooses and in lieu of shares, up to 43,478,261 Pre-Funded Warrants to purchasers whose purchase of shares in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock. The purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant is equal to the price per share being sold to the public in this offering, minus $0.01, and the exercise price of each Pre-Funded Warrant is $0.01 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. For each Pre-Funded Warrant we sell, the number of shares we are offering will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. This offering also relates to the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants sold in this offering.
     
Common stock outstanding prior to the offering(1)   14,215,176 shares.
     
Common stock to be outstanding after the offering   57,693,437 (assuming no sale of any Pre-Funded Warrants and none of the Warrants issued in this offering are exercised). To the extent Pre-Funded Warrants are sold, the number of shares of common stock sold in this offering will be reduced on a one-for-one basis.
     
Use of proceeds  

We estimate the net proceeds from this offering to us will be approximately $8,880,000, assuming 100% of the securities offered in this offering are sold at an assumed public offering price of $0.23 per share and accompanying Warrants, which is the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 20, 2024, and after deducting the estimated placement agent fees and expected offering expenses payable by us.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes and to repay the principal amount of $2,352,941 in outstanding senior secured notes of the Company. See “Use of Proceeds” beginning on page 31.

     
Listing symbol   Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RIME.” There is no established public trading market for the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants, and we do not intend to list these securities on any national securities exchange or trading system. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants will be limited.
     
Assumed offering price   $0.23 per share, the closing price of our common stock on November 20, 2024, as reported by The Nasdaq Capital Market.
     
Transfer agent   Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
     
Risk factors   You should carefully consider the information set forth in this prospectus and, in particular, the specific factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 9 of this prospectus before deciding whether or not to invest in shares of our common stock.

 

(1) As of November 20, 2024 and excludes:

 

●107,261 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $8.07 per share;
●63,453 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan; and
●902,113 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.20 per share.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the risks described below. Each of these risk factors, either alone or taken together, could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our common stock. There may be additional risks that we do not presently know of or that we currently believe are immaterial, which could also impair our business and financial position. If any of the events described below were to occur, our financial condition, our ability to access capital resources, our results of operations and/or our future growth prospects could be materially and adversely affected and the market price of our common stock could decline. As a result, you could lose some or all of any investment you may make in our common stock.

 

Risks Related to this Offering and the Ownership of Our Securities

 

Purchasers in this offering will suffer immediate dilution.

 

If you purchase securities in this offering, the value of your shares based on our pro forma net tangible book value will immediately be less than the offering price you paid. This reduction in the value of your equity is known as dilution. At an assumed public offering price of $0.23 per share and assuming no sale of any Pre-Funded Warrants and none of the Warrants issued in this offering are exercised, purchasers of shares in this offering will experience immediate dilution of approximately $0.10 per share, representing the difference between the assumed public offering price per share in this offering and our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024, after giving effect to the pro forma adjustments and after deducting estimated offering expenses, including placement agent fees, payable by us. See “Dilution.”

 

You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings or acquisitions.

 

In order to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock at prices that may not be the same as the price per share in this offering. We may sell shares or other securities in any future offering at a price per share that is less than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into our common stock, in future transactions or acquisitions may be higher or lower than the price per share paid by investors in this offering.

 

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering.

 

This offering grants our management broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds. There are no contractual restrictions on how the management can allocate the net proceeds from this offering, which may be used at their discretion for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to, working capital, operational expenses, expansion of our business, and repayment of debt. While management intends to use the net proceeds in a manner that furthers our business objectives and maximizes the value for our investors, investors will have limited visibility into the specific uses of the net proceeds. This wide-ranging discretion allows management to allocate funds to areas that investors might not deem a priority or in their best interest. Consequently, the success of the investment is substantially dependent on the judgment of our management with regard to the application of the net proceeds. Investors should be aware that the broad discretion in the use of proceeds increases the risk of their investment, as it may reduce the ability to assess the viability and potential return of the investment. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and price fluctuations, which could adversely impact the value of the Securities.

 

Although our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the volume of trading has historically been limited. Our average daily trading volume of our shares from January 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 was approximately 240,109 shares. Thinly traded stock can be more volatile than stock trading in a more active public market. We cannot predict whether and to what the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. Therefore, a holder of our common stock who wishes to sell his or her shares may not be able to do so immediately or at an acceptable price.

 

In addition, our common stock has experienced, and is likely to experience, significant price and volume fluctuations in the future, which could adversely affect the market prices of our common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the financial markets could cause the market prices of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. These fluctuations may also cause short sellers to periodically enter the market in the belief that we will have poor results in the future. We cannot predict the actions of market participants and, therefore, can offer no assurances that the market for our common stock will be stable or appreciate over time.

 

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FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our securities.

 

Effective June 30, 2020, the SEC implemented Regulation Best Interest requiring that “A broker, dealer, or a natural person who is an associated person of a broker or dealer, when making a recommendation of any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities (including account recommendations) to a retail customer, shall act in the best interest of the retail customer at the time the recommendation is made, without placing the financial or other interest of the broker, dealer, or natural person who is an associated person of a broker or dealer making the recommendation ahead of the interest of the retail customer.” This is a significantly higher standard for broker-dealers to recommend securities to retail customers than before under prior suitability rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). FINRA suitability rules do still apply to institutional investors and require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending securities to their customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information, and, for retail customers, determine that the investment is in the customer’s “best interest,” and meet other SEC requirements. Both SEC Regulation Best Interest and FINRA’s suitability requirements may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy speculative, low-priced securities. They may affect investing in our common stock, which may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in our securities. As a result, fewer broker-dealers may be willing to make a market in our common stock, reducing a stockholder’s ability to resell shares of our common stock.

 

An investment in our securities is speculative, and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

 

Investors are cautioned that an investment in the securities offered hereby is highly speculative and involves a significant degree of risk. The success of our business and the ability to achieve our business goals and objectives, as outlined in this prospectus, are subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks. As such, there is no assurance that investors will realize a return on their investment or that they will not lose their entire investment. Potential investors should carefully consider whether such a speculative investment is suitable for their financial situation and investment objectives before purchasing securities.

 

We may need, but be unable, to obtain additional funding on satisfactory terms, which could dilute our stockholders or impose burdensome financial restrictions on our business.

 

We have relied upon cash from financing activities, and, in the future, we hope to rely on revenues generated from operations to fund the cash requirements of our activities. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to generate significant cash from our operating activities in the future. Future financing may not be available on a timely basis, in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any debt financing or other financing of securities senior to the common stock will likely include financial and other covenants that will restrict our flexibility. Any failure to comply with these covenants would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations because we could lose our existing sources of funding, and our ability to secure new sources of funding could be impaired.

 

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We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Failure to maintain effective internal controls could cause our investors to lose confidence in us and adversely affect the market price of our common stock. If our internal controls are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, requires that we maintain internal control over financial reporting that meets applicable standards. We may err in the design or operation of our controls, and all internal control systems, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because there are inherent limitations in all control systems, there can be no assurance that all control issues have been or will be detected.

 

As we disclosed in our Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2023, we disclose that our management has assessed and identified several material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting (“ICFR”) and concluded that our IFCR was not effective as of December 31, 2023. The material weaknesses included our lack of sufficient resources in our accounting department restricting our ability to (i) review and approve certain material journal entries which increases the likelihood that a material misstatement of interim or annual financial statements might not be prevented, (ii) review certain material reconciliations related to financial reporting in a timely manner and (iii) establish a three-way match of documents or other controls precise enough to detect a material misstatement in revenue.

 

Although we have taken several steps to remediate the material weaknesses in our IFCR and continue to do so, there can be no assurances given that our actions will be effective. Any continued failure of our internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our stated results of operations and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement these changes effectively or efficiently, it could harm our operations, financial reporting or financial results and could result in an adverse opinion on internal controls from our independent auditors. Furthermore, investor perceptions of our Company may suffer, and this could cause a decline in the market price of our common stock.

 

Additionally, the expenses incurred by public companies generally for reporting and corporate governance purposes have been increasing. These increased costs will require us to divert a significant amount of money that we could otherwise use to develop our business. If we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our common stock, fines, sanctions and other regulatory action and potentially civil litigation.

 

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our results of operations.

 

As a public company in the United States, we face increased legal, accounting, administrative and other costs and expenses. We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes Oxley-Act”). The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes- Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. For example, Section 404 requires that our management report on the effectiveness of our internal controls structure and procedures for financial reporting. Section 404 compliance may divert internal resources and will take a significant amount of time and effort to complete. If we fail to maintain compliance under Section 404, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities. Furthermore, investor perceptions of our Company may suffer, and this could cause a decline in the market price of our common stock. Any continued failure of our internal control over financial reporting could have a material adverse effect on our stated results of operations and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement these changes effectively or efficiently, it could harm our operations, financial reporting or financial results and could result in an adverse opinion on internal controls from our independent auditors. We may need to hire a number of additional employees with public accounting and disclosure experience in order to meet our ongoing obligations as a public company, particularly if we become fully subject to Section 404 and its auditor attestation requirements, which will increase costs, and evaluate the costs of our current service providers. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time- consuming and costly, although we are currently unable to estimate these costs with any degree of certainty. A number of those requirements will require us to carry out activities we have not done previously. Our management team and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to new compliance initiatives and to meeting the obligations that are associated with being a public company, which may divert attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Additionally, the expenses incurred by public companies generally for reporting and corporate governance purposes have been increasing. These increased costs will require us to divert a significant amount of money that we could otherwise use to develop our business. If we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our common stock, fines, sanctions and other regulatory action and potentially civil litigation.

 

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If we are not able to comply with the applicable continued listing requirements or standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market could delist and adversely affect the market price and liquidity of our common stock.

 

Our common stock is currently traded on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “RIME”. If we fail to meet any of the continued listing standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market, our common stock will be delisted from The NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

These continued listing standards include specifically enumerated criteria, such as a $1.00 minimum closing bid price and a requirement that we maintain stockholder’s equity of at least $2,500,000. On August 26, 2024, we received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market advising that the Company did not meet the minimum $1.00 per share bid price requirement for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To demonstrate compliance with this requirement, the closing bid price of our common stock needs to be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days before February 24, 2025. In order to satisfy this requirement, the Company intends to continue actively monitoring the bid price for its common stock between now and February 24, 2025 and will consider available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.

 

In addition on August 26, 2024, we received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that the Company’s stockholders’ equity as reported in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”), did not satisfy the continued listing requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Listing Rule”), which requires that a listed company’s stockholders’ equity be at least $2,500,000 (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”). As reported in its Form 10-Q, the Company’s stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2024 was ($872,000). Pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rule and instructions from Nasdaq, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule and was given an extension until November 14, 2024 to evidence compliance through a public filing.

 

On November 13, 2024, the Company filed a Form 8-K stating that it believed it regained compliance with the Equity Rule. As reported in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, the Company reported stockholders’ equity of approximately $2.7 million. On November 22, 2024, the Company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that based on the Form 8-K filed on November 13, 2024, the Staff has determined that the Company is in compliance with the Listing Rule. NASDAQ has advised the Company that it will continue to monitor the Company’s ongoing compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement and, if at the time of its next periodic report the Company does not evidence compliance, that it may be subject to delisting.

 

New laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure may create uncertainty for public companies, increase legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming.

 

These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by the courts and other bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations, and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us, and our business may be adversely affected.

 

As a “smaller reporting company” under applicable law, we are subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

 

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. As a smaller reporting company, we are permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations in our SEC filings compared to larger public companies. This includes, but is not limited to, simplified executive compensation disclosures, reduced financial statement requirements, and less stringent narrative disclosure obligations. While these scaled disclosure requirements may reduce the burden on us and provide some cost savings, investors should be aware that they may also receive less information about the Company than they would from a larger public reporting company. The designation as a smaller reporting company and the accompanying reduced disclosure requirements could make it more difficult for investors to fully assess the value and risks of an investment in our securities. Consequently, the designation as a smaller reporting company under the SEC rules increases the risk to investors, as it may limit the amount of publicly available information to assess the Company’s performance, prospects, and financial health. Potential investors should consider the implications of these reduced disclosure requirements when making an investment decision.

 

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We currently do not intend to declare dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and, as a result, your returns on your investment may depend solely on the appreciation of our common stock.

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and we currently do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Instead, we plan to retain all available funds and any future earnings to support operations and finance the growth and development of our business. This reinvestment strategy means that investors should not expect to receive any return on their investment through dividend payments. Consequently, any return on investment will likely depend on the appreciation of the price of our common stock, which may never occur. Investors should be aware that the possibility of a lack of dividend income can significantly reduce the potential for income from their investment in our Company, and the only opportunity for achieving a return on their investment may be through the sale of their shares at a price greater than their purchase price, which may not be possible. This risk is compounded by the market’s volatile nature and the speculative nature of our business, which may not lead to sufficient profits or operational cash flows to enable dividend payments in the future. Potential investors should carefully consider the long-term nature of an investment in our company, given our intention not to pay dividends and the consequent requirement for investors to seek returns through other means, such as capital appreciation, which may not materialize.

 

You should consult your own independent tax advisor regarding any tax matters arising with respect to the securities offered in connection with this offering.

 

Participation in this offering could result in various tax-related consequences for investors. All prospective purchasers of the resold securities are advised to consult their own independent tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences relevant to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the resold securities in their particular situations.

 

We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert our management’s attention.

 

The market price of our securities may be volatile, and in the past companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns.

 

We may be unable to repay our indebtedness under the secured notes, and any default could harm our financial condition and could lead to us losing our collateralized assets.

 

In October 2024, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, we issued Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”) to the Selling Stockholders. The Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 with an original issue discount of 15%, and rank senior to any other Company indebtedness and our capital stock in the event of a liquidation, including the securities being offered hereby. Concurrently with issuing the Notes, the Company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a Guarantee Agreement under which our wholly-owned subsidiaries guaranteed all of the obligations under the Notes. The Notes will mature on February 24, 2025. We further granted the Selling Stockholders a first lien and continuing first priority security interest in all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets as collateral for the Notes. While the Notes are outstanding, the Company agreed to certain restrictive covenants, including covenants providing that the Company and its subsidiaries are not permitted to incur any indebtedness, create any other liens or security interests on property or assets, make payments on any other indebtedness, change its business, or license our intellectual property, unless the Selling Stockholders give their prior written consent, which restrictions could materially adversely impact our operations and prevent or delay the execution of our business plan, strategic transactions or capital raising efforts.

 

We may be unable to repay our indebtedness under the Notes. If we default on the Notes, we will be subject to a 14% interest rate, and the Selling Stockholders may seek to exercise their security interest in our pledged collateral. If the Selling Stockholders seek to foreclose on their security interest in our pledged collateral, we may lose some or all of our assets, which could cause severe interruptions in our business practices or temporarily or permanently suspend our business operations. Our failure to repay the Notes and the consequences therefrom may negatively impact our financial condition and business operations and, in turn, your investment in us.

 

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Risks Related to the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants

 

There is no public market for the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

The Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants offered in this offering are not and will not be listed on any securities exchange. Also, we do not intend to apply to have the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants listed on any securities exchange. Consequently, there is no public trading market for the warrants, and we do not expect a market to develop. Accordingly, investors may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of, the warrants. This lack of a trading market could result in investors being unable to liquidate their investment in the warrants or to sell them at a price that reflects their value. The absence of a public market for these securities could also reduce the liquidity and market price of our common stock to which these warrants are exercisable. Investors should be prepared to bear the risk of investment in the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants indefinitely.

 

Lack of voting rights.

 

Holders of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants will not have the same voting rights as those associated with our common stock and may have no voting rights with respect to the shares underlying the warrants until such shares are acquired upon exercise of the warrants. As a result, if such holders do not exercise their warrants, they will not have any influence over matters requiring stockholder approval during the period they hold the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants, as applicable.

 

Exercise and conversion dilution.

 

The exercise of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants will increase the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding, which will dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders. The amount of dilution, or the reduction in value to existing shares of common stock, is determined by the amount of shares ultimately obtained upon the exercise of the warrants relative to the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the time of exercise.

 

If the Warrants are deemed to be non-compliant with Nasdaq rules, we may be required to amend the terms of the Warrants, and could be subject to delisting.

 

While the Company believes the Warrants are compliant with the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the Company cannot provide any guarantee that the Warrants or, based on the Warrants, this offering are compliant with such rules and regulations, and Nasdaq may require amendment to the terms of the Warrants in order to comply with its rules and regulations including terms that are less favorable to the investors in this offering. Additionally, if we are unable to adequately address Nasdaq rules, our common stock could be subject to delisting from Nasdaq, which would materially adversely affect our liquidity and investors’ investment in our securities. See the risk factor titled “We may not be able to continue to satisfy listing requirements of Nasdaq to maintain a listing of our common stock.” on page 9.

 

Adjustments to the terms of Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

The terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, including the exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise, may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, and similar transactions. While adjustments are generally intended to prevent dilution for holders of Pre-Funded Warrants, there is no assurance that such adjustments will fully protect the value of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

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The Warrants are not exercisable until shareholder approval is obtained and, in certain cases, may be redeemed by us prior to their expiration.

 

The Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants are not exercisable unless and until the Warrant Shareholder Approval is obtained from our stockholders.

 

Any adjustments to the exercise price of the Warrants will be subject to a floor price equal to 50% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price prior to the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, and 20% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price beginning on the Effective Shareholder Approval Date.

 

Additionally, we may redeem such Warrants for a nominal price upon 30 days’ prior notice to holders of the Warrants in certain circumstances. In the event that the trading price of the common stock is then lower than the applicable exercise price, or if the trading price of the common stock decreases to below the applicable exercise price due to large amounts of investors exercising their Warrants at such time, or the market’s expectation that such exercises will occur, then the Warrants may be “out-of-the-money” and you may choose not to exercise them prior to redemption by us.

 

If the Series B Warrants are exercised by way of an alternative cashless exercise, investors may suffer substantial dilution.

 

If the Series B Warrants are exercised by way of an alternative cashless exercise, assuming receipt of Shareholder Approval, such exercising holder will receive approximately three shares of common stock for each Series B Warrant they exercise, without any cash payment to us. Such issuance will result in substantial dilution to stockholders.

 

The Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants have beneficial ownership limitations.

 

An investment in our Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants involves a significant risk due to the 4.99% (or 9.99% if the investor so elects) beneficial ownership limitation. The terms of the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants prohibit any single holder from exercising the warrants if such exercise would result in the holder beneficially owning more than 4.99% (or 9.99% if the investor so elects) of our outstanding common stock immediately after the exercise, as elected by the holder at the time of issuance of the warrants. This limitation may also hinder the holder’s ability to sell or exercise the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants when it may be most advantageous to do so, which could affect the value of their investment.

 

We will not receive any meaningful amount of additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Each Pre-Funded Warrant will be exercisable and will have no expiration date and by means of payment of the nominal cash purchase price upon exercise. Accordingly, we will not receive any or any meaningful additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrant.

 

We may not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of the Series B Warrants.

 

If we receive Shareholder Approval, the Series B Warrants may be exercised by way of an alternative cashless exercise, in which case the holder would not pay a cash purchase price upon exercise, but instead would receive upon such exercise the number of shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon a cashless exercise of the Series B Warrants and (y) 1.0. Accordingly, we will likely not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of the Series B Warrants.

 

Risks Related to Our Company and Financial Condition

 

We may encounter difficulties accessing capital.

 

We have historically been reliant on third party working capital debt providers, and on periodic equity capital transactions to supplement our access to capital. Under certain circumstances, including the maintenance of our Nasdaq listing status, governmental regulatory compliance and other conditions, we may or may not continue to have access to either debt or equity capital. In the event of a loss of access to capital, there are no assurances that the Company will be able to continue to operate without material changes to its cost structure or revenue composition. There are also no assurances that even with such changes, that the Company could otherwise self-fund its ongoing operations.

 

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We have incurred significant losses, have limited cash on hand and there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The Company incurred net losses of approximately $7,292,000 and $5,348,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition, the Company had accumulated deficits of approximately $33,206,000 and $25,915,000 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and net cash used in operating activities was $7,069,000 and net cash provided by $760,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s unrestricted cash balance was $621,000. Based on cash flow projections from operating and financing activities and the existing balance of cash, management is of the opinion that the Company has insufficient funds to sustain operations for at least one year after the date of this report, and it may not be able to meet its payment obligations from operations and related commitments, if the Company is not able to obtain outside financing to allow the Company to continue as a going concern. Based on these factors, the Company has substantial doubt that it will continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the issuance date of the financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

The Company’s plan to alleviate the going concern issue is to increase revenue while controlling operating costs and expenses and obtaining funds from outside sources of financing to generate positive financing cash flows. While management is optimistic about its ability to raise funds to fund operations for at least one year after the date of this report, there can be no assurance that any such measures will be successful. The Company’s ability to raise additional funds will depend, in part, on the success of our product development activities, and other events or conditions that may affect the share value or prospects, as well as factors related to financial, economic and market conditions, many of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurances that sufficient funds will be available to us when required or on acceptable terms, if at all. Accordingly, management has concluded that these plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively impact the value of our common stock.

 

We may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations in furtherance of our business plan.

 

We incurred a net loss of approximately $7,292,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and had a net loss of approximately $6,398,000 during the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023. If we are unable to achieve profitable operations, we may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations in the furtherance of our business plan. Any proposed financing may include shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, warrants to purchase shares of common stock or preferred stock, debt securities, units consisting of the foregoing securities, equity investments from strategic development partners or some combination of each. Any additional equity financing may be financially dilutive to, and will be dilutive from an ownership perspective to, our stockholders, and such dilution may be significant based upon the size of such financing. Additionally, we cannot assure that such funding will be available on a timely basis, in needed quantities, or on terms favorable to us, if at all.

 

We are heavily dependent on our senior management, and a loss of a member of our senior management team could cause our stock price to suffer.

 

If we lose the services of Gary Atkinson, our Chief Executive Officer, or Bernardo Melo, our Chief Revenue Officer, we may not be able to find appropriate replacements on a timely basis, and our business could be adversely affected. Messrs. Atkinson and Melo have worked at our company for 15 and 20 years, respectively, and are primarily responsible for all our day-to-day operations. Our existing operations and continued future development depend to a significant extent upon the performance and active participation of these individuals. Although we have entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Atkinson and Melo, we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in retaining the services of these individuals. If we were to lose any of these individuals, we may not be able to find appropriate replacements on a timely basis and our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

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Risks Related to the Development, Manufacturing, and Shipping of Our Products

 

If we are unable to develop new karaoke products, our revenues may not continue to grow.

 

The karaoke industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product introductions and enhancements and ongoing customer demands for greater performance. In addition, the average selling price of any karaoke machine has historically decreased over its life, and we expect that trend to continue. As a result, our products may not be competitive if we fail to introduce new products or product enhancements that meet evolving customer demands. The development of new products is complex, and we may not be able to complete development in a timely manner. To introduce products on a timely basis, we must:

 

  ● accurately define and design new products to meet market demand;
  ● design features that continue to differentiate our products from those of our competitors;
  ● transition our products to new manufacturing process technologies;
  ● identify emerging technological trends in our target markets;
  ● anticipate changes in end-user preferences with respect to our customers’ products;
  ● bring products to market on a timely basis at competitive prices; and
  ● respond effectively to technological changes or product announcements by others.

 

We believe that we will need to continue to enhance our karaoke machines and develop new machines to keep pace with competitive and technological developments and to achieve market acceptance for our products. At the same time, we need to identify and develop other products which may be different from karaoke machines.

 

Our products are shipped from China and any disruptions of shipping could prevent of delay our customer’ receipt of inventory.

 

We rely principally on a limited number of contract ocean carriers to ship substantially all of our karaoke products that we import to our outsourced warehouse facility in Chino, California. Retailers that take delivery of our products in China rely on a variety of carriers to import those products. Any disruptions in shipping, whether in California or China, caused by labor strikes, other labor disputes, terrorism, and international incidents may prevent or delay our customers’ receipt of inventory. If our customers do not receive their inventory on a timely basis, they may cancel their orders or return products to us. Consequently, our revenues and net income would be reduced, and our results of operations would be adversely affected.

 

Our manufacturing operations are located in the People’s Republic of China, subjecting us to risks common in international operations. if there is any problem with the manufacturing process, our revenues and net profitability may be reduced.

 

We currently use several contract manufacturers in China to manufacture all our karaoke products. Our arrangements with these contract manufacturers are subject to the risks of doing business abroad, such as import duties, trade restrictions, work stoppages, and foreign currency fluctuations, limitations on the repatriation of earnings and political instability, which could have an adverse impact on our margins. Furthermore, we have limited control over the manufacturing processes. As a result, any difficulties encountered by our third-party manufacturers that result in product defects, production delays, cost overruns or the inability to fulfill orders on a timely basis could adversely affect our revenues, profitability and cash flow. Also, since we do not have written agreements with any of these contract manufacturers, we are subject to additional uncertainty if the contract manufacturers do not deliver products to us on a timely basis.

 

We depend on third party suppliers for parts for our karaoke machines and related products, and if we cannot obtain supplies as needed, our operations will be severely damaged.

 

Our growth and ability to meet customer demand depends in part on our capability to obtain timely deliveries of karaoke machines and our electronic products. We rely on third party suppliers to produce the parts and materials that are used to manufacture and produce these products. If our suppliers are unable to provide our factories with the parts and supplies, they we will be unable to produce our products. There has been recent worldwide volatility in the supply of electronic chips due to the increased demand for semiconductors and we are currently competing with large companies to obtain these parts and could see production and shipment delays. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to purchase the parts we need at reasonable prices or in a timely fashion. If we are unable to anticipate any shortages of parts and materials in the future, we may experience severe production problems and delivery delays, which would impact our sales.

 

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We depend on the ability of our suppliers to manufacture our products without infringing, misappropriating of otherwise violating the intellectual property of proprietary rights of others in manufacturing our products.

 

We source our products from a variety of contract manufacturers. We buy finished goods from our suppliers and generally do not source raw materials and parts for manufacturing and assembly into the final product. We rely on our contract manufacturers’ ability to secure injected plastic, wood cabinets, integrated circuits, display panels, speaker drivers, and other components that are necessary for assembly into our final products. While we are not responsible for sourcing raw materials, we rely on these suppliers to have all required licenses or proprietary rights to the materials that are incorporated into the final product. In addition, we rely on the representations of our contract manufacturers that they are using materials and components that meet all necessary legal, safety, and compliance requirements. If our suppliers do not have the proper licenses or rights or are not in compliance with all regulatory requirements, we may be named a party or be subject to claims, including claims of infringement or violating the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties with respect to our products.

 

Risks Related To Our Karaoke Business And Industry

 

Changes in government regulations relating to international tariffs could significantly reduce our revenues, product cost and profitability.

 

U.S. government administration and members of the U.S. Congress have made public statements indicating possible significant changes in U.S. trade policy and have taken certain actions that may impact U.S. trade, including imposing tariffs on certain goods imported into the United States. Any changes in U.S. trade policy could trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, resulting in “trade wars,” and increased costs for goods imported into the United States. All of our products are manufactured and imported from China. However, only our microphone products are currently subject to 7.5% tariffs currently in place. Should the government decide to expand its list of products to include our karaoke products that would subject our products to tariffs in the future, there could be a significant increase in the landed cost of our products. If we are unable to mitigate these increased costs through price increases, we could experience reductions in revenues, gross profit margin and results from operations.

 

A small number of our customers account for a substantial portion of our revenues, and the loss of one or more of these key customers could significantly reduce our revenues and cash flow.

 

We rely on a few large customers to provide a substantial portion of our revenues. Sales to our top three customers together comprised approximately 81%, 69% and 72% of our net sales for our nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. In our transition period ended December 31, 2023, revenues from three of these customers represented 48%, 21% and 12% of total net sales. In our fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, revenues from two of these customers represented greater than 10% of net sales, at 48% and 21% of total net sales. We do not have long-term contractual arrangements with any of our customers and they can cancel their orders at any time prior to delivery. A substantial reduction in or termination of orders from any of our largest customers would decrease our revenues and cash flow.

 

We are subject to the risk that some of our large customers may return karaoke products that they have purchased from us and if this happens, it would reduce our revenues and profitability. The Company receives significant returns from many of our customers and may be subject to future returns.

 

The return of products is due to a variety of reasons including defective units, customers’ overstock and buyer’s remorse. Our factories charge customary repair and freight costs, which increase our expenses and reduce profitability. If any of our customers were to increase the volume of their returned karaoke products to us, it would reduce our revenues and profitability.

 

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We are subject to pressure from our customers relating to price reduction and financial incentives and if we are pressured to make these concessions to our customers, it will reduce our revenues and profitability.

 

Because there is intense competition in the karaoke industry, we are subject to pricing pressure from our customers. Many of our customers have demanded that we lower our prices to remain competitive with other sellers in the karaoke product market. If we do not meet our customers’ demands to lower our regular prices, we will not sell as many karaoke products. We are also subject to pressure from our customers regarding certain financial incentives, such as return credits or large cooperative (“co-op”) promotion incentives, which effectively reduce our net sales and profit. We gave co-op promotion incentives of approximately $2,600,000 and $2,300,000 for the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and during our fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, respectively. We have historically offered co-op promotion incentives to our customers because it is standard practice in the retail industry.

 

We experience difficulty forecasting the demand for our karaoke products and if we do not accurately forecast demand, our revenues, net income and cash flow may be affected.

 

Because of our reliance on manufacturers in China for our machine production, our production lead times range from one to four months. Therefore, we must commit to production in advance of customers’ orders. It is difficult to forecast customer demand because we do not have any scientific or quantitative method to predict this demand. Our forecasting is based on management’s general expectations about customer demand, the general strength of the retail market and management’s historical experiences. In past years we have overestimated demand for our products, which led to excess inventory in some of our products and caused liquidity problems that adversely affected our revenues, net income and cash flow.

 

We are subject to the costs and risks of carrying inventory for our customers and if we have too much inventory, it will affect our cash flow for operations.

 

Many of our customers place orders with us several months prior to the holiday season, but they schedule delivery two or three weeks before the holiday season begins. As such, we are subject to the risks and costs of carrying inventory during the time period between the placement of the order and the delivery date, which reduces our cash flow. As of December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, we had approximately $6,872,000 in inventory as compared to approximately $9,085,000 in inventory as of March 31, 2023. If we are unable to sell excess inventory in the future at historical or greater margins, our cash flow for operations will be negatively impacted.

 

We are subject to insurance risk of loss for goods damaged while in transit from the manufacturer to the customer and our warehouse.

 

All of our goods are manufactured in China and are transported to customers and our warehouse in California via ocean vessel. As such, we are subject to damage that may occur to these goods when they are in transit to customers or our warehouse. Should substantial damage incur while goods are in transit, we could experience a significant loss of revenue, inventory and incur significant out of pocket expenses associated with destruction of the damaged goods, which could cause a significant loss from operations and reduction in cash flow. While we have taken significant measures to prevent damage incidents there can be no guarantee of damage incidents occurring in the future. We have obtained insurance coverage for goods that are shipped direct import to our customers whose shipping terms are FOB shipping point and for goods in transit to our California warehouse however, certain exclusions have been added that may prevent insurance coverage of certain damaged incidents in the future.

 

Our business is seasonal and therefore our annual operating results will depend, in large part, on our sales during the relatively brief holiday season.

 

Sales of consumer electronics and toy products in the retail channel are highly seasonal, with a majority of retail sales occurring during the period from September through December in anticipation of the holiday season, which includes Christmas. A substantial majority of our sales occur during our fiscal quarter ending September 30 and our fiscal quarter ending December 31. Sales in these two quarters, combined, accounted for approximately 91% and 62% of net sales in the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and our fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, respectively.

 

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Consumer discretionary spending may affect karaoke purchases and is affected by various economic conditions and changes.

 

Purchases of karaoke machines and music are considered discretionary for consumers. Our success will therefore be influenced by a number of economic factors affecting discretionary and consumer spending, such as employment levels, business, interest rates, and taxation rates, all of which are not under our control. Additionally, other extraordinary events such as terrorist attacks or military engagements, which adversely affect the retail environment may restrict consumer spending and thereby adversely affect our sales growth and profitability.

 

We do not have our own warehouse or distribution facilities but rely on a third-party logistics provider responsible for warehousing and fulfilling our orders. If our third-party provider experiences disruptions to the operation of its distribution centers, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The lease to our warehouse located in Ontario, California expired on August 31, 2023. We did not renew the lease and instead signed a service agreement with a third-party logistics company to provide domestic and Canadian warehousing services effective September 1, 2023. We rely on a logistics company for warehousing and fulfillment of our orders. All of our merchandise is shipped from our suppliers to one of our provider’s distribution facilities and then packaged and shipped from our distribution facilities to our customers. The success of our business depends on our timely receipt of merchandise so we can continuously bring new, on-trend products online for sale. The success of our business also depends on customer orders being timely processed and delivered to meet promised delivery dates and satisfy our customers. The efficient flow of our merchandise requires that we have adequate capacity and uninterrupted service in our distribution facilities to support both our current level of operations. Upgrading our existing arrangement or transferring our operations to another third-party provider, if necessary, will require us to incur additional costs, which could be significant, and may require us to obtain additional financing. Our failure to provide adequate order fulfillment, secure additional distribution capacity when necessary or retain a suitable third-party logistics provider could increase our costs, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

In addition, if our current provider encounters difficulties associated with its distribution facilities or if they were to shut down or be unable to operate for any reason, including because of fire, natural disaster, power outage or other event, we could face inventory shortages, resulting in “out-of-stock” conditions on our website, and delays in shipments, resulting in significantly higher costs and longer lead times distributing our merchandise.

 

Our production costs may increase if we are required to make purchases using the Chinese Yuan instead of the U.S. dollar.

 

All our consumer electronic products are currently manufactured in China. During the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, the Chinese local currency had no material effect on us as all of our purchases are denominated in U.S. currency. However, in the event our purchases are required to be made in Chinese local currency, the Yuan, we will be subject to the risks involved in foreign exchange rates. In the future the value of the Yuan may depend largely on the Chinese government’s policies and China’s domestic and international economic and political developments. As a result, our production costs may increase if we are required to make purchases using the Yuan instead of the U.S. dollar and the value of the Yuan increases over time. Any significant increase in the cost of manufacturing our products would have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. We sell our product to Canadian customers some of whom require us to invoice them in Canadian Dollars. We are subject to risks involved in the exchange rate between the Canadian and US dollar. However, the exchange rate has been stable during our nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and the associated exchange rates did not have a material impact on our financial results. Should the exchange rate between the Canadian and US Dollar become more volatile and sales to Canadian customers increase, there could be a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Our profit margin may be decreased due to increased prices of raw materials, shipping costs and costs associated with production.

 

Fluctuation in the price of oil, electronic chip components and shipping costs have and will continue to affect us in connection with the sourcing and delivery of raw materials and services. These issues are common to all companies in the same type of business and if we are not able to negotiate lower costs, reduce other expenses, or pass on some or all of these price increases to our customers, our profit margin may be decreased.

 

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If we are unable to compete in the karaoke products category, our revenues and net profitability will be reduced.

 

Our major competitors for karaoke machines and related products are Singsation®, Singtrix®, eKids®, Bonaok, Karaoke USA™, Ion® Audio, licensed property karaoke products and other consumer electronics companies. We believe that competition for karaoke machines is based primarily on price, product features, reputation, delivery times, and customer support. To the extent that we lower prices to attempt to enhance or retain market share, we may adversely impact our operating margins. Conversely, if we opt not to match competitor’s price reductions we may lose market share, resulting in decreased volume and revenue. To the extent our leading competitors reduce prices on their karaoke machines, we must remain flexible to reduce our prices. If we are forced to reduce our prices, it will result in lower margins and reduced profitability. Because of intense competition in the karaoke industry in the United States during our fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, we expect that the intense pricing pressure in the low end of the market will continue in the karaoke market in the United States in our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. In addition, we must compete with all the other existing forms of entertainment including, but not limited to: motion pictures, video arcade games, home video games, theme parks, nightclubs, television, prerecorded tapes, CD’s, and DVD’s and streaming video.

 

Many of our competitors are larger and have greater financial and other resources than we do.

 

Our products compete and will compete with similar if not identical products produced by our competitors. These competitive products could be marketed by well-established, successful companies that possess greater financial, marketing, distribution personnel, and other resources than we do. Using said resources, these companies can implement extensive advertising and promotional campaigns, both generally and in response to specific marketing efforts by competitors. They can introduce new products to new markets more rapidly. In certain instances, competitors with greater financial resources may be able to enter a market in direct competition with us, offering attractive marketing tools to encourage the sale of products that compete with our products or present cost features that consumers may find attractive.

 

If we ship products that contain defects, the market acceptance of our products and our reputation will be harmed and our customers could seek to recover their damages from us.

 

Our products are complex, and despite extensive testing, may contain defects or undetected errors or failures that may become apparent only after our products have been shipped to our customers or after product features or new versions are released. Any such defect, error or failure could result in failure of market acceptance of our products or damage to our reputation or relations with our customers, resulting in substantial costs for us and our customers as well as the cancellation of orders, warranty costs and product returns. In addition, any defects, errors, misuse of our products or other potential problems within or out of our control that may arise from the use of our products could result in financial or other damages to our customers. Our customers could seek to have us pay for these losses. Although we maintain product liability insurance, it may not be adequate.

 

Risks Related to our Logistics Business

 

The transportation industry historically has experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to economic recessions, downturns in business cycles of SemiCab’s customers, interest rate fluctuations, currency fluctuations, and other economic factors beyond SemiCab’s control.

 

● Decrease in freight volumes: A reduction in overall freight volumes in the marketplace may reduce opportunities for growth. The market may be impacted by supply chain disruptions or overall economic conditions. In addition, if a downturn in SemiCab’s customers’ business cycles causes a reduction in the volumes of freight shipped by those customers, SemiCab’s operating results could be adversely affected. During 2022 and 2023, SemiCab experienced a decline in volumes as shippers struggled with elevated inventory levels and consumer demand was negatively impacted by inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty. These volume declines have also driven declining freight rates.

 

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● Credit risk and working capital: Some of SemiCab’s customers may face economic difficulties and may not be able to pay for services rendered by SemiCab, and some may go out of business. In addition, some customers may take longer to pay or become unable to pay, which may cause working capital needs to increase.

 

● Transportation provider failures: A significant number of SemiCab’s contracted transportation providers may go out of business, which would result in SemiCab being unable to secure sufficient equipment or other transportation services to meet its commitments to its customers.

 

● Expense management: SemiCab may not be able to appropriately adjust its expenses to changing market demands. In periods of rapid change, it may be difficult to match its staffing levels to its business needs. Higher carrier prices may result in decreased adjusted gross profit margin and increases in working capital. Carriers can be expected to charge higher prices if market conditions warrant or to cover higher operating expenses. SemiCab’s adjusted gross profits and income from operations may decrease if SemiCab is unable to increase its pricing to its customers. Increased demand for over the road transportation services and changes in regulations may reduce available capacity and increase motor carrier pricing. In the event market conditions change and its contracted rates are below market rates, SemiCab may be required to provide transportation services at a loss. As its volumes increase or SemiCab increases freight rates charged to its customers, the resulting increase in revenues may increase its working capital needs due to its business model, which generally has a higher length of days sales outstanding than days payables outstanding. Changing fuel costs and interruptions of fuel supplies may have an impact on its adjusted gross profit margin. In its truckload transportation business, fluctuating fuel prices may result in a decreased adjusted gross profit margin. While its different pricing arrangements with customers and contracted motor carriers make it very difficult to measure the precise impact, SemiCab believes fuel costs essentially act as a pass-through cost to its truckload business.

 

SemiCab’s dependence on third parties to provide equipment and services may impact the delivery and quality of its transportation and logistics services. SemiCab depends on independent third parties to provide trucking services and to report certain events to them, including but not limited to, shipment status information and freight claims. These independent third parties may not fulfill their obligations to SemiCab, or SemiCab’s relationship with these parties may change, which may prevent SemiCab from meeting its commitments to its customers. SemiCab’s reliance on these third parties also could cause delays in reporting certain events, including recognizing claims. In addition, if SemiCab is unable to secure sufficient equipment or other transportation services from third parties to meet its commitments to its customers, its operating results could be materially and adversely affected, and its customers could switch to its competitors temporarily or permanently.

 

Many of these risks are beyond SemiCab’s control, including:

 

  ● equipment and driver shortages in the transportation industry, particularly among contracted motor carriers;
  ● changes in regulations impacting transportation;
  ● disruption in the supply or cost of fuel;
  ● the introduction of alternative means of transporting freight; and
  ● unanticipated changes in freight markets.

 

SemiCab faces substantial industry competition.

 

Competition in the digital freight industry is intense and broad-based. SemiCab competes with traditional and non-traditional logistics companies, including transportation providers that own equipment, third-party freight brokers, technology matching services, internet freight brokers, carriers offering logistics services, and on-demand transportation service providers. In addition, customers can bring in-house some of the services SemiCab provides to them. Increased competition could reduce its market opportunity and create downward pressure on freight rates. Continued rate pressure may adversely affect SemiCab’s adjusted gross profits and income from operations. In the event market conditions change and SemiCab’s contracted rates are below market rates, it may be required to provide transportation services at a loss.

 

SemiCab earnings may be affected by seasonal changes or significant disruptions in the transportation industry. Results of operations for the industry generally show a seasonal pattern as customers reduce shipments during and after the winter holiday season. SemiCab believes this historical pattern has been the result of, or influenced by, numerous factors, including national holidays, weather patterns, consumer demand, economic conditions, and other similar and subtle forces. Although seasonal changes in the transportation industry have not had a significant impact on its cash flow or results of operations, SemiCab expects this trend to continue, and it cannot guarantee it will not adversely impact SemiCab in the future. The transportation industry may also be significantly impacted by disruptions such as the availability of transportation equipment, as well as factors such as labor shortages, fuel prices, shifts in consumer demand toward more locally sourced products, and regulatory changes. These disruptions may impact the growth rates within the global logistics industry and SemiCab’s ability to provide transportation services for its customers, each of which may adversely impact its results of operations and operating cash flows.

 

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SemiCab relies on technology to operate its business.

 

SemiCab has internally developed the majority of its operating systems and also relies on technology provided by third parties. Its continued success is dependent on its systems continuing to operate and to meet the changing needs of its customers and users. The continued automation of existing processes and usage of third-party technology and cloud network capacity will require adaptation and adjustments that may increase its exposure to cybersecurity risks and system availability reliance. SemiCab relies on its technology staff and third-party vendors to successfully implement changes to, and to maintain, its operating systems in an efficient manner. If SemiCab fails to maintain, protect, and enhance its operating systems, it may be at a competitive disadvantage and lose customers.

 

As demonstrated by recent material and high-profile data security breaches, computer malware, viruses, computer hacking, and phishing attacks have become more prevalent, and may occur on SemiCab’s and operating systems. SemiCab cannot guarantee future attacks will have little to no impact on its business. Furthermore, given the interconnected nature of the supply chain and its significant presence in the industry, it may be an attractive target for such attacks. The insurance coverage held by SemiCab’s currently have in place may not apply to a particular loss or it may not be sufficient to cover all liabilities to which we may be subject. A loss for which SemiCab is not adequately insured could materially affect its financial results.

 

Though it is difficult to determine what, if any, harm may directly result from any specific interruption or attack, a significant impact on the performance, reliability, security, and availability of SemiCab’s operating systems and technical infrastructure to the satisfaction of its users may harm its reputation, impair its ability to retain existing customers or attract new customers, and expose it to legal claims and government action, each of which could have a material adverse impact on its financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.

 

SemiCab’s international operations subject it to operational, financial, and data privacy risks.

 

SemiCab provides services within foreign countries on an increasing basis. Its business outside of the U.S. is subject to various risks, including:

 

  ● difficulties in managing or overseeing foreign operations and agents;
  ● limitations on the repatriation of funds because of foreign exchange controls;
  ● foreign currency fluctuations;
  ● different liability standards;
  ● intellectual property laws of countries that do not protect its intellectual property rights, including but not limited to, its proprietary information systems, to the same extent as the laws of the U.S.;
  ● issues related to non-compliance with laws, rules, and regulations in the countries in which it operates including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar regulations. Failure to comply could result in reputational harm, substantial penalties, and operational restrictions; and
  ● global laws and regulations regarding the collection, use, processing, and transfer of personal information may impact its services by imposing restrictions on processing, increase legal claim liability, and increase regulatory scrutiny and fines. These requirements continue to evolve and vary by region and regime, which increases the risk of noncompliance and impacts operations, including additional expenses and resources necessary to manage compliant operations.

 

The occurrence or consequences of any of these factors may restrict its ability to operate in the affected region and/or decrease the profitability of its operations in that region.

 

Foreign currency fluctuations could result in currency exchange gains or losses or could affect the book value of its assets and liabilities. Furthermore, SemiCab may experience unanticipated changes to its income tax liabilities resulting from changes in geographical income mix and changing international tax legislation. If SemiCab does not correctly anticipate changes in international economic and political conditions, it may not be able to alter its business practices in time to avoid adverse effects.

 

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SemiCab’s ability to appropriately staff and retain employees is important to its business model.

 

SemiCab’s continued success depends upon its ability to attract and retain motivated logistics and technology professionals. In periods of rapid change, it may be more difficult to match its staffing level to its business needs. SemiCab cannot guarantee it will be able to continue to hire and retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel. In addition, macroeconomic factors impacting the labor market may result in higher costs to hire and retain qualified personnel. Because of its highly experienced employee base, its employees are attractive targets for new and existing competitors. Continued success depends in large part on its ability to develop successful employees into managers and architects.

 

SemiCab uses, and may continue to expand its use of, machine learning and artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies to deliver its services and operate its business.

 

If SemiCab fails to successfully integrate AI into its platform and business processes, or if it fails to keep pace with rapidly evolving AI technological developments, including attracting and retaining talented AI developers and programmers and cybersecurity personnel, it may face a competitive disadvantage. At the same time, the use or offering of AI technologies may result in new or expanded risks and liabilities, including enhanced government or regulatory scrutiny, litigation, privacy and compliance issues, ethical concerns, confidentiality, reputational harm, and security risks. It is not possible to predict all of the risks related to the use of AI and changes in laws, rules, directives, and regulations governing the use of AI may adversely affect the ability to develop and use AI or subject SemiCab to legal liability. The cost of complying with laws and regulations governing AI could be significant and would increase operating expenses, which could adversely affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations. Further, market demand and acceptance of AI technologies are uncertain, there may be challenges to further incorporate AI into SemiCab’s processes.

 

SemiCab’s business is dependent on a small number of customers.

 

SemiCab derives a significant portion of its total revenues from a small number of customers. During 2023, SemiCab’s top 5 customers based on total revenue comprised approximately 99 percent of its consolidated total revenues. Its largest customer comprised approximately 37 percent of its consolidated total revenues. The sudden loss of major customers could materially and adversely affect its operating results.

 

SemiCab is subject to claims arising from its transportation operations.

 

SemiCab uses the services of thousands of third-party transportation companies in connection with its transportation operations. From time to time, the drivers employed and engaged by the motor carriers with which SemiCab contracts with are involved in accidents, which may result in serious personal injuries. The resulting types and/or amounts of damages may be excluded by or exceed the amount of insurance coverage maintained by the contracted motor carrier. SemiCab contractually requires all motor carriers it works with to carry at least $1,000,000 in automobile liability insurance. SemiCab also requires all contracted motor carriers to maintain workers compensation and other insurance coverage as required by law. Most contracted motor carriers have insurance exceeding these minimum requirements, as well as cargo insurance in varying policy amounts. Although these drivers are not employees of SemiCab and all of these drivers are employees, owner-operators, or independent contractors working for the contracted motor carriers, from time to time, claims may be asserted against SemiCab for its actions or for SemiCab’s actions in retaining them. Claims against SemiCab may exceed the amount of its insurance coverage or may not be covered by insurance at all. A material increase in the frequency or severity of accidents, liability claims, workers’ compensation claims, or unfavorable resolutions of claims could materially and adversely affect its operating results. In addition, significant increases in insurance costs or the inability to purchase insurance as a result of these claims could reduce its profitability. SemiCab’s involvement in the transportation of certain goods, including but not limited to, hazardous materials, could also increase its exposure in the event one of its contracted motor carriers is involved in an accident resulting in injuries or contamination.

 

In its customer contracts, SemiCab may agree to assume cargo liability up to a stated maximum. Although SemiCab is not legally liable for loss or damage to its customers’ cargo, from time to time, claims may be asserted against SemiCab for cargo losses. SemiCab maintains a broad contingent cargo liability insurance policy to help protect it against catastrophic losses that may not be recovered from the responsible contracted carrier. SemiCab also carries various liability insurance policies, including automobile and general liability.

 

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SemiCab’s business depends upon compliance with numerous government regulations.

 

SemiCab’s operations may be regulated and licensed by various federal, state, and local transportation agencies in the U.S. and similar governmental agencies in foreign countries in which its operates.

 

SemiCab is subject to licensing and regulation as a property freight broker and is licensed by the DOT to arrange for the transportation of property by motor vehicle. The DOT prescribes qualifications for acting in this capacity, including certain surety bonding requirements. SemiCab also has and maintains other licenses as required by law. SemiCab’s failure to maintain required permits or licenses, or to comply with applicable regulations, could result in substantial fines or revocation of its operating permits and licenses

 

Legislative or regulatory changes can affect the economics of the transportation industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and the cost of providing, transportation services. SemiCab may experience an increase in operating costs, such as security costs, as a result of governmental regulations that have been or will be adopted in response to terrorist activities and potential terrorist activities. No assurances can be given that SemiCab will be able to pass these increased costs on to its customers in the form of rate increases or surcharges, and its operations and profitability may be materially and adversely affected as a result.

 

Risks Related To Our Intellectual Property

 

We primarily rely on trade secret protection and non-disclosure agreements to protect our proprietary information, which may not be effective.

 

We currently rely on trade secret protection and non-disclosure agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties to protect our confidential and proprietary information. If we do not protect our intellectual property and other confidential information adequately, competitors may be able to use our proprietary technologies and information and thereby erode any competitive advantages they provide us with.

 

We will be able to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent these rights are effectively maintained as confidential. We expect to rely primarily on trade secret and contractual protections for our confidential and proprietary information and we have taken security measures we believe are appropriate to protect this information. These measures, however, may not provide adequate protection for our trade secrets, know-how or other confidential information. We seek to protect our proprietary information by, among other things, entering into confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and other third parties. These confidentiality agreements may not sufficiently safeguard our trade secrets and other confidential information and may not provide adequate remedies in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of this information. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret or other proprietary information could be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming and the outcome could be unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets or other confidential information could otherwise become known or be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse by us. If any of our trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information were disclosed or misappropriated or if any such information was independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position could be harmed, and our business could suffer.

 

We may be forced to litigate to enforce or defend our intellectual property rights, or the intellectual property rights of our licensors.

 

We may be forced to litigate to enforce or defend our intellectual property rights against infringement and unauthorized use by competitors. In so doing, we may place our intellectual property at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable, or narrowed in scope. Further, an adverse result in any litigation or defense proceedings may place pending applications at risk of non-issuance. In addition, if any licensor fails to enforce or defend its intellectual property rights, this may adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our products that including licensing deals, as well as our ability to prevent competitors from making, using, and selling competing products. Any such litigation could be very costly and could distract our management from focusing on operating our business. The existence or outcome of any such litigation could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential and proprietary information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. In addition, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

 

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We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

 

Filing, prosecuting, and defending intellectual property rights on our products throughout the world is prohibitively expensive. Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained intellectual property rights to develop their own products and, further, may export otherwise infringing products to territories where we have intellectual property rights, but where enforcement is not as strong as that in the U.S. These products may compete with our products in jurisdictions where we do not have any issued or licensed patents and our patent claims or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing.

 

Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents and other intellectual property protection, which could make it difficult for us to stop the infringement of our patents or marketing of competing products in violation of our proprietary rights generally. Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial cost and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business.

 

General Risk Factors

 

Our information technology systems or data, or those of our service providers or customers or users could be subject to cyber-attacks or other security incidents, which could result in data breaches, intellectual property theft, claims, litigation, regulatory investigations, significant liability, reputational damage and other adverse consequences.

 

The ever-evolving threat landscape makes data security and privacy a critical priority. Our technology team and third-party vendors have experience and expertise supporting mitigation of the potential cyber-attacks facing our organization and vulnerabilities facing our technology infrastructure and potential cyber-attacks. All employees have access to cybersecurity training.

 

We maintain processes for key risk identification, mitigation efforts, and day-to-day management of risks, including cybersecurity risks.

 

Although it is difficult to determine the potential impacts from a cyber-attack or other security incident, we may experience negative impacts such as reputational harm, inability to retain existing customers or attract new customers, exposure to legal claims and government action, among others. We cannot guarantee future attacks will have little to no impact on our business. In particular, given the interconnected nature of the supply chain and our significant presence in the industry, the Company’s subsidiary, SemiCab, believes it may be an attractive target for such attacks. The impact of a cyber-attack or other security incident may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations, availability of our systems, and growth prospects, which makes cybersecurity risk management of critical importance.

 

We primarily rely on technology provided by third parties, with the exception of SemiCab that has internally developed the majority of its line of business applications. We have processes in place to oversee and identify risks from cyber-attack threats associated with the use of third-party technology including third-party risk management, and process and partner intake risk assessments. These processes help mitigate the risks associated with utilizing external technology platforms and help prevent disruptions.

 

While we have processes and programs in place to meet our global compliance obligations and work with our employees and teams across the globe to ensure security and data protection principles are integrated into the way we conduct our business, there can be no assurance that our operations may not be subject to successful breaches, employee malfeasance, or human or technological error which could result in, for example, unauthorized access to, disclosure, modification, misuse, loss, or destruction of company, customer, or other third party data or systems; theft of sensitive, regulated, or confidential data including personal information and intellectual property; the loss of access to critical data or systems through ransomware, destructive attacks or other means; and business delays, service or system disruptions or denials of service.

 

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Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from the conflict in Ukraine or any other geopolitical tensions.

 

U.S. and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the start of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops was reported. Although the length and impact of the ongoing military conflict is highly unpredictable, the conflict in Ukraine could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in credit and capital markets.

 

Russia’s military interventions in Ukraine have led to sanctions and other penalties being levied by the U.S., European Union and other countries against Russia. Additional potential sanctions and penalties have also been proposed and/or threatened. Russian military actions and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets. In addition, the invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed on Russia have resulted in increased volatility in the financial markets and the markets for certain commodities including oil, which may significantly impact the manufacturers that we rely on but is not expected to have any direct impact on us.

 

Additionally, the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the government of Hamas in Gaza has caused disruptions in shipping lanes in the Red Sea where some major cargo lines have opted to route their vessels away from the region which has increased the time required to reach their destinations as well as increased time for vessels to return to their port of origin with empty containers. Continued shipping line disruptions and delays may impact the availability and cost of shipping containers during peak shipping season.

 

While we have not experienced any direct impact from the conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East, the extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market and shipping lane disruptions are impossible to predict but could be substantial and could adversely affect our operating results as they impact the global economy in the future.

 

High inflation and unfavorable economic conditions could negatively affect our operations and results.

 

Unfavorable global or regional economic conditions may be triggered by numerous developments beyond our control, including inflation, geopolitical events, health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other events that trigger economic volatility on a global or regional basis. Those types of unfavorable economic conditions could adversely affect our business and financial results. In particular, a significant deterioration in economic conditions, including economic slowdowns or recessions, increased unemployment levels, inflationary pressures or disruptions to credit and capital markets, could lead to decreased consumer confidence and consumer spending more generally, thus reducing consumer demand for our products. For example, in 2022 and 2023, the United States experienced a rapid increase in inflation levels of approximately 6.5% year-over year in 2022 and approximately 4.0% year-over-year in 2023. Such heightened inflationary levels may negatively impact consumer disposable income and discretionary spending and, in turn, reduce consumer demand for our products and increase our costs.

 

We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers, who are experiencing financial difficulties, and if these customers are unable to pay us, our revenues and profitability will be reduced.

 

We sell products to retailers, including national chains, warehouse clubs, department stores, lifestyle merchants, specialty stores, and direct mail catalogs and showrooms. Deterioration in the financial condition of our customers could result in bad debt expense to us and have a material adverse effect on our revenues and future profitability.

 

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We may have trouble hiring additional qualified personnel.

 

As we expand our product development and marketing activities, we will need to hire additional personnel and could experience difficulties attracting and retaining qualified employees. Competition for qualified personnel could be intense due to the limited number of individuals who possess the skills and experience required by such an industry. We may not be able to afford, attract and retain quality personnel on favorable terms, or at all. In addition, to the extent we hire personnel from competitors, we may be subject to allegations that such personnel have been improperly solicited or that they have divulged proprietary or other confidential information, or that their former employers own their product or service ideas. Any of these difficulties could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The failure of our information technology systems could significantly disrupt the operation of our business.

 

Like any other business, we rely on e-mail and other digital communications methods as part of our normal operations. As such, our internal computer systems and servers could fail or suffer security breaches, possibly resulting in a material disruption to our operations. The secure operation of our IT networks and systems as well as the secure processing and maintenance of information is critical to our operations and business strategy. Our ability to execute our business plan and to comply with regulatory requirements with respect to data control and data integrity depends, in part, on the continued and uninterrupted performance of our information technology systems, or IT systems. These systems are vulnerable to damage from a variety of sources, including telecommunications or network failures, malicious human acts and natural disasters. Moreover, despite network security and back-up measures, some of our servers are potentially vulnerable to physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses and similar disruptive problems. Despite the precautionary measures we have taken to prevent unanticipated problems that could affect our IT systems, there are no assurances that electronic break-ins, computer viruses and similar disruptive problems, and/or sustained or repeated system failures or problems arising during the upgrade of any of our IT systems that interrupt our ability to generate and maintain data will not occur. The occurrence of any of the foregoing with respect to our IT systems could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

We are subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business.

 

We are subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. Any such litigation could be very costly and could distract our management from focusing on operating our business. The existence of any such litigation could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Results of actual and potential litigation are inherently uncertain. An unfavorable result in a legal proceeding could adversely affect our reputation, financial condition and operating results.

 

We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, as well as export control laws, customs laws, sanctions laws and other laws governing our anticipated operations. If we fail to comply with these laws, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, other remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Our operations are subject to certain anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and other anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business. The FCPA and other anti-corruption laws generally prohibit us and our employees and intermediaries from bribing, being bribed or making other prohibited payments to government officials or other persons to obtain or retain business or gain some other business advantage. We and our commercial partners operate in several jurisdictions that pose a high risk of potential FCPA violations and we participate in collaborations and relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under the FCPA or local anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope, or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted.

 

We are also subject to other laws and regulations governing our international operations, including regulations administered in the U.S. and in the EU, including applicable export control regulations, economic sanctions on countries and persons, customs requirements and currency exchange regulations (collectively, “Trade Control Laws”).

 

There can be no assurance that we are completely effective in ensuring our compliance with all applicable anticorruption laws, including the FCPA or other legal requirements, such as Trade Control Laws. Any investigation of potential violations of the FCPA, other anti-corruption laws or Trade Control Laws by the United States, the European Union or other authorities could have an adverse impact on our reputation, our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, should we be found not to be in compliance with the FCPA, other anti-corruption laws or Trade Control Laws, we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions and remedial measures, as well as the accompanying legal expenses, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and liquidity, as well as on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Our charter provides limitations of director liability and indemnification of directors and officers and employees.

 

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

 

  ● breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;
  ● act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
  ● unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or
  ● transaction from which the directors derived an improper personal benefit.

 

These limitations of liability do not apply to liabilities arising under the federal or state securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.

 

Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our bylaws also provide that we are obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding. We believe that these provisions are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

 

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

 

If our accounting controls and procedures are circumvented or otherwise fail to achieve their intended purposes, our business could be seriously harmed.

 

We evaluate our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of each fiscal quarter, and annually review and evaluate our internal control over financial reporting in order to comply with the Commission’s rules relating to internal control over financial reporting adopted pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or our management does not timely assess the adequacy of such internal control, we may be subject to regulatory sanctions, and our reputation may decline.

 

We have performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the most recent period covered by this report. Based on our evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses described below.

 

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A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, within the meaning of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Audit Standard No. 5, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has identified the following material weaknesses which has caused management to conclude that as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective at a reasonable assurance level.

 

We do not have sufficient resources in our accounting function, which restricts our ability review material account reconciliations and certain material journal entries related to financial reporting, including fair value estimates, in a timely manner. In addition, there is no three-way match or other established control over occurrence of revenue that is precise enough to detect a material misstatement in revenue. Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties including review of certain journal entries, reconciliations and three-way match of documents may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, review and reconciliation of transactions and calculations should be performed by separate individuals and a more precise process regarding the three way match of documents needs to be established.

 

We are currently working to improve and simplify our internal processes and implement enhanced controls to address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, document matching and to remedy the ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. These material weaknesses will not be totally remediated until the applicable remediated controls are operating for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

 

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members.

 

We are a public company and subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls for financial reporting. For example, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that our management report on the effectiveness of our internal controls structure and procedures for financial reporting. Section 404 compliance may divert internal resources and will take a significant amount of time and effort to complete. If we fail to maintain compliance under Section 404, or if our internal control over financial reporting continues to not be effective as defined under Section 404, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the Nasdaq Stock Market, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities. Furthermore, investor perceptions of our company may suffer, and this could cause a decline in the market price of our common stock. Any failure of our internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our stated results of operations and harm our reputation. If we are unable to implement these changes effectively or efficiently, it could harm our operations, financial reporting or financial results and could result in an adverse opinion on internal controls from our independent auditors. We may need to hire a number of additional employees with public accounting and disclosure experience in order to meet our ongoing obligations as a public company, particularly if we become fully subject to Section 404 and its auditor attestation requirements, which will increase costs. Our management team and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to new compliance initiatives and to meeting the obligations that are associated with being a public company, which may divert attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements reflect the current view about future events. When used in this prospectus, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements, include, but are not limited to, statements contained in this prospectus relating to our business strategy, our future operating results and liquidity and capital resources outlook. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees of assurance of future performance. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

 

  ● Our ability to raise sufficient capital from this offering;
  ● our ability to attract and retain management;
  ● our growth strategies;
  ● anticipated trends in our business;
  ● our future results of operations;
  ● our ability to incorporate new and changing technologies
  ● our willingness to develop technological innovation;
  ● our liquidity and ability to finance our development activities;
  ● the impact from ownership if we are a controlled company;
  ● the impact of inflation and other pricing pressures;
  ● the impact of government regulation;
  ● planned capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof);
  ● our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations;
  ● competition;
  ● the ability of our management team to execute its plans and meet our goals;
  ● general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the regional and local market areas in which we are doing business, that may be less favorable than expected; and
  ● other economic, competitive, governmental (including new tariffs), legislative, regulatory, geopolitical and technological factors that may negatively impact our business, operations and pricing.
  ● other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors”) relating to our industry, our operations and results of operations and the securities being offered hereby.

 

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

 

Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be $8,880,000 after deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by us for this offering assuming that we sell 100% of the securities offered in this offering (or approximately $$6,580,000, $4,280,000 and $1,980,000 million if we sell 75%, 50% and 25% of the securities offered in this offering, respectively).

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes and to repay the principal amount of $2,352,941 in outstanding senior secured notes of the Company. The senior notes mature on January 22, 2025, and upon the occurrence of an event of default, as defined in the senior secured notes, bears interest as the rate of 14% per annum. Pursuant to the terms of the senior notes, we are required to apply 100% of the net proceeds of this offering to repay the senior secured notes. The Company intends to apply the net proceeds to the repayment of the senior secured notes and apply any remaining proceeds to working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 

 

Investors must rely on the judgment of our management, who will have broad discretion regarding the application of the proceeds of this offering. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including market conditions, cash generated by our operations (if any), business developments and the rate of our growth. We may find it necessary or advisable to use portions of the proceeds of this offering for other purposes. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering in a money market or other interest-bearing account.

 

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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RIME.”

 

As of November 20, 2024, 14,215,176 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and were held by 34 stockholders of record.

 

We also have outstanding:

 

●70,252 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $8.07 per share;
●63,453 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan; and
●902,113 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.20 per share.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have not declared any cash dividends since inception and we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Instead, we anticipate that all of our earnings will be used to provide working capital, to support our operations, and to finance the growth and development of our business. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of the Board and will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, prospects, applicable Delaware law, which provides that dividends are only payable out of surplus or current net profits, and other factors our Board might deem relevant. There are no restrictions that currently limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock other than those generally imposed by applicable state law.

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our consolidated cash and capitalization, as of September 30, 2024. Such information is set forth on the following basis:

 

  ● on an actual basis;
     
  ● on a pro forma basis giving effect to the sale and issuance of senior secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 and an aggregate of 4,462,421 shares of common stock prior to the date of this prospectus; and

 

  ● on a pro forma as adjusted basis giving effect to the sale of 43,478,261 shares of common stock by us in this public offering (assuming no sale of any Pre-Funded Warrants and none of the Warrants issued in this offering are exercised and 100% of the securities offered in this offering are sold) at an assumed public offering price of $0.23 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 20, 2024, after deducting estimated placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

You should read the following table in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus.

 

The pro forma as adjusted information set forth below is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

 

   As of September 30, 2024 
             
    Actual    Pro Forma (1)    Pro Forma As Adjusted (1) 
Cash and cash equivalents  $621,000   $3,768,000   $12,653,000 
Total Indebtedness  $1,003,000   $3,356,000   $3,356,000 
Stockholders’ equity:               
Common stock, 11,079,678 issued and 9,752,755 shares outstanding at September 30, 2024; 14,215,176 issued and outstanding pro forma; and 57,693,437 issued and outstanding as adjusted (unaudited)   98,000    143,000    578,000 
Additional Paid-in Capital  $35,995,000   $38,265,000   $47,830,000 
Accumulated deficit   (33,206,000)   (34,374,000)   (34,374,000)
Non-controlling interest   (148,000)   (148,000)   (148,000)
Total stockholders’ equity  $2,739,000   $3,886,000   $13,886,000 
                
                
Total Capitalization  $3,742,000   $7,242,000   $17,242,000 

 

(1) The information above excludes:

 

  ● 70,252 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $8.07 per share;
  ● 63,453 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan; and
  ● 902,113 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.20 per share.

 

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DILUTION

 

Purchasers of our common stock in this offering will experience an immediate and substantial dilution in the pro forma net tangible book value of their shares of common stock. Dilution in pro forma net tangible book value represents the difference between the public offering price per share and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after the offering.

 

The historical net tangible book value (deficit) of our common stock as of September 30, 2024 was $(1,971,000) or $(0.20) per share. Historical net tangible book value per share of our common stock represents our total tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets) less total liabilities divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of that date.

 

After giving effect to the issuance of an aggregate of 4,462,421 shares of common stock from September 30, 2024 until the date of this prospectus, our pro forma net tangible book value as of September 30, 2024 would have been $(1,176,941) or approximately $(0.08) per share of our common stock.

 

After giving further effect to the sale of a total of 43,478,261 shares in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $0.23 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 20, 2024 (assuming no sale of any Pre-Funded Warrants and none of the Warrants issued in this offering are exercised and 100% of the securities offered in this offering are sold), less placement agent fees and other expenses of $1,120,000 for net proceeds of $8,880,000, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2024 would have been $7,708,059 or $0.13 per share of our common stock.

 

This represents an immediate increase in the pro forma net tangible book value per share of $0.22 to the existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share of $0.10 to new investors who purchase shares of common stock in the offering. The following table illustrates this per share dilution to new investors:

 

Public offering price per share       $0.23 
Historical net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024  $(0.20)    
Increase per share attributable to the pro forma adjustments described above  $0.12     
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024  $(0.08)     
Increase in in pro forma net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering  $0.22     
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2024       $0.13 
Dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors       $0.10 

 

The above discussion and table are based on shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and excludes:

 

70,252 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $8.07 per share;

 

63,453 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan; and

 

902,113 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.20 per share.

 

After completion of this offering without giving effect to the exercise of the Warrants and assuming no sale of any Pre-Funded Warrants, our existing stockholders would own approximately 25% and our new investors would own approximately 75% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering.

 

To the extent that outstanding options or warrants are exercised, you will experience further dilution. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities may result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

The dilution information set forth in the table above is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

 

Capitalization Table

 

   Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Average Price 
   Number   Percent   Amount   Percent   Per Share 
Existing stockholders   14,215,176    24.64%  $35,995,000    78.26%  $2.53 
New Investors   43,478,261    75.36%  $10,000,000    21.74%  $0.23 
    57,693,437    100%  $45,995,000    100%  $0.80 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “goals,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, uncertain events or assumptions, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s expectations as of the date of this filing and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those described throughout this report and our Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the nine months period ended December 31, 2023, particularly the “Risk Factors” sections of such reports. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this Form 10-Q and in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business. The forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are made as of the date of this filing, and we do not undertake, and expressly disclaim any duty to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, new developments or otherwise, except to the extent that disclosure may be required by law.

 

You should read the following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited financial statements and related notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Transition Report on Form 10-KT, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2024.

 

In this Quarterly Report, unless the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,” “Algorhythm,” “we,” “our company” and “us” refer to Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as well as our wholly owned subsidiaries; SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), The Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Singing Machine”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”), MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”) and SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab”).

 

The objective of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation is to allow investors to view our company from management’s perspective, considering items that would have a material impact on future operations.

 

Overview

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a The Singing machine Company, Inc.) (the “Company”) is a holding company for an AI enabled software logistics business operated through our SemiCab Holding subsidiary and a home karaoke consumer products company that designs and distributes karaoke products globally to retailers and ecommerce partners through our Singing Machine subsidiary.

 

Our operations include our wholly owned subsidiaries, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”), MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”) and SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab”).

 

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Singing Machine is primarily engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and musical recordings. We are a global karaoke and music entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality karaoke and music enabled consumer products for adults and children.

 

SemiCab is a cloud-based collaborative transportation platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize full-truckload transportation at enterprise-scale. To orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers, SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners. To build fully loaded round trips, SemiCab uses AI/ML techniques and advanced predictive optimization models.

 

Recent Developments

 

Name and Symbol Change

 

Effective September 5, 2024, our Certificate of Incorporation was amended to effect a change in the name of the Company from “The Singing Machine Company, Inc.” to “Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.” In addition, effective September 8, 2024, the Company’s ticker symbol was changed from “MICS” to “RIME.”

 

Change in Fiscal Year

 

During 2023, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31. Our results of operations, cash flows, and all transactions impacting shareholders’ equity presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of September 30, 2024 are for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

ATM Offering

 

On June 26, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital markets, LLC, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,100,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 8, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $2,020,000. On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $3,100,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Agent was paid $30,000 in fees to cover legal and administrative expenses and will receive an amount equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from each sale of the Company’s share of common stock. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold 1,673,077 shares of common stock under the ATM offering and received net proceeds of approximately $1,489,000 after payment of legal and accounting fees, brokerage commissions, and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $189,000.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2024 and through November 22, 2024 (the last trading day prior to filing), the Company sold 2,162,423 shares of common stock under the ATM offering, and received net proceeds of approximately $1,372,000 after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $42,000.

 

Asset Purchase

 

On June 11, 2024, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab LLC” and collectively with the Company, the “Buyer”), SemiCab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SemiCab” or the “Seller”), Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell and assign to the Company, and the Company agreed to purchase and assume from the Seller, substantially all the assets, and certain specified liabilities relating to the business of the Seller. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties agreed that the Buyer will not assume the liabilities of the Seller. SemiCab is an artificial intelligence, cloud-based collaborative transportation platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize semi-tractor trailer load efficiency.

 

On July 3, 2024, the parties closed on the asset purchase whereby the Company issued to the Seller (i) 641,806 shares of the Company’s common stock (ii) a twenty percent (20%) membership interest in SemiCab LLC.

 

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Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement, the Company and Seller entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”), granting the Buyer the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB Solutions Private Limited (“SMCB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, in consideration for 320,903 shares of common stock of the Company. The Option Agreement has not been exercised through the date of this filing.

 

Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”).

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company abandoned its plans to continue use of the leased space and exercised its early termination provision of the Lease Agreement which was not accepted by the Landlord. Due to the abandonment of the lease, all assets related to the lease were impaired. Assets including security deposits, rent deposits and right of use assets of approximately $3,878,000 were written off during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS Nomad LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MICS NY”), and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleges the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects.

 

On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and dismissal of the complaint within 5 business days of the Company’s payment of $250,000. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company made the first payment of $150,000 was made on September 25, 2024 and a final payment of $100,000 was due and paid on October 25, 2024. On October 29, 2024 the Landlord filed a discontinuance with prejudice.

 

As a result of the settlement, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company wrote off the remaining operating lease liability on the Lease Agreement and recognized a gain on early termination of the operating lease of approximately $3,874,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company recognized a loss on early termination of the operating lease of $4,000 which includes the $250,000 termination settlement expense. The net loss on early termination of the Lease Agreement was recorded as a component of operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Private Placement

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with investors pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 (the “Notes”), for cash proceeds of $2,000,000, net of original issue discount of $352,941. As consideration for entering into the SPA, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the investors on October 24, 2024 (See Note 17).

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance, a Michigan banking corporation, (referred to as “Oxford”) entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and related Revolving Credit Note (the “Note”) for a $2,000,000 revolving line of credit (the “Oxford Line of Credit”). On October 17, 2024, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and the Note. As of the date of termination, the Company had no outstanding amounts owed to Oxford and paid a termination fee of $40,000.

 

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Amended Bylaws

 

On October 18, 2024, the Company amended its Amended By-laws (the “By-law Amendment”), for the purpose of reducing the quorum required to hold meetings of the stockholders of the Company (the “Quorum Requirement”). The By-law Amendment reduced the Quorum Requirement from a majority to thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the voting power of the shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The By-law Amendment was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 18, 2024.

 

Share Repurchase

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Regalia Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to repurchase from the Seller an aggregate of 1,098,901 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”). Pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase from the Seller, and the Seller has agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares, at a price per Share equal to the higher of: (1) the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the Repurchase Agreement; or (2) the highest volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the common stock during a pricing period of ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the date of the Repurchase Agreement per share (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company shall issue to the Seller a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price, substantially in the form attached to the Repurchase Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Note”), and subject to terms and conditions therein.

 

The shares of common stock to be repurchased were originally issued to the Seller on November 21, 2023, pursuant to a certain stock purchase agreement, dated November 20, 2023.

 

As of the date of this filing, the repurchase of the shares has not yet closed.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain items related to our consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of net sales as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
                 
Net Sales   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%
Cost of Goods Sold   77.6%   76.6%   79.3%   75.6%
Operating Expenses   10.5%   22.8%   67.1%   44.8%
Income (Loss) from Operations   11.8%   0.6%   -46.4%   -20.4%
Other (Expenses) Income, Net   -2.7%   -0.1%   -2.1%   2.9%
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Provision   9.1%   0.5%   -48.5%   -17.5%
Income Tax Provision   0.0%   0.0%   0.0%   -6.8%
Net Income (Loss)   9.1%   0.5%   -48.5%   -24.3%

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

Net Sales

 

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024, decreased to approximately $10,622,000 from approximately $15,931,000 representing a decrease of approximately $5,309,000 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower overall sell-through results during the prior year holiday season, mostly with our largest customer, Walmart, which in turn reduced their forecast for the upcoming holiday season resulting in decreased stock purchases.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024 decreased to approximately $2,375,000 from approximately $3,734,000 representing a decrease of approximately $1,359,000 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decrease in net sales as described above.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, total operating expenses decreased to approximately $1,118,000, compared to approximately $3,628,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2023. This represents a decrease in total operating expenses of approximately $2,510,000 from the three months ended September 30, 2023. The Company wrote off the remaining operating lease liability on the hospitality Lease Agreement due to a termination Settlement Agreement and recognized a gain on early termination of the operating lease of approximately $3,874,000 as the related right of use asset had already been written off as impaired in the previous quarter. Selling expenses decreased by approximately $516,000 of variable and discretionary selling expenses commensurate with the decrease in net sales as described above. These decreases in operating expenses were offset by increases in stock-based consulting expenses of approximately $426,000 and increased third-party logistics costs of approximately $213,000 associated with the closing of the Company’s logistics warehouse in the prior year. In addition, there was an increase in operating expenses of approximately $816,000 related to the asset acquisition agreement of SemiCab.

 

Other Expenses (Income)

 

Other expenses consisted of interest expense of approximately $283,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to interest expense of approximately $53,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in interest expense of approximately $230,000 was primarily due to interest incurred on debt from the recently acquired asset purchase of SemiCab. There was a gain on the disposal of warehouse equipment of approximately $44,000 associated with the closing of the logistics facility in California during the three months ended September 30, 2023.

 

Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company did not recognize any income tax provision. The Company is not recognizing any tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as the Company is not forecasting any taxable income for the current year and had a loss before income tax benefit in the previous year. The Company’s income tax expense differs for the expected tax benefit based on statutory rates primarily due history of losses and forecasts that suggest the Company will not be able to utilize any deferred tax assets in the future.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

Net Sales

 

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased to approximately $15,488,000 from approximately $21,939,000 representing a decrease of approximately $6,451,000 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower overall sell-through results during the prior year holiday season, mostly with our largest customer, Walmart, which in turn reduced their forecast for the upcoming holiday season resulting in decreased stock purchases.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased to approximately $3,201,000 from approximately $5,357,000 representing a decrease of approximately $2,156,000 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the decrease in net sales as described above. Gross margins for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were 20.7%, as compared to 24.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The primary reason for the decrease in gross profit margin was due to a product mix of excess inventory that was sold at margins significantly lower than current active products.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, total operating expenses increased to approximately $10,386,000 compared to approximately $9,829,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This represents an increase in total operating expenses of approximately $557,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in total operating expenses was primarily due to an increase in stock-based consulting expenses of approximately $426,000 and an increase in operating expenses of approximately $816,000 related to the asset acquisition agreement of SemiCab. These increases were offset by a decrease in variable and discretionary selling expenses of approximately $596,000 commensurate with the decrease in net sales as described above.

 

Other (Expenses) Income, net

 

Other expenses, net increased to approximately $328,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to other income, net of approximately $626,000.

 

There was interest expense of approximately $328,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to interest expense of approximately $122,000. The increase in interest expense of approximately $206,000 was primarily due to interest incurred on debt from the recently acquired asset purchase of SemiCab. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there was a refund of approximately $704,000 from the Employee Retention Credit program and a gain on the disposal of warehouse equipment of approximately $44,000 associated with the closing of the logistics facility in California.

 

Income Taxes

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not recognize any income tax provision as the Company is not forecasting any taxable income for the current year. The Company’s income tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was approximately $1,502,000 as the Company recognized a full valuation allowance on all of its deferred tax assets based on the recent history of losses and forecasts that suggested the Company would not be able to utilize the deferred tax assets in the future. The Company’s income tax expense differs for the expected tax benefit/expense based on statutory rates primarily due to full valuation allowance for all of its subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company incurred a net loss of approximately $7,247,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, and has a history of recurring losses.

 

On September 30, 2024, we had cash on hand of approximately $621,000 as compared to approximately $6,703,000 on December 31, 2023. The decrease in cash on hand of approximately $6,082,000 from December 31, 2023, was primarily due to approximately $7,069,000 used in operations. We advanced approximately $776,000 to SMCB for prepaid services under a service agreement (See Note 5). There was a decrease in refunds due to customers of approximately $1,968,000 which included payment of approximately $768,000 to one major customer for refunds due for overstock returned by the customer in the prior year. There was a seasonal increase in reserves for sales returns of approximately $1,180,000. These uses of cash were offset by proceeds of approximately $1,489,000 for the sale of its common stock and a decrease in trade and related party accounts receivable of approximately $3,158,000. As of September 30, 2024, we had deficit working capital of approximately $2,082,000.

 

On September 30, 2023, we had cash on hand of approximately $3,213,000 as compared to $2,795,000 as of December 31, 2022. The increase in cash on hand of approximately $418,000 was primarily due to approximately $760,000 provided by operating activities primarily due to peak seasonal increases of accounts payable of approximately $10,442,000 primarily due to factory vendors offset by seasonal increases in accounts receivable of approximately $3,982,000, inventories or approximately $3,424,000 accrued expenses related to seasonal accruals for estimated returned goods and co-op incentive program expenses, approximately $1,132,000. Net cash used investing activities for the purchase of molds and tooling was approximately $163,000. Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $234,000. While the Company received proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants and issuance of common stock (net of offering costs) of approximately $1,640,000, this increase in financing activities was offset by repayment of revolving credit lines of credit and other debt of approximately $1,874,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

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As previously reported on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2024, on August 26, 2024, the Company received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) indicating that its stockholders’ equity as reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 did not meet the minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders’ equity required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”) for continued listing, or the alternatives of market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations. Pursuant to the Equity Rule, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Equity Rule.

 

On November 13, 2024, the Company filed a Form 8-K stating that it believed it regained compliance with the Equity Rule. As disclosed herein, the Company reported stockholders’ equity of approximately $2.7 million.

 

NASDAQ has advised the Company that it will continue to monitor the Company’s ongoing compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement and, if at the time of its next periodic report the Company does not evidence compliance, that it may be subject to delisting.

 

Based on cash flow projections from operating and financing activities and the existing balance of cash, management is of the opinion that the Company has insufficient funds to sustain operations for at least one year after the date of this report, and it may not be able to meet its payment obligations from operations and related commitments, if the Company is not able to obtain outside financing to allow the Company to continue as a going concern. Based on these factors, the Company has substantial doubt that it will continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the issuance date of the financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

The Company’s plan to alleviate the going concern issue is to increase revenue while controlling operating costs and expenses and obtaining funds from outside sources of financing to generate positive financing cash flows. While management is optimistic about its ability to raise funds to fund operations for at least one year after the date of this report, there can be no assurance that any such measures will be successful.

 

The Company’s ability to raise additional funds will depend, in part, on the success of our product development activities, and other events or conditions that may affect the share value or prospects, as well as factors related to financial, economic and market conditions, many of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurances that sufficient funds will be available to us when required or on acceptable terms, if at all. Accordingly, management has concluded that these plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively impact the value of our common stock.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Our interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the judgement increases such judgements become even more subjective. While management believes that its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual results may be materially different than estimated. The critical accounting estimates and assumptions have not materially changed from those identified in our Transition Report for the period ended December 31, 2023.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Our operations include our wholly owned subsidiaries, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), The Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Singing Machine”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”), MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”) and SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab”).

 

Overview

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company with two primary business units – SemiCab and Singing Machine. SemiCab is an AI enabled global software logistics business operated through our subsidiary SemiCab Holdings. Singing Machine is a worldwide leader in the home karaoke consumer products market that designs and distributes karaoke products globally to retailers and ecommerce partners.

 

Consumer Electronics

 

We engage in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and musical recordings. We believe we are a leading global karaoke and music entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality karaoke and music enabled consumer products for adults and children. Our products are among the most widely available karaoke products in the world. Our mission is to “create joy through music.” To deliver on this mission, we are focused on the following multi-prong approach:

 

  ● In the short-term, improve profitability by optimizing operations and continue to expand gross margins; and
  ● In the mid-to-long-term, continue to expand into new verticals including automotive and connected-TV devices and grow our global distribution for our consumer karaoke products.

 

AI Logistics

 

SemiCab is a cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize millions of loads and hundreds of thousands of trucks. To orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers, SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners. To build fully loaded round trips, SemiCab uses AI/ML techniques and advanced predictive optimization models. On the SemiCab platform, shippers pay less and carriers make more while not having to change a thing.

 

Since 2020, SemiCab has enabled major retailers, brands and transportation providers to address their transportation needs globally. SemiCab’s Orchestrated Collaboration™ AI model has proven to increase transportation capacity, improve asset utilization, reduce empty miles, lower logistics costs, and provide visibility into the entire transportation network. Models show the technology has the capability of saving shippers tens of billions of dollars annually through optimization. Further, SemiCab’s technology also has the potential to play a key role in the improved sustainability model globally. Based on its proven ability to improve truck utilization rates from 65% to over 90%, this results in a dramatic reduction in the carbon footprint of the industry. The optimization of existing truck utilization can add approximately 30% more trucking capacity without adding more trucks, drivers or driven miles which addresses common problems plaguing the industry like severe driver shortage and road congestion. Trucking optimization could also eliminate approximately 25% of CO2 emissions attributable to road freight.

 

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Change in Fiscal Year

 

During 2023, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31.

 

Name and Symbol Change

 

Effective September 5, 2024, our Certificate of Incorporation was amended to effect a change in the name of the Company from “The Singing Machine Company, Inc.” to “Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.” In addition, effective September 8, 2024, the Company’s ticker symbol was changed from “MICS” to “RIME.”

 

Recent Events and Developments

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance, a Michigan banking corporation, (referred to as “Oxford”) entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and related Revolving Credit Note (the “Note”) for a $2 million revolving line of credit (the “Oxford Line of Credit”). On October 17, 2024, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and the Note. As of the date of termination, the Company had no outstanding amounts owed to Oxford and paid a termination fee of $40,000.

 

ATM Offering June 2024

 

On June 26, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital markets, LLC, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,100,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 8, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $2,020,000. On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $3,100,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Agent was paid $30,000 in fees to cover legal and administrative expenses and will receive an amount equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from each sale of the Company’s share of common stock.

 

Through the date of this prospectus, the Company has sold 3,835,500 shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement and received net proceeds of approximately $2,975,615 after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $123,045.

 

Asset Purchase

 

On June 11, 2024, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab LLC” and collectively with the Company, the “Buyer”), SemiCab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SemiCab” or the “Seller”), Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell and assign to the Company, and the Company agreed to purchase and assume from the Seller, substantially all the assets, and certain specified liabilities relating to the business of the Seller. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties agreed that the Buyer will not assume the liabilities of the Seller.

 

On July 3, 2024, the parties closed on the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Company issued to the Seller (i) 641,806 shares of the Company’s common stock (ii) a twenty percent (20%) membership interest in SemiCab LLC.

 

Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement, the Company and Seller entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”), granting the Buyer the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB Solutions Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, in consideration for 320,903 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company has not yet exercised the option.

 

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Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”). It was the Company’s intention to use the Premises as a new karaoke venue, offering immersive karaoke technology and audio-visual capabilities, with restaurant and bar offerings however due to lack of funding, the Company initiated termination of the lease in March.

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS Nomad LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MICS NY”), and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleges the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects.

 

On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and dismissal of the complaint within 5 business days of the Company’s payment of $250,000. The Company made full payment on October 25, 2024 and the Landlord filed a discontinuance with prejudice on October 29, 2024.

 

Private Placement

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with the Selling Stockholders pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 (the “Notes”), and received proceeds before expenses of $2,000,000. As consideration for entering into the SPA, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the Selling Stockholders on October 24, 2024. The Selling Stockholders’ resale of these shares is being registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Amended Bylaws

 

On October 18, 2024, the Company amended its Amended By-laws (the “By-law Amendment”), for the purpose of reducing the quorum required to hold meetings of the stockholders of the Company (the “Quorum Requirement”). The By-law Amendment reduced the Quorum Requirement from a majority to thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the voting power of the shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The By-law Amendment was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 18, 2024.

 

Share Repurchase

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Regalia Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to repurchase from the Seller an aggregate of 1,098,901 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”).

 

The shares of common stock to be repurchased were originally issued to the Seller on November 21, 2023, pursuant to a certain stock purchase agreement, dated November 20, 2023.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase from the Seller, and the Seller has agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares, at a price per Share equal to the higher of: (1) the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the Repurchase Agreement; or (2) the highest volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the common stock during a pricing period of ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the date of the Repurchase Agreement per share (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company shall issue to the Seller a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price, substantially in the form attached to the Repurchase Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Note”), and subject to terms and conditions therein.

 

The obligations of each of the Company and the Seller to consummate the closing are conditioned upon the (i) issuance by the Company to the Seller the Note evidencing the Purchase Price and (ii) the Seller’s delivery to the Company of executed stock power with a medallion signature guarantee. As of the date of this prospectus, the transaction contemplated by the Repurchase Agreement has not yet closed.

 

Our Product Portfolio

 

Our karaoke products are sold directly to distributors and retail customers and our transportation services are sold to shippers and brokers. Our portfolio of owned and licensed brands and products are organized into the following categories:

 

Karaoke- including our flagship brand Singing Machine, our karaoke line is driven by products at affordable price points that we believe deliver great value to our customers. All of our karaoke products are Bluetooth® enabled to allow access to digital music content via our mobile apps available on iOS and Android platforms. Our core karaoke line offers advanced features, including but not limited to, enabling customers to output video to a TV screen, correcting singer’s pitch in real-time with our proprietary PitchLab™ technology, streaming karaoke content directly to the machine via WiFi, casting karaoke songs from a mobile device to our karaoke machines through our SingCast™ casting technology, singing duets, and displaying scrolling lyrics in-time with the song. Our products are sold directly to consumers via our retail channels, ecommerce, our own website, and distributors worldwide. This product category accounted for approximately 83% of our net sales in our nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Licensed Products- including brands such as Carpool Karaoke. In 2019, we entered into a 3-year license agreement with CBS® for its Carpool Karaoke brand, made popular by James Corden on The Late Show with James Corden. We launched an innovative Carpool Karaoke Microphone that works specifically in the car. This license agreement with CBS expired on September 30, 2022. On February 28, 2023, we renewed this license agreement for an additional three years. On March 16, 2023, we entered into a three-year license agreement with Sesame Street Workshop for its Sesame Street brand for karaoke and singalong toy products, effective January 1, 2023. Through this license agreement, we will be able to develop and offer for sale all the iconic and beloved Sesame Street characters like Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and many more. This product category accounted for less than 2% of our net sales in the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

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Microphones and Accessories- we currently offer a line of traditional microphone accessories that are compatible with our karaoke machines. These microphones feature an assortment of colors, come wired or wireless, and may include new features like party lighting and voice changing effects. We are also seeing growth in portable Bluetooth microphones which are marketed under our Party Machine brand. This product category accounted for approximately 11% of our net sales in the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Singing Machine Kids Youth Electronics- including the brand Singing Machine Kids. Our kids’ line of products offers fun music entertainment features designed specifically for children. Our kids’ products introduce singing and music entertainment for young singers and offer advanced features, such as voice changing effects, recording, Bluetooth compatibility, and portability. This product category accounted for approximately 2% of our net sales in the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Automotive- In January 2023, we announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that we will be entering the connected vehicle karaoke device market in partnership with Stingray Group, Inc. (“Stingray”). We have developed microphone hardware utilizing our PitchLab™ technology to offer integrated wireless microphones for connection with major automotive brand’s vehicles. We are currently in discussion with many automotive brands to offer our products. This product category is new and did not contribute to our net sales in the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Music Subscriptions- in conjunction with our premium partner, Stingray, we offer karaoke music subscription services for the iOS and Android platforms as well as a web-based download store and integrated streaming services for our hardware. We currently offer almost 20,000 licensed karaoke songs in the catalog. This product category accounted for approximately 2% of our net sales in the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Transportation services: SemiCab sells transportation services to shippers such as retailers, manufacturers and brands. SemiCab primarily focuses on full truck load, over the road transportation services. SemiCab’s services are sold directly to shippers via bids for transportation services. These awards may be signed for selected number of routes for a pre-determined period of time, normally up to a year.

 

Platform subscriptions for transportation execution for brokers: SemiCab offers a SaaS based platform subscription to logistics brokers for managing their operations for transportation execution. The subscription primarily covers Shipper management, Carrier management, Document management, Load operations management, Invoicing, Integration services and Reporting and Analytics.

 

Platform subscriptions for transportation optimization for shippers: SemiCab offers a SaaS based platform subscription to shippers to better manage their freight network by creating optimal lane bundles for bidding and optimized execution of loads with better control over their data and analytics.

 

Product Development and Design

 

Product development is a key element of our strategic growth plan. We strive to deliver many new, exciting consumer products to market every single year to retain our presence as the market-leader in consumer karaoke products. Strategic product development is done in-house from our corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL where we identify new potential categories, features, and price points. Products are created in conjunction with contract product designers and inventors in collaboration with our contract manufacturers in China to deliver products that represent tremendous value to our customers. In addition to new products, we always look for ways to improve existing products to hit more affordable price points or improve features based upon market feedback.

 

SemiCab continuously expands and enhances its platform to provide better transportation services to its customers as well as to automate operational processes. The objective of these additions and enhancements is to build additional functionality and improve or automate existing functions. This allows SemiCab to be more efficient, lower the costs of operation, provide consistent and reliable services, and reduce potential human error in its processes targeting the transportation execution and billing.

 

SemiCab maintains a small, dedicated software development team in India to build, host, maintain and enhance its platform.

 

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Suppliers and Manufacturing

 

We source our products from a variety of contract manufacturers in southern China. We are not dependent on any one supplier as we use multiple manufacturers to make our products. We maintain a Hong Kong office that provides us with factory management, sourcing, quality control, engineering, and product development. We buy finished goods from our suppliers and generally do not source raw materials for manufacturing, however in limited circumstances where we develop proprietary hardware and software, we will secure the proprietary circuits and provide them to our contract manufacturers for assembly into the final product. While we are not responsible for sourcing raw materials, we rely on our contract manufacturers’ ability to secure injected plastic, wood cabinets, integrated circuits, display panels, speaker drivers, and other components that are necessary for assembly into our final products.

 

Our goods are produced by our contract manufacturers and are either shipped via ocean vessels to our distribution center in Ontario, California or we utilize a direct import program where our retail customers coordinate to pick up the goods FOB China. The direct import program allows our customers to take advantage of better ocean container rates through bigger volume and allows us to bypass our California warehouse. We maintain a third-party logistics warehouse in Canada where we sell directly to retail customers and independent channels in Canada. Historically, most of our customers pick up goods from our warehouse (freight collect).

 

On August 31, 2023, the lease at our Ontario, California warehouse facility expired and was not renewed. Instead, we outsourced this business function by entering into a service agreement with a third-party logistics company to provide domestic and Canadian warehousing services, effective September 1, 2023.

 

Sales and Marketing

 

Our products are marketed and sold through our direct sales team, working in conjunction with independent sales representatives that provide sales and customer support for our retail customers in North America. Sales are recognized upon transfer of title to our customers and are made utilizing standard credit terms of approximately 60-90 days. Our sales terms indicate that we only accept returns for defective merchandise, however we have accepted overstock returns from our retail partners in the past.

 

We seek to expand our direct-to-consumer sales, which we believe will increase overall gross margins and increase brand awareness.

 

Marketing, promotion, and consumer engagement are key elements in the youth electronics, toy, and music categories. Historically, a significant percentage of our promotional spending has been structured as co-op promotion incentives with our large retail partners. We continue to focus our marketing efforts on growing brand awareness among our target consumer demographic, optimizing marketing investments, and executing an integrated marketing strategy. We believe an important component of our future growth is based on speaking to the right customer, with the right content, in the right channel, at the right time. We have implemented online marketing, social media, and digital analytics tools, which allow us to better measure the performance of our marketing activities, learn from our consumers, and receive valuable insights into industry and competitor activities.

 

Customer service is a critical component of our marketing strategy in the consumer electronics space. We maintain a U.S.-based internal customer service department within our corporate headquarters that responds to customer inquiries, investigates, and resolves issues, and is available to assist customers and consumers during business hours.

 

SemiCab’s services are sold through its direct sales team primarily working with shippers, participating in transportation bids and onboarding shippers and customers to start operations. While the transportation services contracts are signed for longer durations, generally up to a year, the actual sales are recognized only after the loads from shippers are executed and delivered by us.

 

Our platform subscriptions may be sold through resellers, where sales are recognized on a rolling monthly basis aligned with the SaaS revenue models.

 

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SemiCab uses limited marketing and promotions at this time, primarily focused on creating name recognition and visibility through appropriate social media channels, blogs, and press releases to share industry awards, customer acquisition news and so on.

 

Competition

 

The youth electronics, toy, and music industries have many participants, none of which have a dominant market share, though certain companies may have disproportionate strength in specific product categories. We compete with a number of different companies in a variety of categories, although there is no single company that competes with us across all of our product categories. Our largest direct competitors are Singsation®, Singtrix®, eKids®, Bonaok, Karaoke USA™, and Ion® Audio.

 

The primary methods of competition in the industry consist of brand positioning, product innovation, quality, price, and timely distribution. Our competitive strengths include our ability to develop innovative new products and features, speed to market, our relationships with major retailers, and the quality and pricing of our products.

 

SemiCab operates in a competitive environment. SemiCab competes with traditional and non-traditional logistics companies, including transportation providers that own equipment, third-party freight brokers, technology matching services, internet freight brokers, carriers offering logistics services, and on-demand transportation service providers.

 

SemiCab wins business based on providing reliable services at lower costs and creating an industry-wide network that can operate more efficiently with less empty miles than the industry norm, thus creating a more sustainable transportation network for the entire industry.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We rely on a combination of word and design mark trademarks and trade secrets to protect our intellectual property. In certain circumstances, we will partner with third parties to develop proprietary products, and, where appropriate, we have license agreements related to the use of third-party innovation in our products. The duration of our trademark registrations varies from country to country. However, trademarks are generally valid and may be renewed indefinitely as long as they are in use and/or their registrations are properly maintained.

 

Customers

 

We operate across geographically diverse marketplaces, selling our consumer electronics products globally to large, national retailers as well as independent retailers, on our retailer’s websites, and our own direct to consumer website. In North America, our customers include Amazon, Costco, Sam’s Club, Target and Wal-Mart. Our largest international territories are the U.K. and Australia, where we sell through international distributors. We also sell to select international retail customers in geographic locations where we do not have a direct sales presence.

 

SemiCab operates in the logistics industry providing contract-based, long-haul, FTL transportation services to any shipper that may require such services on an ongoing basis. We currently operate in the USA and India. In the USA, our customers include the likes of Staples and Pepsi and in India our customers include multi-national companies such as Procter & Gamble, Mondelez, Kellanova, Reckitt Benckiser and Kimberly-Clarke and Indian multi-nationals such as Asian Paints, Godrej and Apollo Tyres. Our platform subscriptions may be sold via resellers.

 

SemiCab maintains teams in the US, Philippines and India to provide the transportation services to its customers in the US and India.

 

Sales to our top five customers in the consumer electronics division together comprised approximately 97% and 91% of our net sales for the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. In the nine months ended December 31, 2023, revenues from three of these customers represented greater than 10% of net sales, at 48%, 12% and 21% of total net sales. In our fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, revenues from two of these customers represented greater than 10% of net sales, at 46% and 22% of total net sales.

 

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We have no long-term contracts with these customers, and as a result, our success depends heavily on our customers’ willingness to purchase and provide floor or shelf space for our products.

 

Seasonality

 

We do experience heightened seasonal demand for our consumer electronic products, typically beginning in late July, and extending into early November of each calendar year, which is accounted for in our quarters ended September 30 and December 31. In our nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, approximately 91% and 62%, respectively, of our net sales shipped in our quarters ended September 30 and December 31. However, we continually look for products and new categories to reduce our exposure to seasonality variances.

 

Transportation demand is seasonal by nature. In the US, freight demand typically increases before the holidays and reduces after the holiday season is over. The agricultural produce seasons may also affect the freight markets. In India, agricultural and festival seasons drive the market seasons for freight.

 

In addition to the seasonality, the transportation industry is cyclic and goes through regular boom and bust cycles as the capacity builds up when the demand and prices are high and smaller operators go out of business as the supplies build up and depress prices.

 

Regulatory Matters

 

Each of our products is designed to comply with all applicable mandatory and voluntary safety standards. In the United States, these safety standards are promulgated by federal, state and independent agencies such as the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, ASTM International, the Federal Communications Commission, and various states Attorney Generals and state regulatory agencies. All of our products are independently tested by third party laboratories accepted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to verify compliance to applicable safety standards. A similar approach is used to design and test products sold internationally.

 

The transportation industry in the US is regulated by the government, one of the key federal agencies being the Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT mandates licensing, insurance and service requirements on the operators in this industry.

 

Human Capital Resources

 

As of October 28, 2024, we had 23 employees, with 17 located at our corporate office, and 6 in our office in Hong Kong. Of our employees, 1 was engaged in engineering and product development, 3 in sales and marketing, 8 in customer support or general operations and 11 in general administration and finance. All but 2 of these employees are employed on a full-time basis. As of October 28, 2024, approximately 61% of our current workforce is female, 39% male, and our average tenure is 5.24 years. None of our employees are represented by a collective bargaining unit or is a party to a collective bargaining agreement.

 

As of October 28, 2024, SemiCab had 25 employees, with 4 employees in the US and 21 in India.

 

Properties

 

We entered into an operating lease agreement, effective October 1, 2017, for our corporate headquarters located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where we lease approximately 6,500 square feet of office space. The lease was amended on February 22, 2024 to extend the lease term for an additional 14-months. The lease expires on May 31, 2025. The base rent payment is approximately $10,554 per month, subject to annual adjustments.

 

We entered into an operating lease agreement, effective October 15, 2022, for our administrative office located in Hong Kong where we lease approximately 1,890 square feet of office space. The lease expires on October 14, 2025. The base rent payment is approximately $4,900 per month for the entire term of the lease.

 

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We believe that our facilities are well maintained, in substantial compliance with environmental laws and regulations, and adequately covered by insurance. We also believe that these leased facilities are not unique and could be replaced, if necessary, at the end of the term of the existing leases.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Derivative Litigation

 

On December 21, 2023, Ault Lending, LLC (“Ault Lending”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ault Alliance, Inc. (“Ault”), one of the Company’s largest shareholders, filed a derivative shareholder action in Delaware Chancery Court (the “Complaint”) against (i) the Company, (ii) board members, Gary Atkinson, Jay B. Foreman, Harvey Judkowitz, Joseph Kling, Bernardo Melo, and Mathieu Peloquin, (iii) Stingray Group, Inc. (“Stingray”), which is an affiliate of Mr. Peloquin, and (iv) Regalia Ventures, LLC (“Regalia”), which is owned and controlled by Mr. Foreman (collectively the “Defendants”) for alleged breach of fiduciary duty in approving a recent above-market private placement equity transaction. The Complaint alleges the Company, and the director defendants followed an inadequate process in evaluating the private placement transaction which occurred back in November 2023 and entered into the transaction with an intent to dilute Ault’s ownership stake in the Company. Ault Lending is seeking the following relief from the Court: (i) declarations that the defendant directors breached their fiduciary duties, and that Stingray and Regalia aided and abetted those breaches, (ii) rescinding the Company’s sales of shares to Stingray and Regalia, and (iii) awarding damages and attorney’s fees to Ault Lending. The Defendants have retained Delaware counsel to represent them in this matter and the Company has filed a motion to dismiss the suit. The Company has Director & Officer liability insurance for up to $5,000,000 with a retention of $250,000 for derivative claims.

 

Civil Action

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC, filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS Nomad LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MICS NY”), and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleges the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects.

 

On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and dismissal of the complaint within 5 business days of the Company’s payment of $250,000. The Company made full payment on or around October 25, 2024 and the Landlord filed a discontinuance with prejudice on October 29, 2024.

 

Other than what is disclosed above, we are not a party to, and our property is not the subject of, any pending material legal proceeding.

 

MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers, directors and significant employees as of the date of this filing.

 

Name   Age   Position
         
Gary Atkinson   43   Chief Executive Officer, Director
Bernardo Melo   47   Chief Revenue Officer, Director
Richard Perez   54   Chief Financial Officer
Harvey Judkowitz   79   Director
Joseph Kling   94   Director
Mathieu Peloquin   53   Director
Jay B. Foreman   62   Director

 

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The following information sets forth the backgrounds and business experience of our directors and executive officers:

 

Gary Atkinson joined the Company in January 2008 and served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In November 2009, Mr. Atkinson was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer and was promoted as the Company’s permanent Chief Executive Officer in May, 2012. Mr. Atkinson was appointed as a Director of the Company on August 11, 2022. Mr. Atkinson is a licensed attorney in Florida and Georgia. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a bachelor’s degree in economics and has been awarded a dual-degree J.D./M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Weatherhead School of Management.

 

Bernardo Melo has been with the Company since February 2003. Mr. Melo was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer on April 22, 2022, and has served as the Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing (“VP of Sales”) since 2008. Mr. Melo was appointed as a Director of the Company on July 27, 2022. During his tenure at the Company, Mr. Melo has overseen the sales and operations of the music division as well as managed the customer service department. Before taking over the responsibility of VP of Sales, Mr. Melo held dual roles with the Company managing the operations, licensing and sales of the music division while concentrating on hardware sales for the Latin America and Canada market as well as key U.S. accounts such as Walmart. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Melo held a consulting role for Rewards Network formerly Idine. Mr. Melo’s assignment during his tenure was improving their operational procedures while increasing efficiencies and lowering operating cost. Mr. Melo also worked at Coverall North America as Director of Sales managing a startup initiative for the company covering 15 regional office and 40 sales reps across North America focusing on franchise sales. Overall Mr. Melo has over 16 years of sales, marketing, and management experience.

 

Richard Perez joined the Company in May of 2023 as Corporate Controller and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on January 3, 2024. For the past 28 years Mr. Perez has worked in accounting and operations in various industries, all while achieving positions of increased responsibility. Culminating with Controller, Director of Accounting, Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer positions. Mr. Perez previously served as director of accounting for Spring Footwear from September 2022 through March 2023 and prior to Spring Footwear, he served as the chief financial officer of True Grade, LLC from June 2020 through August 2022. Mr. Perez also has a vast amount of experience in the Food & Beverage industry, having worked in the Specialty Seafood & Meat Group for SYSCO corporation as both a Director of Finance as well as Director of Operations from May 2011 through May 2020. Mr. Perez graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting.

 

Harvey Judkowitz has served as a Director of the Company since March 29, 2004, and is the chairman of the Audit Committee. He is licensed as a CPA in New York and Florida. From 1988 to the present date, Mr. Judkowitz has conducted his own CPA practices. He has served as the Chairman and CEO of UniPro Financial Services, a diversified financial services company up until the company was sold in September of 2005. He was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Inc.

 

Joseph Kling was appointed as a Director of the Company on May 9, 2017. Mr. Kling has spent his entire career in the toy industry, most notably serving as CEO of View-Master, the iconic stereoscopic toy company, which later purchased Ideal Toy from CBS and later became View-Master Ideal, publicly traded on the Nasdaq. View-Master Ideal later acquired California Plush Toys and the entire group was later acquired by Tyco Toys in 1989. Mr. Kling later went into private M&A consulting and sat on the board of Russ Berrie & Co (currently known as Kids Brands, Inc.) for 21 years advising on the acquisition of several toy companies. Mr. Kling has also served on the Board of Crown Crafts, a large distributor of infant, toddler, and juvenile consumer products and on the board of Lancit Media Entertainment, a children’s, and family media production company (formerly listed on the Nasdaq). Notably, Mr. Kling has been involved in many major toy company acquisitions of brands such as Melissa & Doug and Brio.

 

Mathieu Peloquin was appointed as a Director of the Company on December 1, 2021. Mr. Peloquin was appointed Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Communications at Stingray in 2013 and oversees marketing, communication strategies, content and investor relations. Mr. Peloquin brings more than 20 years of experience as an expert marketer, strategist, and inspiring leader. Prior to joining Stingray, Mr. Peloquin was Vice President of Marketing at Transcontinental Media Inc. and Vice President of Transcontinental Media Inc.’s Digital Marketing Solutions Group from 2010 to 2013. He also held several executive positions at Reader’s Digest Magazines Canada Limited and co-founded Equinox Marketing Services. Mr. Peloquin is a CPA, CMA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the School of Management of the Université du Québec à Montréal.

 

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Jay B. Foreman was appointed as Director of the Company on May 23, 2022. Mr. Foreman has been a veteran of the toy industry for over 30 years. Mr. Foreman started his career at Fable Toys as a territory sales rep for the Jersey Shore and within ten years became SVP for Galoob Toys, where he was primarily responsible for developing the direct import business. He has founded multiple toy companies over his career, including co-founding Play-By-Play Toy’s and Novelties and more recently Play Along Toys, a leading toy company, which was subsequently sold to Jakks Pacific in 2004. Mr. Foreman later went on to found his third start up which became Basic Fun!, now the makers of Tonka™ trucks, Carebears™, K’NEX™, Lincoln Logs™, Playhut™. Mr. Foreman serves as CEO of Basic Fun!, which role he has had since he founded the company in 2009. He has also served on the boards of directors of the Toy Association and Licensing Merchandisers association. He currently chairs the Toy Industry trade show committee which is responsible for the world-famous NY Toy Fair.

 

Director Independence

 

Our Board is composed of a majority of “independent directors” as defined under the rules of Nasdaq. We use the definition of “independence” applied by Nasdaq to make this determination. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of the company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Company’s Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Nasdaq listing rules provide that a director cannot be considered independent if:

 

  ● the director is, or at any time during the past three (3) years was, an employee of the company;

 

  ● the director or a family member of the director accepted any compensation from the company in excess of $120,000 during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months within the three (3) years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exemptions, including, among other things, compensation for board or board committee service);

 

  ● the director or a family member of the director is a partner in, controlling shareholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to which the company made, or from which the company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exemptions);

 

  ● the director or a family member of the director is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three (3) years, any of the executive officers of the company served on the compensation committee of such other entity; or

 

  ● the director or a family member of the director is a current partner of the company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three (3) years was a partner or employee of the company’s outside auditor, and who worked on the company’s audit.

 

Under such definitions, our Board has undertaken a review of the independence of each director. Based on information provided by each director concerning his background, employment and affiliations, our Board has determined that Harvey Judkowitz, Joseph Kling, Mathieu Peloquin and Jay B. Foreman are independent directors of the Company.

 

Nomination Of Directors

 

Our Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become directors. The Nominating Committee seeks to identify director candidates based on input provided by several sources, including (1) the Nominating Committee members, (2) our other directors, (3) our stockholders, (4) our Chief Executive Officer or Chairman, and (5) third parties such as professional search firms. In evaluating potential candidates for director, the Nominating Committee considers the entirety of each candidate’s credentials.

 

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Qualifications for consideration as a director nominee may vary according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a complement to the existing composition of the Board of Directors. However, at a minimum, candidates for director must possess:

 

  ● high personal and professional ethics and integrity;
     
  ● the ability to exercise sound judgment;
     
  ● the ability to make independent analytical inquiries;
     
  ● a willingness and ability to devote adequate time and resources to diligently perform Board and committee duties; and
     
  ● the appropriate and relevant business experience and acumen.

 

In addition to these minimum qualifications, the Nominating Committee also takes into account when considering whether to nominate a potential director candidate the following factors:

 

  ● whether the person possesses specific industry expertise and familiarity with general issues affecting our business;
     
  ● whether the person’s nomination and election would enable the Board to have a member that qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in Item 401 of Regulation S-K;
     
  ● whether the person would qualify as an “independent director”, as such term is defined in the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules;
     
  ● the importance of continuity of the existing composition of the Board of Directors to provide long term stability and experienced oversight; and
     
  ● the importance of diversified Board membership, in terms of both the individuals involved and their various experiences and areas of expertise.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Audit Committee

 

The members of our Audit Committee are Messrs. Judkowitz, Kling and Foreman, with Mr. Judkowitz serving as the Chairperson. Each of Messrs. Judkowitz, Kling and Foreman is independent under the rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market applicable to audit committee members. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Judkowitz qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

Our Audit Committee has the responsibility for, among other things, (i) selecting, retaining and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm, (ii) obtaining and reviewing a report by independent auditors that describe the accounting firm’s internal quality control, and any materials issues or relationships that may impact the auditors, (iii) reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors standards and responsibilities, strategy, scope and timing of audits, any significant risks, and results, (iv) ensuring the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, (v) reviewing and discussing with the Company’s independent auditors any other matters required to be discussed by PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 1301, (vi) reviewing, approving and overseeing any transaction between the Company and any related person and any other potential conflict of interest situations, (vii) overseeing the Company’s internal audit department, (v) reviewing, approving and overseeing related party transactions, and (viii) establishing and overseeing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by Company employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. The Audit Committee charter can be found online at https://ir.algoholdings.com/investor-governance.

 

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Compensation Committee

 

The members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Judkowitz, Kling and Foreman, with Mr. Kling serving as the Chairperson. Our Compensation Committee has the responsibility for, among other things, (i) reviewing and approving the chief executive officer’s compensation based on an evaluation in light of corporate goals and objectives, (ii) reviewing and recommending to the Board the compensation of all other executive officers, (iii) reviewing and recommending to the Board incentive compensation plans and equity plans, (iv) reviewing and discussing with management the Company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis and related information to be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and proxy statements, and (v) reviewing and recommending to the Board for approval procedures relating to Say on Pay Votes. The Compensation Committee charter can be found online at https://ir.algoholdings.com/investor-governance.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

The members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Messrs. Judkowitz, Kling and Foreman, with Mr. Foreman serving as the Chairperson. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the responsibility relating to assisting the Board in, among other things, (i) identifying and screening individuals qualified to become members of our board of directors, consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors, (ii) recommending to the Board the approval of nominees for director, (ii) developing and recommending to our board of directors a set of corporate governance guidelines, and (iv) overseeing the evaluation of our board of director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter can be found online at https://ir.algoholdings.com/investor-governance.

 

Executive Committee

 

The members of our Executive Committee are Messrs. Foreman, Judkowitz, Peloquin and Atkinson with Mr. Atkinson serving as the Chairperson. Our Executive Committee has the responsibility for evaluating critical matters on behalf of the full Board of Directors. This includes but is not limited to: (i) reviewing monthly financial and operational performance of the Company, (ii) reviewing and recommending prospective capital markets activities, including equity offerings, debt issuances, and other financings, (iii) evaluating and recommending potential business development activities such as strategic partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and (iv) other strategic initiatives.

 

No Family Relationships

 

There is no family relationship between any director and executive officer or among any directors or executive officers.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Except as set forth below, our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

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

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer. Our Code of Ethics is available on our website at https://ir.algoholdings.com/investor-governance.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table provides information regarding the compensation earned by or paid to our named executive officers with respect to the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and the twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Name and Principal Position  Period  Salary   Bonus   Share Based Awards   Other Comp (4)   TOTAL COMP 
Gary Atkinson (1)  Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023  $165,385   $-   $-   $4,142   $169,527 
Chief Executive Officer  Fiscal Year 2023  $212,673   $30,000   $58,586   $6,192   $307,451 
   Fiscal Year 2022  $156,075   $-   $-   $5,339   $161,414 
                             
Lionel Marquis (2)  Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023  $161,538   $100,000   $-   $6,462   $268,000 
Former Chief Financial Officer  Fiscal Year 2023  $181,694   $240,000   $38,419   $8,111   $468,224 
   Fiscal Year 2022  $154,154   $-   $-   $6,484   $160,638 
                             
Bernardo Melo (3)  Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023  $165,385   $47,988   $-   $8,535   $221,908 
Chief Revenue Officer  Fiscal Year 2023  $213,019   $98,166   $38,419   $12,447   $362,051 
   Fiscal Year 2022  $163,004   $146,725   $9,114   $12,389   $331,232 

 

  (1) Mr. Atkinson earned an annual salary of approximately $213,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023, and approximately $156,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2022.
     
  (2) Mr. Marquis earned an annual salary of approximately $182,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023, and approximately $154,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2022. Mr. Marquis’ employment agreement expired on December 31, 2023, and is engaged as a consultant to the Company during the transition of the CFO position to Richard Perez. Mr. Marquis also agreed to postpone payment of the remaining amount of $40,000 due upon the change control triggered in 2022 until the Form 10KT has been filed.
     
  (3) Mr. Melo earned an annual salary of approximately $213,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023, and approximately $163,000 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2022.
     
  (4) Other compensation consisted of our 401(k)-match benefit.

 

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Outstanding Option and Stock Awards on December 31, 2023

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to outstanding grants of options to purchase our common stock under stock option awards issued with Board of Directors approval to the named executive officers as of December 31, 2023:

 

Name and Principal Position 

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options (#)

Exercisable

  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options (#)

Unexercisable

  

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Unearned

Options (#)

 

Option

Exercise Price ($)

  

Option

Expiration Date

 

Number of

Shares or Units

of Stock That

Have Not Vested (#)

 

Market Value of

Shares or Units of

Stock That Have

Not Vested ($)

 

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Unearned Shares,

Units or Other

Rights That Have

Not Vested (#)

 

Equity Incentive

Plan Awards:

Market or Payout

Value of Unearned

Shares, Units or

Other Rights That

Have Not Vested ($)

                               
Gary Atkinson, CEO - Other stock option awards   1,667          -   N/A   7.20   3/31/2026  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   3,333    -   N/A   14.10   5/3/2027  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   13,334    -   N/A   4.00   5/24/2032  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   1,667    -   N/A   8.65   8/16/2032  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
                                  
Lionel Marquis, CFO - Other stock option awards   500    -   N/A   7.20   3/31/2026  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   1,667    -   N/A   14.10   5/3/2027  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   10,000    -   N/A   4.00   5/24/2032  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   1,000    -   N/A   8.65   8/16/2032  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
                                  
Bernardo Melo, Chief Revenue Officer - Other stock option awards   833    -   N/A   5.10   6/30/2025  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   3,333    -   N/A   9.60   8/10/2026  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   6,667    -   N/A   14.10   5/3/2027  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   1,667    -   N/A   6.60   12/25/2031  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   10,000    -   N/A   4.00   5/24/2032  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
- Other stock option awards   1,000    -   N/A   8.65   8/16/2032  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A

 

Employment Agreements

 

Effective April 22, 2022, we entered into employment agreements with each of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Revenue Officer (the “Employment Agreements”). Effective December 28, 2022, we entered into an employment agreement with our former Chief Financial Officer that expired on December 31, 2023.

 

The employment agreements for Messrs. Atkinson and Melo are for a term of three years with automatic renewals for successive one-year terms, unless either party provides notice of its intention not to extend. Mr. Marquis’s employment agreement terminated on the close of business on December 31, 2023.

 

Pursuant to the Employment Agreements, as compensation for their service as executives of the Company, the executives will receive: (1) a base salary per annum (the “Base Salary”), set forth below and commensurate benefits, as described in the Employment Agreement; (2) eligibility, subject to their continued employment with the Company, to earn an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”); (3) eligibility, also subject to their continued employment with the Company, to participate in the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, or any successor plan, subject to the terms of such plan; and (4) entitlement, also subject to the executives’ continued employment with the Company, to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business, entertainment, and travel expenses incurred by them in connection with the performance of their duties for the Company and the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and procedures.

 

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The executives’ base salaries are as follows:

 

  ● Gary Atkinson: $215,000, with an automatic increase to $225,000 on the first anniversary of the Employment Agreement.
     
  ● Lionel Marquis: $210,000, retired on December 31, 2023. On January 1, 2024, Richard Perez assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer, with an at will employment arrangement, and a base salary of $160,000.
     
  ● Bernardo Melo: $215,000 with an automatic increase to $225,000 on the first anniversary of the Employment Agreement.

 

In addition to the payment of accrued amounts due to the executives, the Employment Agreements for Messrs. Atkinson and Melo each provide for the payment of severance to the Executives in a lump sum payment equal to two times the sum of the executive’s base salary and annual bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, in the event of the termination of the Agreement by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), or upon the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Agreement or by the executive for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement). The Employment Agreements provide for payments to the executive of certain amounts in the event of the executive’s death or disability (as defined in the Employment Agreement).

 

In the event Messrs. Atkinson’s or Melo’s employment is terminated by the executive for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement) on account of its failure to renew the Employment Agreement or without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement”) within twelve months of a Change in Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the executive shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to two times the base salary and annual bonus for the year in which the termination takes place.

 

Payment of severance under the Employment Agreement is conditioned upon Messrs. Atkinson’s and Melo’s execution of a release in favor of the Company.

 

The Employment Agreements superseded the change of control agreements previously entered into by the Company in January 2014 with each of its three executive officers.

 

Pursuant to the change of control agreement (“CIC Agreement”) entered into by the Company in January 2014 and subsequent to the change in control of the Company that occurred in August 2022, Mr. Marquis’ employment agreement included acknowledgement by the Company that he was entitled to receive bonus cash compensation of $400,000. This bonus was paid in accordance with the section in his Employment Agreement pertaining to the Change in Control Compensation even if terminated by the Company for any reason. Payments were made as follows:

 

(a) $200,000 on December 31, 2022;

(b) $100,000 on April 30, 2023; and

(c) $100,000 on December 31, 2023.

 

Executive Bonus Plan

 

On April 22, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”) for our executive officers.

 

The Bonus Plan offers a cash bonus, stock options, and stock grants to the executives based on the Company’s EBITDA at its fiscal year end. The value of the cash bonus and number of stock options and grants increases based on the Company’s percentage of net sales. The Bonus Plan also provides for a one-time option grant to the executives upon the successful listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC.

 

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Director Compensation

 

The following table sets forth with respect to the named director, compensation information inclusive of equity awards and payments made during the nine months ended December 31, 2023.

 

Name 

Fees Earned or

Paid in Cash

  

Stock

Awards

(1)

  

Option

Awards

(2)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation

($)

  

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

  

All Other

Compensation

   Total 
                             
Harvey Judkowitz  $19,500   $         -   $         -   $         -   $         -   $         -   $19,500 
                                    
Joseph Kling  $19,500   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $19,500 
                                    
Jay Foreman  $19,500   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $19,500 
                                    
Mathieu Peloquin  $17,500   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $17,500 
                                    
James Turner (3)  $17,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $17,000 
                                    
Kenneth Cragun (3)  $19,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $19,000 
                                    
Henry Nisser (3)  $16,000   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $16,000 

 

Refer to Note 4 “Stock Based Compensation” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for the relevant assumptions used to determine the valuation of our option awards.

 

(1) As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate number of stock awards held by Messrs. Judkowitz, Kling and Foreman is 12,295 and 1,140, respectively. The aggregate stock awards held by both Messrs. Foreman and Peloquin is 617.

 

(2) As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate number of Company stock options held by Messrs. Judkowitz, Kling and Foreman is 5,669, 4,335, and 1,667, respectively and Messrs. Peloquin, Turner and Cragun is 1,667, 667 and 667, respectively.

 

(3) On September 5, 2024, Messrs. Turner, Cragun and Nisser resigned from the board of directors.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, our compensation package for our non-employee directors consisted of cash payments and reimbursement of costs and expenses associated with attending our board meetings.

 

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We compensate our directors as follows:

 

  ● An initial grant of 667 stock options with an exercise price determined as the closing price on the day of joining the board. The options vest in one year and expire in ten years while they are board members or the lesser of five years or remaining life of the stock option once they are no longer board members.
     
  ● An annual cash payment of $15,000 for each completed full year of service or prorated for a partial year.
     
  ● An annual stock grant of stock equivalent in value to $5,000 for each completed full year of service or prorated for a partial year. The stock price at grant will be determined at the closing price on the day of the annual stockholder meeting.
     
  ● An annual grant of 1,000 stock options with an exercise price determined as the closing price on the day of the annual stockholder meeting. If the annual meeting is held less than 6 months after the board member first joined the board he or she will not receive another option grant.
     
  ● A $1,000 fee for each board meeting and annual meeting attended. Committee meetings and telephone board meetings will be compensated for with a $500 fee.
     
  ● All expenses are reimbursed for attending board, committee and annual meetings or when their presence at a location away from home is requested.

 

Board members Gary Atkinson and Bernardo Mello have agreed not to receive any compensation for their services as a board member.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

On April 12, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved The Singing Machine Company, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, (the”2022 Plan”). The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock, stock units, performance awards and other stock or cash-based awards collectively, the “Awards.” Awards may be granted under the 2022 Plan to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors, and independent contractors.

 

The maximum number of shares of common stock initially available for issuance under the 2022 Plan was 233,333 shares of common stock and thereafter an annual increase shall be added as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in 2023, equal to the least of (i) 5% of the outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the end of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 33,334 shares, and (iii) a lesser amount as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

The shares of common stock subject to stock awards granted under the 2022 Plan that lapse, terminate, expire prior to exercise, are canceled or are forfeited, shall again become available for issuance under the 2022 Plan.

 

The 2022 Plan authorized an aggregate of 300,001 shares of the Company’s common stock available to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had granted 166,296 shares of common stock and 70,252 common stock options under the 2022 Plan of which 70,252 stock options were vested leaving 63,453 shares available for issue.

 

401(k) Plan

 

Effective January 1, 2001, we adopted a voluntary 401(k) plan. All employees with at least one year of service are eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan. We make a matching contribution of 100% of salary deferral contributions up to 3% of pay, plus 50% of salary deferral contributions from 3% to 5% of pay for each payroll period. The amounts charged to earnings for contributions to this plan and administrative costs during the nine month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and year ended 2022 totaled approximately $46,000 and $58,000, respectively. The amounts charged to earnings for contributions to this plan and administrative costs during the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled approximately $74,000 and $70,000, respectively.

 

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Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

On April 12, 2022, our Board of Directors approved the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock, stock units, performance awards and other stock or cash-based awards collectively, the “Awards.” Awards may be granted under the 2022 Plan to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors.

 

The maximum number of shares of common stock initially available for issuance under the 2022 Plan is 233,333 shares of common stock and thereafter an annual increase shall be added as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in 2023, equal to the least of (i) 5% of the outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the end of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 333,334 shares, and (iii) a lesser amount as determined by the Board of Directors. The shares of common stock subject to stock awards granted under the 2022 Plan that lapse, terminate, expire prior to exercise, are canceled or are forfeited, shall again become available for issuance under the 2022 Plan. Effective April 1, 2023, there were 33,334 additional shares that were allotted to the 2022 Plan based on the annual plan increase. As of the date of filing of our Transition Report, the total shares available for issuance under the 2022 Plan are 165,469.

 

The following table summarizes our equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2023:

 

Plan Category 

Number of Securities to be

issued upon exercise of

outstanding options, warrants

and rights

  

Weighted –average exercise

price of outstanding option,

warrants and rights

  

Number of securities

remaining available for future

issuance under equity

compensation Plans

 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders   76,752   $6.31    165,469 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders   N/A    N/A    N/A 
Total   76,752   $6.31    165,469 

 

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following table provides information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of November 20, 2024 by:

 

  ● each of our executive officers and directors;

 

  ● all of our current directors and executive officers as a group; and

 

  ● each person or entity, or group of persons or entities, known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock.

 

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In general, under these rules a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days of November 20, 2024. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

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Percentage ownership is based on 14,215,176 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 20, 2024.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner 

Common Stock

Beneficially

Owned

  

Percentage of
Beneficial

Ownership Prior to

this Offering

   Percentage of
Beneficial
Ownership After
this Offering
 
Directors and Officers:               
Gary Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer and Director (1)   31,985    *                     %
Bernardo Melo, Chief Revenue Officer and Director (1)   43,609    *      
Richard Perez, Chief Financial Officer   -    *      
Harvey Judkowitz, Director (1)   20,548    *      
Joseph Kling, Director (1)   6,052    *      
Mathieu Peloquin, Director (1)   2,284    *      
Jay Foreman, Director (1) (3)   1,149,636    8.0%     
                
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (7 persons)         %    
                
Beneficial owners of more than 5%:               
Stingray Group Inc. (2)   1,643,347    11.5%     
Regalia Ventures (3)   1,098,901    7.7%     

 

* Represents less than 1%

 

  (1) Includes as to the person indicated, the following outstanding stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued under 2022 Plan and other stock option awards, which will be vested and exercisable within 60 days of the record date: 20,001 options held by Gary Atkinson, 23,500 options held by Bernardo Melo, 5,669 options held by Harvey Judkowitz, 4,335 options held by Joseph Kling, and 1,667 options held by both Mathieu Peloquin and Jay Foreman.
  (2) Eric Boyko indirectly controls approximately 57.5% of the combined voting power of Stingray’s outstanding shares. As a result, Eric Boyko may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock and the Stingray Warrants held by Stingray. The address of Stingray Group Inc. is 730 Wellington Street, Montréal, Québec H3C 1T4. The security holder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause the security holder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding common stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of such securities which have not been so exercised.
     
  (3) Based upon the Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2024 by Mr. Foreman, which reflects that the shares are owned by Regalia Ventures, LLC (“Regalia”). Mr. Foreman, the Managing Member of Regalia, is deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Regalia. The address of Regalia is 301 Yamato Road, Suite 4200, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Other than as set forth below and compensation arrangements, including employment, and indemnification arrangements, discussed, there have been no transactions since the beginning of our last fiscal year, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets as at the year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and to which any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any immediate family member of, or person sharing the household with, any of these individuals, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

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Financing

 

On November 20, 2023, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Stingray Group, Inc. and Regalia Ventures, LLC pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 2,197,802 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.91 per share, representing a 3% premium to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 17, 2023, for gross proceeds of $2,000,000. One of the Purchasers, Regalia Ventures LLC, is an entity wholly owned by Jay Foreman, one of the Company’s directors. Mathieu Peloquin, one of the Company’s directors is an officer of the other Purchaser, Stingray Group, Inc. Stingray is a shareholder of the Company and an entity with which the Company has a music subscription sharing agreement with.

 

Due To/From Related Parties

 

The Company has a music subscription sharing agreement with Stingray. For the transition year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company received music subscription revenue of approximately $600,000 and $500,000, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, the amounts earned from the subscription agreement were approximately $218,000 and $156,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, the amounts earned from the subscription agreement were approximately $567,000 and $550,000, respectively. These amounts were included as a component of net sales in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. On September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $269,000 due to Stingray.

 

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

 

We believe that the terms of all of the above transactions are commercially reasonable and no less favorable to us than we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party. Our audit committee is charged with the responsibility to review, approve and oversee any transaction between the Company and any related party and to develop policies and procedures for the Committee’s approval of related party transactions. While we do not maintain a written policy with respect to related party transactions, our audit committee and board of directors routinely reviews potential transactions with those parties we have identified as related parties prior to the consummation of the transaction. Each transaction is reviewed to determine that a related party transaction is entered into by us with the related party pursuant to normal competitive negotiation and on terms no more favorable than with an unrelated third party. We also generally require, unless permitted by law, that all related parties recuse themselves from negotiating and voting on behalf of the Company in connection with related party transactions.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The following description of our securities is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms and provisions of the capital stock contained in our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws.

 

General

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share.

 

As of November 20, 2024, there were 14,215,176 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding held by approximately 37 holders of record, and no shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

Our certificate of incorporation, as amended (“Certificate of Incorporation”) authorize us to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value. Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one (1) vote for each share held of record on all voting matters we present for a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Holders of common stock have no cumulative voting rights or preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any stock or other securities, and there are no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to our common stock. All shares of our common stock are entitled to share equally in dividends from sources legally available when, and if, declared by our Board of Directors.

 

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Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue additional shares of common stock not to exceed the amount authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation, on such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Board may deem appropriate without further stockholder action.

 

In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, all shares of our common stock are entitled to share equally in our assets available for distribution to stockholders. However, the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of preferred stock that have been issued or shares of preferred stock that our Board of Directors may decide to issue in the future.

 

Securities Other than Common Stock Offered in this Offering

 

Warrants

 

The Warrants will be issued in the respective forms filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the following summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the filed exhibits. You should review a copy of each form of Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the Warrants.

 

The following is a brief summary of the Warrants and is still subject in all respect to the provisions contained in the form of each applicable Warrant.

 

Duration and Exercise Price

 

Each Warrant offered hereby has an initial exercise price per share equal to $   (the Series B Warrants shall not exceed 200% of the Minimum Price as defined by the rules of Nasdaq). The exercise price of the Warrants were determined based on negotiations with the placement agent and the investors in this offering. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders.

 

The Warrants will be issued separately from the common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants included in this offering. Each share of our common stock or Pre-Funded Warrant purchased in this offering will include a Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant, each to purchase one share of our common stock. The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants will be issued in certificated form only.

 

Exercisability

 

The Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants are not exercisable until the Initial Exercise Date. The Series A Warrants will expire on the five-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date and the Series B Warrants will expire on the two and one-half year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date.

 

Each Warrant will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full of the exercise price in immediately available funds for the number of shares of our common stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise as discussed below). A holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the Series A Warrants or Series B Warrants if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days following notice from the holder to us.

 

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Cashless Exercise and Alternative Cashless Exercise

 

If at the time a holder exercises its Warrant, a registration statement registering the issuance of common stock underlying the Warrant under the Securities Act is not then effective or available, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the number of shares of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Warrants.

 

In the case of the Series B Warrants, a holder may also effect an “alternative cashless exercise” at any time while the Series B Warrants are outstanding following the Initial Exercise Date. Under the alternate cashless exercise option, the holder of the Series B Warrant, has the right to receive an aggregate number of shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon a cashless exercise of the Series B Warrant and (y) 1.0.

 

Company Redemption Option

 

The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants are redeemable by the Company in certain circumstances. Subject to certain exceptions, if, (i) the daily volume weighted average trading price of the common stock of the Company exceeds $   for 10 consecutive trading days and (ii) the average daily trading volume of the shares of the common stock of the Company for such 10-trading day period exceeds $150,000 of shares, then we may upon 30 days’ notice (a “Redemption Notice”), call for redemption or cancellation of all or any portion of the warrants for which a notice of exercise has not yet been delivered for consideration equal to $0.01 per warrant share. Any portion of a warrant subject to such Redemption Notice for which a notice of exercise shall not have been received by the Redemption Date (as hereinafter defined) will be cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the thirtieth calendar day after the date the Redemption Notice is sent by the Company (such date and time, the “Redemption Date”). Our right to call the warrants shall be exercised ratably among the holders based on each holders initial purchase of warrants.

 

Exercise Price Adjustments

 

In addition, and subject to certain exemptions, if we sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or grant any option to purchase, or sell, enter into an agreement to sell, or grant any right to reprice (excluding Exempt Issuances, as defined in the Placement Agency Agreement), or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any shares of common stock, at an effective price per share less than the exercise price of the Series A Warrants then in effect, the exercise price of the Series A Warrants will be reduced to the lower of such price or the lowest VWAP during the five consecutive trading days immediately following such dilutive issuance or announcement thereof (subject to a floor price of $  prior to the Effective Shareholder Approval Date and a floor price of $   beginning on the Effective Shareholder Approval Date), and the number of shares issuable upon exercise will be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate exercise price will remain unchanged.

 

On the fourth trading day after Shareholder Approval (the “Reset Date”), the exercise price of the Series A and Series B Warrants will be adjusted to equal the lower of (i) the exercise price then in effect and (ii) the greater of (a) the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the shares of Common Stock during the period commencing on the first trading day after the Effective Shareholder Approval Date and ending following the close of trading on the fourth trading day thereafter (the “Reset Period”), and (b) if prior to Shareholder Approval, a price equal to 50% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price, or following the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, a price equal to the 20% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise will be will be increased such that the aggregate exercise price of the Warrants on the issuance date for the shares of common stock underlying the Warrants then outstanding shall remain unchanged.

 

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The exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, schemes, arrangements or similar events affecting our common stock.

 

Any reduction to the exercise prices of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants and resulting increase in the number of shares of common stock underlying the Warrants will be subject to a floor price equal to 50% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price as defined by the rules of Nasdaq prior to the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, and 20% of the Nasdaq Minimum Price beginning on the Effective Shareholder Approval Date. Following the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, the exercise price reduction and adjustment provisions with respect to the underlying shares of common stock in the Warrants described above will be effected using the reduced floor price.

 

Fundamental Transactions

 

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

 

Transferability

 

Subject to applicable laws, a Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Warrant to us together with the appropriate instruments of transfer.

 

Exchange Listing

 

There is no established trading market for the Warrants. In addition, we do not intend to apply for the listing of the Warrants on any national securities exchange. Without an active trading market, the liquidity of the Warrants will be limited.

 

Right as a Stockholder

 

Except as otherwise provided in the Warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our common stock, the holders of the Warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of our common stock, including any voting rights, until they exercise their Warrants.

 

Waivers and Adjustments

 

Subject to certain exceptions, any terms of the Warrants may be amended or waived with our written consent and the written consent of the holder.

 

Pre-Funded Warrants

 

The following summary of certain terms and provisions of the Pre-Funded Warrants that are being offered hereby is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the Pre-Funded Warrant, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form of Pre-Funded Warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

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Duration and Exercise Price

 

Each Pre-Funded Warrant offered hereby will have an initial exercise price per share of common stock equal to $0.01. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable and will expire when exercised in full. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of share dividends, share splits, share combinations, reorganizations or similar events affecting our shares of common stock.

 

Exercisability

 

The Pre-Funded Warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of shares of common stock purchased upon such exercise (except in the case of a cashless exercise as discussed below). A holder (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of the Pre-Funded Warrant to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the holder, 9.99%) of the outstanding shares of common stock immediately after exercise. However, upon notice from the holder to us, the holder may decrease or increase the holder’s beneficial ownership limitation, which may not exceed 9.99% of the number of outstanding shares of common stock immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, provided that any increase in the beneficial ownership limitation will not take effect until 61 days following notice to us.

 

Cashless Exercise

 

In lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to us upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate exercise price, the holder may elect instead to receive upon such exercise (either in whole or in part) the number of shares of common stock determined according to a formula set forth in the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Fractional Shares

 

No fractional shares of common stock will be issued upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Rather, at our election, the number of shares of common stock to be issued will be rounded up to the nearest whole number or we will pay a cash adjustment in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price.

 

Transferability

 

Subject to applicable laws, a Pre-Funded Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the Pre-Funded Warrants to us together with the appropriate instruments of transfer.

 

Trading Market

 

There is no established trading market for the Pre-Funded Warrants, and we do not expect an active trading market to develop. We do not intend to list the Pre-Funded Warrants on any securities exchange or other trading market. Without a trading market, the liquidity of the Pre-Funded Warrants will be extremely limited. The shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants are currently traded on Nasdaq.

 

No Rights as a Stockholder

 

Except as otherwise provided in the Pre-Funded Warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of common stock, the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of our shares of common stock, including any voting rights, until such holder exercise their Pre-Funded Warrants. The Pre-Funded Warrants provide that holders have the right to participate in distributions or dividends paid on our shares of common stock.

 

Warrant Certificate

 

The Pre-Funded Warrants will be issued in certificated form.

 

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Other Securities of the Company Not Being Offered in this Offering

 

The following is a description of securities of the Company other than the common stock and Warrants being offered hereby.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorize us to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value. Our Board of Directors is authorized, without further action by the stockholders, to issue shares of preferred stock and to fix the designations, number, rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and sinking fund terms. We believe that the Board of Directors’ power to set the terms of, and our ability to issue preferred stock, will provide flexibility in connection with possible financing or acquisition transactions in the future. The issuance of preferred stock, however, could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and decrease the amount of any liquidation distribution to such holders. The presence of outstanding preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change in control of our Company.

 

Outstanding Warrants

 

As of November 20, 2024, we had 902,113 outstanding warrants with a weighted average exercise price of $3.20 per share, with a weighted average remaining life of 2 years.

 

Outstanding Options

 

As of November 20, 2024, we have 107,261 outstanding options with a weighted average exercise price of $8.07 per share, with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 5.96 years.

 

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

 

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers. This statute prevents certain Delaware corporations, under certain circumstances, from engaging in a “business combination” with:

 

  ● a stockholder who owns 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock (otherwise known as an “interested stockholder”);

 

  ● an affiliate of an interested stockholder; or

 

  ● an associate of an interested stockholder, for three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder.

 

A “business combination” includes a merger or sale of more than 10% of our assets. However, the above provisions of Section 203 do not apply if:

 

  ● our Board approves the transaction that made the stockholder an “interested stockholder,” prior to the date of the transaction; or

 

  ● after the completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, that stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, other than statutorily excluded shares of common stock.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

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Listing

 

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RIME.”

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We have engaged Univest Securities, LLC to act as our exclusive placement agent to solicit offers to purchase the shares of our common stock (or Pre-Funded Warrants) and accompanying Warrants offered by this prospectus on a best efforts basis. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any such securities, nor is it required to arrange for the purchase and sale of any specific number or dollar amount of such securities, other than to use its “best efforts” to arrange for the sale of such securities by us. Therefore, we may not sell all, or any, of the shares of common stock, or Pre-Funded Warrants, and accompanying Warrants being offered. The terms of this offering were subject to market conditions and negotiations between us, the placement agent and prospective investors. This is a best-efforts offering and there is no minimum number of securities or minimum aggregate amount of proceeds that is a condition to the closing of this offering. The placement agent may retain sub-agents and selected dealers in connection with this offering. We will have one closing for all the securities purchased in this offering. The combined public offering price per share of common stock, or Pre-Funded Warrant, and accompanying Warrants will be fixed for the duration of this offering.

 

Delivery of the securities offered hereby is expected to occur on or about December 2, 2024, subject to satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.

 

We have agreed to pay the placement agent an aggregate fee equal to 7% of the gross proceeds raised in this offering together with a 1% non-accountable expense allowance.

 

   Per Share of
Common
Stock and
Warrants
   Per
Pre-Funded
Warrant and
Warrants
   Total 
Public offering price  $                 $                 $           
Placement agent fees(1)  $    $    $  
Non-accountable expense allowance (1%)  $    $    $  
Proceeds, before expenses, to us(2)(3)  $    $    $  

 

(1) Represents the placement agent fee of 7% of the gross proceeds raised in this offering. Does not include reimbursement by us of the placement agent for any incurred out of pocket fees, costs and expenses, including costs of the of the escrow or clearing agent not to exceed the amount of $12,900.
(2) Represents the non-accountable expense allowance of 1% of the gross proceeds raised in the offering. We estimate that the total expenses of this offering, excluding placement agent fees but including reimbursement by us of accountable fees, costs and expenses incurred by the placement agent in connection with this offering, will be approximately $0.
(3) The amount of offering proceeds to us presented in this table does not give effect to any exercise of the Warrants or the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

Assuming we raise the maximum amount offered of $10,000,000 in proceeds from this offering, we anticipate payment to the placement agent of not more than $800,000, consisting of $700,000 for the placement agent fee, $100,000 representing the non-accountable allowance, and up to $12,900 for the reimbursement of accountable fees, costs and expenses of the placement agent which are payable by us.

 

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Lock-Up Agreements

 

Each of our directors, officers and certain holders of more than 5% of our voting stock have agreed with the placement agent to be subject to a lock up period of 90 days following the closing of this offering. This means that, during the applicable lock-up period, such persons may not offer for sale, contract to sell or sell any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of our common stock, subject to certain customary exceptions. The placement agent may, in its sole discretion and without notice, waive the terms of any of these lock-up agreements.

 

In addition, we have agreed, that until 90 days after the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, not to issue, enter into any agreement to or announce the proposed issuance of any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of our common stock or file any registration statement, or amendment of supplement thereto, subject to certain customary exceptions.

 

From the date of the offering until 180 days after the Effective Shareholder Approval Date, the Company is prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance of any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of our common stock involving a variable rate transaction.

 

Tail

 

We have also agreed to pay the placement agent a tail fee equal to the compensation commensurate with the compensation paid or payable to the placement agent in connection this offering in any subsequent offering of equity, debt and/or equity derivative instruments to any investor actually introduced by the placement agent to the Company, but unknown to the Company prior to such introduction during the period between the date of the Placement Agency Agreement and the closing of this offering or termination of the Placement Agency Agreement other than for cause (defined as a material breach by the placement agent of the Placement Agency Agreement or a material failure to perform the services contemplated thereby), as applicable, to the extent such subsequent offering is consummated at any time within the 18 month period from the closing date of this offering or termination of the Placement Agency Agreement.

 

The tail fee will not apply if the Placement Agency Agreement is terminated for cause.

 

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Other Relationships

 

The placement agent and its respective affiliates may in the future engage in investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. The placement agent may in the future receive customary fees and commissions for these transactions.

 

In the ordinary course of its various business activities, the placement agent and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of its customers, and such investment and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of the issuer. The placement agent and its affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the placement agent against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the placement agent may be required to make for these liabilities.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution

 

This prospectus in electronic format may be made available on websites or through other online services maintained by the placement agent, or by its affiliates. Other than this prospectus in electronic format, the information on the placement agent’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the placement agent is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the placement agent in its capacity as a placement agent, and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

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EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and for the nine-month transition period from April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, appearing in this prospectus have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included in reliance on the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

The consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for each of the two years then ended, have been audited by EisnerAmper LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein. Such financial statements have been included herein in reliance on the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The consolidated balance sheets of SemiCab, Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and the related consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, have been audited by Bush & Associates CPA LLC, the independent registered public accounting firm of SemiCab, Inc., as stated in their report which is included herein.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, New York, New York. The placement agent is being represented by Lucosky Brookman, LLP, Woodbridge, New Jersey, in connection with this offering.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document is not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. You may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference rooms by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.

 

We are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with this law, are required to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information are available for inspection and copying at the SEC’s public reference facilities and the website of the SEC referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.ir.algoholdings.com. You may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on our website is not incorporated herein by references or otherwise a part of this prospectus and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited):    
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023   F-2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited)   F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’(Deficit) Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited)   F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited)   F-5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)   F-6

 

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Consolidated Financial Statements for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 31, 2023 and the Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:    
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID:688)   F-21
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID:274)   F-22
Consolidated Balance Sheets   F-23
Consolidated Statements of Operations   F-24
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   F-25
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity   F-26
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-27

 

SEMICAB INC.

INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-44
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of Years Ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   F-45
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022   F-46

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   September 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
   (Unaudited)     
           
Assets          
Current Assets          
Cash  $621,000   $6,703,000 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $266,000 and $174,000, respectively   4,330,000    7,308,000 
Due from Banks   22,000    - 
Accounts receivable, related party   157,000    269,000 
Inventory   7,328,000    6,871,000 
Returns asset   1,081,000    1,919,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   867,000    136,000 
Total Current Assets   14,406,000    23,206,000 
           
Property and equipment, net   318,000    404,000 
Operating leases - right of use assets   137,000    3,926,000 
Other non-current assets   41,000    179,000 
Intangible assets, net   1,356,000    - 
Goodwill   3,354,000    - 
Total Assets   19,612,000   $27,715,000 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
           
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable  $8,743,000   $7,616,000 
Accrued expenses   4,303,000    2,614,000 
Refund due to customer   462,000    1,743,000 
Customer prepayments   -    687,000 
Reserve for sales returns   2,212,000    3,390,000 
Merchant cash advances payable   303,000    - 
Notes payable   50,000    - 
Current portion of notes payable to related parties   265,000    - 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   135,000    84,000 
Other current liabilities   15,000    75,000 
Total Current Liabilities   16,488,000    16,209,000 
           
Other liabilities   -    3,000 
Notes payable to related parties, net of current portion   385,000    - 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   -    3,925,000 
Total Liabilities   16,873,000    20,137,000 
           
Commitments and Contingencies   -    - 
          
Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity          
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding   -    - 
Common stock $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 11,079,678 issued and 9,752,755 shares outstanding at September 30, 2024 and 6,418,061 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023.   98,000    64,000 
Additional paid-in capital   35,995,000    33,429,000 
Accumulated deficit   (33,206,000)   (25,915,000)
Non-controlling interest   (148,000)   - 
Total Algorhythm Holdings Shareholders’ Equity   2,739,000    7,578,000 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $19,612,000   $27,715,000 

 

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
   For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
                 
Net Sales  $10,622,000   $15,931,000   $15,488,000   $21,939,000 
                     
Cost of Goods Sold   8,247,000    12,197,000    12,287,000    16,582,000 
                     
Gross Profit   2,375,000    3,734,000    3,201,000    5,357,000 
                     
Operating Expenses                    
Selling expenses   653,000    1,169,000    1,830,000    2,426,000 
General and administrative expenses   4,339,000    2,459,000    8,552,000    7,403,000 
Net (gain) loss on early termination of operating lease   (3,874,000)   -    4,000    - 
Total Operating Expenses   1,118,000    3,628,000    10,386,000    9,829,000 
                     
Income (Loss) from Operations   1,257,000    106,000    (7,185,000)   (4,472,000)
                     
Other (Expenses) Income                    
Gain on disposal of fixed assets   -    44,000    -    44,000 
Gain from Employee Retention Credit Program refund   -    -    -    704,000 
Interest expense   (283,000)   (53,000)   (328,000)   (122,000)
Total Other (Expenses) Income, net   (283,000)   (9,000)   (328,000)   626,000 
                     
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Benefit   974,000    97,000    (7,513,000)   (3,846,000)
                     
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)   -    -    -    (1,502,000)
                     
Consolidated Net Income (Loss)   974,000    97,000    (7,513,000)   (5,348,000)
                     
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest   221,000    -    221,000    - 
                     
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders  $1,195,000   $97,000   $(7,292,000)  $(5,348,000)
                     
Income (Loss) per common share                    
Basic and diluted  $0.13   $0.03   $(0.99)  $(1.44)
                     
Weighted Average Common and Common                    
Equivalent Shares:                    
Basic and diluted   9,095,504    4,220,259    7,341,204    3,726,259 

 

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

   Shares   Amount   Capital   Interest   Deficit   Total 
   Common Stock   Additional Paid in   Non-Controlling   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Interest   Deficit   Total 
Balance at June 30, 2024   6,418,061   $64,000   $33,465,000  - $-   $(34,401,000)  $(872,000)
                               
Net (loss) income   -    -    -  -  (221,000)   1,195,000    974,000 
Sale of common stock, net of offering costs   1,673,077    18,000    1,471,000    -    -    1,489,000 
Stock based compensation   1,019,811    10,000    569,000    -    -    579,000 
Common stock issued for purchase of SemiCab Inc   641,806    6,000    488,000    -    -    494,000 
Issuance of subsidiary stock to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    74,000    -    74,000 
Other   -    -    2,000    (1,000)   -    1,000 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2024   9,752,755   $98,000   $35,995,000 -  $(148,000)  $(33,206,000)  $2,739,000 

 

   Common Stock   Additional Paid in   Non-Controlling   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Interest   Deficit   Total 
Balance at June 30, 2023   4,220,259   $42,000   $31,479,000  - $              -   $(21,977,000)  $9,544,000 
                               
Net income   -    -    -  -  -    97,000    97,000 
Stock based compensation   -    -    37,000    -    -    37,000 
Other   -    -    (1,000)  -    1,000    - 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2023   4,220,259   $42,000   $31,515,000  - $-   $(21,879,000)  $9,678,000 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

   Common Stock   Additional Paid in   Non-Controlling   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Interest   Deficit   Total 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2023   6,418,061   $64,000   $33,429,000  - $-   $(25,915,000)  $7,578,000 
                               
Net loss   -    -    -  -  (221,000)   (7,292,000)   (7,513,000)
Sale of common stock, net of offering costs   1,673,077    18,000    1,471,000    -    -    1,489,000 
Stock based compensation   1,019,811    10,000    606,000    -    -    616,000 
Common stock issued for purchase of SemiCab Inc   641,806    6,000    488,000    -    -    494,000 
Issuance of subsidiary stock to non-controlling interest   -    -    -    74,000    -    74,000 
Other   -    -    1,000    (1,000)   1,000    1,000 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2024   9,752,755   $98,000   $35,995,000  - $(148,000)  $(33,206,000)  $2,739,000
                               
Balance at December 31, 2022   3,148,219   $31,000   $29,698,000  - $-   $(16,531,000)  $13,198,000 
                               
Net loss   -    -    -  -  -    (5,348,000)   (5,348,000)
Sale of common stock, net of offering costs   1,057,810    11,000    1,629,000    -    -    1,640,000 
Sale of common stock warrants   14,230    -    14,000    -    -    14,000 
Stock based compensation   -    -    174,000    -    -    174,000 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2023   4,220,259   $42,000   $31,515,000  - $-   $(21,879,000)  $9,678,000 

 

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net loss  $(7,513,000)  $(5,348,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   159,000    289,000 
Amortization of intangible assets   44,000    - 
Provision for estimated cost of returns   839,000    1,095,000 
Provision for inventory obsolescence   -    271,000 
Credit losses   92,000    104,000 
Gain on termination of operating lease   (246,000)   - 
Net gain from disposal of property and equipment   -    (42,000)
Stock based compensation   616,000    174,000 
Amortization of right of use assets   194,000    520,000 
Change in net deferred tax assets   -    1,399,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   3,079,000    (3,982,000)
Due from banks   (22,000)   (152,000)
Accounts receivable - related parties   (303,000)   117,000 
Inventories   (456,000)   (3,424,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (718,000)   87,000 
Other non-current assets   151,000    (248,000)
Accounts payable   394,000    10,442,000 
Accrued expenses   (198,000)   (486,000)
Refunds due to customers   (1,967,000)   1,212,000 
Reserve for sales returns   (1,180,000)   (646,000)
Operating lease liabilities   116,000    (622,000)
Payment of early termination fee on operating lease termination settlement   (150,000)   - 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (7,069,000)   760,000 
Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchase of property and equipment   (70,000)   (163,000)
Cash received from purchase of SemiCab Inc   17,000    - 
Disposal of property and equipment   -    55,000 
Net cash used in investing activities   (53,000)   (108,000)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from sale of stock, net of offering costs   1,489,000    1,640,000 
Payments on merchant cash advances payable   (327,000)   - 
Net payment from revolving lines of credit   -    (1,761,000)
Other   (122,000)   (113,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,040,000    (234,000)
Net change in cash   (6,082,000)   418,000 
           
Cash at beginning of year   6,703,000    2,795,000 
Cash at end of period  $621,000   $3,213,000 
           
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $320,000    80,000 
Non-Cash investing and financing cash flow information:          
Common stock issued for purchase of SemiCab Inc  $569,000   $- 
Equipment purchased under capital lease  $-   $55,000 
Right of use assets exchanged for lease liabilities  $136,000   $3,874,000 

 

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a The Singing machine Company, Inc.) (the “Company”) is a holding company for an AI enabled software logistics business operated through our SemiCab Holding subsidiary and a home karaoke consumer products company that designs and distributes karaoke products globally to retailers and ecommerce partners through our Singing Machine subsidiary.

 

Our operations include our wholly owned subsidiaries, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”), MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”) and SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab”).

 

Singing Machine is primarily engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and musical recordings. We are a global karaoke and music entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality karaoke and music enabled consumer products for adults and children.

 

SemiCab is a cloud-based collaborative transportation platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize full-truckload transportation at enterprise-scale. To orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers, SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners. To build fully loaded round trips, SemiCab uses AI/ML techniques and advanced predictive optimization models.

 

NOTE 2 - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Name and Symbol Change

 

Effective September 5, 2024, our Certificate of Incorporation was amended to effect a change in the name of the Company from “The Singing Machine Company, Inc.” to “Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.” In addition, effective September 8, 2024, the Company’s ticker symbol was changed from “MICS” to “RIME.”

 

Change in Fiscal Year

 

During 2023, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31. Our results of operations, cash flows, and all transactions impacting shareholders’ equity presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of September 30, 2024 are for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

ATM Offering

 

On June 26, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital markets, LLC, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,100,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 8, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $2,020,000. On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $3,100,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Agent was paid $30,000 in fees to cover legal and administrative expenses and will receive an amount equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from each sale of the Company’s share of common stock. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company sold 1,673,077 shares of common stock under the ATM offering and received net proceeds of approximately $1,489,000 after payment of legal and accounting fees, brokerage commissions, and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $189,000.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2024 and through November 18, 2024 (the last trading day prior to filing), the Company sold 2,162,423 shares of common stock under the ATM offering, and received net proceeds of approximately $1,372,000 after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $42,000.

 

Asset Purchase

 

On June 11, 2024, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab LLC” and collectively with the Company, the “Buyer”), SemiCab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SemiCab” or the “Seller”), Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell and assign to the Company, and the Company agreed to purchase and assume from the Seller, substantially all the assets, and certain specified liabilities relating to the business of the Seller. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties agreed that the Buyer will not assume the liabilities of the Seller. SemiCab is an artificial intelligence, cloud-based collaborative transportation platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize semi-tractor trailer load efficiency.

 

On July 3, 2024, the parties closed on the asset purchase whereby the Company issued to the Seller (i) 641,806 shares of the Company’s common stock (ii) a twenty percent (20%) membership interest in SemiCab LLC.

 

Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement, the Company and Seller entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”), granting the Buyer the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB Solutions Private Limited (“SMCB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, in consideration for 320,903 shares of common stock of the Company. The Option Agreement expired unexercised.

 

Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”).

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company abandoned its plans to continue use of the leased space and exercised its early termination provision of the Lease Agreement which was not accepted by the Landlord. Due to the abandonment of the lease, all assets related to the lease were impaired. Assets including security deposits, rent deposits and right of use assets of approximately $3,878,000 were written off during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS Nomad LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MICS NY”), and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleged the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects.

 

On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and dismissal of the complaint within 5 business days of the Company’s payment of $250,000. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company made the first payment of $150,000 was made on September 25, 2024 and a final payment of $100,000 was due and paid on October 25, 2024. On October 29, 2024, the Landlord filed a discontinuance with prejudice.

 

As a result of the settlement, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company wrote off the remaining operating lease liability on the Lease Agreement and recognized a gain on early termination of the operating lease of approximately $3,874,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized a loss on early termination of the operating lease of $4,000 which includes the $250,000 termination settlement expense. The net loss on early termination of the Lease Agreement was recorded as a component of operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Private Placement

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with investors pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 (the “Notes”), for cash proceeds of $2,000,000, net of original issue discount of $352,941. As consideration for entering into the SPA, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the investors on October 24, 2024 (See Note 17).

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance, a Michigan banking corporation, (referred to as “Oxford”) entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and related Revolving Credit Note (the “Note”) for a $2,000,000 revolving line of credit (the “Oxford Line of Credit”). On October 17, 2024, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and the Note. As of the date of termination, the Company had no outstanding amounts owed to Oxford and paid a termination fee of $40,000.

 

Share Repurchase

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Regalia Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to repurchase from the Seller an aggregate of 1,098,901 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”). Pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase from the Seller, and the Seller has agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares, at a price per Share equal to the higher of: (1) the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the Repurchase Agreement; or (2) the highest volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the common stock during a pricing period of ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the date of the Repurchase Agreement per share (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company shall issue to the Seller a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price, substantially in the form attached to the Repurchase Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Note”), and subject to terms and conditions therein.

 

The shares of common stock to be repurchased were originally issued to the Seller on November 21, 2023, pursuant to a certain stock purchase agreement, dated November 20, 2023.

 

As of the date of this filing, the repurchase of the shares has not yet closed.

 

NOTE 3 – LIQUIDITY, GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT PLANS

 

As previously reported on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2024, on August 26, 2024, the Company received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) indicating that its stockholders’ equity as reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 did not meet the minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders’ equity required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”) for continued listing, or the alternatives of market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations. Pursuant to the Equity Rule, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Equity Rule.

 

On November 13, 2024, the Company filed a Form 8-K stating that it believed it regained compliance with the Equity Rule. As disclosed herein, the Company reported stockholders’ equity of approximately $2.7 million.

 

NASDAQ has advised the Company that it will continue to monitor the Company’s ongoing compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement and, if at the time of its next periodic report the Company does not evidence compliance, that it may be subject to delisting.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash on hand of approximately $621,000 and deficit working capital of approximately $2,082,000 which is not sufficient to fund the Company’s planned operations through one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. The Company has a recent history of recurring operating losses and decreases in working capital. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year after the date that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements are issued.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Management intends to finance operations with future debt or equity financings, however, if and when such financings may occur are uncertain.

 

In making this assessment management performed a comprehensive analysis of the Company’s current circumstances including: its financial position, cash flow and cash usage forecasts, and obligations and debts. Although management has a recent history of successful capital raises, the analysis used to determine the Company’s ability as a going concern does not include cash sources outside the Company’s direct control that management expects to be available within the next 12 months.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information and the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by US GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

 

In the opinion of management, such condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for the fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial position and the condensed consolidated results of operations. The condensed consolidated results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024 and condensed financial statements information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited whereas the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 is derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes hereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT for the transition period ended December 31, 2023. There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies as disclosed on the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KT for the transition period ended December 31, 2023.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company evaluates its business relationships with related parties to identify potential Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation. The Company will consolidate any VIE in which it has a controlling financial interest and is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. A controlling financial interest has both of the following characteristics: (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance; and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. If both characteristics are met, the Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary and therefore will consolidate that VIE into its consolidated financial statements.

 

As prescribed by ASC 810, if the Company holds a variable interest in a VIE but is not the entity’s primary beneficiary, it shall disclose its methodology for determining if the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, e.g., significant judgments and assumptions made. Additional information required includes information about the types of involvement considered significant, and those considered in the determination of whether the reporting entity is the primary beneficiary.

 

Furthermore, if the Company provides or intends to provide financial or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE, when not contractually required to, the Company shall disclose the type and amount of the support, along with the primary reasons for providing the support. Both qualitative and quantitative information about the Company’s involvement with the VIE, shall include the nature, purpose, size, and activities of the VIE, including how the VIE is financed.

 

Business Combinations

 

The Company allocates the purchase price of an acquired business to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. The purchase price allocation process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions at the acquisition date with respect to intangible assets. The allocation of the consideration transferred in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair values during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date. Direct transaction costs associated with the business combination are expensed as incurred. The Company includes the results of operations of the business that it has acquired in its consolidated results prospectively from the date of acquisition.

 

Goodwill

 

The Company evaluates its goodwill for impairment in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. Goodwill is recorded when the purchase price paid for an acquisition exceeds the estimated fair value of the net identified tangible and intangible assets acquired.

 

The Company tests the recorded amount of goodwill for impairment on an annual basis on December 31 or more frequently if there are indicators that the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its carried value.

 

Intangible Assets

 

The Company acquired amortizable intangibles assets as part of asset purchase agreements consisting of customer relationships, trade names and proprietary technology. Such intangibles are amortized over their useful lives on a straight-line basis.

 

The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets might not be recoverable. Factors that the Company considers in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant underperformance of the business in relation to expectations, significant negative industry or economic trends, and significant changes or planned changes in the use of the assets. If an impairment review is performed to evaluate a long-lived asset for recoverability, the Company compares forecasts of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the long-lived asset to its carrying value. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset are less than its carrying amount. The impairment loss would be based on the excess of the carrying value of the impaired asset over its fair value, determined based on discounted cash flows.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received for the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date.

 

The guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs include those that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

●Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

●Level 2: Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations. All significant inputs used in the Company’s valuations are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated with observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs also include quoted prices that were adjusted for security-specific restrictions which are compared to output from internally developed models such as a discounted cash flow model.

 

●Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments carried at cost, including cash, accounts receivables and accounts and accounts receivable – related party, trade payables advances and notes payables and notes payable – related party approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturities of such instruments.

 

The categorization of a financial instrument within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, that requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. The standard also requires disclosure of the composition of other segment items included in the measure of segment profit or loss that are not separately disclosed. All disclosure requirements under ASU 2023-07 are also required for public entities with a single reportable segment. The ASU is effective for the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent interim periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring entities to disclose specific rate reconciliations, amount of income taxes separate by federal and individual tax jurisdictions, and the amount of income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit disaggregated between federal, state and foreign. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

 

NOTE 5 – ASSET ACQUISITION

 

On June 11, 2024, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SemiCab,LLC, SemiCab, Inc., Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell and assign to the Company, and the Company agreed to purchase and assume from the Seller, substantially all the assets, and certain specified liabilities relating to the business of the Seller.

 

The Company decided to acquire SemiCab as part of a strategic plan to diversify its business and reduce its reliance solely on retail and consumer electronics and strategically focus on growth. The acquisition fit the Company’s strategic decision to pivot to a holding company structure.

 

On July 3, 2024, the parties completed the Asset Purchase Agreement whereby the Company issued to the Seller (i) 641,806 shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of approximately $494,000 (ii) a twenty percent (20%) membership interest in SemiCab LLC. (See Note 2).

 

Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement, the Company and Seller entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”), granting the Buyer the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB Solutions Private Limited (“SMCB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, in consideration for 320,903 shares of common stock of the Company. As of the date of this filing, the Option Agreement expired unexercised.

 

In connection with the asset acquisition agreement, effective July 3, 2024, SemiCab, LLC entered into employment agreements (the “Agreements”) with Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal Kapoor’s agreement spans three years with an annual base salary of $140,000 for 2024, $240,000 for 2025, and $300,000 for subsequent years, and Sehgal’s agreement also spans three years with an annual base salary of $105,000 for 2024, $210,000 for 2025, $240,000 for 2026, $270,000 for 2027, and $300,000 for 2028. Both executives’ salaries are subject to annual review by the Board. They are eligible for annual performance-based bonuses contingent on specific goals set by the Board and will participate in the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, receiving annual equity issuances and cash-based incentives tied to revenue milestones. Both are entitled to standard employee benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

On July 3, 2024, the (“Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired substantially all the assets and assumed certain liabilities of SemiCab, Inc. in exchange for the purchase price consideration of approximately $983,000. On July 3, 2024, the value of the total identifiable intangible assets, including goodwill was approximately $4,754,000, based on the restricted value of SMC common shares on the date of acquisition. The Company also recognized non-controlling interest at fair value as of the Acquisition Date in the amount of approximately $74,000 representing 20% ownership in SemiCab Holdings, LLC, which is 80% owned by the Company.

 

The trade names and developed technology intangible assets were valued using the relief-from-royalty method. The relief-from-royalty method is one of the methods under the income approach wherein estimates of a company’s earnings attributable to the intangible asset are based on the royalty rate the company would have paid for the use of the asset if it did not own it. Royalty payments are estimated by applying royalty rates of 0.5% to the prospective revenue attributable to the intangible asset. The resulting net annual royalty payments are then discounted to present value using a discount factor of 33%, and the remaining economic life of nine years.

 

The Company determined an estimated fair value of customer relationships using multi-period excess earnings approach utilizing a discounted cash flow methodology. The analysis included assumptions regarding the growth rate for the development of new businesses, concluding between 8% and 20% organic growth rates for revenue attributable to existing customers. A discount rate of 33% was used for the weighted average cost of capital analysis, along with the evaluation of the capital expenditure requirements associated with any new initiatives developed by SemiCab. The purchase accounting for this transaction is provisional and subject to measurement period adjustments for one year following the date of acquisition.

 

The valuations for the above intangible assets require use of unobservable inputs that are classified as Level 3 on the fair value hierarchy.

 

The goodwill resulting from this acquisition is tax deductible.

 

The following table presents the allocation of the consideration transferred to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values:

 

      
Equity consideration  $494,000 
Fair value of non-controlling interest   74,000 
Total Equity Consideration   568,000 
Debt Extinguishment   415,000 
Total Consideration  $983,000 
      
Identifiable net assets acquired:     
Cash and Cash Equivalents  $17,000 
Accounts receivable   193,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   13,000 
Property and equipment, net   3,000 
Other Non-Current Operating Assets, Net   14,000 
Customer Relationships (9 year estimated useful life)   747,000 
Trade Name (9 year estimated useful life)   272,000 
Developed Technology (6 year estimated useful life)   381,000 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (2,680,000)
Loans payable Merchant Cash Advances (MCA)   (631,000)
Note payable   (50,000)
Notes payable Related Parties   (650,000)
Net assets acquired   (2,371,000)
Estimated Goodwill  $3,354,000 

 

Pro Forma Information

 

The unaudited pro forma financial information below presents the effects of the Asset Purchase Agreement as though it had been completed on January 1, 2023. The pro forma adjustments are derived from the historically reported transactions of the respective companies. The pro forma results do not include anticipated combined effects or other expected benefits of the acquisition. The pro forma results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 reflect the combined performance of the Company and the SemiCab business for that period. The unaudited pro forma information is based on available data and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable given the circumstances. However, actual results may differ materially from the assumptions used in the accompanying unaudited pro forma financial information. This selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations would have been had the acquisition date occurred on January 1, 2023, nor does it attempt to forecast future consolidated results of operations.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

           
   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
Net revenue  $16,831,000    26,848,000 
Operating loss from continuing operations   (8,093,000)   (6,187,000)
Net loss   (8,451,000)   (7,164,000)

 

The pro forma results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, include a net increase in operating expenses of $265,000, consisting of legal and accounting expenses of approximately $215,000 associated with the acquisition of SemiCab and $50,000 in shares of SMC common stock issued to Vivek Sehgal as sign-on bonus.

 

NOTE 6 – FINANCING

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Oxford Business Credit “Oxford”), as Lender. The Credit Agreement established a secured asset-backed revolving credit facility which is comprised of a maximum $2,000,000 revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”) (“Revolving Loan Cap”). Availability under the Credit Facility is determined monthly by a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable of the Borrowers. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a continuing security interest in all property of each Loan Party, subject to certain excluded collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement). As of September 30, 2024, there was approximately $22,000 due from Oxford for cash collections received that exceeded the amount due on the Credit Agreement. As of September 30, 2024, there were no funds available for borrowing under the Credit Facility.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Facility take the form of base rate loans at interest rates of the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 2.5%, but in any event no less than 10%. The Credit Agreement includes certain covenants which include, but are not limited to restrictions on debt, asset liens, capital expenditures, formation of new entities and financial covenants. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred interest expense of approximately $24,000 and $66,000, respectively associated with financing costs from the Credit Agreement.

 

The Credit Agreement is for a two-year term that expires on November 28, 2026, and automatically renews for an additional one-year term on each anniversary of date of the agreement unless the Company notifies Oxford within 60 days before the anniversary date of its intention to pay off the Credit Facility and terminate the Credit Agreement.

 

The Company is subject to a two percent (2%) exit fee (“Exit Fee”) of the Revolving Loan Cap if the Company terminates the Credit Agreement and repays the obligations under Credit Facility prior to the anniversary date of the Credit Agreement. The Exit Fee shall automatically renew on the two-year anniversary date of the Loan Agreement for an additional one-year period unless the Company notifies Lender in writing within sixty (60) days before such anniversary date of Borrower’s intention to pay off this Credit Facility and terminate the Credit Agreement and all obligations of the Credit Facility are paid in full by such anniversary date. There were no draws against the Credit Facility since inception of the Credit Agreement.

 

On October 17, 2024, the Company voluntarily terminated the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement the Company was obligated to pay a $40,000 Exit Fee due to termination prior to the anniversary date of the Credit Agreement.

 

Fifth Third Bank Asset-backed Revolving Credit Facility

 

On October 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Fifth Third Financial Corporation (the “Credit Agreement”), as Lender, replacing the Company’s credit facilities with Crestmark and IHC that were terminated by the Company on October 13, 2022. The Credit Agreement established a secured asset-backed revolving credit facility which is comprised of a maximum $15,000,000 revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility was terminated on November 17, 2023. Availability under the Credit Facility was determined monthly by a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory of the Borrowers. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a continuing security interest in all property of each Loan Party, subject to certain excluded collateral (as defined in the Credit Facility).

 

Costs associated with closing of the Credit Agreement of approximately $254,000 were deferred and being amortized over life of the loan. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company incurred approximately $21,000 and $63,000, respectively associated with the amortization of deferred financing costs from the Credit Agreement.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Borrowings under the Credit Facility took the form of base rate loans at interest rates of the greater of either (a) the Prime Rate plus 0.50% or (b) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) 30-day term rate plus 3%, subject to a minimum of 0.050% in either case.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred interest expense of approximately $19,000 and $59,000 respectively, associated with interest and financing costs from the Credit Agreement.

 

On May 19, 2023, the Company executed a Waiver and First Amendment agreement which provides for a waiver of previous defaults and instituted new covenants.

 

On August 30, 2023, the Company entered into a Waiver and Second Amendment (the “Revolving Loan Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Revolving Loan Amendment provides for, among other things, (i) a waiver of all known existing defaults under the Credit Agreement as of the date of the Revolving Loan Amendment and (ii) the amendment of the definition of “Borrowing Base” to reduce from $5,000,000 to $2,000,000.

 

On November 17, 2023, the Company voluntarily terminated the Credit Agreement as the Company could not comply with the debt coverage financial covenant effective September 30, 2023. There was no balance outstanding on the credit agreement as of the termination date.

 

Merchant Cash Advance payable – Agile Capital Funding, LLC

 

Pursuant to the acquisition of SemiCab, the Company assumed a Merchant Cash Advance (“MCA Financing”) payable with Agile Capital Funding, LLC (“Agile”). On March 22, 2024, SemiCab entered into a MCA Financing agreement with Agile. The initial amount borrowed was $315,000, with net proceeds to the Company in the amount of $300,000. Repayment terms stipulate weekly payments in the amount of $16,200 for weeks, for a total of $453,600 repaid. The effective interest rate for the borrowings is 15%. As September 30, 2024 the amount due on this MCA Financing was approximately $146,500.

 

Merchant Cash Advance payable – Cedar Advance, LLC

 

Pursuant to the acquisition of SemiCab, the Company assumed a MCA Financing payable with Cedar Advance, LLC (“Cedar”). On May 8, 2024, SemiCab entered into an MCA Financing with Cedar. The initial amount borrowed was $215,000, with net proceeds to the Company in the amount of $204,250. Repayment terms stipulate weekly payments in the amount of $11,133 for 28 weeks, for a total of $311,750 repaid. The effective interest rate for the borrowings is 18%. As September 30, 2024 the amount due on this MCA Financing was approximately $156,920.

 

Loan Payable SemiCab Investor

 

SemiCab maintains a loan from a SemiCab investor in the amount of $50,000. The loan bears interest at 10% per annum and matured on May 15, 2024 and is unsecured. As of September 30, 2024 the loan had not been paid and is in default. The principal amount due is recorded as a component of notes payable on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

NOTE 7 – LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES

 

SemiCab maintains several outstanding affiliate loans from Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal, (current employees and original founders of SemiCab) initially issued by SemiCab Holdings LLC. The notes are unsecured. There was accrued interest payable is approximately $72,000 that is included as a component of accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest expense on these related party loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $28,000.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

The specific terms of each loan are summarized in the table below:

 

   Issue  Maturity     Interest     
Holder  Date  Date  Status  Rate   Principal 
Ajesh Kapoor  7/10/2021  7/10/2026  Current   9.0%  $150,000 
Ajesh Kapoor  8/27/2021  8/26/2026  Current   9.0%   235,000 
Vivek Seghal  4/17/2023  10/13/2023  Default   10.0%   50,000 
Ajesh Kapoor  5/5/2023  5/4/2024  Default   10.0%   50,000 
Ajesh Kapoor  5/17/2023  5/16/2024  Default   10.0%   165,000 
Amount due as of September 30, 2024                 650,000 
Less: Current portion of notes payable to related parties                 265,000 
                    
Notes payable to related parties, net of current portion                $385,000 

 

NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Settlement Agreement – Efficient Capital Labs, Inc.

 

On May 18, 2023 SemiCab entered into a Installment Business Loan Agreement (“IBLA”) with a principal balance of $1,000,000 with Efficient Capital Labs, Inc. (“ECL”) to finance working capital and product development. The loan had a 12-month maturity date. Repayments were originally scheduled to begin in June 2023, in equal installments of $91,667 for 13 months, with an interest rate of 17.97%. On May 18, 2024, SemiCab entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement”) with ECL. The terms of repayment are as follows:

 

Payment: Semicab shall pay to ECL the sum of $946,666USD (the “Settlement Sum”) as follows:

 

(a) On or before May 20, 2024, Semicab shall pay ECL $25,000.00 USD (the “Initial Payment”);

(b) On or before June 3, 2024, Semicab shall pay ECL $75,000.00 USD (the “Second Payment”);

(c) On or before the first business day of each of the following ten (10) calendar months, starting July 1, 2024 Semicab shall pay ECL $84,666 USD (the “Additional Payments,” and each an “Additional Payment”).

 

As of September 30, 2024 the amount payable on the Settlement is $578,917 and recorded as a component accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Blue Yonder, Inc. Lawsuit

 

Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement with SemiCab, the Company assumed a judgement against SemiCab regarding damages resulting from contract breach for IT subscription-based services. On March 28, 2020, SemiCab entered into a service contract and agreement with Blue Yonder, Inc. (“Blue Yonder”) for certain IT subscription-based services. The original term of the agreement was for three years, at a price of $100,000 per year, for a total of $300,000. On June 21, 2023, Blue Yonder filed a lawsuit claiming damages in the amount of $275,000 with the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona (“Lawsuit”). The suit was found in favor of Blue Yonder in the amount of $509,119, subject to two separate milestone payments that would otherwise deem the entire balance due satisfied if either milestone payment is made by the Company. The first milestone payment for $175,000 and was due on July 1, 2024 and was not made. In the event this payment is made, the remaining settlement shall be deemed satisfied. If this payment is not made, the Company shall owe a total of $225,000 by October 1, 2024. In the event this payment is made, the remaining settlement shall be deemed satisfied. If neither payment is made, Blue Yonder shall be entitled to execute the full $509,119 beginning January 1, 2025. As of the date of this filing, none of the scheduled payments have been made. A liability of $509,119 has been recorded as a component of accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Derivative Action

 

On December 21, 2023, Ault Lending, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ault Alliance, Inc. (“Ault”), one of the Company’s largest shareholders, filed a derivative shareholder action in Delaware Chancery Court against the Company, its Directors, and other Company shareholders (The Stingray Group, Inc. and Regalia Ventures) (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of fiduciary duty in approving a recent above-market private placement equity transaction. The complaint alleges the Company, and its directors followed an inadequate process in evaluating the private placement transaction which occurred back in November 2023 and entered into the transaction with an intent to dilute Ault’s ownership stake in the Company. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on the Company’s assessment of the facts underlying the claims, the uncertainty of the litigation and the preliminary stage of the case, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the potential loss or range of loss that may result from this action.

 

The Company is involved in litigation arising from other matters in the ordinary course of business. The Company is subject to claims, suits and other proceedings that could result in fines, civil penalties, or other adverse consequences. The Company records a liability when it believes that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the Company discloses the reasonably possible loss. The Company evaluates developments in its legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed, and makes adjustments as appropriate. Significant judgment is required to determine both likelihood of there being and the estimated amount of a loss related to such matters.

 

NOTE 9 – OPERATING LEASES

 

At the time of this filing, the Company has operating lease agreements for offices in Florida and Hong Kong.

 

The Company entered into an operating lease agreement, effective October 1, 2017, for our corporate headquarters located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where we lease approximately 6,500 square feet of office space which expired on March 31, 2024. On February 22, 2024, the Company executed a lease extension for 14 months effective April 1, 2024, and expires on May 31, 2025. The base rent on the extension is approximately $10,000 per month subject to a 3% annual adjustment.

 

The Company entered into an operating lease on August 23, 2023, for approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company abandoned its plans to continue use of the leased space. On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and termination of the Lease Agreement in exchange for Company’s payment of $250,000. (See Note 2).

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is as follows:

     

Assets:  September 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
Operating lease - right-of-use assets  $137,000   $3,926,000 
           
Liabilities          
Current          
Current portion of operating leases  $135,000   $84,000 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion  $-   $3,925,000 

 

Supplemental statement of operations information related to operating leases is as follows:

    

   Three Months Ended September 30, 2024   Three Months Ended September 30, 2023   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 
                 
Operating lease expense as a component of general and administrative expenses  $45,000   $279,000   $444,000   $762,000 
                     
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows:                    
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:                    
Operating cash flow paid for operating leases  $45,000   $363,000   $136,000   $868,000 
                     
Lease term and Discount Rate                    
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)   0.8    15.1           
Weighted average discount rate   9.0%   12.0%          

 

F-16
 

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Minimum future payments under all operating leases as of September 30, 2024, are as follows:

   

Payments due by period  Amount 
2024 (remaining six months)  $46,000 
2025   94,000 
Total minimum future payments   140,000 
Less: Interest   5,000 
Total operating lease liabilities  $135,000 

 

NOTE 10 – ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

On April 12, 2022, the Board of Directors approved The Singing Machine Company, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock, stock units, performance awards and other stock or cash-based awards collectively, the “Awards.” Awards may be granted under the 2022 Plan to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors.

 

There were 150,943 share base compensation awards issued under the 2022 Plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 with a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.55 per share. There were no share base compensation awards issued under the 2022 Plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. There were 1,250 and 6,500 shares forfeited during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. There were no shares forfeited during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, there were 63,453 shares available to be issued under the 2022 Plan.

 

Equity compensation under the 2022 Plan was approximately $101,000 and $138,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and was expensed as a component of general administrative expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2024, there was an unrecognized expense of approximately $50,000 remaining on options currently vesting over time with an approximate weighted average of twelve months remaining until these options are fully vested.

 

The vested options as of September 30, 2024, had no intrinsic value.

 

Other Equity Compensation

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued 774,528 shares of common stock to three vendors for payment of consulting services rendered and 94,340 for restricted shares of common stock to Vivek Sehgal (a related party) as bonus compensation (See Note 5). The grant date fair value for all of these share issuances was approximately $478,000 and were expensed as a component of general and administrative expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. These shares vest immediately but must be held for a minimum of six months in accordance with Securities Exchange Commission Rule 144.

 

NOTE 11 - WARRANTS

 

Common warrants issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, were 902,113. There were no changes in the warrants outstanding during the period.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s warrants by expiration date were as follows:

  

Number of
Common Warrants
   Exercise Price   Expiration Date
 802,113   $2.80   September 15, 2026
 100,000   $5.00   May 23, 2027
 902,113         

 

F-17
 

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 12 - COMPUTATION OF LOSS PER SHARE

 

Computation of basic and dilutive loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

  

   For the three months ended September 30, 2024   For the three months ended September 30, 2023   For the nine months ended September 30, 2024   For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders  $1,195,000   $97,000   $(7,292,000)  $(5,348,000)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding   9,095,504    4,220,259    7,341,204    3,726,259 
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share  $0.13   $0.03   $(0.99)  $(1.44)

 

Basic net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution assuming shares of common stock were issued upon the exercise of outstanding in-the-money options and the proceeds thereof were used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period using the treasury stock method.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, options to purchase 98,178 and 91,261 shares of common stock, respectively and options to purchase 902,113 common stock warrants for both September 30, 2024 and 2023 were excluded in the calculation of diluted net loss per share as the result would have been anti-dilutive.

 

NOTE 13 - INCOME TAXES

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company did not recognize income tax provision as the Company is not forecasting any taxable income for the current year and had a loss before income tax benefit in the previous year. The Company’s income tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was approximately $1,502,000 as the Company recognized a valuation reserve of all of its deferred tax assets based on the recent history of losses and forecasts that suggested the Company would not be able to utilize the deferred tax assets in the future.

 

The Company’s income tax expense differs from the expected tax benefit/expense based on statutory rates primarily due to full valuation allowance for all of its subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

NOTE 14 – REVENUE DISAGGREGATION

 

The Company disaggregates revenues by product line and major geographic region as most of its revenue is generated by the sales of karaoke hardware and the Company has no other material business segments:

 

 Revenue by product line is as follows:

 

                 
    Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended 
Product Line   September 30, 2024    

September 30, 2023

    September 30, 2024    

September 30, 2023

 
                     
Classic Karaoke Machines  $8,218,000   $14,636,000   $10,521,000   $17,363,000 
Licensed Products   180,000    36,000    377,000    32,000 
Kids Youth Electronics   379,000    297,000    546,000    451,000 
Microphones and Accessories   1,500,000    806,000    3,329,000    3,543,000 
Music Subscriptions   218,000    156,000    588,000    550,000 
Logistics Services   127,000    -    127,000    - 
                     
Total Net Sales  $10,622,000   $15,931,000   $15,488,000   $21,939,000 

 

F-18
 

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

Sales by geographic region for the periods presented are as follows:

 

                 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2024   September 30, 2023 
                 
North America  $10,466,000   $15,378,000   $15,208,000   $21,386,000 
Australia   50,000    263,000    174,000    263,000 
Europe   106,000    290,000    106,000    290,000 
Total Net Sales   $10,622,000   $15,931,000   $15,488,000   $21,939,000 

 

The Company selectively participates in a retailer’s co-op promotion incentives by providing marketing fund allowances to its customers. As these co-op promotion initiatives are not a distinct good or service and the Company cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of the benefit it receives from these arrangements, the cost of these allowances at the time they are offered to the customers are recorded as a reduction to net sales. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, co-op promotion incentives were approximately $908,000 and $1,637,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, co-op promotion incentives were approximately $1,257,000 and $1,901,000, respectively. The Company’s estimated reserve for co-op promotion incentives was approximately $1,833,000 and $1,277,000 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The estimated reserve for co-op promotions is a component of accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company estimates variable consideration under its return allowance programs for goods returned from the customer whereby a revenue return reserve is recorded based on historic return amounts, specific events as identified and management estimates. The Company’s reserve for sales returns as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, was approximately $2,212,000 and $3,390,000, respectively. In conjunction with the recording of the revenue sales return reserve, the Company estimates the cost of products that are expected to be returned under its return allowance program whereby the estimated cost of product returns is recorded as an asset. The asset is separately stated as returns asset on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s estimated cost of returns as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, was approximately $1,081,000 and $1,919,000, respectively.

 

A return program for defective goods is negotiated with each of the Company’s wholesale customers on a year-to-year basis. Customers are allowed to return defective goods within a specified period of time after shipment (between six and nine months). The Company does make occasional exceptions to this return policy and accordingly records a sales return reserve based on historic return amounts, specific exceptions as identified and management estimates.

 

The Company records a sales reserve for its return goods programs at the time of sale for estimated sales returns that may occur. The liability for defective goods is included in the reserve for sales returns on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

NOTE 15 - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND REVENUE

 

The Company derives a majority of its revenues from retailers of products in the United States. The Company’s allowance for credit losses is based upon management’s estimates and historical experience and reflects the fact that accounts receivable is concentrated with several large customers. At September 30, 2024, 70% of accounts receivable were due from three customers in North America that individually owed over 10% of total accounts receivable. On December 31, 2023, 82% of accounts receivable were due from four customers in North America that individually owed over 10% of total accounts receivable.

 

Revenues from customers representing greater than 10% of total net sales derived from our top three customers as a percentage of net sales were 41%, 20%, and 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Revenues from customers representing greater than 10% of total net sales derived from three customers as a percentage of net sales were 28%, 22% and 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Revenues from customers representing greater than 10% of total net sales derived from our top four customers as a percentage of net sales were 29%, 27%, 15% and 10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Revenues from customers representing greater than 10% of total net sales derived from our top three customers as a percentage of net sales were 44%, 13% and 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The loss of any of these customers could have an adverse impact on the Company.

 

F-19
 

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 16 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Due To/From Related Parties

 

Stingray

 

Stingray Group, Inc. (“Stingray”) is an existing shareholder with board representation. The Company has a music subscription sharing agreement with Stingray. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, the amounts earned from the subscription agreement were approximately $218,000 and $156,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, the amounts earned from the subscription agreement were approximately $567,000 and $550,000, respectively. These amounts were included as a component of net sales in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. On September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $157,000 due from Stingray. On December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $269,000 due from Stingray for music subscription reimbursement.

 

SMCB

 

The Company determined that SMCB is a VIE as the Company provides financial support to SMCB. While not contractually obligated, SMCB currently relies on our reimbursement of certain costs under a Services Agreement (“MSA”) whereby SMCB agree to provide IT software development services to support SemiCab’s US operations. In exchange, under the MSA, the Company grants intellectual property rights to SMCB to use the software platform in India. Compensation for services is invoiced and paid on a monthly or quarterly basis as agreed by both parties, with rates subject to periodic review and revision. As a result of this relationship SMCB has been determined to be a VIE.

 

Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement of SemiCab, the Company entered into an option agreement granting the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB, however the option agreement expired on August 31, 2024 unexercised.

 

The Company further determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of SMCB as the Company does not have the power to direct or control SMCB’s significant activities related to its business. Accordingly, the Company has not consolidated SMCB’s results of operations and financial position in the accompanying condensed consolidated financials presented for this period.

 

As of September 30, 2024, the Company has advanced approximately $776,000 to SMCB for estimated prepaid services to be provided by SMCB in accordance with the MSA which are a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred approximately $422,000 in software support services under the MSA.

 

NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to each purchaser (i) an Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Note with a principal amount equal to such purchaser’s subscription amount divided by 0.85 (each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), and (ii) a number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 equal to (i) 2,300,000 multiplied by (ii) such purchaser’s subscription amount divided by (iii) $2,000,000 (the “Shares”) (the transactions contemplated under the SPA, the “Offering”).The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $2.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

 

The Company agreed to certain registration rights with respect to the Shares, as described in the SPA. The Company also granted the purchasers a right to participate up to an amount of 20% in any issuance by the Company of common stock or common stock equivalents for cash, subject to certain exceptions, during the 90 days after the closing of the Offering.

 

Univest Securities LLC served as the placement agent in the Offering and received 7% of the gross proceeds received by the Company and reimbursement of the legal fees of its counsel.

 

The Offering closed on October 24, 2024. At the closing, the Company issued to the purchasers an aggregate of 2,300,000 shares of its common stock and Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941for total proceeds of $2,000,000 net of original issue discount of $352,941.

 

At the closing, the Company issued a Note to each purchaser equal to such purchaser’s subscription amount divided by 0.85. The Notes were issued with an original issue discount of 15%. No interest shall accrue on the Notes unless and until an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) has occurred, upon which interest shall accrue at a rate of fourteen percent (14.0%) per annum and shall be computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year and twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months and shall be payable on the maturity date, which is ninety (90) days from the issuance date of October 24, 2024.

 

The Notes also provide for redemption upon a change of control, as such term is defined under the Notes and mandatory redemption upon the receipt of net proceeds from any offering of equity or debt by the Company. The Company also has the right to prepay the Notes.

 

The Notes are secured by a security interest in the assets and property of the Company and its subsidiaries and guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries, pursuant to the terms of a Guarantee Agreement entered into among the purchasers and the Company and each of its subsidiaries.

 

Stock Repurchase Agreement

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Regalia Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to repurchase from the Seller an aggregate of 1,098,901 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”). The shares of common stock to be repurchased were originally issued to the Seller on November 21, 2023, pursuant to a certain stock purchase agreement, dated November 20, 2023.

 

As consideration for the transaction contemplated by the Repurchase Agreement (the “Stock Repurchase”), when the transaction closes, the Company has agreed to repurchase from the Seller, and the Seller has agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares, at a price per Share equal to the higher of: (1) the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the Repurchase Agreement; or (2) the highest volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the common stock during a pricing period of ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the date of the Repurchase Agreement per share (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company shall issue to the Seller a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price.

 

As of the date of this filing, the repurchase of the shares has not yet closed.

 

F-20
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

The Singing Machine Company, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and, shareholders’ equity for the nine month transition period from April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 3, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

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

 

Reserve for Sales Returns:

 

As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company estimates the sales value of goods to be returned from our allowance programs for goods returned from the customer for various reasons, whereby a reserve for sales returns is recorded based on historic return amounts, specific events as identified and management estimates.

 

We identified management’s estimate for sales returns as a critical audit matter due to the fact that there was significant judgment required by management with respect to measurement uncertainty, as the calculation of estimated sales returns includes assumptions such as historical product returns and margins experience used to predict future returns. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in applying the procedures related to those assumptions.

 

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the financial statements. We obtained an understanding and evaluated the design of controls over the Company’s estimates for variable consideration. Our procedures also included, among others, (1) recalculating the sales return reserve based on our review of returns received subsequent to year end and the net realizable value of the returned goods based on historical sales and margin experience; (2) evaluating the Company’s ability to accurately estimate the sales return reserve by comparing historically recorded reserves to the actual amount that was ultimately claimed by the retailers; and (3) analyzing year over year trends in the reserve in comparison with revenue trends to further evaluate reasonableness of the estimate and consistency with expectations.

 

/s/ Marcum llp

 

Marcum LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 15, 2024

 

F-21
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

The Singing Machine Company, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and shareholders’ equity for each of the two years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2023, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years then ended, 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.

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor from 2016 to 2023.

 

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP  
EISNERAMPER LLP  
   
Iselin, New Jersey  
July 14, 2023  

 

F-22
 

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023 
         
Assets          
Current Assets          
Cash  $6,703,000   $2,895,000 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $174,000 and $166,000, respectively   7,308,000    2,075,000 
Accounts receivable related parties   269,000    239,000 
Inventory   6,871,000    9,085,000 
Returns asset   1,919,000    555,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   136,000    351,000 
Total Current Assets   23,206,000    15,200,000 
           
Property and equipment, net   404,000    633,000 
Operating leases - right of use assets   3,926,000    561,000 
Other non-current assets   179,000    255,000 
Total Assets  $27,715,000   $16,649,000 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable  $7,616,000   $1,769,000 
Accrued expenses   2,614,000    2,266,000 
Refund due to customer   1,743,000    - 
Customer prepayments   687,000    583,000 
Reserve for sales returns   3,390,000    900,000 
Other current liabilities   75,000    99,000 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   84,000    509,000 
Total Current Liabilities   16,209,000    6,126,000 
           
Other liabilities, net of current portion   3,000    104,000 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion   3,925,000    88,000 
Total Liabilities   20,137,000    6,318,000 
           
Commitments and Contingencies   -    - 
           
Shareholders’ Equity          
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding   -    - 
Common stock $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 6,418,061 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 3,184,439 issued and 3,167,489 outstanding at March 31, 2023   64,000    32,000 
Additional paid-in capital   33,429,000    29,822,000 
Subscriptions receivable   -    (6,000)
Accumulated deficit   (25,915,000)   (19,517,000)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   7,578,000    10,331,000 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $27,715,000   $16,649,000 

 

See notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-23
 

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

          
   Nine Months Ended   Years Ended 
   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
             
Net Sales  $29,198,000   $39,299,000   $47,512,000 
                
Cost of Goods Sold   23,008,000    30,090,000    36,697,000 
                
Gross Profit   6,190,000    9,209,000    10,815,000 
                
Operating Expenses               
Selling expenses   3,717,000    3,442,000    3,589,000 
General and administrative expenses   8,616,000    9,465,000    7,157,000 
Total Operating Expenses   12,333,000    12,907,000    10,746,000 
                
(Loss) Income from Operations   (6,143,000)   (3,698,000)   69,000 
                
Other (Expenses) Income               
Gain on disposal of fixed assets   44,000    -    - 
Gain - related party   -    -    11,000 
Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan forgiveness   -    -    448,000 
Gain from Employee Retention Credit Program refund   -    704,000    - 
Gain from settlement of accounts payable   -    48,000    339,000 
Loss from extinguishment of debt   -    (183,000)   - 
Interest expense   (299,000)   (479,000)   (580,000)
Total Other (Expenses) Income, net   (255,000)   90,000    218,000 
                
(Loss) Income Before Income Tax Benefit   (6,398,000)   (3,608,000)   287,000 
                
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)   -    (1,030,000)   (57,000)
                
Net (Loss) Income  $(6,398,000)  $(4,638,000)  $230,000 
                
Loss per Common Share               
Basic  $(1.32)  $(1.65)  $0.14 
Diluted  $(1.32)  $(1.65)  $0.14 
                
Weighted Average Common and Common               
Equivalent Shares:               
Basic   4,864,540    2,811,872    1,614,506 
Diluted   4,864,540    2,811,872    1,623,397 

 

See notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-24
 

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

             
   For the Nine Months Ended     For the Fiscal Years Ended 
   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
             
Cash flows from operating activities               
Net (loss) income  $(6,398,000)  $(4,638,000)  $230,000 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:               
Depreciation   287,000    228,000    246,000 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   -    47,000    45,000 
Provision for estimated cost of returns   (1,364,000)   128,000    (156,000)
Provision for inventory obsolesence   1,798,000    536,000    (272,000)
Credit losses   8,000    43,000    (16,000)
(Gain) loss from disposal of property and equipment   (44,000)   3,000    4,000 
Stock based compensation   110,000    382,000    44,000 
Amortization of right of use assets   510,000    718,000    795,000 
Change in net deferred tax assets   -    893,000    (5,000)
Loss on debt extinguishment   -    183,000    - 
Paycheck Protection Plan loan forgiveness   -    -    (448,000)
Gain - related party   -    -    (11,000)
Gain from extinguishment of accounts payable   -    (48,000)   (339,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable   (5,241,000)   667,000    (558,000)
Accounts receivable – related parties   (30,000)   (87,000)   (64,000)
Due from banks   -    101,000    4,456,000 
Inventories   415,000    3,858,000    (8,244,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   215,000    78,000    (123,000)
Other non-current assets   76,000    (38,000)   61,000 
Accounts payable   5,847,000    (3,511,000)   3,217,000 
Accrued expenses   348,000    533,000    77,000 
Due to related parties   -    (63,000)   - 
Refunds due to customer   1,743,000    -    (139,000)
Prepaids from customers   103,000    485,000    (47,000)
Reserve for sales returns   2,490,000    (90,000)   30,000 
Operating lease liabilities   (462,000)   (738,000)   (795,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   411,000    (330,000)   (2,012,000)
Cash flows from investing activities               
Purchase of property and equipment   (68,000)   (244,000)   (118,000)
Disposal of property and equipment   54,000    -    - 
Net cash used in investing activities   (14,000)   (244,000)   (118,000)
Cash flows from financing activities               
Proceeds from issuance of stock, net of offering costs   3,529,000    3,393,000    9,001,000 
Payment of redemption and retirement of treasury stock   -    -    (7,162,000)
Collection of subscriptions receivable   6,000    -    - 
Net (payment) proceeds from revolving lines of credit   -    (2,500,000)   2,435,000 
Payment of subordinated note payable - Starlight Marketing Development, Ltd.   -    (353,000)   (150,000)
Payment of deferred financing charges   -    (254,000)   (38,000)
Payment of early termination fees on revolving lines of credit   -    (183,000)   - 
Payments on installment notes   (124,000)   (74,000)   (68,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   -    -    14,000 
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants   -    990,000    - 
Proceeds from exercise of pre-funded warrants   -    168,000    - 
Payments on finance leases   -    (9,000)   (8,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities   3,411,000    1,178,000    4,024,000 
Net change in cash   3,808,000    604,000    1,894,000 
                
Cash at beginning of year   2,895,000    2,291,000    397,000 
Cash at end of period  $6,703,000   $2,895,000   $2,291,000 
                
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:               
Cash paid for interest  $44,000   $481,000   $547,000 
Cash paid for income taxes  $-   $34,000   $- 
Non-Cash investing and financing cash flow information:               
Equipment purchased under capital lease  $-   $55,000   $24,000 
Issuance of common stock and warrants for offering costs  $-   $244,000   $548,000 
Right of use assets exchanged for lease liabilities  $3,874,000   $192,000   $16,000 

 

See notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-25
 

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 and nine months ended December 31, 2023

 

                    
   Common Stock  

Additional

Paid in

   Subscriptions   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Receivable   Deficit   Total 
                         
Balance at March 31, 2021   1,301,358   $13,000   $20,151,000   $-   $(12,254,000)  $7,910,000 
Net income   -    -    -    -    230,000    230,000 
Issuance of common stock   550,000    6,000    4,944,000    -    -    4,950,000 
Issuance of pre-funded warrants   -    -    4,882,000    -    -    4,882,000 
Common stock offering costs   -    -    (831,000)   -    -    (831,000)
Issuance of common stock for stock offering costs   19,047    -    -    -    -    - 
Redemption and retirement of treasury shares   (654,105)   (7,000)   (4,301,000)   -    (2,855,000)   (7,163,000)
Stock based compensation   2,242    -    44,000    -    -    44,000 
Exercise of stock options   2,667    -    14,000    -    -    14,000 
Balance at March 31, 2022   1,221,209    12,000    24,903,000    -    (14,879,000)   10,036,000 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (4,638,000)   (4,638,000)
Issuance of common stock   1,014,230    10,000    4,026,000    (6,000)   -    4,030,000 
Common stock offering costs   -    -    (637,000)   -    -    (637,000)
Exercise of pre-funded and common warrants   914,558    10,000    1,148,000    -    -    1,158,000 
Stock based compensation   15,803    -    145,000    -    -    145,000 
Employee compensation - stock option   -    -    237,000    -    -    237,000 
Other   1,688    -    -    -    -    - 
Balance at March 31, 2023   3,167,488    32,000    29,822,000    (6,000)   (19,517,000)   10,331,000 
                               
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (6,398,000)   (6,398,000)
Issuance of common stock - at-the -market offering   1,052,770    10,000    1,699,000    -    -    1,709,000 
Issuance of common stock - private placement   2,197,803    22,000    1,977,000    -    -    1,999,000 
Common stock offering costs   -    -    (179,000)   -    -    (179,000)
Stock based compensation   -    -    110,000    -    -    110,000 
Other   -    -    -    6,000    -    6,000 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2023   6,418,061   $64,000   $33,429,000   $-   $(25,915,000)  $7,578,000 

 

See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

F-26
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

We are primarily engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and musical recordings. We believe we are a leading global karaoke and music entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality karaoke and music enabled consumer products for adults and children. Our products are among the most widely available karaoke products in the world.

Our mission is to “create joy through music.”

 

The Singing Machine’s operations include its wholly owned subsidiaries, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”) and MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”).

 

NOTE 2 - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Change in Fiscal Year

 

During 2023, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31. Our results of operations, cash flows, and all transactions impacting shareholders’ equity presented in this Transition Report on Table of Contents Form 10-KT are for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2023 (“transition period”), and our fiscal years 2023 and 2022 are for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

 

Private Placement

 

On November 20, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to sell $2,000,000 in common stock through a private placement of common stock (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement was completed with two Affiliates, (Stingray Group, Inc. and Jay Foreman), both of which were existing shareholders with Board representation. The Private Placement was completed at $0.91 per share of common stock, with a total of approximately 2,198,000 shares issued. Net proceeds from the transaction were approximately $1,900,000, net of transaction fees of approximately $100,000. During the six-month period after the closing date, the purchasers may make a written request for registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of the shares purchased.

 

Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”).

 

The term of the Lease Agreement is for fifteen (15) years, or on such an earlier date upon which the term shall expire, be canceled or terminated pursuant to any of the conditions or covenants of the Lease Agreement. Pursuant to the Lease Agreement, MICS NY is obligated to pay an initial base rent in the amount of $30,000 beginning August 1, 2024, with scheduled increases over the term, as set forth in the Lease Agreement.

 

In March 2024, the Company initiated the termination of this lease under certain provisions made available under the Lease Agreement. The Landlord and the Company are in active discussions as to the terms of the lease termination however as of this filing, it is too early in the negotiation process to estimate any potential loss, if any, related to the lease termination process.

 

ATM Offering

 

On February 15, 2023, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,800,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $1,654,000 and $36,000, respectively, after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent. As of May 12, 2023, the Company terminated the Sales Agreement.

 

NOTE 3 – LIQUIDITY, GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT PLANS

 

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had cash on hand of approximately $6,703,000 which is not sufficient to fund the Company’s planned operations through one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. The Company has a recent history of recurring operating losses and decreases in working capital. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year after the date that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements are issued.

 

The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Management intends to finance operations with future debt or equity financings however, if and when such financings may occur are uncertain.

 

In making this assessment management performed a comprehensive analysis of the Company’s current circumstances including: its financial position, cash flow and cash usage forecasts, and obligations and debts. Although management has a recent history of successful capital raises, the analysis used to determine the Company’s ability as a going concern does not include cash sources outside the Company’s direct control that management expects to be available within the next 12 months.

 

F-27
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

NOTE 4 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its Hong Kong subsidiary, SMCL, SMCM, SMH, MICS Hospitality, MICS Hospitality Management and MICS NY. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for all periods presented.

 

RECLASSIFICATION OF PRIOR YEARS PRESENTATION

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information. Significant estimates include revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, provision for excess and obsolete inventory, reserve for sales returns, accruals relating to litigation, income taxes and share-based compensation expense.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCES FOR EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses” (Topic 326). This ASU represents a significant change in the current accounting model by requiring immediate recognition of management’s estimates of current expected credit losses. Under the prior model, losses were recognized only as they were incurred, which delayed recognition of expected losses that might not yet have met the threshold of being probable. The amendments in ASU 2016-03 were effective for our fiscal year beginning April 1, 2023, including interim periods within that fiscal year. We adopted ASU 2016-03 on April 1, 2023, and the adoption did not have any material effect on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

The Company recognizes an allowance for credit losses at the time a receivable is recorded based on its estimate of expected credit losses and adjusts this estimate over the life of the receivable as needed. The Company evaluates specific identified risks and the aggregation and risk characteristics of a receivable pool and develops loss rates that reflect historical collections, current forecasts of future economic conditions over the time horizon the Company is exposed to credit risk, and payment terms or conditions that may materially affect future forecasts. As needed, amounts are written-off when determined to be uncollectible.

 

INVENTORY AND RETURNS ASSET

 

Inventory is comprised primarily of electronic karaoke equipment, microphones, and accessories, and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, as determined using the first in, first out method. The Company reduces inventory on hand to its net realizable value on an item-by-item basis when it is apparent that the expected realizable value of an inventory item falls below its original cost. A charge to cost of sales results when the estimated net realizable value of specific inventory items declines below cost. Management regularly reviews the Company’s investment in inventories for such declines in value.

 

In addition, the Company reports an estimated amount for the net realizable value of expected future inventory returns (returns asset) related to the Company’s defective allowance, overstock, and warranty policies.

 

F-28
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

LONG-LIVED ASSETS

 

The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of the unamortized balances of its long-lived assets, including property, equipment and rental assets, to determine whether impairment of these assets has occurred or whether a revision to the related amortization periods should be made. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset group exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recorded based on the amount by which the asset group’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined based on an evaluation of the assets’ associated discounted future cash flows or appraised value. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Company had no impairment loss related to long-lived assets.

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to their estimated useful lives using straight-line methods.

 

LEASES

 

The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at the inception of a contract. Right-of-use 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. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date. The liability is equal to the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments. The asset is based on the liability, subject to certain adjustments. Operating leases result in straight-line expense (similar to operating leases under the prior accounting standard) while finance leases result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to capital leases under the prior accounting standard). As the interest rate implicit in the Company’s operating leases is not readily determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments. The Company utilizes the implicit rate for its finance leases.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

We follow Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 825, “Financial Instruments”, which requires disclosure of information about the fair value of certain financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. For the purposes of this disclosure, the fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation. The carrying amounts of the Company’s short-term financial instruments, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, refunds due to customers, customer deposits, other current liabilities and due from related parties approximates fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments. The carrying amounts on other liabilities are approximate to fair value due to their relatively short period to maturity.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RESERVE FOR SALES RETURNS

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. All revenue is generated from contracts with customers. The Company recognizes revenue when the control of the goods sold is transferred to the customer, in an amount, referred to as the transaction price, that reflects the consideration to which the Company is expected to be entitled in exchange for those goods. The Company determines revenue recognition utilizing the following five steps: (1) identification of the contract with a customer, (2) identification of the performance obligations in the contract (promised goods or services that are distinct), (3) determination of the transaction price, (4) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations, and (5) recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company transfers control of the product or service for each performance obligation.

 

The Company’s performance obligations are established when a customer submits a purchase order notification, and the Company accepts the order. The Company identifies performance obligations as the delivery of the requested product or service in appropriate quantities and to the location specified in the customer’s contract and/or purchase order. Revenue from sales of product is recognized at a point in time when the Company transfers control to the customer, typically at the time when the product is delivered or shipped, at which time, title passes to the customer and there are no further performance obligations with regards to the product.”

 

The Company selectively participates in a retailer’s co-op promotion incentives to maximize sales of the Company’s products on the retail floor or to assist in developing consumer awareness of new product launches, by providing marketing fund allowances to our customers. As these co-op promotion initiatives are not a distinct good or service and the Company cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of the benefit it receives from these arrangements, the cost of these allowances at the time they are offered to the customers are recorded as a reduction to net sales. Co-op promotion incentives were approximately $2,600,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2023, $2,300,000 during fiscal 2023 and $2,000,000 during fiscal 2022.

 

The Company’s contracts with customers consist of one performance obligation (the sale of the Company’s products). The Company’s contracts have no financing elements, payment terms are generally less than 120 days and have no further contract asset or liability obligations once control of goods is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recorded in the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive for the sale of these goods.

 

Costs incurred in fulfilling contracts with customers include administrative costs associated with the procurement of goods are included in general and administrative expenses, in-bound freight costs are included in the cost of goods sold and accrued sales representative commissions are included in selling expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as our underlying customer agreements are less than one year.

 

F-29
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

While the Company has no overstock return privileges in its vendor agreements with its customers, the Company does accept defective returns, warranty exchanges and overstock from seasonal customers. The Company estimates the sales value of goods to be returned from our allowance programs for goods returned from the customer for various reasons, whereby a reserve for sales returns is recorded based on historic return amounts, specific events as identified and management estimates. The Company’s reserve for sales returns was approximately $3,400,000 as of December 31, 2023, and $900,000 as of March 31, 2023. The Company estimates the net realizable value of these expected future sales returns. The net realizable value of these estimated returns is classified as return assets as part of current assets on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company’s return assets were approximately $1,900,000 and $600,000 as of December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

 

SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS

 

Shipping and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods sold to them and are considered activities to fulfill the Company’s promise to transfer the goods. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, shipping and handling expenses were approximately $600,000. For Fiscal 2023 and 2022 shipping and handling expenses were approximately $500,000 and $900,000, respectively. These expenses are classified as a component of selling expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company has granted stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees, non-employee consultants and non-employee members of our Board of Directors. The Company also has an equity incentive plan which provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock, stock units, performance awards and other stock or cash-based awards collectively, the “Awards.” Awards may be granted under the 2022 Plan to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors.

 

The Company measures the compensation cost associated with all share-based payments based on grant date fair values. The fair value of each stock option and stock purchase right is estimated on the date of grant using an option pricing model that meets certain requirements. The Company generally uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock options and stock purchase rights. The determination of the fair value of share-based payment awards utilizing the Black-Scholes model is affected by the Company’s stock price and several assumptions, including expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.

 

For grants of stock options, the Company uses a blend of historical and implied volatility for traded options on its stock to estimate the expected volatility assumption required in the Black-Scholes model. The Company’s use of a blended volatility estimates in computing the expected volatility assumption for stock options is based on its belief that while the implied volatility is representative of expected future volatility, the historical volatility over the expected term of the award is also an indicator of expected future volatility. The Company utilizes a blended volatility estimate that consists of implied volatility and historical volatility in order to estimate the expected volatility assumption of the Black-Scholes model.

 

The expected term of stock options granted is estimated using historical experience. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the expected terms of the Company’s stock options and stock purchase rights. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of no dividend payouts. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises these estimates, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company estimates its forfeiture rate assumption for all types of share-based compensation awards based on historical forfeiture rates related to each category of award.

 

Compensation costs associated with grants of restricted stock units are measured at fair value, which has historically been the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

 

The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of each individual award, which generally equals the vesting period, using the straight-line method for awards that contain only service conditions. For awards that contain performance conditions, the Company recognizes the share-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis for each vesting tranche, when achievement of that tranche is considered probable.

 

The Company evaluates the assumptions used to value stock awards at each grant date. If there are any modifications or cancellations of the underlying unvested securities, the Company may be required to accelerate, increase or cancel any remaining unearned share-based compensation expense.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax base. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under ASC 740, 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. If it is more likely than not that some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

The Company recognizes a liability for uncertain tax positions. An uncertain tax position is defined as a position in a previously filed tax return or a position expected to be taken in a future tax return that is not based on clear and unambiguous tax law and which is reflected in measuring current or deferred income tax assets and liabilities for interim or annual periods. The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company measures the tax benefits recognized based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.

 

As of December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, there were no uncertain tax positions that resulted in any adjustment to the Company’s provision for income taxes. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its provision for income taxes. The Company currently has no liabilities recorded for accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax provisions.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring entities to disclose specific rate reconciliations, amount of income taxes separate by federal and individual tax jurisdictions, and the amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit) disaggregated between federal, state and foreign. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

NOTE 5 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

A summary of property and equipment is as follows:

 

   Useful  December 31,   March 31, 
   Life  2023   2023 
            
Computer and office equipment  5-7 years  $404,000   $497,000 
Furniture and fixtures  7 years   107,000    111,000 
Warehouse equipment  7 years   -    251,000 
Molds and tooling  3-5 years   2,228,000    2,160,000 
       2,739,000    3,019,000 
Less: Accumulated depreciation      2,335,000    2,386,000 
      $404,000   $633,000 

 

Depreciation expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 was approximately $287,000.

 

Depreciation expense for both fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, was approximately $228,000 and $246,000, respectively.

 

NOTE 6 – FINANCING

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford Business Credit (the “Credit Agreement”), as Lender. The Credit Agreement established a secured asset-backed revolving credit facility which is comprised of a maximum $2,000,000 revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”). Availability under the Credit Facility is determined monthly by a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable of the Borrowers. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a continuing security interest in all property of each Loan Party, subject to certain excluded collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Borrowings under the Credit Facility take the form of base rate loans at interest rates of the greater of either (a) the Prime Rate plus 2.5% The Credit agreement includes certain covenants which include, but are not limited to restrictions on debt, asset liens, capital expenditures, formation of new entities and financial covenants.

 

The Credit Agreement is for a two-year term that expires on November 28, 2026, and automatically renews for an additional one-year term on each anniversary of date of the agreement unless the Company notifies Oxford within 60 days before the anniversary date of its intention to pay off the Credit Facility and terminate the Credit Agreement.

 

The Company is subject to a two percent (2%) Exit Fee if the Company terminates the Credit Agreement and repays the obligations under Credit Facility prior to the anniversary date of the Credit Agreement. The Exit Fee shall automatically renew on the two-year anniversary date of the Loan Agreement for an additional one-year period unless the Company notifies Lender in writing within sixty (60) days before such anniversary date of Borrower’s intention to pay off this Credit Facility and terminate the Credit Agreement and all obligations of the Credit Facility are paid in full by such anniversary date.

 

Fifth Third Bank Asset-backed Revolving Credit Facility

 

On October 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Fifth Third Financial Corporation (the “Credit Agreement”), as Lender, replacing the Company’s credit facilities with Crestmark and IHC that were terminated by the Company on October 13, 2022. The Credit Agreement established a secured asset-backed revolving credit facility which is comprised of a maximum $15,000,000 revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility was terminated on November 17, 2023. Availability under the Credit Facility was determined monthly by a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory of the Borrowers. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a continuing security interest in all property of each Loan Party, subject to certain excluded collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

Costs associated with closing of the Credit Agreement of approximately $254,000 were deferred and being amortized over life of the loan. During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred amortization expenses of approximately $215,000 and $18,000 respectively associated with the amortization of deferred financing costs from the Credit Agreement. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred amortization expense of approximately $39,000 and $0, respectively, associated with the amortization of deferred financing costs from the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Facility took the form of base rate loans at interest rates of the greater of either (a) the Prime Rate plus 0.50% or (b) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) 30-day term rate plus 3%, subject to a minimum of 0.050% in either case. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred interest expense of approximately $28,000 and $19,000, respectively. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred interest expense of approximately $33,000 and $0, respectively.

 

On May 19, 2023, the Company executed a Waiver and First Amendment agreement which provides for a waiver of previous defaults and instituted new covenants. On November 17, 2023, the Company voluntarily terminated the Credit Agreement as the Company could not comply with the debt coverage financial covenant effective September 30, 2023. There was no balance outstanding on the credit agreement as of the termination date.

 

Intercreditor Revolving Credit Facility Crestmark Bank and Iron Horse Credit

 

On June 16, 2020, the Company entered into a two-year Credit and Security Agreement for a $2,500,000 financing facility, with Iron Horse Credit (“IHC”) on eligible accounts receivable and inventory. Also, on June 16, 2020, the Company entered into a two-year Loan and Security Agreement for a $10,000,000 financing facility with Crestmark Bank (“Crestmark”) on eligible accounts receivable. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred approximately $0 and $8,000, respectively, in amortization costs for deferred financing charges associated with the credit and security agreements with Crestmark and IHC. The Company also incurred interest expense of approximately $400,000 and $500,000 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, associated with the credit and security agreements with Crestmark and IHC.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

NOTE 7 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”). It was the Company’s intention to use the Premises as a new karaoke venue, offering immersive karaoke technology and audio-visual capabilities, with restaurant and bar offerings however due to lack of funding, the Company initiated termination of the lease in March 2024 (See Note 8 - Operating Leases).

 

The term of the Lease Agreement is for fifteen (15) years, or on such an earlier date upon which the term shall expire, be canceled, or terminated pursuant to any of the conditions or covenants of the Lease Agreement. Pursuant to the Lease Agreement, MICS NY is obligated to pay an initial base rent in the amount of $30,000 beginning July 1, 2024, with scheduled increases over the term, as set forth in the Lease Agreement.

 

In March 2024, the Company initiated the termination of this lease under certain provisions made available under the Lease Agreement. The Landlord and the Company are in active discussions as to the terms of the lease termination however as of this filing, it is too early in the negotiation process to estimate any potential loss, if any, related to the lease termination process.

 

Derivative Litigation

 

On December 21, 2023, Ault Lending, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ault Alliance, Inc. (“Ault”), one of the Company’s largest shareholders, filed a derivative shareholder action in Delaware Chancery Court against the Company, its Directors, and other Company shareholders (The Stingray Group, Inc. and Regalia Ventures) (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of fiduciary duty in approving a recent above-market private placement equity transaction. The Complaint alleges the Company, and its Directors followed an inadequate process in evaluating the private placement transaction which occurred back in November 2023 and entered into the transaction with an intent to dilute Ault’s ownership stake in the Company. The Defendants have retained Delaware counsel to represent them in this matter and the Company has filed a motion to dismiss the suit. The Company has Director & Officer liability insurance for up to $5,000,000 with a retention of $250,000 for derivative claims.

 

Other than what is disclosed above, we are not a party to, and our property is not the subject of, any pending material legal proceedings.

 

NOTE 8 – OPERATING LEASES

 

At the time of this filing, the Company has operating lease agreements for offices in Florida and Hong Kong and a retail location in New York expiring in various years through 2038. The Company entered into an operating lease agreement, effective October 1, 2017, for our corporate headquarters located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where we lease approximately 6,500 square feet of office space. The lease expired on March 31, 2024. The base rent payment is approximately $9,950 per month, subject to annual adjustments. On February 22, 2024, the Company executed a lease extension for 14 months effective April 1, 2024, and expires on May 31, 2025. The base rent on the extension is approximately $10,553 per month subject to a 3% annual adjustment.

 

The Company entered into an operating lease on August 23, 2023, for approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space. The lease expires August 22, 2038, and the monthly base rent is $30,000, subject to annual increases. The lease includes a 11-month free rent period between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024 and also includes a $700,000 reimbursement for tenant improvements upon completion of construction milestones as defined in the lease. Due to uncertainties as to whether these milestones will be met timely, the Company has not recorded any amounts related to the tenant improvement allowance in our consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, at lease inception in the balance sheet of our consolidated financial statements.

 

On August 31, 2023, our Ontario, California operating lease agreement for our primary warehouse expired. The Company did not renew the lease and instead transferred all of its warehousing and logistics operations to a third-party logistics facility.

 

We entered into an operating lease agreement, effective October 15, 2022, for our administrative office located in Hong Kong where we lease approximately 1,890 square feet of office space. The lease expires on October 14, 2025. The base rent payment is approximately $4,900 per month for the entire term of the lease.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Lease expense for our operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023 is as follows:

   

           
   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023 
Assets:          
Operating lease - right-of-use assets  $3,926,000   $561,000 
           
Liabilities          
Current portion of operating leases  $84,000   $509,000 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion  $3,925,000   $88,000 

 

Supplemental statement of operations information related to leases for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 is as follows:

   

           
   Nine Months Ended   Fiscal Year Ended 
   December 31 2023   March 31, 2023 
Operating lease expense as a component of general and administrative expenses  $717,000   $1,058,000 
           
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 is as follows:          
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:          
Operating cash flow paid for operating leases  $858,000   $960,000 
           
Lease term and Discount Rate          
Weighted average remaining lease term (months)          
Operating leases   15.0    12.4 
Weighted average discount rate          
Operating leases   12.0%   6.5%

 

Minimum future payments under all operating leases as of December 31, 2023, are as follows:

 

Payments due by period  Amount 
2024  $269,000 
2025   355,000 
2026   529,000 
2027   585,000 
2028   610,000 
Thereafter   7,555,000 
Total minimum future payments   9,903,000 
Less: interest   5,894,000 
Total operating lease liabilities  $4,009,000 
Less: current portion of lease liabilities   84,000 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion  $3,925,000 

 

NOTE 9 – STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE

 

EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

On April 12, 2022, the Board of Directors approved The Singing Machine Company, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock, stock units, performance awards and other stock or cash-based awards collectively, the “Awards.” Awards may be granted under the 2022 Plan to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors.

 

The maximum number of shares of common stock initially available for issuance under the 2022 Plan is 233,334 shares of common stock and thereafter an annual increase shall be added as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in 2023, equal to the least of (i) 5% of the outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the end of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 33,334 shares, and (iii) a lesser amount as determined by the Board of Directors. The shares of common stock subject to stock awards granted under the 2022 Plan that lapse, terminate, expire prior to exercise, are canceled, or are forfeited, shall again become available for issuance under the 2022 Plan. Shares subject to a stock award under the 2022 Plan shall not again be made available for issuance or delivery under the 2022 Plan if such shares are (i) shares tendered by a participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the exercise or purchase price of an award or (ii) shares used to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an award.

 

The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2022 Plan or a portion of it at any time; however, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan is scheduled to terminate automatically in ten (10) years following the earlier of (a) the date the Board of Directors adopted the 2022 Plan and (b) the date the stockholders approved the 2022 Plan.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

COMMON STOCK OPTIONS

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, the Company did not issue any stock options. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued the following stock options:

 

Fiscal 2023:

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued 6,001 stock options under the 2022 Plan at an exercise price ranging from $2.35 to $8.11 per share to directors as compensation for their service.

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued 37,001 stock options from the 2022 Plan at an exercise price ranging from $4.00 to $8.65 per share to the Company’s officers as incentive compensation for the successful up-listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market and compensation related to their Fiscal 2022 annual incentive plan.

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued 64,750 stock options from the 2022 Plan to all employees (excluding Company officers) who had one year or more of service to the Company under an Employee Incentive Plan at an exercise price ranging from $8.11 to $8.65 per share.

 

Employee stock option compensation expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and in fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 includes the estimated fair value of options granted, amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire portion of the award. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, the stock option expense was approximately $110,000. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the stock option expense was approximately $237,000 and $22,000, respectively.

 

Fiscal 2022:

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 2,001 Board approved options three members of our Board of Directors at an exercise price ranging from $8.10 and $8.70 per share pursuant to our annual director compensation plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

 

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the assumptions outlined below. The expected volatility is based upon the historical volatility of our stock and other contributing factors. The expected term is based upon observation of actual time elapsed between date of grant and exercise of options for all employees.

 

  ● For the year ended March 31, 2023: expected dividend yield of 0%, risk-free interest rate between 2.63% and 3.21%, respectively, with volatility between 166.1% and 196.3%, respectively with an expected term of three years.
     
  ● For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022: expected dividend yield of 0%, risk-free interest rate between 0.43% and 0.96%, respectively with volatility between 149.5% and 157.0% respectively with an expected term of three years.

 

A summary of stock option activity for each of the years presented is summarized below.

 

  

Nine Months Ended

December 31, 2023

  

Fiscal Year Ended

March 31, 2023

  

Fiscal Year Ended

March 31, 2022

 
  

Number of

Options

  

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average Contractual

Life

  

Number of

Options

  

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average Contractual

Life

  

Number of

Options

  

Weighted

Average Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average Contractual

Life

 
Stock Options:                                             
Balance at beginning of year   161,427   $7.90    6.6    56,343   $9.90    4.1    56,010   $9.90    5.4 
Granted   -   $-    -    107,752   $6.83    -    3,667   $7.80    - 
Exercised   -   $-    -    -   $-    -    (2,667)  $5.40    - 
Forfeited   (47,666)  $7.48    -    (2,668)  $5.63    -    (667)  $3.60    - 
Balance at end of year *   113,761   $8.08    4.2    161,427   $7.90    6.6    56,343   $9.90    4.1 
                                              
Options exercisable at end of year   91,261   $8.06         53,675   $9.90         52,667   $9.90      

 

*Total number of options outstanding as of December 31, 2023, includes 23,343 options issued to six current and three former directors as compensation, 56,668 options issued to Company officers as compensation and 33,750 options issued to employees as part of an Employee Stock Incentive Plan.

 

As of December 31, 2023, there was an unrecognized expense of approximately $122,000 remaining on options currently vesting over time with approximate weighted average of eighteen months remaining until these options are fully vested.

 

The vested options as of December 31, 2023, had no intrinsic value. As of December 31, 2023, there were 165,469 shares under the 2022 Plan available to be issued.

 

WARRANTS

 

Common warrants issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, were 902,113. There were no changes in the warrants outstanding during the period.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s warrants by expiration date were as follows:

 

Number of

Common

Warrants

   Exercise Price   Expiration Date
 802,113   $2.80   September 15, 2026
 100,000   $5.00   May 23, 2027
 902,113         

 

NOTE 10 - COMPUTATION OF (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Computation of dilutive shares for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and fiscal years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

   

  

Nine months ended

December 31, 2023

  

Fiscal year ended

March 31, 2023

  

Fiscal year ended

March 31, 2022

 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding   4,864,540    2,811,872    1,614,506 
Effect of dilutive stock options   -    -    8,891 
                
Diluted weighted average of common shares outstanding   4,864,540    2,811,872    1,623,397 

 

Basic net (loss) income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net (loss) income per share reflects the potential dilution assuming shares of common stock were issued upon the exercise of outstanding in-the-money options and the proceeds thereof were used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period using the treasury stock method. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, options to purchase 113,761 shares of common stock and 902,113 common stock warrants were excluded in the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share as the result would have been anti-dilutive. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, options to purchase 53,675 shares of common stock and 902,113 common stock warrants were excluded in the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share as the result would have been anti-dilutive.

 

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pre-funded warrants to purchase 561,111 shares of common stock were included in basic weighted average shares outstanding as deemed outstanding. Options to purchase 8,891 shares of common stock were included in the calculation of diluted net income per share. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, options and warrants to purchase approximately 56,000 shares of common stock were excluded in the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share as the result would have been anti-dilutive.

 

NOTE 11 – PUBLIC OFFERING AND NASDAQ UPLISTING

 

On May 23, 2022, the Company entered into the Underwriting Agreement with Aegis Capital Corp., who acted as the sole Underwriter, in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to which the Company sold to the Underwriter 1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share for gross proceeds of $4,000,000 prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses of approximately $600,000. The price to the public in the offering was $4.00 per Share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering closed on May 26, 2022. The Company received net proceeds of approximately 3,400,000 which was used for working capital.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Underwriter warrants to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock representing 10.0% of the Shares sold in this offering, excluding any Shares sold through the over-allotment option. The warrants are exercisable for six months from the commencement of sales under the offering, have an exercise price of $5.00 per share and expire five years from the date of issuance. The Company estimated the fair value of these warrants to be approximately $244,000 using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following input assumptions: common stock price of $2.90, expected life of the warrants of 3 years; stock price volatility of 176%; dividend yield of 0%; and the risk-free interest rate of 2.63%.

 

On May 24, 2022, the Company’s common stock was approved to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MICS” and began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 24, 2022.

 

NOTE 12 – ATM OFFERING

 

On February 15, 2023, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,800,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $1,654,000 and $36,000, respectively, after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent. The ATM Offering was terminated on May 12, 2023.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

NOTE 13 – PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

On November 20, 2023, the Company the Company entered into an agreement to sell $2,000,000 in common stock through a private placement of common stock (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement was completed with two Affiliates, (Stingray Group, Inc. and Jay Foreman), both of which were existing shareholders with Board representation. The Private Placement was completed at $0.91 per share of common stock, with a total of approximately 2,198,000 shares issued. Net proceeds from the transaction were approximately $1,900,000, net of transaction fees of approximately $100,000. During the six-month period after the closing date, the purchasers may make a written request for registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of the shares purchased.

 

NOTE 14 - AUGUST 2021 STOCK REDEMPTION

 

On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into the Redemption Agreement with koncepts and Treasure Green (former majority shareholders), pursuant to which the Company redeemed 654,105 shares of common stock of the Company. The closing of the transaction set forth in the Redemption Agreement took place on August 10, 2021, at which time the Redeemed Shares were assigned and transferred back to the Company in consideration of a payment by the Company of approximately $7.2 million to koncepts and Treasure Green. The Redeemed Shares were retired and returned to the unissued authorized capital of the Company. Pursuant to the Redemption Agreement, neither koncepts nor Treasure Green remained stockholders of the Company.

 

NOTE 15 – AUGUST 2021 PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with large institutional investors and the strategic investor for private placement of (i) 550,000 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 550,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $10.50 per share, and (ii) 561,111 pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) with each Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, together with Common Warrants to purchase up to 561,111 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share (the “Private Placement”).

 

The Common Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants are collectively referred to as (the “Warrants”). The Warrants are exercisable at any time at the option of the holder, have a term of 5 years from the issuance date and provide for cashless exercise under certain conditions. The Company determined that the Warrants meet the conditions for equity classification. Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares”. The exercise price and number of the Warrant Shares are subject to anti-dilution and other adjustments for certain stock dividends, stock splits, subsequent rights offerings, pro rata distributions or certain equity structure changes.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on September 3, 2021, the Company filed a registration statement providing for the resale by the purchasers of the Shares and Warrant Shares sold in the Private Placement, which registration statement became effective on September 15, 2021. Additionally, under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company was obligated to use its reasonable best efforts to submit an application to have the Company’s common stock listed on a national exchange by December 31, 2021, and to use its reasonable best efforts to have the Shares and Warrant Shares listed on such national exchange as soon as practicable following the submission of such application. As indicated, the Common Stock was approved to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MICS” and began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 24, 2022.

 

The closing of the Private Placement took place on August 10, 2021, when the Shares and Warrants were delivered to the purchasers and funds, in the amount of approximately $9,800,000, were received by the Company. Approximately $7,200,000 of the funds was used to execute the Redemption Agreement (See Note 14 – August 2021 Stock Redemption).

 

Stingray is part of the group of investors who participated in the Private Placement and have acquired a minority interest in the Company.

 

In connection with the Private Placement, on July 6, 2021, the Company entered into a Placement Agency Agreement with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (“AGP”), which provided for AGP to serve as the exclusive placement agent, advisor or underwriter (the “placement agent services”). Pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement, upon closing of the Private Placement, the Company paid AGP placement fees of approximately $600,000 (representing 7% of the gross proceeds raised in the Private Placement excluding proceeds raised from the strategic investor, plus 3.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised from the strategic investor), and issued AGP warrants to purchase 44,445 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Advisor Warrants”) (representing 5% of the aggregate number of Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Private Placement, excluding the Shares sold to the strategic investor). The Advisor Warrants have the same exercise price ($10.50) and terms as the Common Warrants issued in the Private Placement. The Company estimated the fair value of the Advisor Warrants to be approximately $400,000 using the Black-Scholes Model based on the following input assumptions: common stock price of $9.90, expected life of the warrants of 2.5 years; stock price volatility of 168%; dividend yield of 0%; and the risk-free interest rate of 2.65%.

 

In addition to the placement fees paid to AGP, the Company incurred additional offering costs for direct incremental legal, consulting, accounting and filing fees related to the Private Placement of approximately $400,000 of which one consultant was issued 1,905 shares of restricted common stock with an aggregate fair value of approximately $200,000 and a cash payment of approximately $100,000. Total offering costs related to the Private Placement amounted approximately $800,000 of which was payment of stock issuance expenses, which is recorded as an offset to additional paid in capital in the accompanying consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity.

 

NOTE 16 - INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s loss before income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 is as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2023 
   Nine months ended   Fiscal years ended 
   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2023 
             
United States  $(6,173,000)  $(3,526,000)  $(261,000)
Foreign   (225,000)   (82,000)   548,000 
Loss before income taxes  $(6,398,000)  $(3,608,000)   287,000 

 

The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 is as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2023 
   Nine months ended   Fiscal years ended 
   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
Income tax provision:                        
Current:               
Federal  $-   $109,000   $63,000 
State   -    -    - 
Other   -    (5,000)   - 
Hong Kong   -    34,000    - 
                
Total current Federal and State  $-   $138,000   $63,000 
                
Deferred:               
Federal  $-   $686,000   $(60,000)
State   -    206,000    54,000 
                
Total Deferred Federal and State   -    892,000    (6,000)
                
Total income tax provision  $-   $1,030,000   $57,000 

 

F-37
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

The Company’s net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2023, and ended March 31, 2023 are as follows:

 

   December 31,   March 31, 
   2023   2023 
NOL Federal Carryforward  $1,291,000   $868,000 
State NOL Carryforward   470,000    341,000 
Inventory differences to inventory valuation   1,173,000    623,000 
Stock option compensation expense   159,000    184,000 
Right of use liability   1,022,000    118,000 
Business interest limitation   151,000    138,000 
Allowance for doubtful accounts   45,000    43,000 
Reserve for estimated returns   384,000    89,000 
Accrued vacation   7,000    14,000 
Total   4,702,000    2,418,000 
Less: valuation allowance   (3,600,000)   (2,104,000)
Net deferred tax asset   1,102,000    314,000 
           
Depreciable and amortizable assets   (67,000)   (134,000)
ROU Asset   (1,000,000)   (111,000)
Prepaid expenses   (35,000)   (69,000)
           
Net deferred tax liability   (1,102,000)   (314,000)
           
Total  $-   $- 

 

The Company recognizes federal, state and foreign current tax liabilities or assets based on its estimate of taxes payable to or refundable by tax authorities in the current fiscal year. The Company also recognizes federal, state and foreign deferred tax liabilities or assets based on the Company’s estimate of future tax effects attributable to temporary differences and carryforwards. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce any deferred tax assets by the amount of any tax benefits that, based on available evidence and judgment, are not expected to be realized.

 

The Company performed an analysis in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, which requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. The analysis performed to assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets included an evaluation of the pattern and timing of the reversals of temporary differences and the length of carryback and carryforward periods available under the applicable federal, state and foreign laws; and the amount and timing of future taxable income. The Company evaluated the realizability of its deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and concluded that valuation allowance against all of our deferred tax assets was necessary based upon the Company’s conclusions regarding, among other considerations, the Company’s recent history of losses and projected earnings for fiscal year 2024 and in the future.

 

The actual tax provision differs from the “expected” tax for the nine-month transition period ended December 31, 2023, and the years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 (computed by applying the U.S. Federal Corporate tax rate of 21 percent to income before taxes) as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
             
Statutory federal tax rate  $(1,344,000)  $(758,000)  $60,000 
Stater tax rate   (326,000)   (174,000)   14,000 
Permanent differences   15,000    13,000    10,000 
Permanent difference in ERC income   -    (99,000)   - 
Tax rate differential on foreign earnings   59,000    21,000    (84,000)
Expiration of net operating loss carryforward   89,000    -    - 
Change in valuation allowance   1,495,000    2,026,000    55,000 
Other   12,000    1,000    2,000 
                
Tax provision  $-   $1,030,000   $57,000 

 

F-38
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

At December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the Company had federal tax net operating loss carryforwards in the amount of approximately $6,149,000 and $4,131,000, respectively that begin to expire in the year 2025. The net operating loss carryforward is subject to an IRS Section 382 limitation that limited the amount available to use beginning in Fiscal 2020 to approximately $150,000 per year. In addition, the Company had state tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $2,453,000 and $2,238,000, respectively that will begin to expire beginning in 2024. These tax net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to adjustment based on future changes in ownership.

 

At December 31, 2023, the Company evaluated the realizability of its deferred tax assets in accordance with GAAP and concluded that a valuation allowance of approximately $3,600,000 against deferred tax assets is necessary. The recognition of the remaining net deferred tax asset and corresponding tax benefit is based upon the Company’s conclusions regarding, among other considerations, the Company’s current and anticipated customers, contracts and product introductions, and recent operating results.

 

NOTE 17 – REVENUE DISAGGREGATION

 

The Company disaggregates revenues by product line and major geographic region as most of its revenue is generated by the sales of karaoke hardware and the Company has no other material business segments:

 

Revenue by product line is as follows:

 

   December 31,2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
   Nine Months Ended   Fiscal Years Ended 
   December 31,2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
Product Line               
Karaoke Machines  $24,189,000   $28,856,000   $38,869,000 
Licensed Products   549,000    95,000    1,645,000 
Kids Youth Electronics   565,000    1,872,000    2,277,000 
Microphones and Accessories   3,283,000    7,802,000    4,185,000 
Music Subscriptions   612,000    674,000    536,000 
                
Total Net Sales  $29,198,000   $39,299,000   $47,512,000 

 

Revenue by geographic region is as follows:

 

   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
   FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED     FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED 
   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022 
North America  $28,763,000   $38,298,000   $46,396,000 
Australia   205,000    670,000    679,000 
Europe and United Kingdom   226,000    331,000    359,000 
All Others   4,000    -    78,000 
                
Net sales  $29,198,000   $39,299,000   $47,512,000 

 

The geographic area of sales is based primarily on where the product was delivered.

 

NOTE 18 - CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK AND REVENUE

 

At times, the Company maintains cash in United States bank accounts that are more than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured amounts. The Company maintains cash balances in foreign financial institutions. The Company regularly monitors the financial stability of this financial institution and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents. However, in March and April 2023, certain U.S. government banking regulators took steps to intervene in the operations of certain financial institutions due to liquidity concerns, which caused general heightened uncertainties in financial markets. While these events have not had a material direct impact on the Company’s operations, if further liquidity and financial stability concerns arise with respect to banks and financial institutions, either nationally or in specific regions, the Company’s ability to access cash or enter into new financing arrangements may be threatened, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Company derives most of its revenues from retailers in the United States. The Company’s allowance for credit losses is based upon management’s estimates and historical experience and reflects the fact that accounts receivable is concentrated with several large customers. On December 31, 2023, 82% of accounts receivable were due from four customers in North America that individually owed over 10% of total accounts receivable. On March 31, 2023, 79% of accounts receivable were due from three customers in North America that individually owed over 10% of total accounts receivable. On March 31, 2022, 53% of accounts receivable were due from four customers in North America that individually owed over 10% of total accounts receivable.

 

Revenues derived from our top three customers for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, were 81% and 77% of total revenue, respectively. Revenues derived from our top three customers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 were 69% and 72% of total revenue, respectively. Revenues from customers representing greater than 10% of total net sales were derived from top three customers for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and top two customers for the nine months ended December 31, 2022, as percentage of the net sales were 48%, 21% and 12% and 46% and, 22%, respectively. Revenues from customers representing greater than 10% of total net sales were derived from our top two customers in Fiscal 2023 and top three customers in Fiscal 2022 as percentage of the net sales were 48% and 21% and 37%, 18%, and 17%, respectively. The loss of any of these customers could have an adverse impact on the Company.

 

F-39
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

The Company is dependent upon foreign companies for the manufacture of all its electronic products. The Company’s arrangements with manufacturers are subject to the risk of doing business abroad, such as import duties, trade restrictions, work stoppages, foreign currency fluctuations, political instability, and other factors, which could have an adverse impact on its business. The Company believes that the loss of any one or more of their suppliers would not have a long-term material adverse effect because other manufacturers with whom the Company does business would be able to increase production to fulfill their requirements. However, the loss of certain suppliers in the short term could adversely affect business until alternative supply arrangements are secured.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, and fiscal years 2023 and 2022, manufacturers in the People’s Republic of China accounted for 100% of the Company’s total product purchases, including all the Company’s hardware purchases. In 2018 the U.S. government-imposed tariffs of up to 25% on certain goods imported from China. All our products are manufactured and imported from China however, only our microphones are currently subject to a 7.5% tariff currently in place. Should the government decide to expand its list of products to include our karaoke products that would subject our products to tariffs in the future, there could be a significant increase in the landed cost of our products. If we are unable to mitigate these increased costs through price increases, we could experience reductions in revenues, gross profit margin and results from operations.

 

NOTE 19 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Financing

 

On November 20, 2023, the Company the Company entered into an agreement to sell $2,000,000 in common stock through a private placement of common stock (the “Private Placement”). The Private Placement was completed with two Affiliates, (Stingray Group, Inc. and Jay Foreman), both of which were existing shareholders with Board representation (See Note 13 – November 2023 Private Placement).

 

Due To/From Related Parties

 

The Company has a music subscription sharing agreement with Stingray. For the transition year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company received music subscription revenue of approximately $600,000 and $500,000, respectively. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, this amount was approximately $700,000 and $500,000, respectively. This amount was included as a component of net sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

On December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $269,000 and $218,000, respectively, due from Stingray for music subscription reimbursement.

 

At March 31, 2023, the Company had travel and entertainment expense reimbursements due from Ault Alliance, Inc., a former parent company, of approximately $21,000. There was nothing due to or from Ault Alliance, Inc. on December 31, 2023.

 

NOTE 20 – DAMAGED GOODS INCIDENT RECOVERY

 

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 we recognized a gain of approximately $48,000 and $339,000 as other income on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations due to settlement of accounts payable by a manufacturer’s representative of a factory that caused a damaged goods incident in Fiscal 2020.

 

F-40
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

NOTE 21 – SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND 2022.

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

SCHEDULE OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 

   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
   Nine Months Ended 
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
       (unaudited) 
         
Net Sales  $29,198,000   $35,916,000 
           
Cost of Goods Sold   23,008,000    27,481,000 
           
Gross Profit   6,190,000    8,435,000 
           
Operating Expenses   12,333,000    9,986,000 
           
(Loss) Income from Operations   (6,143,000)   (1,551,000)
           
Other (Expenses) Income   (255,000)   (574,000)
           
(Loss) Income Before Income Tax Benefit   (6,398,000)   (2,125,000)
           
Income Tax Benefit (Loss)   -    472,000 
           
Net (Loss) Income  $(6,398,000)  $(1,653,000)
           
Loss per Common Share          
Basic and Diluted   (1.32)   (0.61)
           
Weighted Average Common and Common          
Equivalent Shares:          
Basic and Diluted   4,864,540    2,699,210 

 

F-41
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

 SCHEDULE OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
   For the Nine Months Ended 
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
       (unaudited) 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net loss  $(6,398,000)  $(1,653,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:   1,305,000    (73,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   5,504,000    (538,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   411,000    (2,264,000)
Cash flows from investing activities          
Net cash used in investing activities   (14,000)   (149,000)
Cash flows from financing activities          
Net cash provided by financing activities   3,411,000    2,917,000 
Net change in cash   3,808,000    504,000 
    -    - 
Cash at beginning of year   2,895,000    2,291,000 
Cash at end of period  $6,703,000   $2,795,000 

 

F-42
 

 

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

The Singing Machine Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

SCHEDULE OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  

   Shares   Amount   Capital   Receivable   Deficit   Total 
   Common Stock   Additional Paid in   Subscriptions   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Receivable   Deficit   Total 
Balance at March 31, 2023   3,167,488   $32,000   $29,822,000   $(6,000)  $(19,517,000)  $10,331,000 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (6,398,000)   (6,398,000)
Issuance of common stock, net of stock offering costs   3,250,573    32,000    3,497,000    -    -    3,529,000 
Stock based compensation   -    -    110,000    -    -    110,000 
Other   -    -    -    6,000    -    6,000 
                               
 Balance at December 31, 2023   6,418,061   $64,000    33,429,000   $-   $(25,915,000)  $7,578,000 

 

   Common Stock   Additional Paid in   Subscriptions   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Receivable   Deficit   Total 
Balance at March 31, 2022   1,221,209   $12,000   $24,903,000   $     -   $(14,879,000)  $10,036,000 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (1,653,000)   (1,653,000)
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net of stock offering costs   1,909,519    19,000    4,489,000    -    -    4,508,000 
Stock based compensation   15,803    -    307,000    -    -    307,000 
Other   1,688    -   $(1,000)   -   $

1,000

    - 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2022 (unaudited)   3,148,219   $31,000    29,698,000   $-   $(16,531,000)  $13,198,000 

 

F-43
 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholder and the Board of Directors of

SemiCab, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of SemiCab, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has suffered substantial net losses and negative cash flows from operations in recent years and is dependent on debt and equity financing to fund its operations, all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters have also been reviewed and considered. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

BASIS FOR OPINION

 

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

 

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

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgements. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

 

/s/Bush & Associates CPA LLC

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.

Henderson, Nevada

June 11, 2024

 

F-44
 

 

SemiCab, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
         
Assets          
Current Assets          
Cash  $72,000   $881,000 
Accounts receivable   494,000    677,000 
Refund due from customer   143,000    - 
Prepaid Expenses and other current assets   5,000    8,000 
Total Current Assets   714,000    1,566,000 
           
Property and equipment, net   3,000    4,000 
Other non-current assets   14,000    14,000 
Total Assets  $731,000   $1,584,000 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable  $668,000   $810,000 
Accrued expenses   149,000    151,000 
Notes payable   833,000    579,000 
Loans from affiliates, current portion   315,000    - 
Due to factor   231,000    - 
Other current liabilities   45,000    108,000 
Total Current Liabilities   2,241,000    1,648,000 
           
Loans from affiliates, net of current portion   385,000    385,000 
Total Liabilities   2,626,000    2,033,000 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
Provision for legal liability   275,000    - 
Total Commitments and Contingencies   275,000    - 
           
Shareholders’ Equity          
Preferred equity   5,969,000    5,543,000 
Accumulated deficit   (8,139,000)   (5,992,000)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   (2,170,000)   (449,000)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  $731,000   $1,584,000 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated statements

 

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SemiCab, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
   Years Ended     
   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
         
         
Net Revenue  $6,036,000   $9,655,000 
         - 
Cost of Revenue   5,853,000    10,108,000 
           
Gross Profit (Loss)   183,000    (453,000)
           
Operating Expenses          
Selling general and administrative expenses   1,333,000    1,511,000 
Product development   852,000    640,000 
Total Operating Expenses   2,185,000    2,151,000 
           
Loss from Operations   (2,002,000)   (2,604,000)
           
Other Expenses          
Interest expense   (145,000)   (63,000)
Total Other Expenses   (145,000)   (63,000)
           
Loss Before Income Tax Benefit (Provision)   (2,147,000)   (2,667,000)
           
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)   -    - 
           
Net Loss  $(2,147,000)  $(2,667,000)

 

See notes to condensed consolidated statements

 

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NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 NATURE OF BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

 

The SemiCab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “SemiCab”) is primarily engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of logistics optimization services for enterprise-level dedicated freight and shipping customers in The United States and India.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern, and assumes continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has suffered substantial net losses and negative cash flows from operations in recent years and is dependent on debt and equity financing to fund its operations all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon the Company’s ability to increase its revenue and meet its financing requirements on a continuing basis and become profitable in its future operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

 

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

 

The Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 have been prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The Company has accumulated losses from 2022 to 2023 of $4,814,000. These factors among others raise substantial doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

 

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plan is to obtain such resources for the Company by obtaining capital from management and significant shareholders sufficient to meet its minimal operating expenses and seeking third party equity and/or debt financing. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include certain intercompany expenses associated with its wholly owned India subsidiary, SMCB Solutions Private Limited, the accounts of the Company. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for all periods presented.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

SemiCab makes estimates and assumptions in the ordinary course of business relating to sales collections and allowances, warranty reserves, and reserves for promotional incentives that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty; therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Historically, past changes to these estimates have not had a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. However, circumstances could change which may alter future expectations.

 

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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

SemiCab’s allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management’s estimates of the creditworthiness of its customers, current economic conditions and historical information, and, in the opinion of management, is believed to be in an amount sufficient to respond to normal business conditions. Management sets 100% reserves for customers in bankruptcy and other allowances based upon historical collection experience. The Company is subject to chargebacks from customers that are deducted from open invoices and reduce collectability of open invoices. Should business conditions deteriorate or any major customer default on its obligations to the Company, this allowance may need to be significantly increased, which would have a negative impact on operations.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

 

The Company accounts for foreign currency transactions pursuant to ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters (“ASC 830”). The functional currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. In accordance with ASC 830, monetary balances denominated in or linked to foreign currency are stated on the basis of the exchange rates prevailing at the applicable balance sheet date. For foreign currency transactions included in the statement of operations, the exchange rates applicable on the relevant transaction dates are used. Gains or losses arising from changes in the exchange rates used in the translation of such transactions and from the remeasurement of the monetary balance sheet items are recorded as gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

 

The functional currency of the India subsidiary is the Indian Rupee. Under ASC 830, all assets and liabilities are translated into U. S. dollars using the current exchange rate at the end of each fiscal period. Revenues and expenses are translated using the average exchange rates prevailing throughout the respective periods. All transaction gains and losses from the measurement of monetary balance sheet items denominated in Indian Rupee are reflected in the statement of operations as appropriate. Translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

At times, the Company maintains cash in United States bank accounts that are in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured amounts. The Company maintains cash balances in foreign financial institutions. The amounts at foreign financial institutions at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $58,000 and $91,000, respectively. The Company regularly monitors the financial stability of this financial institution and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents. However, in March and April 2023, certain U.S. government banking regulators took steps to intervene in the operations of certain financial institutions due to liquidity concerns, which caused general heightened uncertainties in financial markets. While these events have not had a material direct impact on the Company’s operations, if further liquidity and financial stability concerns arise with respect to banks and financial institutions, either nationally or in specific regions, the Company’s ability to access cash or enter into new financing arrangements may be threatened, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist of accounts receivable.

 

LONG-LIVED ASSETS

 

Not applicable. The only meaningful long-lived assets are intangible in nature and under GAAP accounting, not capitalized nor assigned any long-term accounting value. prior to the proposed transaction.

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and Equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over the estimated service lives, principally using straight-line methods.

 

The estimated useful lives used to compute depreciation and amortization for financial reporting purposes are as follows:

 

  Years
Property and Equipment 3 - 5

 

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PREPAID EXPENSES

 

Prepaid expenses consist primarily of prepaid services which will be expensed as the services are provided within twelve months. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the balances of the prepaids account were $5,000 and $8,000, respectively.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The carrying values of financial instruments comprising cash and cash equivalents, payables, and notes payable-related party approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The notes payable- related party is considered a level 3 measurement. As defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). This fair value measurement framework applies to both initial and subsequent measurement.

 

Level 1: Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
   
Level 2: Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies.
   
Level 3:

Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement for nonrecurring fair value measurements of long-lived assets include pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s short-term financial instruments, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, customer deposits, refunds due to customers, and due to related parties approximates fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments. The carrying amounts on the notes payable, finance leases and installment notes approximate fair value either due to the relatively short period to maturity or the related interest is accrued at a rate similar to market rates. The carrying amounts on the revolving line of credit approximates fair value due the relatively short period to maturity and related interest accrued at market rates.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. All revenue is generated from contracts with customers. The Company recognizes revenue when the control of the goods sold is transferred to the customer, in an amount, referred to as the transaction price, that reflects the consideration to which the Company is expected to be entitled in exchange for those goods. The Company determines revenue recognition utilizing the following five steps: (1) identification of the contract with a customer, (2) identification of the performance obligations in the contract (promised goods or services that are distinct), (3) determination of the transaction price, (4) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations, and (5) recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company transfers control of the product or service for each performance obligation.

 

The Company’s contracts with customers consist of one performance obligation (the sale of the Company’s products). The Company’s contracts have no financing elements, payment terms are less than 120 days and have no further contract asset or liability obligations once control of goods is transferred to the customer. Revenue is recorded in the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive for the sale of these goods.

 

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Costs incurred in fulfilling contracts with customers include administrative costs associated with the procurement of goods are included in general and administrative expenses, in-bound freight costs are included in the cost of goods sold and accrued sales representative commissions are included in selling expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as our underlying customer agreements are less than one year.

 

SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS

 

Shipping and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods delivered for them and are considered activities to fulfill the Company’s promise to transfer the goods. For Fiscal 2023 and 2022 shipping and handling expenses provided by third party shippers were approximately $5,692,000 and $10,057,000, respectively. These expenses are classified as a component of selling expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company accounts for share based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718-10, “Compensation — Stock Compensation,” which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock awards at fair value on date of grant and recognition of compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The majority of its share-based compensation arrangements vest over a three year vesting schedule. The Company expenses its share-based compensation under the ratable method, which treats each vesting tranche as if it were an individual grant. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model and requires the input of certain assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (the “expected option term”), the estimated volatility of its common stock price over the option’s expected term, the risk-free interest rate over the option’s expected term, and the Company’s expected annual dividend yield. Changes in these subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimate of fair value of stock-based compensation and consequently, the related amount recognized as an expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

As required under the accounting rules, the Company reviews its valuation assumptions at each grant date and, as a result, the Company is likely to change its valuation assumptions used to value employee stock-based awards granted in future periods. The values derived from using the Black-Scholes model are recognized as expense over the service period, net of estimated forfeitures (the number of individuals that will ultimately not complete their vesting requirements). The estimation of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires significant judgment. The Company considers many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards, employee class, and historical experience. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ substantially from current estimates. Options and warrants to outsiders are accounted for under ASC 718.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS

 

All research and development costs are charged to results of operations as incurred. These expenses are shown as a component of general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, these amounts totaled approximately $842,000 and $640,000, respectively.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributed to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax base. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under ASC 740, 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. If it is more likely than not that some portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.

 

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The Company recognizes a liability for uncertain tax positions. An uncertain tax position is defined as a position in a previously filed tax return or a position expected to be taken in a future tax return that is not based on clear and unambiguous tax law and which is reflected in measuring current or deferred income tax assets and liabilities for interim or annual periods. The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company measures the tax benefits recognized based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.

 

As of March 31, 2023 and 2022 there were no uncertain tax positions that resulted in any adjustment to the Company’s provision for income taxes. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its provision for income taxes. The Company currently has no liabilities recorded for accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax provisions.

 

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Not applicable. This is not required.

 

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses” (Topic 326). This ASU represents a significant change in the current accounting model by requiring immediate recognition of management’s estimates of current expected credit losses. Under the prior model, losses were recognized only as they were incurred, which delayed recognition of expected losses that might not yet have met the threshold of being probable. The amendments in ASU 2016-03 for smaller reporting companies are effective for the Company beginning April 1, 2023, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on May 1, 2024. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not result in any material effects to the consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

 

Note 4 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts receivable are carried at original amount less an estimate made for doubtful receivables based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful receivables by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history, and current economic conditions. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Accounts receivable at December 31, 2023 and 2022 consisted of the following: $494,000 and $677,000, all due from large, US-based manufacturers for shipping services provided by the Company.

 

Bad debt expenses (if any) are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expense.

 

The allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows: This has historically been set at $0, as the Company has not previously recorded any losses due to bad debt.

 

NOTE 5 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Equipment and leasehold improvements consisted of the following as of December 31: Miscellaneous office equipment, including desktop computers, laptop computers, and printers.

 

Depreciation was $1,000 and $2,000 for 2023 and 2022, respectively. Amounts are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses as well as in cost of services.

 

NOTE 6 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31: $668,000 in vendors expenses payable, primarily for shipping services, and $149,000 in accrued expenses, primarily for accrued payroll and interest expenses payable.

 

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NOTE 7 – NOTES PAYABLE AND FINANING ARRANGEMENTS

 

Efficient Capital Labs Installment Note & Settlement

 

On May 18, 2023 the Company entered into a financing arrangement with Efficient Capital Labs, Inc. (“ECL”) to finance working capital and product development. The loan had a 12-month maturity date. Repayments were originally scheduled to begin in June 2023, in equal installments of $91,667.67 for 13 months, with an interest rate of 17.97%.

 

On May 18, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Settlement”) with ECL. In the Settlement, the Company agreed to repay a total of $946,666.60 in 12 installments. The first payment in the amount of $25,000 was due and paid on May 20, 2024. A second payment in the amount of $75,000 is due on June 3, 2024. Thereafter, ten monthly payments are due on the first day of each month starting on July 1, 2024 in the amount of $84,666.66.

 

Shareholder Notes

 

Beginning in July of 2021, and ending in May of 2023, the Company entered into a total of six shareholder loan agreements with a total of three shareholders. These notes are all unsecured with limited rights of recourse. The specific terms of each note are summarized on the table below.

 

Date  Maturity  Holder  Principal   Rate   Accrued Interest   Current Balance 
7/10/2021  7/10/2026  Ajesh Kapoor  $150,000.00    9.0%  $36,838.36   $186,838.36 
8/27/2021  8/26/2026  Ajesh Kapoor  $235,000.00    9.0%  $54,932.05   $289,932.05 
4/17/2023  10/16/2023  Vivek Sehgal  $50,000.00    10.0%  $4,794.52   $54,794.52 
5/5/2023  5/4/2024  Ajesh Kapoor  $50,000.00    10.0%  $4,547.95   $54,547.95 
5/8/2023  5/7/2024  Jagan Reddy  $50,000.00    10.0%  $4,506.85   $54,506.85 
5/17/2023  5/16/2024  Ajesh Kapoor  $165,000.00    10.0%  $14,465.75   $179,465.75 

 

MCA-Agile Capital Funding, LLC

 

On March 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Merchant Cash Advance (“MCA Financing”) with Agile Capital Funding, LLC. The initial amount borrowed was $315,000, with net proceeds to the Company in the amount of $300,000. Repayment terms stipulate weekly payments in the amount of $16,200 for weeks, for a total of $453,600 repaid. The effective interest rate for the borrowings is 18%.

 

MCA-Huson Cedar Advance, LLC

 

On May 8, 2024, the Company entered into an MCA Financing with Cedar Advance, LLC. The initial amount borrowed was $215,000, with net proceeds to the Company in the amount of $204,250. Repayment terms stipulate weekly payments in the amount of $11,133 for 28 weeks, for a total of $311,750 repaid. The effective interest rate for the borrowings is 18%.

 

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NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On March 28, 2020 the Company entered into a service contract and agreement with Blue Yonder, Inc. (“Blue Yonder”) for certain IT subscription based services. The original term of the agreement was for three years, at a price of $100,000 per year, for a total of $300,000. On June 21, 2023, Blue Yonder filed a lawsuit claiming damages in the amount of $275,000 with the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona (“Lawsuit”). The suit was found in favor of Blue Yonder in the amount of $509,119, subject to two separate milestone payments that would otherwise deem the entire balance due satisfied if either milestone payment is made by the Company. The first milestone payment if for $175,000 and is due on July 1, 2024. In the event this payment is made, the remaining settlement shall be deemed satisfied. If this payment is not made, the Company shall owe a total of $225,000 by October 1, 2024. In the event this payment is made, the remaining settlement shall be deemed satisfied. If neither payment s made, Blue Yonder shall be entitled to execute the full $509,119 beginning January 1, 2025. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has accrued $225,000 on its balance sheet as an other current liability to account for the expected payment of this amount required to settle this dispute on or before October 1, 2024.

 

On May 28, 2024, SemiCab was sued by a Baxter Bailey, collection agency acting on behalf of a domestic freight shipper. The shipper claims is was underpaid for services rendered, and SemiCab has disputed the claim. The total amount in dispute is approximately $93,000. SemiCab intends to dispute the claim. As such, this litigation has been excluded from liabilities assumed as part of this transaction. $100,000 has been accrued on the March 31, 2024 balance sheet to account for this potential liability.

 

NOTE 9 - DUE FROM FACTOR

 

We entered into an accounts receivable factoring arrangement with a financial institution (the “Factor”) which has been extended to October 31, 2024 and may be discontinued at that time. Pursuant to the terms of the arrangement, from time to time, we sell to the Factor a minimum of $150,000 per quarter of certain of our accounts receivable balances on a non-recourse basis for credit approved accounts. The Factor remits 35% of the foreign and 75% of the domestic accounts receivable balance to us (the “Advance Amount”), with the remaining balance, less fees, forwarded to us once the Factor collects the full accounts receivable balance from the customer. In addition, from time to time, we receive over advances from the Factor. Factoring fees range from 2.75% to 15% of the face value of the invoice factored and are determined by the number of days required for collection of the invoice. We expect to continue to use this factoring arrangement periodically to assist with our general working capital requirements due to contractual requirements.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

On May 28, 2024, SemiCab was sued by a Baxter Bailey, collection agency acting on behalf of a domestic freight shipper. The shipper claims is was underpaid for services rendered, and SemiCab has disputed the claim. The total amount in dispute is approximately $93,000. SemiCab intends to dispute the claim. As such, this litigation has been excluded from liabilities assumed as part of this transaction.

 

LEASES

 

Operating Leases

 

Not applicable. The Company currently utilizes a work-from-home model for its US operations, and a month-to-month shared office space in Bangalore that expires in June. At that time 100% of the current employees will adopt a work-from-home model.

 

Finance Leases

 

Not applicable. The Company does not have any material financial leases at this time, or any of the periods presented in this Report.

 

NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

EQUITY INCCENTIVE PLAN

 

The Company has maintained an equity incentive plan since 2020. Under this plan, all employees have been eligible to received common stock options as a part of their performance-based incentive compensation plan.

 

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COMMON STOCK OPTIONS

 

During the years ended Dember 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 the Company issued the following stock options, as shown below. No options were issued in 2023 or 2024.

 

Holder  Granted Shares   Outstanding Awards   Grant Date  Exercise Price   Vesting Start Date  Vested Outstanding   Unvested   Date Fully Vested  Board Approval Date  Expiration Date
Sudhir Narasimhamurthy   180,000    180,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   180,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Sudhir Narasimhamurthy   50,000    50,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   33,333    16,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Sudhir Narasimhamurthy   25,000    25,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   12,500    12,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Kadandale Srinivas Sudheer   600,000    600,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   600,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Kadandale Srinivas Sudheer   100,000    100,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   66,666    33,334   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Kadandale Srinivas Sudheer   50,000    50,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   25,000    25,000   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Vivek Sehgal   4,000,000    4,000,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   4,000,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Vivek Sehgal   200,000    200,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   133,333    66,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Vivek Sehgal   100,000    100,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   50,000    50,000   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Rajiv Saxena   100,000    100,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   100,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Harsha Bhat   180,000    180,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   180,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Harsha Bhat   50,000    50,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   33,333    16,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Harsha Bhat   25,000    25,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   12,500    12,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Jagan Reddy   4,000,000    4,000,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   4,000,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Jagan Reddy   200,000    200,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   133,333    66,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Jagan Reddy   100,000    100,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   50,000    50,000   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Siddayya S Ganjal   180,000    180,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   180,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Siddayya S Ganjal   50,000    50,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   33,333    16,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Siddayya S Ganjal   25,000    25,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   12,500    12,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Sunil Arora   90,000    0   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   0    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Rajiv Virmani   500,000    500,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   500,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Sudhindra Shenoy   180,000    180,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   180,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Sudhindra Shenoy   50,000    50,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   33,333    16,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Sudhindra Shenoy   25,000    25,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   12,500    12,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Antony Sunil   90,000    90,000   09-29-2020  $0.06   09-29-2020   90,000    0   09-29-2023  09-28-2020  09-28-2030
Antony Sunil   50,000    50,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   33,333    16,667   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Antony Sunil   25,000    25,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   12,500    12,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Tuleeka Nandy   15,000    0   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   0    0   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Tuleeka Nandy   15,000    15,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   7,500    7,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Robel Atnafu   5,000    0   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   0    0   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Guy Primus   360,000    360,000   08-12-2021  $0.06   09-01-2021   240,000    120,000   09-01-2025  08-12-2021  08-11-2031
Samartha Gowda   15,000    15,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   7,500    7,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Alexandra Aiello   2,500    2,500   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   1,250    1,250   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Stephen Cabral   5,000    0   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   0    0   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Jonah Petit-Perrin   2,500    2,500   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   1,250    1,250   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Bryan Nella   25,000    25,000   05-02-2022  $0.05   05-02-2022   12,500    12,500   05-02-2026  05-02-2022  05-01-2032
Mark Sink   25,000    25,000   05-16-2022  $0.05   05-16-2022   12,500    12,500   05-16-2026  05-02-2022  05-15-2032
Koustav Choudhuri   17,000    17,000   05-16-2022  $0.05   05-16-2022   8,500    8,500   05-16-2026  05-02-2022  05-15-2032
Total   11,712,000    11,597,000                               

 

WARRANTS

 

Not applicable. The Company has not issued any form of a warrant.

 

COMMON STOCK ISSUANCES

 

Not applicable other than founders shares in the amount of 25,000,000. The Company has only used SAFE convertible notes convertible into preferred equity, and common stock options to date.

 

NOTE 11 –SAFE PRIVATE PLACEMENTS

 

Beginning on October 25, 2018 through April 22, 2023, the Company entered into a total of 50 separate Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“SAFE Agreements”). 45 distinct counterparties entered into subscription agreements with the Company, investing a total of $5,038,820 during this period. The terms of these SAFE Agreements varied slightly over the course of this time frame. All of these investments were made in the form of a private placement under Reg D and were considered exempt from registration at that time.

 

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The table below summarizes the first tranche of subscriptions, all with the same terms and conditions.

 

SCHEDULE OF FIRST TRANCHE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

ID  Convertible Holder Name  Principal   Issue Date  Valuation Cap   Converted Date
SAFE-1  Ardhendu Haldar  $250,000   10-25-2018  $10,000,000   12-25-2020
SAFE-38  Praveen Kaza  $100,000   10-25-2018  $13,000,000   12-25-2020
SAFE-41  Kurt W Mattson  $50,000   03-27-2019  $20,000,000   12-25-2020
SAFE-42  Wendy A Thompson  $50,000   03-27-2019  $20,000,000   12-25-2020
SAFE-44  Sonata Software North America Inc.  $468,041   02-24-2020  $10,000,000   12-25-2020
SAFE-43  THE IRA CLUB F/B/O RANJU MAHESHWARI ROTH IRA 2000201  $25,000   06-15-2020  $10,000,000   12-25-2020
Total     $943,041            

 

A total of six investors subscribed for a total of $943,041 was invested at a valuation of $10,000,000. On December 25, 2020, all of these SAFE Agreements were converted to preferred equity and the underlying subscription agreements were cancelled. These are the only SAFE Agreements converted to date.

 

From August 12, 2021 to April 22, 2023, the Company entered into the remaining 44 SAFE Agreements with a total of 39 individual counterparties. The total amount of capital invested under these subscriptions was $4,095,779. The primary difference in the terms of this tranche of capital raised was the valuation placed on the Company, which increased from a valuation of $10,000,000 under the first tranche to $35,000,000 under the second tranche. None of the second tranche of SAFE Agreements have been converted, cancelled, or otherwise amended.

 

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The table below summarizes the remaining 44 SAFE Agreements, all of which are expected to terminated immediately after closing of the Transaction.

 

ID  Convertible Holder Name  Principal   Issue Date  Valuation Cap 
SAFE-40  Sunil Bhatia  $250,000   08-12-2021  $15,000,000 
SAFE-39  Pallav Gupta  $15,000   08-12-2021  $15,000,000 
SAFE-10  The Bhardwaj 2003 Revocable Trust  $200,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-11  Praveen Kaza  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-12  Pallav Gupta  $20,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-13  Amit and Anju Bhardwaj  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-14  Komal Bajaj  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-15  Goel Trust, Dated Aug 2, 2000  $100,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-16  Sanjiva Singh  $100,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-17  Rajeev Agarwal  $25,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-18  Sanyogita and Sunil Gupta  $25,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-19  SEM Gaingels Fund I, a series of JMWTX Investments, LP  $300,279   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-2  FVI Fund LLC  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-20  JWass PT Investors, LP - B2  $10,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-21  Medhavi Gupta  $20,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-22  Sundeep Sibal  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-24  Jolly Gupta  $35,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-3  Ashutosh Malaviya  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-4  Consensia Inc  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-45  Atula Sibal  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-6  Ajay Bhatnagar  $100,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-7  Pankaj Sinha  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-8  Bakulesh Adya  $35,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-9  Alok Mahajan  $50,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-5  BANSAL GARG FAMILY TRUST AMIT BANSAL TRTEE KARUNA GARG TRTEE U/A 11/07/2017  $100,000   12-31-2021  $35,000,000 
SAFE-25  Disrupt Fund XVIII, LLC  $50,000   01-24-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-26  Ajatshatru and Manju Dhawal  $25,000   01-31-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-27  Mrityunjay Dhawal  $25,000   01-31-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-28  You Sexy Dawg, LLC  $50,000   01-31-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-29  Elisa deLaet  $25,000   01-31-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-30  Ardhendu Haldar  $100,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-31  Suzanne and Tom Lambert  $250,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-32  Nidus Capital Holdings, LLC  $250,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-33  Compelling Natural Health II, LLC  $250,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-34  Birch Hill Capital Group, LLC  $250,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-35  Ingrid P. Maes as Trustee of The IPM Irrevocable Trust dated September 1, 2022  $250,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-36  Nattoceuticals, LLC  $250,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-37  Pallav Gupta  $60,000   02-28-2022  $35,000,000 
SAFE-46  Gaingels Semicab LLC  $130,500   03-21-2023  $35,000,000 
SAFE-50  Pankaj Sinha  $50,000   04-04-2023  $35,000,000 
SAFE-48  Lucy Holifield  $70,000   04-14-2023  $35,000,000 
SAFE-47  Corvus Albus LLC  $100,000   04-19-2023  $35,000,000 
SAFE-49  David Friedland  $50,000   04-19-2023  $35,000,000 
SAFE-51  Kapil K Gupta  $25,000   04-22-2023  $35,000,000 
TOTAL     $4,095,779         

 

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NOTE 12- INCOME TAXES

 

The Company files separate tax returns in the United States and India.

 

NOTE 13 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

The Company has a 401(k) plan for its employees to which the Company makes contributions at rates dependent on the level of each employee’s contributions. Contributions made by the Company are limited to the maximum allowable for federal income tax purposes. The Company does not provide any post-employment benefits to retirees.

 

NOTE 14 – CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK, CUSTOMERS, AND SUPPLIERS

 

The Company derives a majority of its revenues from enterprise-level customers in the United States. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon management’s estimates and historical experience and reflects the fact that accounts receivable are concentrated with several large customers. At both December 31, 2023 and 2022, 100% of accounts receivable were due from four customers in North America, all of which that individually owed over 10% of total accounts receivable.

 

Revenues derived from our top four US customers in 2023 and 2022 were 100% and 100% of total revenue, respectively, all of which represented greater than 10% of total net sales in both years. The loss of any of these customers could have an adverse impact on the Company.

 

NOTE 15 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

DUE TO/FROM RELATED PARTIES

 

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company owed $712,000 and $385,000, respectively, to Ajesh Kapoor in the form of shareholder notes. see Note 6 – Credit Arrangements

 

On March 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $712,000 in principal plus accrued interest, due to Ajesh Kapoor, the founder and primary shareholder in SemiCab.

 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2024

 

2,840,344 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.

 

This prospectus relates to the resale of 2,840,344 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, by the selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”) of Alorhythm Holdings, Inc. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of shares by the Selling Stockholders.

 

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RIME.” The closing price of our common stock on November 22, 2024 was $0.253 per share.

 

Any shares sold by the Selling Stockholders will occur at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated prices. The distribution of securities offered hereby may be effected in one or more transactions that may take place in ordinary brokers’ transactions, privately negotiated transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such securities as principals. Usual and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be paid by the Selling Stockholders.

 

On           , 2024, a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) with respect to a public offering of common stock, was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We will receive approximately $         million in net proceeds from the offering, which will terminate on , 2024, after payment of placement agent fees and other expenses of the offering assuming that we sold 100% of the securities offered in the offering (or approximately $          million, $          million and $          million if we sold 75%, 50% and 25% of the securities offered in the primary offering, respectively).

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of losing your entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of the primary offering prospectus contained in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, to read about factors you should consider before buying our common stock.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is                       , 2024

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus.

 

Our operations include our wholly owned subsidiaries, SMC Logistics, Inc., a California corporation (“SMCL”), SMC-Music, Inc., a Florida corporation (“SMCM”), SMC (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (“SMH”), The Singing Machine Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Singing Machine”), MICS Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MICS Hospitality”), MICS Hospitality Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS Hospitality Management”), MICS Nomad, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MICS NY”) and SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab”).

 

Overview

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is an AI technology and consumer electronics holding company with two primary business units – SemiCab and Singing Machine. SemiCab is an AI enabled global software logistics business operated through our subsidiary SemiCab Holdings. Singing Machine is a worldwide leader in the home karaoke consumer products market that designs and distributes karaoke products globally to retailers and ecommerce partners.

 

Consumer Electronics

 

We engage in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and musical recordings. We believe we are a leading global karaoke and music entertainment company that specializes in the design and production of quality karaoke and music enabled consumer products for adults and children. Our products are among the most widely available karaoke products in the world. Our mission is to “create joy through music.” To deliver on this mission, we are focused on the following multi-prong approach:

 

  ● In the short-term, improve profitability by optimizing operations and continue to expand gross margins; and
  ● In the mid-to-long-term, continue to expand into new verticals including automotive and connected-TV devices and grow our global distribution for our consumer karaoke products.

 

AI Logistics

 

SemiCab is a cloud-based Collaborative Transportation Platform built to achieve the scalability required to predict and optimize millions of loads and hundreds of thousands of trucks. To orchestrate collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and their carriers, SemiCab uses real-time data from API-based load tendering and pre-built integrations with TMS and ELD partners. To build fully loaded round trips, SemiCab uses AI/ML techniques and advanced predictive optimization models. On the SemiCab platform, shippers pay less and carriers make more while not having to change a thing.

 

Since 2020, SemiCab has enabled major retailers, brands and transportation providers to address their transportation needs globally. SemiCab’s Orchestrated Collaboration™ AI model has proven to increase transportation capacity, improve asset utilization, reduce empty miles, lower logistics costs, and provide visibility into the entire transportation network. Models show the technology has the capability of saving shippers tens of billions of dollars annually through optimization. Further, SemiCab’s technology also has the potential to play a key role in the improved sustainability model globally. Based on its proven ability to improve truck utilization rates from 65% to over 90%, this results in a dramatic reduction in the carbon footprint of the industry. The optimization of existing truck utilization can add approximately 30% more trucking capacity without adding more trucks, drivers or driven miles which addresses common problems plaguing the industry like severe driver shortage and road congestion. Trucking optimization could also eliminate approximately 25% of CO2 emissions attributable to road freight.

 

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Change in Fiscal Year

 

During 2023, our Board of Directors approved a change in our fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31.

 

Name and Symbol Change

 

Effective September 5, 2024, our Certificate of Incorporation was amended to effect a change in the name of the Company from “The Singing Machine Company, Inc.” to “Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.” In addition, effective September 8, 2024, the Company’s ticker symbol was changed from “MICS” to “RIME.”

 

Recent Events and Developments

 

Oxford Credit Facility

 

On March 28, 2024, the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance, a Michigan banking corporation, (referred to as “Oxford”) entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and related Revolving Credit Note (the “Note”) for a $2 million revolving line of credit (the “Oxford Line of Credit”). On October 17, 2024, the Company terminated the Loan Agreement and the Note. As of the date of termination, the Company had no outstanding amounts owed to Oxford and paid a termination fee of $40,000.

 

ATM Offering June 2024

 

On June 26, 2024, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital markets, LLC, as sales agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”), up to approximately $1,100,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 8, 2024, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $2,020,000. On August 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) to increase the number of shares to be sold in the ATM Offering to $3,100,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Agent was paid $30,000 in fees to cover legal and administrative expenses and will receive an amount equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from each sale of the Company’s share of common stock.

 

Through the date of this prospectus, the Company has sold 3,835,500 shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement and received net proceeds of approximately $2,975,615 after payment of brokerage commissions and administrative fees to the agent of approximately $123,045.

 

Asset Purchase

 

On June 11, 2024, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SemiCab Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“SemiCab LLC” and collectively with the Company, the “Buyer”), SemiCab, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SemiCab” or the “Seller”), Ajesh Kapoor and Vivek Sehgal entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Seller agreed to sell and assign to the Company, and the Company agreed to purchase and assume from the Seller, substantially all the assets, and certain specified liabilities relating to the business of the Seller. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties agreed that the Buyer will not assume the liabilities of the Seller.

 

On July 3, 2024, the parties closed on the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Company issued to the Seller (i) 641,806 shares of the Company’s common stock (ii) a twenty percent (20%) membership interest in SemiCab LLC.

 

Pursuant to the asset acquisition agreement, the Company and Seller entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”), granting the Buyer the right to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital securities of SMCB Solutions Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller, in consideration for 320,903 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company has not yet exercised the option.

 

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Hospitality Lease

 

On August 23, 2023, MICS NY entered into an Agreement of Lease (the “Lease Agreement”) with OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which MICS NY agreed to lease approximately 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and a portion of the basement underneath the ground floor retail space in the property located at 111 West 24th Street, New York, New York (the “Premises”). It was the Company’s intention to use the Premises as a new karaoke venue, offering immersive karaoke technology and audio-visual capabilities, with restaurant and bar offerings however due to lack of funding, the Company initiated termination of the lease in March.

 

On July 26, 2024, OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC (the “Landlord”), filed a civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against MICS Nomad LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MICS NY”), and the Company (“the Defendants”) for alleged breach of lease, seeking monetary damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, and other expenses related to the lease. The complaint alleges the Defendants breached the lease in various material respects.

 

On September 25, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement for a full release and dismissal of the complaint within 5 business days of the Company’s payment of $250,000. The Company made full payment on or around October 25, 2024 and the Landlord filed a discontinuance with prejudice on October 29, 2024.

 

Private Placement

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with the Selling Stockholders pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941 (the “Notes”), and received proceeds before expenses of $2,000,000. As consideration for entering into the SPA, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the Selling Stockholders on October 24, 2024. The Selling Stockholders’ resale of these shares is being registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

Amended Bylaws

 

On October 18, 2024, the Company amended its Amended By-laws (the “By-law Amendment”), for the purpose of reducing the quorum required to hold meetings of the stockholders of the Company (the “Quorum Requirement”). The By-law Amendment reduced the Quorum Requirement from a majority to thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the voting power of the shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. The By-law Amendment was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 18, 2024.

 

Share Repurchase

 

On November 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with Regalia Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to repurchase from the Seller an aggregate of 1,098,901 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”).

 

The shares of common stock to be repurchased were originally issued to the Seller on November 21, 2023, pursuant to a certain stock purchase agreement, dated November 20, 2023.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase from the Seller, and the Seller has agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares, at a price per Share equal to the higher of: (1) the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of the Repurchase Agreement; or (2) the highest volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the common stock during a pricing period of ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the date of the Repurchase Agreement per share (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company shall issue to the Seller a promissory note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price, substantially in the form attached to the Repurchase Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Note”), and subject to terms and conditions therein.

 

The obligations of each of the Company and the Seller to consummate the closing are conditioned upon the (i) issuance by the Company to the Seller the Note evidencing the Purchase Price and (ii) the Seller’s delivery to the Company of executed stock power with a medallion signature guarantee. As of the date of this prospectus, the transaction contemplated by the Repurchase Agreement has not yet closed.

 

Our Resale Offering

 

Certain of our stockholders will be selling through the Resale Prospectus a total of 2,840,344 shares of common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the Selling Stockholders of the securities set forth in the Resale Prospectus.

 

The Resale Prospectus is substantively identical to the Public Offering Prospectus, except for the following principal points:

 

  ● they contain different outside and inside front covers and back covers;

 

  ● they contain different “Offering” sections in the “Prospectus Summary” section beginning on page Altr 2;

 

  ● they contain different “Use of Proceeds” sections on page Altr 9;

 

  ● the “Capitalization” and “Dilution” sections from the Public Offering Prospectus are deleted from the Resale Prospectus;

 

  ● a “Selling Stockholders” section is included in the Resale Prospectus;

 

  ● the “Plan of Distribution” section from the Public Offering Prospectus is deleted from the Resale Prospectus and a “Selling Stockholder Plan of Distribution” is inserted in its place in the Resale Prospectus; and
     
  ● the “Legal Matters” section in the Resale Prospectus on page Altr 12 deletes the reference to counsel for the placement agent.

 

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Summary Risk Factors

 

Our business is subject to a number of risks. You should be aware of these risks before making an investment decision. These risks are summarized and discussed more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. This offering and the ownership of our common stock is subject to a number of risks. You should be aware of these risks before making an investment decision. These risks are discussed more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. These risks include, among others, that:

 

Risks Related to this Offering and the Ownership of Our Securities

 

●Purchasers in this offering will suffer immediate dilution.

 

●You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings or acquisitions.

 

●Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering.

 

●Our common stock may be affected by limited trading volume and price fluctuations, which could adversely impact the value of the Securities.

 

●FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our securities.

 

●An investment in our securities is speculative, and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

 

●We may need, but be unable, to obtain additional funding on satisfactory terms, which could dilute our stockholders or impose burdensome financial restrictions on our business.

 

●We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Failure to maintain effective internal controls could cause our investors to lose confidence in us and adversely affect the market price of our common stock. If our internal controls are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud.

 

●The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our results of operations.

 

●If we are not able to comply with the applicable continued listing requirements or standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market could delist and adversely affect the market price and liquidity of our common stock.

 

●New laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure may create uncertainty for public companies, increase legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming.

 

●As a “smaller reporting company” under applicable law, we are subject to lessened disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

 

●We currently do not intend to declare dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and, as a result, your returns on your investment may depend solely on the appreciation of our common stock.

 

●You should consult your own independent tax advisor regarding any tax matters arising with respect to the securities offered in connection with this offering.

 

●We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert our management’s attention.

 

●We may be unable to repay our indebtedness under the secured notes, and any default could harm our financial condition and could lead to us losing our collateralized assets.

 

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Risks Related to the Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants

 

●There is no public market for the Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

●Lack of voting rights.

 

●Exercise and conversion dilution.

 

●If the Warrants are deemed to be non-compliant with Nasdaq rules, we may be required to amend the terms of the Warrants, and could be subject to delisting.

 

●Adjustments to the terms of Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

●The Warrants are not exercisable until shareholder approval is obtained and, in certain cases, may be redeemed by us prior to their expiration.

 

●If the Series B Warrants are exercised by way of an alternative cashless exercise, investors may suffer substantial dilution.

 

●The Warrants and the Pre-Funded Warrants have beneficial ownership limitations.

 

●We will not receive any meaningful amount of additional funds upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.

 

●We may not receive any additional funds upon the exercise of the Series B Warrants.

 

Risks Related to Our Company and Financial Condition

 

●We may encounter difficulties accessing capital.

 

●We have incurred significant losses, have limited cash on hand and there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

●We may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations in furtherance of our business plan.

 

●We are heavily dependent on our senior management, and a loss of a member of our senior management team could cause our stock price to suffer.

 

Risks Related to the Development, Manufacturing, and Shipping of Our Products

 

●If we are unable to develop new karaoke products, our revenues may not continue to grow.

 

●Our products are shipped from China and any disruptions of shipping could prevent of delay our customer’ receipt of inventory.

 

●Our manufacturing operations are located in the People’s Republic of China, subjecting us to risks common in international operations. if there is any problem with the manufacturing process, our revenues and net profitability may be reduced.

 

●We depend on third party suppliers for parts for our karaoke machines and related products, and if we cannot obtain supplies as needed, our operations will be severely damaged.

 

●We depend on the ability of our suppliers to manufacture our products without infringing, misappropriating of otherwise violating the intellectual property of proprietary rights of others in manufacturing our products.

 

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Risks Related to our Karaoke Business and Industry

 

●Changes in government regulations relating to international tariffs could significantly reduce our revenues, product cost and profitability.

 

●A small number of our customers account for a substantial portion of our revenues, and the loss of one or more of these key customers could significantly reduce our revenues and cash flow.

 

●We are subject to the risk that some of our large customers may return karaoke products that they have purchased from us and if this happens, it would reduce our revenues and profitability.

 

●We are subject to pressure from our customers relating to price reduction and financial incentives and if we are pressured to make these concessions to our customers, it will reduce our revenues and profitability.

 

●We experience difficulty forecasting the demand for our karaoke products and if we do not accurately forecast demand, our revenues, net income and cash flow may be affected.

 

●We are subject to the costs and risks of carrying inventory for our customers and if we have too much inventory, it will affect our cash flow for operations.

 

●We are subject to insurance risk of loss for goods damaged while in transit from the manufacturer to the customer and our warehouse.

 

●Our business is seasonal and therefore our annual operating results will depend, in large part, on our sales during the relatively brief holiday season.

 

●Consumer discretionary spending may affect karaoke purchases and is affected by various economic conditions and changes.

 

●We do not have our own warehouse or distribution facilities but rely on a third-party logistics provider responsible for warehousing and fulfilling our orders. If our third-party provider experiences disruptions to the operation of its distribution centers, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

●Our production costs may increase if we are required to make purchases using the Chinese Yuan instead of the U.S. dollar.

 

●Our profit margin may be decreased due to increased prices of raw materials, shipping costs and costs associated with production.

 

●If we are unable to compete in the karaoke products category, our revenues and net profitability will be reduced.

 

●Many of our competitors are larger and have greater financial and other resources than we do.

 

●If we ship products that contain defects, the market acceptance of our products and our reputation will be harmed and our customers could seek to recover their damages from us.

 

Risks Related to our Logistics Business

 

●The transportation industry historically has experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to economic recessions, downturns in business cycles of SemiCab’s customers, interest rate fluctuations, currency fluctuations, and other economic factors beyond SemiCab’s control.

 

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●SemiCab faces substantial industry competition.

 

●SemiCab relies on technology to operate its business.

 

●SemiCab’s international operations subject it to operational, financial, and data privacy risks.

 

●SemiCab’s ability to appropriately staff and retain employees is important to its business model.

 

●SemiCab uses, and may continue to expand its use of, machine learning and artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies to deliver its services and operate its business.

 

●SemiCab’s business is dependent on a small number of customers.

 

●SemiCab is subject to claims arising from its transportation operations.

 

●SemiCab’s business depends upon compliance with numerous government regulations.

 

Risks Related To Our Intellectual Property

 

●We primarily rely on trade secret protection and non-disclosure agreements to protect our proprietary information, which may not be effective.

 

●We may be forced to litigate to enforce or defend our intellectual property rights, or the intellectual property rights of our licensors.

 

●We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

 

General Risk Factors

 

●Our information technology systems or data, or those of our service providers or customers or users could be subject to cyber-attacks or other security incidents, which could result in data breaches, intellectual property theft, claims, litigation, regulatory investigations, significant liability, reputational damage and other adverse consequences.

 

●Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from the conflict in Ukraine or any other geopolitical tensions.

 

●High inflation and unfavorable economic conditions could negatively affect our operations and results.

 

●We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers, who are experiencing financial difficulties, and if these customers are unable to pay us, our revenues and profitability will be reduced.

 

●We may have trouble hiring additional qualified personnel.

 

●The failure of our information technology systems could significantly disrupt the operation of our business.

 

●We are subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business.

 

●Our charter provides limitations of director liability and indemnification of directors and officers and employees.

 

●If our accounting controls and procedures are circumvented or otherwise fail to achieve their intended purposes, our business could be seriously harmed.

 

●The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members.

 

Our Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1994. Our principal business address is 6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, and our telephone number is (954) 596-1000. We maintain our corporate website at https://ir.algoholdings.com (this website address is not intended to function as a hyperlink and the information contained on our website is not intended to be a part of this prospectus). Information on our website does not constitute a part of, nor is it incorporated in any way, into this prospectus and should not be relied upon in connection with making an investment decision. We make available free of charge on https://ir.algoholdings.com/investor-filings#/ our annual, quarterly, and current reports, and amendments to those reports if any, as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. We may from time to time provide important disclosures to investors by posting them in the Investor Relations section of our website.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq under the symbol “RIME”. We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are subject to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). These filings are available to the public on the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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The RESALE offering

 

Common stock offered:   2,840,344 shares
     
Shares of common stock outstanding before this offering:   14,215,176 shares
     
Shares of common stock outstanding after the resale offering:   14,215,176 shares
     
Shares of common stock outstanding after the resale offering and the primary offering:   57,693,437 shares(1)
     
Use of proceeds:   We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock held by the Selling Stockholder being registered in this prospectus.
     
Listing:   Our common stock listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RIME.”
     
Risk factors:   An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of the primary offering prospectus contained in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and other information included in this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.

 

(1) As of November 22, 2024 and based upon the shares issued in the primary offering of up to 43,478,261 assumed public offering price for each share of common stock and accompanying Warrants is $0.23 and excludes:

 

●107,261 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $8.07 per share;
●63,453 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan; and
●902,113 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.20 per share.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock held by the Selling Stockholders.

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain of the Selling Stockholders pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement, secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941, and received proceeds before expenses of $2,000,000. As consideration for entering into the SPA, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the Selling Stockholders on October 24, 2024, which shares are included in this prospectus. On August 9, 2024, the Company issued to each of Catalyst Corporate Solutions and Three Rivers Business Consulting, an aggregate of 540,346 shares of its common stock in consideration for consulting services to the Company. The shares issued to each of the consultants are included in this prospectus.

 

This prospectus relates to the sale or other disposition of up to 2,840,344 shares of our common stock by the Selling Stockholders and their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a Selling Stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer.

 

The table below sets forth information as of the date of this prospectus, to our knowledge, the Selling Stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) of the shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders, as of [ ], 2024. The third column lists the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of some, all or none of their shares. Pursuant to Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, beneficial ownership includes any shares of our common stock as to which a stockholder has sole or shared voting power or investment power, and also any shares of our common stock which the stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days.

 

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The percentage of beneficial ownership for the Selling Stockholders is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

 

To our knowledge, none of the Selling Stockholders have had any material relationship with us within the past three years. Our knowledge is based on information provided by the Selling Stockholders in registration statement questionnaires.

 

The shares of common stock being covered hereby may be sold or otherwise disposed of from time to time during the period the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part remains effective, by or for the account of the Selling Stockholders. After the date of effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the Selling Stockholders may have sold or transferred, in transactions covered by this prospectus, some or all of their common stock.

 

Information about the Selling Stockholders may change over time. Any changed information will be set forth in an amendment to the registration statement or supplement to this prospectus, to the extent required by law.

 

 
   Shares Beneficially
Owned as of the date of this
Prospectus
   Shares
Offered
by this
   Shares Beneficially
Owned After the
Offering(1)
 
Name of Selling Stockholder  Number   Percent   Prospectus   Number   Percent 
S.H.N Financial Investments Ltd (2)   383,333    2.7%   383,333            -            -%
Bigger Capital Fund, LP.(3)   383,333    2.7%   383,333    -    -%
L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund(4)   383,333    2.7%   383,333    -    -%
Anson Investments Master Fund LP(5)   383,333    2.7%   383,333    -    -%
Altium Growth Fund, LP(6)   383,333    2.7%   383,333    -    -%
Generating Alpha Ltd. (7)   383,333    2.7%   383,333    -    -%
Catalyst Corporate Solutions, LLC(8)   

350,000

    

2.5

%   

350,000

    -    -%
Three Rivers Business Consulting LLC(9)   

190,346

    1.3%   

190,346

    -    -%
                          
Total   2,840,344    20%   2,840,344    -    -%

 

(1) Assumes the sale of all shares offered pursuant to the primary offering prospectus.
   
(2) Nir Shamir and Hadar Shamir have shared power to vote and dispose of the securities help by S.H.N Financial Investments Ltd and may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of such shares of common stock. The address of S.H.N Financial Investments Ltd is Arik Einstein 3, Herzliya, Israel.
   
(3) Michael Bigger, Managing Member of Bigger Capital Fund, LP may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Bigger Capital Fund, LP. The address of Bigger Capital Fund, LP is 11700 W Charleston Blvd 170-659. Las Vegas, NV 89135.
   
(4) David Feldman and Joel Arber are the Directors of L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. As such they may be deemed to be beneficial owners of such shares of common stock. The business address of L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund., Ltd. is 161A Shedden Road, 1 Artillery Court, PO Box 10085, Grand Cayman KY1-1001, Cayman Islands.
   
(5) Anson Advisors Inc and Anson Funds Management LP, the Co-Investment Advisers of Anson Investments Master Fund LP (“Anson Investments”), hold voting and dispositive power over the common stock held by Anson Investments. Tony Moore is the managing member of Anson Management GP LLC, which is the general partner of Anson Funds Management LP. Moez Kassam and Amin Nathoo are directors of Anson Advisors Inc. Mr. Moore, Mr. Kassam and Mr. Nathoo each disclaim beneficial ownership of these common stock except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The principal business address of Anson is Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.
   
(6) Jacob Gottlieb may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Altium Growth Fund, LP. The address of Altium Growth Fund, LP is 152 West 57th Street, FL 20 New York, NY 10019.
   
(7) Maria Cano may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Generating Alpha Ltd. The address of Generating Alpha Ltd. is Hunkins Waterfront Plaza, Suite 556, Main Street, Charlestown, KN0802, Saint Kitts and Nevis. 
   
(8) Scott Mahoney is the Owner of Catalyst Corporate Solutions, LLC and as such may be deemed to be beneficial owner of such shares of common stock. The address of Catalyst Corporate Solutions, LLC is 10119 W Lariant Lane, Peoria, AZ 85383.
   
(9) Brian Jacobelli is the Sole Member of Three Rivers Business Consulting LLC and as such may be deemed to be beneficial owner of such shares of common stock. The address of Three Rivers Business Consulting LLC is 23 Overlook Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDER PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

  ● ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

  ● block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

  ● purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

  ● an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

  ● privately negotiated transactions;

 

  ● short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

 

  ● broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

  ● a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

  ● any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Any profits on the resale of shares of common stock by a broker-dealer acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares will be borne by a Selling Stockholder. The Selling Stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act.

 

The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act supplementing or amending the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.

 

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The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus and may sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed a supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act supplementing or amending the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholders or its transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

 

We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholders. We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

The Selling Stockholders have advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of common stock by any Selling Stockholder. If we are notified by any Selling Stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares of his, her, or its common stock, if required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus. If the Selling Stockholders use this prospectus for any sale of their shares of common stock, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock held by the Selling Stockholders or its transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements becomes available and is complied with.

 

We have advised the Selling Stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the Selling Stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, to the extent applicable we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the Selling Stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

 

We have agreed with the Selling Stockholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earliest of (1) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement and (2) the date on which all of the shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, New York, New York

 

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Up to 43,478,261 Shares of Common Stock

 

Up to 43,478,261 Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

 

Up to 43,478,261 Series A Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

 

Up to 43,478,261 Series B Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

 

Up to 130,434,783 Shares of Common Stock Underlying the Series A Warrants, Series B

Warrants, and Pre-Funded Warrants

 

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

Univest Securities, LLC

 

                              , 2024

 

 

 

 

Part II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other than the estimated placement agent fees and commissions payable by us, in connection with the offer and sale of the securities being registered. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.

 

   Amount 
SEC registration fee  $5,338 
FINRA filing fee   5,730 
Legal fees and expenses   250,000 
Accounting fees and expenses   75,000 
Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses   5,000 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses   10,000 
Total  $351,068 

 

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Section 102 of the General Company Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) permits a Company to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a Company to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our charter provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the DGCL prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.

 

Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a Company has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, or a person serving at the request of the Company for another Company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, ending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the Company, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

If a claim is not paid in full by the Company, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where any undertaking required by the Bylaws has been tendered to the Company) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Company to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company. Neither the failure of the Company (including its board of directors (“Board”), legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its Board, legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Indemnification shall include payment by the Company of expenses in defending an action or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by the person indemnified to repay such payment if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.

 

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ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

Set forth below is information regarding securities issued by us within the last three years from which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

●On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with large institutional investors and the strategic investor for private placement of (i) 550,000 shares of its common stock together with common warrants to purchase up to 550,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $10.50 per share, and (ii) 561,111 pre-funded warrants with each pre-funded warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, together with common warrants to purchase up to 561,111 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. The closing of the private placement took place on August 10, 2021, when the shares and warrants were delivered to the purchasers and funds, in the amount of approximately $9,800,000, were received by the Company.
●On November 20, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to sell $2,000,000 in common stock through a private placement of common stock. The private placement was completed with two Affiliates, (Stingray Group, Inc. and Jay Foreman), both of which were existing shareholders with Board representation. The private placement was completed at $0.91 per share of common stock, with a total of approximately 2,198,000 shares issued.
 ●On August 9, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of 774,528 shares of restricted common stock to three consultants pursuant to consulting agreements with the Company.
●On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Selling Stockholders pursuant to which we sold, in a private placement, secured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,352,941, and received proceeds before expenses of $2,000,000. As consideration for entering into the securities purchase agreement, we issued a total of 2,299,998 shares of common stock of the Company to the Selling Stockholders on October 24, 2024.

 

The issuance of the securities listed above was deemed exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder in that the issuance of securities were made to an accredited investor and did not involve a public offering. The recipient of such securities represented its intention to acquire the securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Exhibits: Reference is made to the Exhibit Index following the signature pages hereto, which Exhibit Index is hereby incorporated into this Item.

 

Exhibit

No.

  Description
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 15, 1994 and amendments through April 14, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on March 7, 2000).
     
3.2   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 29, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 1999 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2000).
     
3.3   Corrected Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 27, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 in the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on April 11, 2001).

 

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3.4   Corrected Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 4, 2001 (incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 3.12 in the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on April 11, 2001).
     
3.5   Certificate of Correction to Corrected Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 20, 2001 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2022).
     
3.6   Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on January 27, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2022).
     
3.7   Certificate for Renewal and Revival of Charter filed with Delaware Secretary of State on September 25, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2022).
     
3.8   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 19, 2022 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 25, 2022).
     
3.9   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 27, 2024 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 6, 2024).
     
3.10   Amended By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.14 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the SEC on June 29, 2001).
     
3.11   Amendment No. 1 to Amended By-Laws, effective October 18, 2024 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 21, 2024).
     
4.1   Description of Registrant’s Securities (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2022).
     
4.2*   Form of Series A Warrant
     
4.3*   Form of Series B Warrant
     
4.4*   Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
     
5.1*   Opinion of Counsel of Registrant
     
10.1   Lease for Lakeside Plaza executive offices dated July 31, 2011 by and between the Company and Lakeside IV, LLC (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2019).
     
10.2   Lease for Ontario, CA warehouse dated January 31, 2013 by and between the Company and Majestic-CCCIV Partners (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2019).
     
10.3+   Executive Change of Control Agreement dated January 3, 2014 by and between the Company and Gary Atkinson, Bernardo Melo, and Lionel Marquis (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2019).

 

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10.4   First Amendment to Standard Industrial Lease dated June 15, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 13, 2020).
     
10.5   Stock Redemption Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2021, by and among the Company, Koncepts International, Ltd. and Treasure Green Holdings, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 12, 2021).
     
10.6   At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement, dated February 15, 2023, by and between the Company and Aegis Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023).
     
10.7+   Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Gary Atkinson (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2022).
     
10.8+   Employment Agreement by and between the Company. and Lionel Marquis (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2022).
     
10.9+   Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Bernardo Melo (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2022).
     
10.10   Form of Indemnification Agreement to be entered into with the Registrant and each of its officers and directors (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 27, 2022).
     
10.11   Credit and Security Agreement by and among the Company, SMC Logistics, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, dated October 14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 20, 2022).
     
10.12+   Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Lionel Marquis (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 6, 2023).
     
10.13   Waiver and First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement by and among the Company, SMC Logistics, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, dated May 19, 2023 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 25, 2023).
     
10.14   Agreement of Lease by and between MICS Nomad, LLC and OAC 111 Flatiron, LLC and OAC Adelphi, LLC, dated August 1, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 24, 2023).
     
10.15   Waiver and Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated August 30, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 1, 2023).
     
10.16   Form of Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 20, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 22, 2023).
     
10.17   Loan Agreement by and between the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance dated March 28, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2024).
     
10.18   Revolving Credit Note dated March 28, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2024).

 

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10.19   Security Agreement by and between the Company and Oxford Commercial Finance dated March 28, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2024).
     
10.20   Asset Purchase Agreement dated June 11, 2024 among the Company, SemiCab, Inc. and SemiCab Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2024).
     
10.21   Operating Agreement between the Company, SemiCab Holdings, LLC and SemiCab, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 12, 2024).
     
10.22   At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement by and between the Company and Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, dated June 26, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2024).
     
10.23   Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 1, 2024, among the Company, SemiCab, Inc. and SemiCab Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 5, 2024).
     
10.24   Amendment to At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement by and between the Company and Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, dated July 8, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 9, 2024).
     
10.25   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company and the investors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 24, 2024)
     
10.26   Form of Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Note issued October 24, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 24, 2024)
     
10.27   Form of Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 24, 2024)
     
10.28*   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
     
10.29*   Form of Placement Agency Agreement
     
21   List of subsidiaries of Algorhythm Holdings. Inc. (previously filed)
     
23.1*   Consent of Marcum LLP
     
23.2*   Consent of EisnerAmper LLP
     
23.3*   Consent of Bush & Associates CPA LLC
     
23.4*   Consent of Counsel to Registrant (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
24.1   Powers of Attorney (previously filed)
     
107   Filing Fee Table (previously filed)
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
     
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
     
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
     
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
   
* Filed herewith.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(B) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(5) That for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

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(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to any charter provision, by law or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida, on November 25, 2024.

 

  ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Gary Atkinson
    Gary Atkinson
   

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name   Position   Date
         
/s/ Gary Atkinson   Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director   November 25, 2024
Gary Atkinson   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Richard Perez   Chief Financial Officer   November 25, 2024
Richard Perez   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ *   Chief Revenue Officer and Director   November 25, 2024
Bernardo Melo        
         
/s/ *   Director   November 25, 2024
Harvey Judkowitz        
         
/s/ *   Director   November 25, 2024
Joseph Kling        
         
/s/ *   Director   November 25, 2024
Mathieu Peloquin        
         
/s/ *   Director   November 25, 2024
Jay Foreman        

 

*By: /s/ Gary Atkinson  
  Gary Atkinson  
 

Attorney-In-Fact

 

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

SERIES A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: [*] Issuance Date: [   ], 2024

 

THIS SERIES A COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (“Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, ______________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Shareholder Approval Date (as defined below) (such date, the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the five year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, provided that if such date is not a Trading Day, the immediately following Trading Day (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares Common Stock, the (“Warrant Shares”), subject to adjustment hereunder. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1. Capitalized word and terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated [ ], 2024, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

“Adjustment Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Applicable Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

“Attribution Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(e).

 

“Base Share Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, New York time)), (ii) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Black Scholes Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg L.P., or any successor thereto.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(iv).

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

“Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.

 

“Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Convertible Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i)(1).

 

“Convertible Securities Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i)(1).

 

“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

“DWAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

“Floor Price” means (A) prior to the Shareholder Approval Date, a price equal to $[ ] per share, and (B) effective beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date, a price equal to $[ ] per share; which in each case shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar event or transaction.

 

“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Initial Exercise Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Issuance Date” means the issuance date of this Warrant as set forth on the first page hereof.

 

“New Issuance Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

“Notice of Exercise” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

“Option” means any rights, warrants, or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

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“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof), or other entity of any kind.

 

“Primary Security” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i)(4).

 

“Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

 

“Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii).

 

“Redemption Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii).

 

“Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii).

 

“Redemption Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii).

 

“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-283178).

 

“Required Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Reset Date” means the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the Shareholder Approval Date.

 

“Reset Period” means the period commencing on the first Trading Day prior to the Shareholder Approval Date and ending following the close of trading on the fourth (4th) Trading Day thereafter.

 

“Reset Price” means the greater of (i) the lowest daily VWAP during the Reset Period and (ii) the Floor Price in effect.

 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Secondary Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i)(4).

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to issuance of all of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, including, without limitation, to render inapplicable clause (A) of the definition of the Floor Price, thereby giving full effect to the adjustment to the Exercise Price and/or number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants following any Dilutive Issuance or Reset Date.

 

“Shareholder Approval Date” means the Trading Day that Shareholder Approval is received and deemed effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, such notice shall be deemed to be given by a public filing with the SEC disclosing the effectiveness of the Shareholder Approval.

 

“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

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“Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American, (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Trading Value” means, with respect to the Company’s Common Stock, the daily trading volume on the Company’s primary Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock on such date.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004-1561 and a phone number of (212) 509-4000, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Trigger Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

“Unit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i)(4).

 

“Valuation Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i)(4).

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, New York time)), (ii) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Warrant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

 

“Warrant Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Series A Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

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Section 2. Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) such earlier time comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is applicable and specified in the attached Notice of Exercise. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $[ ], subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

(c) Cashless Exercise. If and only if at the time of any exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two hours thereafter (including until two hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the Notice of Exercise and the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) to the Company and (ii) the number of days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date following payment of the aggregate Exercise Price by the Holder (other than in the case of cashless exercise is received by the Company by such date), the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares.

 

(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by the Holder to the Company), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) provided that if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Trading Market or any over-the-counter market (including OTC Pink or any successor) such price set forth in (y)(2) of this clause (A) is reasonably comparable to a market price or prices in purchases and sales of the Common Stock occurring in the market on or close in time to the Trading Day on which the Holder’s purchase occurred taking into account the volume of the Holder’s purchase, pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. The obligation of the Company to pay compensation for Buy-In under this Section 2(d)(iv) is subject to delivery by the Holder of the aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with the terms of Section 2(a).

 

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(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the assignment form substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder.

 

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(f) Redemption Right.

 

(i) Beginning on the Initial Exercise Date, this Warrant may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, by giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior notice, which notice may not be given before, but may be given at any time after the date on which (i) the VWAP exceeded $[ ] for ten (10) consecutive Trading Days and (ii) the average daily Trading Value of the Common Stock for such ten (10) Trading Day period referred to in this Section 2(f)(i) exceeded $[150,000].

 

(ii) The price at which this Warrant may be redeemed (the “Redemption Price”) is $0.01 per Warrant Share. On and after the date upon which such Warrant is redeemed by the Company (the “Redemption Date”), the Holder of a redeemed Warrant shall be entitled to payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender of the Warrant to the Company.

 

(iii) Notice of redemption of this Warrant (the “Redemption Notice”) shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Notice Date”) by the Company (i) providing notice to the Holder as provided in Section 5(i), (ii) notifying the Holders of such redemption via publication of a press release and (iii) taking such other steps as may be required under applicable law.

 

(iv) From and after the Redemption Date, any Warrant Shares noticed for redemption that have not theretofore been exercised by the Holder shall cease to represent the right to purchase any shares of Common Stock and shall be deemed canceled and void and of no further force or effect without any further act or deed on the part of the Company.

 

(v) By acceptance of this Warrant, the Holder undertakes to return the certificate representing any redeemed Warrant to the Company upon their redemption and to indemnify the Company with respect to any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities arising from the Holder’s failure to return such certificate. In the event the certificate so returned represents a number of Warrant Shares in excess of the number being redeemed, the Company shall as promptly as practicable issue to the Holder a new certificate in book-entry form for the number of unredeemed Warrant Shares.

 

(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not require the cancellation of this Warrant (and any related Redemption Notice shall be void), unless, from the beginning of the Redemption Notice Date through the Redemption Date, (1) the Company shall have honored in accordance with the terms of this Warrant all Notices of Exercise delivered by 6:30 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the Redemption Date, (2) a registration statement shall be effective as to all Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the Company for the sale of all such Warrant Shares to the Holder, (3) the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market, (4) there is a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance of all Warrant Shares, and (5) the issuance of all Warrant Shares subject to a Redemption Notice shall not cause a breach of any provision of Section 2(e) herein. The Company’s right to call the Warrants under this Section 2(f) shall be exercised ratably among the Holders based on each Holder’s ownership of outstanding Warrants.

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

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(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time that this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

(c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

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(d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than a stock split or stock dividend), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement (other than a stock split or stock dividend) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received shares of common stock of the Successor Entity (which Successor Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (1) the 30 day volatility, (2) the 100 day volatility or (3) the 365 day volatility, each of clauses (1)-(3) as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the VWAP immediately preceding the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier), (D) the sum of the remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants then outstanding without giving effect to any beneficial ownership limitations (the “Required Holders”) and approved by the Required Holders (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.

 

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(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

(f) Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company may satisfy the notice requirement in this Section 3(f) by filing such information with the Commission on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form other than a stock split or stock dividend) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock (excluding any granting or issuance of rights to all of the Company’s stockholders pursuant to a stockholder rights plan), (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

(g) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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(h) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall hold a meeting of shareholders for, or obtain through written consent, the Shareholder Approval as soon as practicable following the Issuance Date. After obtaining the Shareholder Approval through such meeting or vote, the Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and applicable state laws and provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws with respect to the Shareholder Approval, and shall use its best efforts to cause the minimal amount of time therefor to apply before the Shareholder Approval takes effect in accordance with such rules and regulations, laws, and provisions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC any necessary materials or disclosures with the SEC with respect to the shareholder vote for Shareholder Approval and shall ensure these materials are provided to shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable thereafter in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company shall promptly provide responses to the SEC with respect to any comments received from the SEC regarding these materials filed in accordance with this Section 3(h), and will take all required actions to facilitate the shareholder vote and use reasonable efforts to ensure Shareholder Approval is obtained in a timely manner.

 

(i) Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding (such period, the “Adjustment Period”), the Company issues, sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any option to purchase, or sells, enters into an agreement to sell, or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any offer, sale, grant, or any option to purchase or other disposition), or, in accordance with this Section 3(i), is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount (the “New Exercise Price”) equal to the lower of (A) the New Issuance Price and (B) the lowest VWAP during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately following the Dilutive Issuance (such lower price, the “Base Share Price”) and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be proportionately increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant on the Issuance Date for the Warrant Shares then outstanding shall remain unchanged; provided that the Base Share Price shall not be less than the Floor Price and any adjustment shall be consistent with maintaining equity classification under applicable accounting guidance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if one or more Dilutive Issuances occur prior to the Shareholder Approval Date such that the reduction of the Exercise Price was limited by clause (A) in the definition of the Floor Price, then effective on the Shareholder Approval Date, the Exercise Price will automatically be reduced to equal the greater of (x) lowest Base Share Price with respect to any Dilutive Issuance that occurred prior to the Shareholder Approval Date and (B) the Floor Price determined in reference to clause (B) of the definition of the Floor Price, and in any such event the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant on the Issuance Date for the Warrant Shares then outstanding shall remain unchanged. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement; provided, that, with respect to a Variable Rate Transaction that is an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market offering”, this Section 3(i) shall apply to any issuances of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents thereunder rather than the entry into the agreement with respect thereto), the Company shall be deemed to have issued shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible price, conversion price, or exercise price at which such securities may be issued, converted, or exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid, or issued under this Section 3(i) in respect of an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Exercise Price has been adjusted pursuant to this Section 3(i) and the Dilutive Issuance that triggered such adjustment does not occur, is not consummated, is unwound, or is canceled after the facts for any reason whatsoever, in no event shall the Exercise Price be readjusted to the Exercise Price that would have been in effect if such Dilutive Issuance had not occurred or been consummated. For all purposes of the foregoing, the following shall be applicable:

 

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(1) Issuance of Options. If, during the Adjustment Period, the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of any convertible securities (“Convertible Securities”) issuable upon exercise of any such Option (such shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of any Option or upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Convertible Securities, the “Convertible Securities Shares”) is less than the Applicable Price, then such shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 3(i)(1), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option” shall be equal to (A) the sum of (1) the lowest amount of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one Convertible Securities Share upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option and (2) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one Convertible Securities Share is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option, minus (B) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person), with respect to any one Convertible Securities Share, upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person), with respect to any one Convertible Securities Share. Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Convertible Securities Share or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Convertible Securities Share upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

(2) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If, during the Adjustment Period, the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one Convertible Securities Share is issuable upon the conversion, exercise, or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such Convertible Securities Share shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(i)(2), the “lowest price per share for which one Convertible Securities Share is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to (A) the sum of (1) the lowest amount of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one Convertible Securities Share upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of such Convertible Security and (2) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one Convertible Securities Share is issuable upon conversion, exercise, or exchange thereof, minus (B) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person), with respect to any one Convertible Securities Share, upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person), with respect to any one Convertible Securities Share. Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Convertible Securities Share upon conversion, exercise, or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Exercise Price has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(i)(2), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

 

(3) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If, during the Adjustment Period, the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise, or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in conversion or exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 3(a), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued, or sold. For purposes of this Section 3(i)(3), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the date of issuance of this Warrant are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Convertible Securities Share deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion, or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(i)(3) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

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(4) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option or Convertible Security is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (the “Primary Security,” and such Option or Convertible Security, the “Secondary Securities” and together with the Primary Security, each a “Unit”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the aggregate consideration per share with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be the lowest of (x) the purchase price of such Unit, (y) if such Primary Security is an Option and/or Convertible Security, the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Primary Security in accordance with Section 3(i)(1) or 3(i)(2) above and (z) the lowest VWAP of the shares of Common Stock on any Trading Day during the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately following the consummation (or, if applicable, the announcement) of such Dilutive Issuance (for the avoidance of doubt, if such public announcement, if applicable, is released prior to the opening of the Principal Market on a Trading Day, such Trading Day shall be the first Trading Day in such five (5) Trading Day period and if this Warrant is exercised on any given Exercise Date during any such period, the Holder may elect to earlier end such period (including, solely with respect to such portion of this Warrant exercised on such applicable Exercise Date)). If any shares of Common Stock, Options, or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount of cash received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, Options, or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options, or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair market value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (as the case may be). The fair market value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair market value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

 

(5) Record Date. If, during the Adjustment Period, the Company takes a record of stockholders for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options, or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options, or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).

 

(k) Reset. Beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date and ending on the Reset Date, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the lower of (i) the Exercise Price then in effect and (ii) the Reset Price determined as of the date of determination. Upon such reset of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 3(k), the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant on the Issuance Date for the Warrant Shares then outstanding shall remain unchanged following such reset. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder requests to exercise this Warrant in whole or in part on any given date prior to the Reset Date, solely with respect to such portion of this Warrant being exercised on such applicable Exercise Date, (a) such applicable Reset Date shall be deemed to mean the Exercise Date, (b) such applicable Reset Period shall be deemed to have ended on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Exercise Date and (c) the applicable Reset Price for such exercised Warrants shall be calculated pursuant to this Section 3(k). For the avoidance of doubt, following the calculation of the Reset Price pursuant to this Section 3(k), the Company’s obligations with regard to such exercised Warrants shall be deemed satisfied and no additional Reset Price shall apply to such exercised Warrants.

 

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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issuance Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Reverse Stock Split. If at any time this Warrant is outstanding and the Company receives notice from the Trading Market that the Company is failing to satisfy the Trading Market’s minimum bid price requirement (the “Trigger Date”), then the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary consents and approvals to undertake a reverse stock split after such Trigger Date and to prior to the effectiveness of any delisting notice issued by the Trading Market, effect such reverse stock split.

 

(b) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(c) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(d) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(e) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, from the Initial Exercise Date and thereafter during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment (it being understood that this Warrant shall not in any case prevent the Company from effecting any such amendment, reorganization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(f) Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and any action relating to this Warrant shall only be brought as provided in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(h) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(i) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(j) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(k) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(l) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(m) Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Required Holders. Any such amendment shall apply to all Warrants outstanding and be binding upon all registered holders of such Warrants.

 

(n) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
     
  By:                
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

 

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

 

________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

 

_________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

___________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

____________________________________________________________________

 

Date:

___________________________________________________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name: ______________________________________

 

 

(Please Print)

 

Address: ______________________________________

 

 

Phone Number:

 

Email Address:

 

(Please Print)

 

______________________________________

 

______________________________________

 

Dated: _______________ __, ______

 

 

 

Holder’s Signature: ___________________

 

 

 

Holder’s Address: ____________________

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

SERIES B COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: [*] Issuance Date: [   ], 2024

 

THIS SERIES B COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (“Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, ______________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Shareholder Approval Date (as defined below) (such date, the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the two and one-half (2.5) year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date, provided that if such date is not a Trading Day, the immediately following Trading Day (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares Common Stock, the (“Warrant Shares”), subject to adjustment hereunder. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1. Capitalized word and terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated [ ], 2024, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

“Adjustment Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(i).

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Attribution Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(e).

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, New York time)), (ii) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Black Scholes Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg L.P., or any successor thereto.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

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“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(iv).

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

“Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.

 

“Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

“DWAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

“Floor Price” means (A) prior to the Shareholder Approval Date, a price equal to $[ ] per share, and (B) effective beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date, a price equal to $[ ] per share; which in each case shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar event or transaction.

 

“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Initial Exercise Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Issuance Date” means the issuance date of this Warrant as set forth on the first page hereof.

 

“Notice of Exercise” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

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“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof), or other entity of any kind.

 

“Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

 

“Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii).

 

“Redemption Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(ii).

 

“Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii).

 

“Redemption Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(f)(iii).

 

“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-283178).

 

“Required Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Reset Date” means the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the Shareholder Approval Date.

 

“Reset Period” means the period commencing on the first Trading Day prior to the Shareholder Approval Date and ending following the close of trading on the fourth (4th) Trading Day thereafter.

 

“Reset Price” means the greater of (i) the lowest daily VWAP during the Reset Period and (ii) the Floor Price in effect.

 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to issuance of all of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, including, without limitation, to render inapplicable clause (A) of the definition of the Floor Price, thereby giving full effect to the alternative cashless exercises pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof and the adjustment to the Exercise Price and/or number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants following any Reset Date.

 

“Shareholder Approval Date” means the Trading Day that Shareholder Approval is received and deemed effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, such notice shall be deemed to be given by a public filing with the SEC disclosing the effectiveness of the Shareholder Approval.

 

“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

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“Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American, (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Trading Value” means, with respect to the Company’s Common Stock, the daily trading volume on the Company’s primary Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock on such date.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004-1561 and a phone number of (212) 509-4000, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Trigger Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, New York time)), (ii) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Warrant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

 

“Warrant Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Series B Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

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Section 2. Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) such earlier time comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is applicable and specified in the attached Notice of Exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, any reference to cashless exercise herein shall include a reference to alternative cashless exercise. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $[ ], subject to adjustment hereunder and shall not exceed 200% of the Minimum Price as defined by the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Exercise Price”).

 

(c) Cashless Exercise. If and only if at the time of any exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two hours thereafter (including until two hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

Whether or not an effective registration statement or prospectus is available, the Holder may also effect an “alternative cashless exercise” at any time on or after the Shareholder Approval Date. In such event, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable in such alternative cashless exercise pursuant to any given Notice of Exercise electing to effect an alternative cashless exercise shall equal the product of (i) the aggregate number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise, multiplied by (ii) 1.0. Such number of aggregate Warrant Shares issuable in such alternative cashless exercise shall be proportionally adjusted in the event of any stock split, dividend, reclassification or any other adjustment provided in Section 3(a) hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c), provided that the Shareholder Approval Date shall have occurred.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in any cashless exercise provided for under this Section 2(c), the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the Notice of Exercise and the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) to the Company and (ii) the number of days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date following payment of the aggregate Exercise Price by the Holder (other than in the case of cashless exercise is received by the Company by such date), the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise by delivering written notice to the Company at any time prior to the delivery of such Warrant Shares.

 

(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by the Holder to the Company), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) provided that if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Trading Market or any over-the-counter market (including OTC Pink or any successor) such price set forth in (y)(2) of this clause (A) is reasonably comparable to a market price or prices in purchases and sales of the Common Stock occurring in the market on or close in time to the Trading Day on which the Holder’s purchase occurred taking into account the volume of the Holder’s purchase, pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. The obligation of the Company to pay compensation for Buy-In under this Section 2(d)(iv) is subject to delivery by the Holder of the aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with the terms of Section 2(a).

 

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(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the assignment form substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder.

 

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(f) Redemption Right.

 

(i) Beginning on the Initial Exercise Date, this Warrant may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, by giving not less than thirty (30) days’ prior notice, which notice may not be given before, but may be given at any time after the date on which (i) the VWAP exceeded $[ ] for ten (10) consecutive Trading Days and (ii) the average daily Trading Value of the Common Stock for such ten (10) Trading Day period referred to in this Section 2(f)(i) exceeded $[150,000].

 

(ii) The price at which this Warrant may be redeemed (the “Redemption Price”) is $0.01 per Warrant Share. On and after the date upon which such Warrant is redeemed by the Company (the “Redemption Date”), the Holder of a redeemed Warrant shall be entitled to payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender of the Warrant to the Company.

 

(iii) Notice of redemption of this Warrant (the “Redemption Notice”) shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Notice Date”) by the Company (i) providing notice to the Holder as provided in Section 5(i), (ii) notifying the Holders of such redemption via publication of a press release and (iii) taking such other steps as may be required under applicable law.

 

(iv) From and after the Redemption Date, any Warrant Shares noticed for redemption that have not theretofore been exercised by the Holder shall cease to represent the right to purchase any shares of Common Stock and shall be deemed canceled and void and of no further force or effect without any further act or deed on the part of the Company.

 

(v) By acceptance of this Warrant, the Holder undertakes to return the certificate representing any redeemed Warrant to the Company upon their redemption and to indemnify the Company with respect to any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities arising from the Holder’s failure to return such certificate. In the event the certificate so returned represents a number of Warrant Shares in excess of the number being redeemed, the Company shall as promptly as practicable issue to the Holder a new certificate in book-entry form for the number of unredeemed Warrant Shares.

 

(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not require the cancellation of this Warrant (and any related Redemption Notice shall be void), unless, from the beginning of the Redemption Notice Date through the Redemption Date, (1) the Company shall have honored in accordance with the terms of this Warrant all Notices of Exercise delivered by 6:30 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the Redemption Date, (2) a registration statement shall be effective as to all Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the Company for the sale of all such Warrant Shares to the Holder, (3) the Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on the Trading Market, (4) there is a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance of all Warrant Shares, and (5) the issuance of all Warrant Shares subject to a Redemption Notice shall not cause a breach of any provision of Section 2(e) herein. The Company’s right to call the Warrants under this Section 2(f) shall be exercised ratably among the Holders based on each Holder’s initial purchase of Warrants.

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. In addition to any adjustment provided under Section 2(c), if the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

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(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time that this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

(c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

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(d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than a stock split or stock dividend), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement (other than a stock split or stock dividend) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received shares of common stock of the Successor Entity (which Successor Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (1) the 30 day volatility, (2) the 100 day volatility or (3) the 365 day volatility, each of clauses (1)-(3) as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the VWAP immediately preceding the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier), (D) the sum of the remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the holders of Warrants representing at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants then outstanding without giving effect to any beneficial ownership limitations (the “Required Holders”) and approved by the Required Holders (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, each and every provision of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.

 

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(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

(f) Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company may satisfy the notice requirement in this Section 3(f) by filing such information with the Commission on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form other than a stock split or stock dividend) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock (excluding any granting or issuance of rights to all of the Company’s stockholders pursuant to a stockholder rights plan), (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

(g) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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(h) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall hold a meeting of shareholders for, or obtain through written consent, the Shareholder Approval as soon as practicable following the Issuance Date. After obtaining the Shareholder Approval through such vote, the Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and applicable state laws and provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws with respect to the Shareholder Approval, and shall use its best efforts to cause the minimal amount of time therefor to apply before the Shareholder Approval takes effect in accordance with such rules and regulations, laws, and provisions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC any necessary materials or disclosures with the SEC with respect to the shareholder vote for Shareholder Approval and shall ensure these materials are provided to shareholders of the Company as soon as practicable thereafter in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company shall promptly provide responses to the SEC with respect to any comments received from the SEC regarding these materials filed in accordance with this Section 3(h), and will use reasonable efforts to facilitate the shareholder vote and ensure Shareholder Approval is obtained in a timely manner.

 

(i) Reset. Beginning on the Shareholder Approval Date and ending on the Reset Date, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the lower of (i) the Exercise Price then in effect and (ii) the Reset Price determined as of the date of determination. Upon such reset of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 3(j), the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant on the Issuance Date for the Warrant Shares then outstanding shall remain unchanged following such reset. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder requests to exercise this Warrant in whole or in part on any given date prior to the Reset Date, solely with respect to such portion of this Warrant being exercised on such applicable Exercise Date, (a) such applicable Reset Date shall be deemed to mean the Exercise Date, (b) such applicable Reset Period shall be deemed to have ended on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Exercise Date and (c) the applicable Reset Price for such exercised Warrants shall be calculated pursuant to this Section 3(j). For the avoidance of doubt, following the calculation of the Reset Price pursuant to this Section 3(j), the Company’s obligations with regard to such exercised Warrants shall be deemed satisfied and no additional Reset Price shall apply to such exercised Warrants.

 

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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issuance Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Reverse Stock Split. If at any time this Warrant is outstanding and the Company receives notice from the Trading Market that the Company is failing to satisfy the Trading Market’s minimum bid price requirement (the “Trigger Date”), then the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary consents and approvals to undertake a reverse stock split after such Trigger Date and shall, prior to the effectiveness of any delisting notice issued by the Trading Market, effect such reverse stock split.

 

(b) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(c) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(d) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(e) Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, from the Initial Exercise Date and thereafter during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment (it being understood that this Warrant shall not in any case prevent the Company from effecting any such amendment, reorganization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(f) Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and any action relating to this Warrant shall only be brought as provided in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(h) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(i) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(j) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(k) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(l) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(m) Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Required Holders. Any such amendment shall apply to all Warrants outstanding and be binding upon all registered holders of such Warrants.

 

(n) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
     
  By:                
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

 

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

 

________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

 

_________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

___________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

____________________________________________________________________

 

Date:

___________________________________________________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name: ______________________________________

 

 

(Please Print)

 

Address: ______________________________________

 

 

Phone Number:

 

Email Address:

 

(Please Print)

 

______________________________________

 

______________________________________

 

Dated: _______________ __, ______

 

 

 

Holder’s Signature: ___________________

 

 

 

Holder’s Address: ____________________

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: [ ] Initial Issuance Date: [ ], 2024

 

THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, ______________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth at any time on or after the date hereof (such date, the “Initial Exercise Date”) until the date this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ______ shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), subject to adjustment hereunder. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated [ ], 2024, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Attribution Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(e).

 

“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(e).

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, New York time)), (ii) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg L.P., or any successor thereto.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(iv).

 

“Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

“DWAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Initial Exercise Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Notice of Exercise” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof), or other entity of any kind.

 

“Placement Agency Agreement” means the placement agency agreement, dated as of [ ], 2024, by and between the Company and Univest Securities, LLC.

 

“Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

 

“Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333283178).

 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Standard Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d).

 

“Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American, (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

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“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004-1561 and a phone number of (212) 509-4000, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, New York time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, New York time)), (ii) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Pre-Funded Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

“Warrant Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

 

“Warrant Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

“Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Section 2. Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) one (1) Trading Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is applicable and specified in the attached Notice of Exercise. The Company shall have no obligation to inquire with respect to or otherwise confirm the authenticity of the signature(s) contained on any Notice of Exercise nor the authority of the person so executing such Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b) Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price of this Warrant, except for a nominal exercise price of $0.01 per Warrant Share, was pre-funded to the Company on or prior to the Initial Exercise Date and, consequently, no additional consideration (other than the nominal exercise price of $0.01 per Warrant Share) shall be required to be paid by the Holder to any Person to effect any exercise of this Warrant. The Holder shall not be entitled to the return or refund of all, or any portion, of such pre-paid aggregate exercise price under any circumstance or for any reason whatsoever, including in the event this Warrant shall not have been exercised prior to the Termination Date. The remaining unpaid exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.01, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) one (1) Trading Day after the delivery of the Notice of Exercise to the Company, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company, and (iii) the number of days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company by such date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company by such date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York, NY time) on the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York, NY time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by the Holder to the Company), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of Warrants with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the assignment form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

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vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on a number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercises of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, except to the extent the Holder relies on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock that was provided by the Company. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder.

 

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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time while this Warrant is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

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d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than a stock split or stock dividend), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement (other than a stock split or stock dividend)) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity, or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally with the Company, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Section 3(d) regardless of (i) whether the Company has sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock for the issuance of Warrant Shares and/or (ii) whether a Fundamental Transaction occurs prior to the Initial Exercise Date.

 

e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

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f) Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company may satisfy this notice requirement in this Section 3(f) by filing such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form other than a stock split or stock dividend) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights (excluding any granting or issuance of rights to all of the Company’s shareholders pursuant to a shareholder rights plan), (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

g) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment (it being understood that this Warrant shall not in any case prevent the Company from effecting any such amendment, reorganization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action, which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e) Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and any action relating to this Warrant shall only be brought as provided in the Purchase Agreement.

 

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment and Waiver. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder or the beneficial owner of this Warrant, on the other hand.

 

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

Algorhythm holdings, INC.  
     
By:                  
Name:    
Title:    

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

 

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

 

________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

 

_________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

___________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

____________________________________________________________________

Date:

___________________________________________________________________________

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name: ______________________________________

 

 

(Please Print)

 

Address: ______________________________________
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Phone Number: ______________________________________
   
Email Address: ______________________________________
   

Dated: _______________ __, ______

 

 

 

Holder’s Signature: ___________________

 

 

 

Holder’s Address: ____________________

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

 

November 25, 2024

 

Algorhythm Holdings. Inc.

6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

 

  RE: Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.
    Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.: 333-283178)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Algorhythm Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 and the preliminary prospectus forming a part of the registration statement (the “Prospectus”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 12, 2024, as thereafter amended or supplemented (the “Registration Statement”). The Prospectus relates to the registration of the proposed (i) offering of (A) shares of common stock (the “Shares”), par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) or pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”), each having the right to purchase one share of Common Stock (“Pre-Funded Warrant Share”), in lieu of Shares, (B) Series A warrants (the “Series A Warrants”), each having the right to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “Series A Warrant Shares”), and (C) Series B warrants (the “Series B Warrants” and, together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”), each having the right to purchase one share of Common Stock (together with the Series A Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”) and (ii) resale from time to time by the selling stockholders of the Company of up to 2,840,344 shares of Common Stock (the “Selling Stockholder Shares”). The proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the Shares or Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu thereof, the Series A Warrant Shares and the Series B Warrant Shares is $10,000,000]. For each Pre-Funded Warrant the Company sells, the number of Shares offered will be decreased on a one-for-one basis. The Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, and the Selling Stockholder Shares, are collectively referred to as the “Securities.”

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of (i) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as currently in effect, (ii) the Company’s Amended Bylaws as currently in effect, (iii) the Registration Statement and related Prospectus, (iv) the form of Securities Purchase Agreement; (v) the form of Placement Agency Agreement, (vi) the form of Pre-Funded Warrant, (vii) the form of Series A Warrant, (viii) the form of Series B Warrant, and (ix) such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials or of officers and representatives of the Company, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth.

 

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to certain questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company and have not sought to independently verify such facts.

 

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Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

  1. The Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when issued and sold in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
     
  2. The Pre-Funded Warrants have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when issued and sold in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Pre-Funded Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally including, without limitation, fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance laws; (ii) public policy considerations, statutes or court decisions that may limit rights to obtain exculpation, indemnification or contribution (including, without limitation, indemnification regarding violations of the securities laws and indemnification for losses resulting from a judgment for the payment of any amount other than in United States dollars); and (iii) general principles of equity (including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing) and the availability of equitable remedies (including, without limitation, specific performance and equitable relief), regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
     
  3. The Pre-Funded Warrant Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, assuming a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are available for issuance when the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, when and if issued upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
     
  4. The Warrants have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when issued and sold in accordance with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally including, without limitation, fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance laws; (ii) public policy considerations, statutes or court decisions that may limit rights to obtain exculpation, indemnification or contribution (including, without limitation, indemnification regarding violations of the securities laws and indemnification for losses resulting from a judgment for the payment of any amount other than in United States dollars); and (iii) general principles of equity (including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing) and the availability of equitable remedies (including, without limitation, specific performance and equitable relief), regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
     
  5. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, assuming a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are available for issuance when the Warrants are exercised, the Warrant Shares, when and if issued upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
     
  6. The Selling Stockholder Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

The opinion expressed herein is limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law and, with respect to the enforceability of the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants, the laws of the State of New York, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

We assume no obligation to update or supplement any of our opinions to reflect any changes of law or fact that may occur. We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consents, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP
   
  Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP

 

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Exhibit 10.28

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of [●], 2024, between ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) as to the Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Series A Warrants, and the Series B Warrants (each as defined herein) (collectively, the “Securities”), the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, the Securities of the Company as provided in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following words and terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

“BHCA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ii).

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the first (1st) Trading Day following the date hereof (or the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date hereof if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 4:00 p.m. (New York, NY time) and before midnight (New York, NY time) on a Trading Day).

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred shares, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, shares of Common Stock.

 

“Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

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“Company Counsel” means Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, counsel to the Company.

 

“Control” (including the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise, including the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar body governing the affairs of such person or securities that represent a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such person.

 

“Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York, NY time) and before midnight (New York, NY time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York, NY time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York, NY time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York, NY time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York, NY time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent.

 

“DVP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

“DWAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

“EDGAR” means the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System.

 

“ERISA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(j).

 

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (i) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units, or options, including the shares of Common Stock underlying the restricted stock units or options, to employees, officers, directors, or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (ii) Common Stock issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Warrants issued hereunder or Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued to the Placement Agent in connection with the Offering and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price, or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations or anti-dilution provisions contained therein as disclosed in the SEC Reports and the Prospectus) or to extend the term of such securities or securities issuable in connection with a transaction involving the Company and existing stockholders in which the Company offers the existing stockholders the option to exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities of the Company, (iii), securities issued pursuant to merger, acquisition, or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.11(a) herein, and provided, further that any such issuance shall only be to a Person that (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company, or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to any investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (iv) securities for settlement of outstanding payables or liabilities provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.11(a) herein, and (v) up to $10,000,000 of securities issued to other purchasers pursuant to the Prospectus concurrently with the Closing at the Per Share Purchase Price, less the aggregate Subscription Amount pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

“Federal Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

“FTC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(l).

 

“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“GDPR” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(nn).

 

“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(z).

 

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f).

 

“IT Systems and Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).

 

“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).

 

“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

“Lock-Up Agreement” means the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Placement Agent and the directors, officers, and certain 5% stockholders of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

“Misconduct” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(k).

 

“Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(jj).

 

“Non-cooperative Jurisdiction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(i).

 

“OFAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(gg).

 

“Offering” shall mean the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement and the Registration Statement.

 

“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $[●], subject to adjustment for reverse and forward share splits, share dividends, share combinations and other similar events with respect to shares of Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing; provided that the purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant shall be the Per Share Purchase Price minus $0.01.

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint share company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Personal Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(nn).

 

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“Placement Agency Agreement” means the Placement Agency Agreement by and between the Company and the Placement Agent dated as of [●], 2024, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

“Placement Agent” means Univest Securities, LLC.

 

“Policies” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(nn).

 

“Pre-Funded Warrants” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants delivered to certain of the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(iii) hereof to the extent any Purchasers elect to receive Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu of Shares, which Pre-Funded Warrants shall be exercisable into shares of Common Stock and shall be in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, which Pre-Funded Warrants shall be exercisable beginning on the Initial Exercise Date (as defined therein) until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants have been exercised, and shall be exercisable at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

 

“Preliminary Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus dated [●], 2024, filed with the SEC.

 

“Pre-Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.

 

“Pre-Settlement Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.21.

 

“Privacy Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(nn).

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, a preliminary inquiry, an informal investigation or a partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

“Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.

 

“Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

“Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement on Form S-1 filed with SEC (File No. 333-283178) which registers the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers, and shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement if applicable.

 

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

“Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” means any registration statement prepared by the Company registering additional Securities, which was filed with the SEC on or prior to the date hereof and became automatically effective pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, if applicable.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“Securities” means the Shares and the Warrants.

 

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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Series A Warrants” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(iii) hereof, which Series A Warrants shall be exercisable into shares of Common Stock and shall be in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, which Series A Warrants shall be exercisable beginning on the Initial Exercise Date (as defined therein), have a term of five years from the Series A Warrants’ Initial Exercise Date, and shall be exercisable at an exercise price of $[●] per share.

 

“Series B Warrants” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(iii) hereof, which Series B Warrants shall be exercisable into shares of Common Stock and shall be in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, which Series B Warrants shall be exercisable beginning on the Initial Exercise Date (as defined therein), have a term of two and a half (2.5) years from the Series B Warrants’ Initial Exercise Date, and shall be exercisable at an exercise price of $[●] per share.

 

“Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to (i) reduction to the applicable floor price in the Warrants inapplicable, (ii) adjustment terms in the Warrants, (iii) issuance of all of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise the Warrants in accordance with their terms (including adjustment provisions set forth therein), and (iv) to consent to any adjustment to the exercise price or number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants in the event of a Dilutive Issuance and Reset Date (as defined in the Warrants).

 

“Shareholder Approval Date” means the first Trading Day following the Company’s notice to the Purchasers of Shareholder Approval, which notice shall be provided within two Trading Days of the effectiveness Company’s receipt of the Shareholder Approval in accordance with SEC rules and regulations and applicable law and provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, including the requirements with respect to filing and mailing a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, such notice shall be deemed to be given by a public filing with the SEC disclosing the effectiveness of the Shareholder Approval.

 

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock which are issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Shell Bank” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(h).

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).

 

“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Shares or Pre-Funded Warrants (in lieu of Shares) and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds (minus, if applicable, a Purchaser’s aggregate exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants, which amounts shall be paid as and when such Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised for cash).

 

“Subsidiary” of any person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which is Controlled by such Person, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date of this Agreement.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements, the Warrants, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004-1561 and a phone number of (212) 509-4000, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(b).

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of a share of Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York, NY time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York, NY time)), (ii) if the OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of a share of Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTCQB or OTCQX, (iii) if shares of Common Stock are not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for shares of Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value per share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

“Warrants” means, collectively, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants.

 

“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing.

 

(a) On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 of the Shares and/or the Pre-Funded Warrants and the corresponding Warrants subscribed for by such Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that a Purchaser determines, in its sole discretion, that such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount (together with such Purchaser’s Affiliates, and any Person acting as a group together with such Purchaser or any of such Purchaser’s Affiliates) would cause such Purchaser’s beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, or as such Purchaser may otherwise choose, such Purchaser may elect to purchase Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu of the Shares as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a). The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, with respect to each Purchaser, at the election of the Purchaser at Closing, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the Shares on the Closing Date. In each case, the election to receive Pre-Funded Warrants is solely at the option of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser shall be made available for “Delivery Versus Payment” (“DVP”) settlement with the Company or its designee. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares, Pre-Funded Warrants, Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants, as applicable and as indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page hereto and determined based on its respective Subscription Amount and election for Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur remotely by electronic transfer of the Transaction Documents and other items deliverable hereunder. Unless otherwise directed by the Placement Agent, settlement of the Shares shall occur via DVP (i.e., on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue the Securities registered in the Purchasers’ names and addresses, and the Shares shall be released by the Transfer Agent directly to the account(s) at the Placement Agent identified by each Purchaser; upon receipt of such Shares, the Placement Agent shall promptly electronically deliver such Shares to the applicable Purchaser, and payment therefor shall be made by the Placement Agent (or its clearing firm) by wire transfer to the Company).

 

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(b) Each Purchaser acknowledges that, concurrently with the Closing and pursuant to the Prospectus, the Company may sell up to $10,000,000 of additional Shares or Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu thereof and Warrants to purchasers not party to this Agreement, less the aggregate Subscription Amount pursuant to this Agreement, and will issue to such purchasers such shares of Common Stock and Warrants or Pre-Funded Warrants in lieu thereof and Warrants in the same form and at the same Per Share Purchase Price.

 

2.2 Deliveries.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver on an expedited basis via The Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price (minus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Purchaser’s Pre-Funded Warrant, if applicable), registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(iii) duly executed Pre-Funded Warrants, if any, and Warrants issued and registered in the name of such Purchaser, as applicable to such Purchaser;

 

(iv) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent;

 

(v) a good standing certificate or its equivalent of the Company and each of its active Subsidiaries in each such entity’s jurisdiction of incorporation or formation issued by the relevant competent state or local government authority or registrar of companies or entities as applicable, dated as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date;

 

(vi) a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent;

 

(vii) a certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent;

 

(viii) Lock-up Agreements, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent, executed by the Company and each officer, director and greater than five percent (5%) shareholders of the Company;

 

(ix) the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer; and

 

(x) the Prospectus (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount (minus, if applicable, a Purchasers aggregate exercise price of the Pre-Funded Warrants, which amounts shall be paid as and when such Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised for cash), which shall be made available for DVP settlement with the Company or its designees.

 

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2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) Subject to Section 5.21 below, as applicable, the obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless such representation or warranty is as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and

 

(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b) Subject to Section 5.21 below, as applicable, the respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless such representation or warranty is as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv) the Company shall have set the record date to obtain the Shareholder Approval;

 

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date of this Agreement and to the Closing Date;

 

(vi) the Company will have submitted a Listing of Additional Shares Notification to the Trading Market with respect to the Shares and Warrant Shares subject to Shareholder Approval with respect to the Warrant Shares e, and from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, trading in the shares of Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or any Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing; and

 

(vii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act.

 

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ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the Registration Statement. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and, if applicable under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that it needs as of the date of this Agreement to conduct its business purpose in all material respects as described in the Registration Statement and SEC Reports and to own or lease its properties. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation or association, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”); provided that a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock alone shall not be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect. No Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors, or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation or association, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the SEC of the Prospectus, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Shares and the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, and (v) the filing and mailing of a proxy statement on Schedule 14A in connection with the Shareholder Approval (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. The Warrant Shares are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants against payment therefor as provided therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants set forth therein). The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, which became effective on [●], 2024, including the Prospectus, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued by the SEC and no Proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the SEC. The Company, if required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, shall file the Prospectus with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b). At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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Any “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) relating to the Securities is hereafter referred to as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.” Any reference herein to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of filing thereof; and any reference herein to any “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to any of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include (i) the filing of any document with the Commission incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference after the date of filing of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus and (ii) any such document so filed.

 

All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission on EDGAR.

 

(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any capital stock or Common Stock Equivalents since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or vesting and settlement of restricted stock units under the Company’s stock option or equity incentive plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to any employee stock purchase plans, and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts, and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities or instruments to adjust, the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities or instruments upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws where applicable, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof , for the one (1) year preceding the date of this Agreement (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The selected financial data set forth under the caption “Selected Financial Data” in the SEC Reports fairly present, on the basis stated in such SEC Reports, the information included therein. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement and the SEC Reports conform in all material aspects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the SEC Reports or to be filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement or the SEC Reports, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(i), (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option or equity incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

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(j) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Proceeding involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, which could result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(k) Labor Relations. (1) No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. (2) No executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. (3) To the Company’s knowledge, (a) no allegation of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination, whether such discrimination arises from race, ethnic background, sex, gender status, age or otherwise (“Misconduct”) have been made involving any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have entered into any settlement agreements related to allegations of Misconduct by any current or former director, officer, employee, or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. (4) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), state unfair trade practice laws and rules and foreign equivalents, taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of Proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. The disclosures in the Registration Statement concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects. The Company is and has been in material compliance with any term of any such Material Permits, except for any violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received notice of any Proceeding from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in violation of any applicable laws or regulations or Material Permits or has any knowledge that any such entity or third party is considering any such Proceeding, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, has there been any material noncompliance with or violation of any applicable laws or regulations by the Company that could reasonably be expected to require the issuance of any such communication or result in an investigation, corrective action, or enforcement action by any governmental authority.

 

(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects.

 

(o) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

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(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(q), none of the executive officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, executive officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any executive officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any executive officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in , in each case in excess of 1% of the Company’s average total assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity award or option agreements under any equity incentive plan of the Company.

 

(r) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date of this Agreement and applicable to the Company and the Subsidiaries, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date and applicable to the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(s) Certain Fees. Except as set forth in the Prospectus, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Other than for Persons directly engaged by a Purchaser, if any, the Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(t) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(u) Registration Rights. Other than the selling stockholders listed in the resale prospectus of the Registration Statement, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(v) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The shares of Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth in Schedule 31.(v), the Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement, received notice from any Trading Market on which the shares of Common Stock are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(w) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

(x) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(y) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this Offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(z) Solvency. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one (1) year from the Closing Date. The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus sets forth as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, respectively, all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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(aa) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and franchise taxes and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(bb) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the FCPA.

 

(cc) Accountants. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

 

(dd) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

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(ee) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.13 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the shares of Common Stock, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to the Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(ff) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf (other than the Placement Agent, as to which no representation is made) has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

 

(gg) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(hh) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(ii) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(jj) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable United States federal and state and foreign money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

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(kk) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ll) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options or awards prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options or awards with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(mm) Cybersecurity. There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) that would reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (i) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

(nn) Compliance with Data Privacy Laws. (i) The Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all times during the last three (3) years were, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably designed to ensure compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Company provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Company’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Company’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the FTC, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. (i) None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or deceptive in violation of any Privacy Laws and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries (i) to the knowledge of the Company, has received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Company or the Subsidiaries under, or actual or potential violation by the Company or the Subsidiaries of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.

 

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(d) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto), and the SEC Reports including the Prospectus and, has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.

 

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(e) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material pricing terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

(f) Ownership of Company Securities. Except as disclosed in writing to the Company as of the date of this Agreement, no Purchaser, any of its Affiliates, or any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Purchaser’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including any “group” of which the Purchaser is a member, directly or indirectly owns, beneficially or otherwise (including solely with respect to an economic interest), any of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any other shares of capital stock, options, warrants, derivative securities, rights or any other securities (including any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive securities) of the Company.

 

(g) Nature of Warrants. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Warrants will not be immediately exercisable upon issuance, that the Purchaser may only exercise the Warrants beginning on the applicable Initial Exercise Date, and that the Warrants shall be subject to the Company complying with applicable rules and regulations of the Trading Market including those relating to the Shareholder Approval Date (as defined in the Warrants). The Purchaser further acknowledges that while the Company believes the Warrants are compliant with the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, neither the Company nor the Placement Agent provide any representation, warranty or guarantee that the Warrants or, based on the Warrants, the Offering are compliant with such rules and regulations and that the Trading Market may require amendment to the terms of the Warrants in order to comply with its rules and regulations, and the Purchaser covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company and the Placement Agent in good faith in connection with any amendment or other action with respect to the Warrants that may be required by the Trading Market in the event that the Warrants are deemed to be non-compliant with such rules and regulations by the Trading Market. The Purchaser further acknowledges that the Warrants will not be listed or quoted for trading on any securities exchange or quotation system and will not be publicly traded.

 

(h) Sanctioned Persons. Purchaser is not owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of (in connection with this Agreement), a Sanctioned Person. Purchaser is not an institution that accepts currency for deposit and that (i) has no physical presence in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which it is operating and (ii) is unaffiliated with a regulated financial group that is subject to consolidated supervision (a “Shell Bank”) or providing banking services to a Shell Bank. Purchaser also represents that, to the extent required by applicable law, it maintains, either directly or through the use of a third-party administrator, policies, and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of any investors in the Purchaser against Sanctions-related lists of blocked or restricted persons. Purchaser further represents and warrants that (A) the funds held by Purchaser and used to purchase the Securities were not directly or indirectly derived from or related to any activities that may contravene U.S. federal, state, or non-U.S. anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, or Sanctions laws and regulations or activities that may otherwise be deemed criminal and (B) any returns from the Purchaser’s investment will not be used to finance any illegal activities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Sanctioned Person” means at any time any person or entity with whom dealings are restricted, prohibited, or sanctionable under any Sanctions (as defined below), including as a result of being: (I) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked or restricted persons; (II) that is a national of, the government of, or any agency or instrumentality of the government of, or resident in, or organized under the laws of, a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions from time to time (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region); or (III) a relationship of ownership, control, or agency with any of the foregoing. “Sanctions” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures (in each case having the force of law) administered, enacted, or enforced from time to time by (1) the United States (including without limitation the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce), (2) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (3) the United Nations, and (4) the United Kingdom.

 

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(i) Non-cooperative Jurisdiction. Purchaser is not owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of (in connection with this Agreement), a person or entity resident in, or whose funds used to purchase the Securities are transferred from or through, a country, territory, or entity that (i) has been designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering or counter terrorist financing principles or procedures by the United States or by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force, of which the United States is a member; (ii) is the subject of an advisory issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; or (iii) has been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns (any such country or territory, a “Non-cooperative Jurisdiction”), or an entity or individual that resides or has a place of business in, or is organized under the laws of, a Non-cooperative Jurisdiction.

 

(j) ERISA. If Purchaser is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA), or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S., or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Purchaser represents and warrants that the acquisition and holding of the Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Warrant Shares. If all or any portion of the Warrants are exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares or if the Warrants are exercised via cashless exercise, the Warrant Shares issued pursuant to any such exercise shall be issued free of all legends. If at any time following the date hereof the Registration Statement (or any subsequent registration statement registering the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares) is not effective or is not otherwise available for the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall immediately notify the holders of the Warrants in writing that such registration statement is not then effective and thereafter shall promptly notify such holders when the registration statement is effective again and available for the sale or resale of the Warrant Shares (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Company to issue, or any Purchaser to sell, any of the Warrant Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Company shall use best efforts to keep a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) registering the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares effective during the term of the Warrants.

 

4.2 Furnishing of Information. Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to use its reasonable efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act except in the event that the Company consummates: (A) any transaction or series of related transactions as a result of which any Person (together with its Affiliates) acquires then outstanding securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting control of the Company; (B) a merger or reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity; or (C) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction, other than the Shareholder Approval.

 

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with such Purchaser regarding such disclosure.

 

4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

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4.6 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC on a Current Report on Form 8-K or shall issue a press release containing such material non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.7 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder as set forth in the Registration Statement, and otherwise as set forth in the Registration Statement shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (i) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than untrue statements or alleged untrue statements in, or omissions or alleged omissions from, information relating to a Purchaser Party furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Purchaser Party expressly for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus), or (iii) any Proceeding instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity (including a Purchaser Party’s status as an investor), or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by the Company or any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, arising out of or relating to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. For avoidance of doubt, the indemnification provided herein is intended to and shall also cover, direct claims brought by the Company against the Purchaser Parties; provided, however, that such indemnification shall not cover any loss, claim, damage or liability to the extent it is finally judicially determined to be attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in any Transaction Document or any conduct by a Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. If any Proceeding shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and, except with respect to direct claims brought by the Company, the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such Proceeding there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the applicable Purchaser Party (which may be internal counsel), a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In addition, if any Purchaser Party takes actions to collect amounts due under any Transaction Documents or to enforce the provisions of any Transaction Documents, then the Company shall pay the cost incurred by such Purchaser Party for such collection, enforcement or action, including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees and disbursements. The indemnification and other payment obligations required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation, defense, collection, enforcement or action, as and when bills are received or are incurred; provided, that if any Purchaser Party is finally judicially determined not to be entitled to indemnification or payment under this Section 4.8, such Purchaser Party shall promptly reimburse the Company for any payments that are advanced under this sentence. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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4.9 Reservation of Shares of Common Stock. As of the Shareholder Approval Date, , the Company shall have reserved and the Company shall continue thereafter to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants, including but not limited to, a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to honor the issuance of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable assuming exercise in full of the Series B Warrants via an “alternative cashless exercise” at the Floor Price (as defined thereunder) under Section 2(c) of the Series B Warrants.

 

4.10 Listing of Shares. The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Shares and Warrant Shares on each Trading Market on which any shares of Common Stock are currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Markets and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Markets. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the shares of Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its shares of Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.10 shall not apply in the event that the Company consummates: (i) any transaction or series of related transactions as a result of which any Person (together with its Affiliates) acquires then outstanding securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting control of the Company; (ii) a merger or reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity; or (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

4.11 Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(a) From the date hereof until ninety (90) days after the Shareholder Approval Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall (i) issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, or (ii) file any registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto, other than with respect to the Registration Statement or a registration statement on Form S-8, except for the Securities issued pursuant hereto or otherwise in connection with the Offering.

 

(b) From the date hereof until one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Shareholder Approval Date, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security (other than in connection with a stock split or stock dividend or similar event) or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market offering”, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled. The Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

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4.12 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

4.13 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, or agent, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

4.14 Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required in order to exercise the Warrants. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

4.15 Lock-Up Agreements. The Company shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements except to extend the term of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with its terms. If any party to a Lock-Up Agreement breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Company shall promptly use its reasonable efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party hereto to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.

 

5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, and the Prospectus, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York, NY time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York, NY time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K or by issuing a press release containing such material non-public information.

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 50.1% in interest of the Shares based on the Subscription Amounts hereunder (or, prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

 

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5.8 Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Placement Agent shall be a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.8.

 

5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.

 

5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities for the applicable statute of limitations.

 

5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of an exercise of an Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently (if such shares were delivered to the applicable Purchaser) with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Proceeding for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

5.18 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.19 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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5.20 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward share splits, share dividends, share combinations and other similar events with respect to the shares of Common Stock and Warrants that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.21 Sales During Pre-Settlement Period. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time on or after the time of execution of this Agreement by the Company and an applicable Purchaser, through, and including the time immediately prior to a Closing (the “Pre-Settlement Period”), such Purchaser sells to any Person all, or any portion, of any Shares to be issued hereunder to such Purchaser at the Closing (collectively, the “Pre-Settlement Shares”), such Purchaser shall, automatically hereunder (without any additional required actions by such Purchaser or the Company), be deemed to be unconditionally bound to purchase, and the Company shall be deemed unconditionally bound to sell, such Pre-Settlement Shares to such Purchaser at the Closing; provided, that the Company shall not be required to deliver any Pre-Settlement Shares to such Purchaser prior to the Company’s receipt of the purchase price of such Pre-Settlement Shares hereunder; and provided further that the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the forgoing shall not constitute a representation or covenant by such Purchaser as to whether or not during the Pre-Settlement Period such Purchaser shall sell any Shares to any Person and that any such decision to sell any Shares by such Purchaser shall be made, in the sole discretion of such Purchaser, at the time such Purchaser elects to effect any such sale, if any.

 

5.22 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.   Address for Notice:
    6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 2900
By:     Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Name: Gary Atkinson   E-Mail: gatkinson@algoholdings.com
Title: Chief Executive Officer   Fax:(954) 596-2000
     

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Gregory Sichenzia

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor

New York, New York, 10036

E-Mail: gsichenzia@srfc.law

Fax: (212) 930-9725

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO ALGORHYTHM HOLDINGS, inc.

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser (and delivery of Warrants):

 

Address for Delivery of Applicable Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

Subscription Amount: $_________________

 

Shares: (if applicable) _________________

 

Pre-Funded Warrants: (if applicable)

 

Series A Warrants: __________________

 

Series B Warrants: __________________

 

EIN Number: _______________________

 

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Exhibit 10.29

 

PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT

 

[●], 2024

 

Univest Securities, LLC

75 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 18C

New York, NY, 10019

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement (this “Agreement”) and the Transaction Documents (as defined below), Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby agrees to offer and sell up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 of securities of the Company directly to various investors (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”) through Univest Securities, LLC, as placement agent (the “Placement Agent”), in each case consisting of (i) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and/or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock in lieu thereof (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) as the applicable Investor may elect, (ii) Series A warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (each a “Series A Warrant” and collectively, the “Series A Warrants”), and (iii) Series B warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (each a “Series B Warrant” and collectively, the “Series B Warrants,” and together with the Pre-Funded Warrants and Series A Warrants, collectively, the “Warrants”). The shares of Common Stock underlying the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants are referred to as the “Warrant Shares.” The Common Stock offered and sold in this Offering is defined as the “Shares.” The Shares, the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Series A Warrants, the Series B Warrants and the Warrant Shares are collectively referred to as the “Securities.” The documents executed and delivered by the Company and the Investors in connection with the Offering (as defined below), including, without limitation, a securities purchase agreement to be entered into between the Company and each Investor (the “Purchase Agreement”), shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.” The purchase price to the Investors for each Share and accompanying Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant is $[●] or for each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant is $[●], the exercise price for each Warrant Share is $[●], and the exercise price for each Share issuable upon exercise of each Pre-Funded Warrant is $0.01.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Placement Agent determines that any of the terms provided for hereunder do not comply with a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rule, including but not limited to FINRA Rule 5110, then the Company shall agree to amend this Agreement in writing upon the request of the Placement Agent to comply with any such rules; provided that any such amendments shall not provide for terms that are less favorable to the Company than the terms of this Agreement or terms are adverse to the Company.

 

The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the Placement Agent as follows:

 

Section 1. Agreement to Act as Placement Agent.

 

(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein contained, and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Placement Agent shall be the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering and sale by the Company of the Securities pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-283178) (the “Registration Statement”) with the terms of such offering (the “Offering”) to be subject to market conditions and negotiations between the Company, the Placement Agent and the prospective Investors. The Placement Agent will act on a best efforts basis and the Company agrees and acknowledges that there is no guarantee of the successful placement of the Securities, or any portion thereof, in the prospective Offering. Under no circumstances will the Placement Agent or any of its Affiliates (as defined below) be obligated to underwrite or purchase any of the Securities for its own account or otherwise provide any financing. The Placement Agent shall act solely as the Company’s agent and not as principal. The Placement Agent shall have no authority to bind the Company with respect to any prospective offer to purchase Securities and the Company shall have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Securities and may reject any such offer, in whole or in part. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Securities shall be made at one closing (the “Closing” and the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”). As compensation for services rendered, on the Closing Date, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agent the following:

 

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(i) a cash fee equal to seven percent (7%) of the aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities (the “Cash Fee”);

 

(ii) a non-accountable expense allowance equal to one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities at the Closing; and

 

(iii) reimbursement of the Placement Agent’s reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses, and any incurred out-of-pocket costs of the escrow or clearing agent in an amount of up to $12,900.

 

(b) The term of the Placement Agent’s exclusive engagement shall begin on the date hereof and continue until the earlier of (i) the Closing Date (the “Exclusive Term”), and (ii) the date the Placement Agent or the Company terminates the engagement according to the terms of the next sentence (such date, the “Termination Date” and the period of time during which this Agreement remains in effect is referred to herein as the “Term”). The engagement may be terminated at any time by either party hereto upon seven (7) days written notice to the other party, effective upon receipt of written notice to that effect by the other party. Unless otherwise provided under this Agreement, the provisions concerning the Company’s obligation to pay any fees actually earned pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof and to pay or reimburse the Placement Agent for any expenses incurred in accordance with Section 6 hereof, the Company’s obligations contained in the indemnification provisions, and the provisions concerning indemnification and contribution contained herein will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason. All fees and expense payments or reimbursements due to the Placement Agent shall be paid by the Company to the Placement Agent on or before the Termination Date (in the event such fees and expenses are earned or owed as of the Termination Date). Furthermore, the Company agrees that during the Placement Agent’s engagement hereunder, all inquiries from prospective U.S. Investors with respect to the Offering will be referred to the Placement Agent. Additionally, except as set forth hereunder or otherwise disclosed to the Placement Agent in writing, the Company represents, warrants and covenants that no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other third-party with respect to the Offering.

 

The services provided by the Placement Agent hereunder are solely for the benefit of the Company and are not intended to confer any rights upon any persons or entities not a party hereto (including, without limitation, security holders, employees or creditors of the Company) as against the Placement Agent or its directors, officers, agents and employees.

 

Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that the following is true and correct as of the date hereof, and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date, and covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a) Securities Law Filings. The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which was originally filed on November 12, 2024 and declared effective on [●], 2024 for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act. Following the determination of pricing among the Company and the prospective Investors introduced to the Company by the Placement Agent, the Company will file with the SEC pursuant to Rules 424(b) and 430A under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the SEC promulgated thereunder, a final prospectus relating to the placement of the Securities, their respective pricings and the plan of distribution thereof and will advise the Placement Agent of all further information (financial and other) with respect to the Company required to be set forth therein. Such registration statement, at any given time, including the exhibits thereto filed at such time, as amended at such time, is hereinafter called the “Registration Statement”; such prospectus in the form in which it appears in the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness is hereinafter called the “Preliminary Prospectus”; and the final prospectus, in the form in which it will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Rules 424(b) and/or 430A (including the Preliminary Prospectus as it may be amended or supplemented) is hereinafter called the “Prospectus.” If the Company files any registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Rules and Regulations, then after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” shall include such registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b). Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”), if any, which were or are filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), at any given time, as the case may be; and any reference in this Agreement to the terms “amend,” “amendment,” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the issue date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included,” “described,” “referenced,” “set forth,” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. As used in this paragraph and elsewhere in this Agreement, “Time of Sale Disclosure Package” means the Preliminary Prospectus, any securities purchase agreement between the Company and the Investors, the final terms of the Offering provided to the Investors (orally or in writing) and any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act (each, an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), if any, that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Time of Sale Disclosure Package. The term “any Prospectus” shall mean, as the context requires, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and any supplement to either thereof. The Company has not received any notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of the Preliminary Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or intends to commence a Proceeding for any such purpose.

 

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(b) Assurances. The Registration Statement, as amended, (and any further documents to be filed with the SEC) contains all exhibits and schedules as required by the Securities Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, each as of its respective date, complies or will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations. Each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, did not and will not contain as of the date thereof any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the SEC, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of such documents, when they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to Incorporated Documents incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus), in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof which represent, individually or in the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein is required to be filed with the SEC. Except for this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, there are no documents required to be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby that (x) have not been filed as required pursuant to the Securities Act or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time period. Except for this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, there are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or to be filed as exhibits or schedules to the Registration Statement, which have not been described or filed as required.

 

(c) Offering Materials. Neither the Company nor any of its directors and officers has distributed and none of them will distribute, prior to the Closing Date, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Time of Sale Disclosure Package.

 

(d) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiaries”) are set forth in the Registration Statement. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any liens, charges, security interests, encumbrances, rights of first refusal, preemptive rights or other restrictions (collectively, “Liens”), and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(e) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor in default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating to the Offering, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated under the Preliminary Prospectus (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”); provided that a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock alone shall not be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect. No action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal inquiry), whether commenced or threatened (“Proceeding”) has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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(f) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the Time of Sale Disclosure Package by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and under the Preliminary Prospectus have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals (as defined below). This Agreement and each Transaction Document has been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(g) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each Transaction Document and the transactions contemplated hereby, thereby and pursuant to the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to which it is a party do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(h) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Preliminary Prospectus, other than: (i) the filing with the SEC of the Prospectus and such other filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, (ii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Shares and the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iii) the filing and mailing of a proxy statement on Schedule 14A in connection with the Shareholder Approval (the “Required Approvals”). “Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable Rules and Regulations of The Nasdaq Capital Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the issuance of all of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants. As used herein (i) “Persons” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind and (ii) “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

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(i) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Prospectus, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Prospectus.

 

(j) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement. The Company has not issued any capital stock or Common Stock Equivalents since its most recently filed SEC Report (as defined below), other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or vesting and settlement of restricted stock units under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to any employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time any Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock (“Common Stock Equivalents”) outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary,. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investors and the Placement Agent) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws where applicable, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

(k) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one (1) year preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any prospectus supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The selected financial data set forth under the caption “Selected Financial Data” in the SEC Reports fairly present, on the basis stated in such SEC Reports, the information included therein. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement and the SEC Reports conform in all material aspects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the SEC Reports or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement or the SEC Reports, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.

 

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(l) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated or disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made. As used in this Agreement, “Trading Day” means a day on which the Trading Market (as defined below) is open for trading. As used in this Agreement, “Trading Market” means The Nasdaq Capital Market, the securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading.

 

(m) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Proceeding involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation or informal inquiry by the SEC or its Staff involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(n) Labor Relations. (1) No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. (2) No executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. (3) To the Company’s knowledge, (a) no allegation of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination, whether such discrimination arises from race, ethnic background, sex, gender status, age or otherwise (“Misconduct”) have been made involving any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have entered into any settlement agreements related to allegations of Misconduct by any current or former director, officer, employee, or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. (4) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(o) Compliance. In addition to Section 2(n), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan, or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator, or governmental authority, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any law, statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and comparable foreign regulators, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), state unfair trade practice laws and rules and foreign equivalents, taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety and product quality matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, except where the failure to possess such permits would not or could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of Proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. The disclosures in the Registration Statement concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects. The Company is and has been in material compliance with any term of any such Material Permits, except for any violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received notice of any Proceeding from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any Product, operation or activity is in violation of any applicable laws or regulations or Material Permits or has any knowledge that any such entity or third party is considering any such Proceeding, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, has there been any material noncompliance with or violation of any applicable laws or regulations by the Company that could reasonably be expected to require the issuance of any such communication or result in an investigation, corrective action, or enforcement action by any governmental authority.

 

(q) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(r) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, a notice (written or otherwise) of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(s) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(t) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, none of the executive officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, executive officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any executive officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any executive officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of one percent (1%) of the Company’s average total assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity award or option agreements under any equity incentive plan or similar of the Company.

 

(u) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(v) Certain Fees. Except as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, dealer, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Investors shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section 2(v) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

(w) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(x) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(y) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(z) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Preliminary Prospectus, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Investors’ ownership of the Securities.

 

(aa) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Investors or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investors regarding the Company and, its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole did not contain, at their respective times of issuance, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.

 

(bb) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(cc) Solvency. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, the Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from each Closing Date. The Time of Sale Disclosure Package discloses as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements, and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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(dd) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and franchise and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(ee) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”). The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the FCPA.

 

(ff)Reserved.

 

(gg) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(hh) Accountants. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

 

(ii) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf (other than the Placement Agent, as to which no representation is made) has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

 

(jj) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

(kk) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Company shall so certify upon any Investor’s request.

 

(ll) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

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(mm) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable United States federal and state and foreign money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(nn) Certificates. Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Placement Agent or to Lucosky Brookman LLP, 101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor, Woodbridge, NJ 08830 (“Placement Agent’s Counsel”) shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Placement Agent as to the matters set forth therein.

 

(oo) Reliance. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and warranties and hereby consents to such reliance.

 

(pp) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

(qq) Statistical or Market-Related Data. Any statistical, industry-related and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Disclosure Package, are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes to be reliable and accurate, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived.

 

(rr) FINRA Affiliations. There are no affiliations with any firm that is a member of the FINRA participating in the Offering among the Company’s officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the Company, any 5% or greater shareholder of the Company.

 

(ss) Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of the persons identified as directors of the Company in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus under the section titled “Management.” The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the Board of Directors comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and the rules of the Trading Market. At least one member of the Board of Directors qualifies as a “financial expert” as such term is defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder and the rules of the Trading Market. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent” as defined under the rules of the Trading Market.

 

(tt) Cybersecurity. There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) that would reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (i) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

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(uu) Compliance with Data Privacy Laws. (i) The Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all times during the last three (3) years were, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably designed to ensure compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Company provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Company’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Company’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the FTC, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. (i) None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or deceptive in violation of any Privacy Laws and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries (i) to the knowledge of the Company, has received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Company or the Subsidiaries under, or actual or potential violation by the Company or the Subsidiaries of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.

 

(vv) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3. Delivery and Payment.

 

(a) Closing for the Offering. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made at or around [●] a.m., Eastern time, on or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date of the Purchase Agreement. The Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation. On the Closing Date, the Company shall issue such amount of Securities sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement directly to the accounts designated by the Placement Agent for the applicable Investors and payment shall be made by the Investors by wire transfer to the Company. At the Closing, the Securities which the Company shall deliver to each Investor shall consist of the following, as applicable: (i) the number of Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants purchased by such Investor, (ii) a Series A Warrant registered in the name of each Investor to purchase up to an aggregate number of Warrant Shares equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate number of such Investor’s Shares purchased pursuant to the Offering (on an as-exercised basis without giving effect to any beneficial ownership limitations in the case of Investors who purchased Pre-Funded Warrants) and (iii) a Series B Warrant registered in the name of each Investor to purchase up to an aggregate number of Warrant Shares equal to 100% of the aggregate number of such Investor’s Shares purchased pursuant to the Offering (on an as-exercised basis without giving effect to any beneficial ownership limitations in the case of Investors who purchased Pre-Funded Warrants). Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, payment of the purchase price for the Securities sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall be made by federal funds wire transfer, against delivery of the Shares (with the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants to follow as provided in the previous sentence), and such Securities shall be registered in such name or names and shall be in such denominations, as the Placement Agent may request. Deliveries of the documents with respect to the purchase of the Securities, if any, shall be made at the offices of Placement Agent’s Counsel; provided, however, that the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations with respect to the delivery of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants by making available a PDF copy of the executed Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants at the Closing and delivering the originals thereof within five Trading Days of the Closing. All actions taken at the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.

 

(b) Payment for the Securities. The Securities are being sold to the Investors at the public offering price as set forth in the Prospectus. The purchase of the Securities by each of the Investors shall be evidenced by the receipt of funds in the account designated by the Company and the Placement Agent and execution of a Purchase Agreement by each such Investor and the Company.

 

(c) Delivery of the Shares, Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants. Delivery of the Shares shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Placement Agent shall otherwise instruct. Delivery of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants shall be made as set forth in Section 3(a) above.

 

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Section 4. Covenants and Agreements of the Company. The Company further covenants and agrees with the Placement Agent as follows:

 

(a) Registration Statement Matters. During the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), the Company will advise the Placement Agent promptly after it receives notice thereof of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and will furnish the Placement Agent with copies thereof. During the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined in Section 4(c), the Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of any Prospectus. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will advise the Placement Agent, promptly after it receives notice thereof (i) of any request by the SEC to amend the Registration Statement or to amend or supplement any Prospectus or for additional information, and (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or any order directed at any Incorporated Document, if any, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the institution or threatened institution of any Proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or a Prospectus or for additional information. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or prevention or suspension of such use. If the SEC shall enter any such stop order or order or notice of prevention or suspension at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment, or will file a new registration statement and use its best efforts to have such new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable. Additionally, the Company agrees that during the Prospectus Delivery Period, it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b), 430A, 430B and 430C, as applicable, under the Securities Act, including with respect to the timely filing of documents thereunder, and will use its reasonable efforts to confirm that any filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b) are received in a timely manner by the SEC. The Company covenants and agrees to update the Prospectus to include all information required to be included therein, including with respect to any SEC Reports that are filed subsequent to the date of the Prospectus, for the period beginning on the effective date of the Registration Statement and ending on the date on which no Warrants (including any Pre-Funded Warrants) are outstanding.

 

(b) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify or register the Offering under the securities laws of applicable jurisdictions (United States and foreign) as the Placement Agent and the Investors may reasonably request and will make such applications, file such documents, and furnish such information as may be reasonably required for that purpose, provided the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or required to file such a consent, and provided further that the Company shall not be required to produce any new disclosure statement or take such action as is necessary for the Offering to be made pursuant to an available exemption from qualification or registration in applicable jurisdictions. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will, from time to time, prepare and file such statements, reports and other documents as are or may be required to continue such qualifications in effect. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will advise the Placement Agent promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any Proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

(c) Amendments and Supplements to a Prospectus and Other Matters. The Company will comply with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement, the Incorporated Documents and any Prospectus. If during the period in which a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with the distribution of Securities contemplated by the Incorporated Documents or any Prospectus (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), any event shall occur as a result of which, in the judgment of the Company or in the opinion of the Placement Agent or Placement Agent’s Counsel, it becomes necessary to amend or supplement the Incorporated Documents or any Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Incorporated Documents or any Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any Incorporated Document to comply with any law, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish at its own expense to the Placement Agent and to dealers, an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Incorporated Documents or any Prospectus that is necessary in order to make the statements in the Incorporated Documents and any Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or so that the Registration Statement, the Incorporated Documents or any Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will comply with law. Before amending the Registration Statement or supplementing the Incorporated Documents or any Prospectus in connection with the Offering, the Company will furnish the Placement Agent with a copy of such proposed amendment or supplement and will not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Placement Agent reasonably objects.

 

(d) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to a Prospectus. The Company will furnish the Placement Agent, without charge, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date of the Offering, as many copies of any Prospectus or Prospectus supplement and any amendments and supplements thereto, as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.

 

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(e) Free Writing Prospectus. The Company covenants that it will not, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Placement Agent, make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “Free Writing Prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the SEC or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act. In the event that the Placement Agent expressly consents in writing to any such Free Writing Prospectus (a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus”), the Company covenants that it shall (i) treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) comply with the requirements of Rule 164 and 433 of the Securities Act applicable to such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the SEC, legending and record keeping. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Company make any offer or communication relating to the Offering which meets the definition of a “Free Writing Prospectus” while the Company is an “ineligible issuer” (as such terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) or otherwise in contravention of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations thereunder.

 

(f) Transfer Agent. The Company will maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock.

 

(g) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable and in accordance with applicable requirements under the Securities Act, but in any event not later than 12 months after the Closing Date, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Placement Agent an earnings statement, covering a period of at least 12 consecutive months beginning after the Closing Date, that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) and Rule 158 under the Securities Act.

 

(h) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company will duly file, on a timely basis, with the SEC and the Trading Market all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act within the time periods and in the manner required by the Exchange Act.

 

(i) Additional Documents. The Company will enter into any subscription, purchase or other customary agreements as the Placement Agent or the Investors deem necessary or appropriate to consummate the Closing in connection with the Offering, all of which will be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Investors. The Company agrees that the Placement Agent may rely upon the representations and warranties, and applicable covenants set forth in any Transaction Document including the Purchase Agreement entered into with Investors in connection with the Offering.

 

(j) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company.

 

(k) Acknowledgment. The Company acknowledges that any advice given by the Placement Agent to the Company is solely for the benefit and use of the Board of Directors of the Company and may not be used, reproduced, disseminated, quoted or referred to, without the Placement Agent’s prior written consent.

 

(l) Announcement of Offering. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent may, subsequent to the Closing, make public its involvement with the Offering.

 

(m) Reliance on Others. The Company confirms that it will rely on its own counsel and accountants for legal and accounting advice.

 

(n) Research Matters. By entering into this Agreement, the Placement Agent provides no promise, either explicitly or implicitly, of favorable or continued research coverage of the Company and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent’s selection as the placement agent for the Offering was in no way conditioned, explicitly or implicitly, on the Placement Agent’s providing favorable or any research coverage of the Company. In accordance with FINRA Rule 2711(e), the parties acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agent has not directly or indirectly offered favorable research, a specific rating or a specific price target, or threatened to change research, a rating or a price target, to the Company or inducement for the receipt of business or compensation.

 

(o) Lock-Up Agreements. The Company shall not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of any of the Lock-Up Agreements (as defined below) except to extend the term of the lock-up period and shall enforce the provisions of each Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with its terms. If any party to a Lock-Up Agreement breaches any provision of a Lock-Up Agreement, the Company shall promptly use its best efforts to seek specific performance of the terms of such Lock-Up Agreement.

 

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(p) Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(i) From the date hereof until ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, except for the securities issued pursuant hereto.

 

(ii) From the date hereof until one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market offering”, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled. The Placement Agent shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 4(p)(i) and (ii) shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance. An “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (A) shares of Common Stock or options or other securities to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any employee benefit plan, equity incentive plan or other employee compensation plan existing on the date hereof or any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (B) Common Stock issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or Prospectus or this Agreement and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations or anti-dilution provisions contained therein as disclosed in the SEC Reports and the Prospectus) or to extend the term of such securities, or securities issuable in connection with a transaction involving the Company and existing stockholders in which the Company offers the existing stockholders the option to exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities of the Company, (C) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4(p)(i) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, and (D) the issuance of the Securities in the Offering, and (E) the entry into and/or issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Regulation A+ offering with the Placement Agent as sales agent.

 

(q) Tail Fee.

 

(i) Tail Fee. The Company and the Placement Agent agree that for a period of eighteen (18) months from (i) the Closing Date of the Offering or (ii) if the Closing does not occur, the termination of this Agreement by the Company other than for Cause, the Placement Agent shall be entitled to compensation commensurate with those set forth under Section 1(a) (the “Tail Fee”), from the sale of any equity, debt and/or equity derivative instruments to any investor actually introduced by the Placement Agent to the Company, but unknown to the Company prior to such introduction, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Closing of the Offering or the termination of this Agreement, as applicable (each, a “Tail Financing”), and such Tail Financing is consummated at any time within the eighteen (18) month period from the Closing Date of the Offering or termination of this Agreement, as applicable.

 

(ii) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5)(B), this Section 4(q) and the Tail Fee contemplated hereby may be terminated by the Company for “Cause”, which shall mean a material breach by the Placement Agent of this Agreement or a material failure by the Placement Agent to provide the services as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(r) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (i) issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby at the date and time agreed upon by the Company and the Placement Agent, and (ii) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and the Placement Agent shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(s) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall hold an annual or special meeting of stockholders on or prior to the date that is sixty (60) days following the Closing Date for the purpose of obtaining Shareholder Approval, with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that such proposals are approved, and the Company shall solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposals. If the Company does not obtain Shareholder Approval at the first meeting, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to call a meeting every sixty (60) days thereafter to seek Shareholder Approval until the earlier of the Shareholder Approval Date or the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants are no longer outstanding. The Company shall set the record date for Shareholder Approval prior to the Closing Date.

 

Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Placement Agent. The obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 2 hereof, in each case as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by each of the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. On the Closing Date, the Placement Agent shall have received, and the Company shall have caused to be delivered to the Placement Agent, a letter from Marcum LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, and EisnerAmper LLP, the former independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, addressed to the Placement Agent, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent..

 

(b) Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No Objection from FINRA. Each Prospectus (in accordance with Rule 424(b)) and Free Writing Prospectus if any, shall have been duly filed with the SEC, as appropriate; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no Proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC; no order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus shall have been issued and no Proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC; no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities or any other securities of the Company shall have been issued by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange and no Proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange; all requests for additional information on the part of the SEC shall have been complied with; and FINRA shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the placement terms and arrangements.

 

(c) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate proceedings and other legal matters in connection with this Agreement, the Registration Statement and each Prospectus, and the registration, sale, and delivery of the Securities, shall have been completed or resolved in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent’s Counsel, and such counsel shall have been furnished with such papers and information as it may reasonably have requested to enable such counsel to pass upon the matters referred to in this Section 5.

 

(d) No Material Adverse Change. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, in the Placement Agent’s reasonable judgment after consultation with the Company, there shall not have occurred any material adverse change or development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus (each, a “Material Adverse Change”).

 

(e) Opinions of Counsel for the Company.

 

The Placement Agent shall have received on the Closing Date the written opinion of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, legal counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agent, including, without limitation, a negative assurance letter addressed to the Placement Agent and, in form and substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

 

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(f) Officers’ Certificate. The Placement Agent shall have received on the Closing Date, a certificate of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and which may be relied upon by the Placement Agent, signed by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in their respective capacities as such officers only, in a form satisfactory to the Placement Agent, to the effect that:

 

(i) The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except such representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality or by Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects), as if made on and as of the Closing Date, and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus has been issued and no Proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened under the Securities Act; no order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities or any other securities of the Company has been issued by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in the United States and no Proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any securities commission, securities regulatory authority or stock exchange in the United States;

 

(iii) When the Registration Statement became effective, at the time of sale, and at all times subsequent thereto up to the delivery of such certificate, the Registration Statement and the Incorporated Documents, if any, when such documents became effective or were filed with the SEC, and any Prospectus, contained all material information required to be included therein by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, as the case may be, and in all material respects conformed to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, as the case may be, and the Registration Statement and the Incorporated Documents, if any, and any Prospectus, did not and do not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided, however, that the preceding representations and warranties contained in this paragraph (iii) shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Placement Agent expressly for use therein) and, since the effective date of the Registration Statement, there has occurred no event required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder to be set forth in the Incorporated Documents which has not been so set forth; and

 

(iv) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Incorporated Documents and any Prospectus, there has not been: (i) any Material Adverse Change; (ii) any transaction that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business; (iii) any obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary, except obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; (iv) any material change in the capital stock (except changes thereto resulting from the exercise of outstanding stock options or warrants) or outstanding indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary; (v) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of the Company; or (vi) any loss or damage (whether or not insured) to the property of the Company or any Subsidiary which has been sustained or will have been sustained which has a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g) Chief Financial Officer’s Certificate. The Placement Agent shall have received on the Closing Date, a certificate of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and which may be relied upon by the Placement Agent, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, with respect to certain financial data contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, in a form satisfactory to the Placement Agent.

 

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(h) Secretary’s Certificate. The Placement Agent shall have received on the Closing Date, a certificate of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and which may be relied upon by the Placement Agent, signed by the Secretary of the Company, certifying, among others, (i) that each of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amendment No. 1 to Amended Bylaws, and all amendments thereto, is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering are in full force and effect and have not been modified; (iii) that each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization; (iv) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the SEC; and (v) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent.

 

(i) Exchange Act Registration and Stock Exchange Listing. The Common Stock (including the Shares and the Warrant Shares) shall be registered under the Exchange Act and shall be listed on the Trading Market, and the Company shall not have taken any action designed to terminate, or likely to have the effect of terminating, the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending from trading the Common Stock from the Trading Market, nor shall the Company have received any information suggesting that the SEC or the Trading Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.

 

(j) Lock-Up Agreement. On or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company shall also have furnished to the Placement Agent a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) from each executive officer, director and five percent (5%) shareholder of the Company addressed to the Placement Agent. The Company will use its best efforts to enforce the terms of each Lock-Up Agreement and will issue stop-transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Common Stock with respect to any transaction or contemplated transaction that would constitute a breach of or default under the applicable Lock-Up Agreement.

 

(k) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall have obtained the Shareholder Approval.

 

(l) Additional Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Placement Agent and Placement Agent’s Counsel shall have received such information and documents as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.

 

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Placement Agent by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 1(a), Section 1(b), Section 6 (Payment of Expenses), Section 7 (Indemnification and Contribution) and Section 8 (Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery) shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

Section 6. Payment of Fees and Expenses. Subject to compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(D), the Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation: (i) payment to the Placement Agent of its Cash Fee and non-accountable expense allowance (ii) all expenses incident to the issuance, delivery and qualification of the Securities (including all printing and engraving costs); (iii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Common Stock; (iv) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities; (v) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, registered independent public accounting firm and other advisors; (vi) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and each Prospectus supplement, if any, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this Agreement; (vii) all filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws or the securities laws of any other country; (viii) the filing fees incident to the review and approval by FINRA of the Placement Agent’s participation in the offering and distribution of the Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses associated with including the Shares and Warrant Shares on the Trading Market; (x) all costs and expenses incident to the travel and accommodation of the Company’s employees on the “roadshow,” if any; (xi) the Placement Agent’s closing costs, including the reimbursement of the out-of-pocket cost of the escrow agent or clearing agent, of up to $12,900; and (xii) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Part II of the Registration Statement.

 

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Section 7. Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent, its Affiliates and each Person controlling the Placement Agent, and the directors, officers, agents and employees of the Placement Agent, their respective affiliates and each such controlling person (the Placement Agent, and each such entity or person, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs and other liabilities (collectively, the “Liabilities”), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Person for all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel for all Indemnified Persons, except as otherwise expressly provided herein) (collectively, the “Expenses”) as they are incurred by an Indemnified Person in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any Proceedings, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto, (i) caused by, or arising out of or in connection with, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Incorporated Document, or any Prospectus or by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (other than untrue statements or alleged untrue statements in, or omissions or alleged omissions from, information relating to an Indemnified Person furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Incorporated Document, or any Prospectus) or (ii) otherwise arising out of or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (ii) only, the Company shall not be responsible for any Liabilities or Expenses of any Indemnified Person that are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Person’s (x) gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any of the advice, actions, inactions or services referred to above or (y) use of any offering materials or information concerning the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities in the Offering which were not authorized for such use by the Company and which use constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Company also agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Person for all Expenses as they are incurred in connection with enforcing such Indemnified Person’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(b) Upon receipt by an Indemnified Person of actual notice of an Proceeding against such Indemnified Person with respect to which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided that failure by any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company from any liability which the Company may have on account of this indemnity or otherwise to such Indemnified Person, except to the extent the Company shall have been prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall, if requested by the Placement Agent, assume the defense of any such Proceeding including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent, which counsel may also be counsel to the Company. Any Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company has failed promptly to assume the defense and employ counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impeded parties) include such Indemnified Person and the Company, and such Indemnified Person shall have been advised in the reasonable opinion of counsel that there is an actual conflict of interest that prevents the counsel selected by the Company from representing both the Company (or another client of such counsel) and any Indemnified Person; provided that the Company shall not in such event be responsible hereunder for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of separate counsel for all Indemnified Persons in connection with any Proceeding or related Proceedings, in addition to any local counsel. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without its written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all Liabilities arising out of such Proceeding for which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder. The indemnification required hereby shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred and is due and payable.

 

(c) In the event that the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to an Indemnified Person other than in accordance with this Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Liabilities and Expenses paid or payable by such Indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agent and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by the immediately preceding clause is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent and any other Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in connection with the matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that in no event shall the Company contribute less than the amount necessary to ensure that all Indemnified Persons, in the aggregate, are not liable for any Liabilities and Expenses in excess of the amount of fees actually received by the Placement Agent pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, the relative benefits to the Company, on the one hand, and to the Placement Agent on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (a) the total value paid or contemplated to be paid to or received or contemplated to be received by the Company in the transaction or transactions that are within the scope of this Agreement, whether or not any such transaction is consummated, bears to (b) the fees paid to the Placement Agent under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act, as amended, shall be entitled to contribution from a party who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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(d) The Company also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions except for Liabilities (and related Expenses) of the Company that are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any such advice, actions, inactions or services.

 

(e) The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Company set forth herein shall apply to any modification of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any Indemnified Person’s services under or in connection with, this Agreement.

 

Section 8. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company or any person controlling the Company, of its officers, and of the Placement Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agent, the Company, or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement. A successor to the Placement Agent, or to the Company, its directors or officers or any person controlling the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Agreement.

 

Section 9. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be overnight, next business day delivery, hand delivered or e-mailed and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

 

If to the Placement Agent to the address set forth above, attention: Yi (Edric) Guo, Chief Executive Officer, e-mail: yguo@univest.us

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Lucosky Brookman LLP

101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor

Woodbridge, NJ 08830

Telephone: (732) 395-4400

Attention: Jorge Campos, Esq.

Email: jcampos@lucbro.com

 

If to the Company:

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.

3000 NW 109th Ave

Miami, FL 33172

Attn: Gary Atkinson

Email: [●]

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor

New York, New York 10036

Attn: Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.

Fax: (212) 930-9725

Email: gsichenzial@srfc.law

 

Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

 

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Section 10. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and to their respective successors, and personal representative, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

 

Section 11. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

Section 12. Governing Law Provisions; Exclusive Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal laws of the State of New York. Each of the Placement Agent and the Company: (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be instituted exclusively in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or Proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or Proceeding. Each of the Placement Agent and the Company further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or Proceeding in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed by certified mail to the Company’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any such suit, action or Proceeding, and service of process upon the Placement Agent mailed by certified mail to the Placement Agent’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service process upon the Placement Agent, in any such suit, action or Proceeding. If either party shall commence an action or Proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or Proceeding.

 

Section 13. General Provisions.

 

(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Engagement Agreement, dated November 8, 2024 (“Engagement Agreement”), between the Company and the Placement Agent, shall continue to be effective, and the terms therein shall continue to survive and be enforceable by the Placement Agent in accordance with its terms, provided that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of the Engagement Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. If any provision contained in this Agreement is in conflict with, or inconsistent with, any provision in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of [●], 2024 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and the purchasers listed on the signature page thereto, the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement shall govern and control.

 

(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the Offering of the Securities: (i) the Placement Agent has acted at arm’s length, is not an agent of, and owes no fiduciary duties to the Company or any other person, (ii) the Placement Agent owes the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and (iii) the Placement Agent may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Placement Agent arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign below whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.  
   
By: /s/ Gary Atkinson  
Name: Gary Atkinson  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:

 

Univest Securities, LLC  
   
By: /s/ Yi (Edric) Guo  
Name: Yi (Edric) Guo  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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Exhibit A

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

[Attached]

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement of Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a The Singing Machine Company, Inc.) on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 (File No. 333-283178) of our report dated April 15, 2024, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern, with respect to our audit of the financial statements of Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and for the nine-month transition period from April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, which report appears in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

 

/s/ Marcum llp

 

Marcum llp

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 25, 2024

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the inclusion in Amendment No. 1 to this Registration Statement of Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as The Singing Machine Company, Inc.) on Form S-1 (No. 333-283178) to be filed on or about November 25, 2024 of our report dated July 14, 2023, on our audits of the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023 and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for each of the two years then ended. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP

 

EISNERAMPER LLP

West Palm Beach, Florida

November 25, 2024

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.3