This Information Statement (the “Information
Statement”) has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and is being furnished
to the stockholders of Vape Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), outstanding common stock, par value
$0.00001 per share (“Common Stock”), We are sending you this Information Statement to notify you that on or about September
10, 2019 (“Record Date”) the Stockholders holding a majority of our Common Stock (the “Stockholders”) approved
the following actions (the “Corporate Actions”) by written consent in lieu of a meeting of Stockholders pursuant to
Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”):
This Information Statement is being
furnished to Stockholders for informational purposes only, pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. Under Delaware law, the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares voting securities as of close of business on the Record Date is required
to approve the Corporate Actions. The Written Consent that we received constitutes the only stockholder approval required for the
Corporate Actions under Delaware law and, as a result, no further action by any other stockholder is required to approve the Corporate
Action and we have not and will not be soliciting your approval of the Corporate Actions.
This notice and the accompanying Information
Statement are first being mailed to our stockholders on or about October 1, 2019. This notice and the accompanying Information
Statement shall constitute notice to you of the action by written consent in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL and Rule 14c-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act.
The Corporate Actions will not become
effective before a date which is twenty (20) calendar days after this Information Statement is first mailed or otherwise delivered
to Stockholders. The Information Statement is being mailed or given on or about October 1, 2019 to Stockholders of record on
the Record Date. The entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by the Company.
INFORMATION STATEMENT
Action by Written Consent of Majority
Stockholders in Lieu of a Special Meeting
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A
PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED
NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ACTIONS
This Information Statement is being
furnished to the stockholders of Vape Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the written consent of the
holders of a majority of our issued and outstanding voting securities approving i) an increase in the authorized share capital
of the Company from one billion (1,000,000,000) shares of common stock to five billion (5,000,000,000) shares of common stock (the
“Increase in Authorized”), and ii) a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
at a ratio of not less than 1-for-400 and not greater than 1-for-600, such ratio to be determined by the Company’s Board
at any time before December 31, 2020, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders (the “Reverse Split”).
The Increase in Authorized shares will be effected through the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation
(the “Certificate of Amendment”) and the Reverse Stock Split may be enacted any time before December 31, 2020, in the
discretion of our board of directors. On September 10, 2019, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the Reverse
Split and Increase in Authorized including the filing of the Certificate of Amendment. A copy of the form of Certificate of Amendment
and Reverse Split amendment is attached as Appendix A and Appendix B to this Information Statement.
Pursuant to Section 228(a) of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action that may be
taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote,
if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than
the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled
to vote thereon were present and voted, and those consents are delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office
in Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings
of meetings of stockholders are recorded. The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation contains no provision or language in
any way limiting the right of the stockholders to take action by written consent.
Pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, we are required to provide prompt notice of the taking of a corporate action without a meeting of stockholders
to all stockholders who did not consent in writing to such action. This Information Statement serves as this notice. This Information
Statement is first being mailed on or about October 1, 2019 to stockholders of record as of September 10, 2019 (the “Record
Date”), and is being delivered to inform you of the corporate action described herein before it takes effect in accordance
with Rule 14c-2 of the Exchange Act.
Because the actions have been approved
by the holders of the requisite number of shares that are entitled to cast votes, no other stockholder approval of these actions
is necessary and no further notice of the actions described herein will be given to you.
This Information Statement is provided
to the Company’s stockholders for informational purposes only. The Company will bear all costs of preparing and delivering
this Information Statement.
In this Information Statement, all references to “the
Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Vape Holdings, Inc.
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ACTIONS BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND CONSENTING
STOCKHOLDERS
AMENDMENT
TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE OUR AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL
Our Board of
Directors and the holders of a majority of our issued and outstanding voting securities have approved a proposal to amend our certificate
of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 1,000,000,000 to 5,000,000,000; our preferred
stock will not change.
Background and Reason for the Increase
in Authorized
The stockholder base of our Company
has grown significantly over the past several years. In anticipation of further growth, we believe that amending our certificate
of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares is consistent with the Company’s plan for growth and necessary
to comply with existing obligations.
Pursuant to the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation, the Company currently has authorized the issuance of 1,100,000,000 shares consisting of: (i) 1,000,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of
which the Company has designated 500,000 shares as Series A Preferred Stock, 30,000,000 shares as Series B Preferred Stock, 500,000
shares as Series C Preferred Stock, and 1 share of Series D Preferred Stock.
As of close of business on the Record
Date, the Company had 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding; 500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued
and outstanding or issuable pursuant to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock; no shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued
and outstanding; no shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, and 1 share of Series D Preferred Stock. Each share
of Common Stock outstanding as of close of business on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on the matter submitted to a vote
of the common stockholders. The holders of Preferred Stock having voting rights as follows: Series A shares are entitled to vote
at a 15-1 ratio to Common Stock; Series B shares are entitled to vote at 5-1 ratio to Common Stock; and, Series C shares are entitled
to vote at a 500-1 ratio to Common Stock.
Increasing
the number of shares authorized will enable the Company to have sufficient shares for its existing and anticipated future equity
or debt offerings, strategic acquisition opportunities, the continued issuance of equity awards to the Company’s service
providers, incentive to recruit and retain key employees, and for other proper corporate purposes. From
time to time, the Company evaluates and engages in discussions relating to possible opportunities for raising additional capital
or entering into other transactions that may involve the issuance of additional shares of capital stock.
The
increased authorized capital stock will provide the Board of Directors with the ability to approve the issuance of additional shares
of capital stock, and securities that are convertible or exercisable into shares of such capital stock, without further vote of
the stockholders, except as required under applicable law. The number of shares to be issued in any particular transaction and
the price and other terms on which such shares will be issued will be determined solely by the Board of Directors. Under our certificate
of incorporation, our stockholders do not have preemptive rights with respect to our common stock or our preferred stock. Thus,
should our Board elect to issue additional shares, existing stockholders would not have any preferential rights to purchase any
shares. In addition, under our certificate of incorporation, the Board has the authority to approve the rights and preferences
of classes or series of preferred stock without stockholder approval.
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The
proposed amendment to our certificate of incorporation is not being recommended in response to any specific effort of which our
Board is aware to obtain control of the Company, and our Board does not intend or view the proposed increase in authorized common
stock as an anti-takeover measure. However, the ability of our Board to authorize the issuance of the additional shares of common
stock that would be available if the proposed amendment is approved and adopted could have the effect of discouraging or preventing
a hostile takeover. Further, the increased authorized capital stock may have the effect of permitting the Company’s current
management, including the current Board of Directors, to retain its position, and place it in a better position to resist changes
that stockholders may wish to make if they are dissatisfied with the conduct of the Company’s business. In the
case of preferred stock, under certain circumstances, it may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of the
Company by increasing the number of outstanding shares entitled to vote and by increasing the number of votes required to approve
a change of control of the Company.
Pursuant to
Rule 14c-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934, the Increase in Authorized share capital will not be adopted until a date at least twenty
(20) days after the date that this Information Statement is delivered to our stockholders of record as of September 10, 2019.
AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION AND THE FILING OF SAID AMENDMENT TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
The Company’s Board of Directors
has proposed to ask its majority stockholders to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the
“RS Amendment”) and the filing of said amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effectuate
a Reverse Stock Split of the Company’s Common Stock, by a ratio of no less than one-for-four hundred (1-for-400) and no more
than one-for-six hundred (1-for-600) with such ratio to be determined by the sole discretion of the Board (the “Reverse Split”)
with such ratio to be determined in the sole discretion of the Company’s Board at any time before June 30, 2021, and enacted
prior to June 30, 2021 without further approval or authorization of our stockholders (the “Reverse Split Proposal”).
General
On September 10, 2019, our Board acted
by unanimous written consent to adopt the RS Amendment to Article FOURTH of our Certificate of Incorporation effecting a Reverse
Split of our Common Stock at a ratio of not less than one-for-four hundred (1-for-400) and no more than one-for-six hundred (1-for-600)
with such ratio to be determined at the sole discretion of the Board and with such Reverse Split to be effected at such time and
date, if at all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Board is now asking you to approve this RS Amendment.
Effecting the Reverse Split requires that Article FOURTH of our Certificate of Incorporation be amended to include a reference
to the Reverse Split. The additional text added to Article FOURTH is attached as Appendix B to this Information Statement. If approved,
the RS Amendment will be effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation (or on such date and time as specified therein)
in the form attached as Appendix B with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with such filing to occur, if at all, at
the sole discretion of the Board.
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If the Board determines to effect the
Reverse Split, the intent is to reduce the amount of outstanding shares and to concurrently increase the stock price of our Common
Stock, which is currently trading on the OTC Markets Pink Sheets. The Board intends to file the RS Amendment with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware only if necessary and in the best interest of the Company.
One principal effect of the Reverse
Split would be to decrease the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock. Except for adjustments that may result from the
treatment of fractional shares as described below, the Reverse Split will not have any dilutive effect on our stockholders since
each stockholder would hold the same percentage of our Common Stock outstanding immediately following the Reverse Split as such
stockholder held immediately prior to the Reverse Split. The relative voting and other rights that accompany the shares of Common
Stock would not be affected by the Reverse Split.
The proportion of shares owned by our
stockholders relative to the number of shares authorized for issuance will decrease because the Reverse Split will not change the
current authorized number of shares of capital stock. There will be a significant delay in time between the increase in authorized
increasing to 5,000,000,000 authorized and implementing the reverse split. The remaining authorized shares of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock may be used for various purposes, including, without limitation, raising capital, providing equity incentives to
employees, officers or directors, effecting stock dividends, establishing strategic relationships with other companies and/or expanding
our business through the acquisition of other businesses or products. By not reducing the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock, the Company will have additional authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock available for any proper corporate purpose.
The Company’s 2019-2020 plans contemplate raising additional monies through the sale of its equity securities in order to
support the expansion and growth of the Company’s business. As of the mailing date of this Information Statement, the Company
has no specific definitive terms for the issuance of its Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock to raise capital. Nevertheless, in
order to support our projected need for additional capital and to provide flexibility to raise the capital as necessary, our Board
believes the number of authorized shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock should remain as is when we implement the reverse
split. The Reverse Split is not part of a broader plan to take us private.
Reasons for the Reverse Split
The Board of Director’s primary
objective in proposing the Reverse Split is to enable the Board, if necessary or if the Board otherwise desires, to allow for a
lower outstanding share amount, available authorized but unissued stock and to raise the per share trading price of our Common
Stock, which is currently trading only on the OTC Markets Pink Sheets, to increase investor interest. Upon receiving stockholder
approval, the Board may, at its own discretion, file the RS Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Our Board also has confidence that the
Reverse Split and any resulting increase in the per share price of our Common Stock should enhance the acceptability and marketability
of our Common Stock to the financial community and investing public. Many institutional investors have policies prohibiting them
from holding lower-priced stocks in their portfolios, which reduces the number of potential buyers of our Common Stock, although
we have not been told by them that is the reason for not investing in our Common Stock. Additionally, analysts at many brokerage
firms are reluctant to recommend lower-priced stocks to their clients or monitor the activity of lower-priced stocks. Brokerage
houses frequently have internal practices and policies that discourage individual brokers from dealing in lower-priced stocks.
Further, because brokers’ commissions on lower-priced stock generally represent a higher percentage of the stock price than
commissions on higher priced stock, investors in lower-priced stocks pay transaction costs which are a higher percentage of their
total share value, which may limit the willingness of individual investors and institutions to purchase our Common Stock.
We cannot assure you that the Board
will ultimately determine to effect the Reverse Split or if effected, that the Reverse Split will have any of the desired effects
described above. More specifically, we cannot assure you that after the Reverse Split the market price of our Common Stock will
increase proportionately to reflect the ratio for the Reverse Split, that the market price of our Common Stock will not decrease
to its pre-split level, that our market capitalization will be equal to the market capitalization before the Reverse Split.
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Potential Disadvantages of the Reverse
Split
As noted above, the two principal purposes
of the Reverse Split would be to help increase the amount of shares available for issuance in the future and to increase the per
share market price of our Common Stock by up to factor of six hundred We cannot assure you, however, that the Reverse Split will
accomplish this objective for any meaningful period of time. While we expect that the reduction in the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock will increase the market price of our Common Stock, we cannot assure you that the Reverse Split will increase the
market price of our Common Stock by an equivalent multiple, or result in any permanent increase in the market price of our Common
Stock. The price of our Common Stock is dependent upon many factors, including our business and financial performance, general
market conditions and prospects for future success. If the per share market price does not increase proportionately as a result
of the Reverse Split, then the value of our Company as measured by our stock capitalization will be reduced, perhaps significantly.
The number of shares held by each individual
stockholder would be reduced if the Reverse Split is implemented. This will increase the number of stockholders who hold less than
a “round lot,” or 400-600 shares.
Although our Board believes that the
decrease in the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding as a consequence of the Reverse Split and the anticipated increase
in the market price of our Common Stock could encourage interest in our Common Stock and possibly promote greater liquidity for
our stockholders, such liquidity could also be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares outstanding after the Reverse
Split.
Effecting the Reverse Split
If our Board concludes that it is in
the best interests of our Company and our stockholders to effect the Reverse Split, the RS Amendment will be filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware. The actual timing of the filing of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware to effect the Reverse Split will be determined by our Board in their sole discretion. In addition, if for any reason our
Board deems it advisable to do so, the Reverse Split may be abandoned at any time prior to the filing of the Amendment, without
further action by our stockholders. The Reverse Split will be effective as of the date of filing with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware or at such time and date as specified in the Certificate of Amendment (the “Effective Time”).
Upon the filing of the RS Amendment,
without further action on our part or our stockholders, the outstanding shares of Common Stock held by stockholders of record as
of the Effective Time would be converted into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock based on a Reverse Split ratio as determined
by the Board. For example, if you presently hold 10,000 shares of our Common Stock, you would hold 25 shares of our Common Stock
following the Reverse Split if the ratio is one-for-four hundred or you would hold 17 shares of our Common Stock if the ratio is
one-for-six hundred.
Effect on Outstanding Shares, Options
and Certain Other Securities
If the Reverse Split is implemented,
the number of shares our Common Stock owned by each stockholder will be reduced in the same proportion as the reduction in the
total number of shares outstanding, such that the percentage of our Common Stock owned by each stockholder will remain unchanged
except for any change resulting from rounding up to the nearest number of whole shares so that we are not obligated to issue cash
in lieu of any fractional shares that such stockholder would have received as a result of the Reverse Split. The number of shares
of our Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of outstanding options or other securities convertible into, or exercisable
or exchangeable for, shares of our Common Stock, and the exercise or conversion prices for these securities, will also be ratably
adjusted in accordance with their terms as of the Effective Time.
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Fractional Shares; Exchange of Stock
Certificates
Our Board does not currently intend
to issue fractional shares in connection with the Reverse Split. Therefore, we do not expect to issue certificates representing
fractional shares. In lieu of any fractional shares, we will issue to stockholders of record who would otherwise hold a fractional
share because the number of shares of Common Stock they hold before the Reverse Split is not evenly divisible by the Reverse Split
ratio that number of shares of Common Stock as rounded up to the nearest whole share. For example, if a stockholder holds 150.25
shares of Common Stock following the Reverse Split, that stockholder will receive a certificate representing 151 shares of Common
Stock. No stockholders will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares.
As of the Record Date, we had 75 holders
of record of our Common Stock (although we have significantly more beneficial holders), 1 holders of Series A Preferred Stock,
no holders of Series B and C Preferred Stock, and 1 holder of Series D Preferred Stock. We do not expect the Reverse Split and
the rounding up of fractional shares to whole shares to result in a reduction in the number of record holders. We presently do
not intend to seek any change in our status as a reporting company for federal securities law purposes, either before or after
the Reverse Split.
On or after the Effective Time, we will
give notice of how a stockholder will be able to obtain a certificate evidencing his, her or its post-Reverse Split shares. Common
stockholders will not receive certificates for post-Reverse Split shares unless and until their old certificates are surrendered.
Common stockholders should not forward their certificates to the exchange agent until they receive the letter of transmittal, and
they should only send in their certificates with the letter of transmittal. The exchange agent will send each common stockholder
a new stock certificate after receipt of that common stockholder’s properly completed letter of transmittal and old stock
certificate(s). Preferred stockholders do not have to exchange their existing stock certificates for new certificates.
Common stockholders who hold shares
in street name through a nominee (such as a bank or broker) will be treated in the same manner as common stockholders whose shares
are registered in their names, and nominees will be instructed to effect the Reverse Split for their beneficial holders. However,
nominees may have different procedures and common stockholders holding shares in street name should contact their nominees. Common
stockholders will not have to pay any service charges in connection with the exchange of their certificates.
Authorized Shares
If and when our Board elects to effect
the Reverse Split, the authorized number of shares of our Common Stock will remain at 5,000,000,000. Accordingly, there will be
no reduction in the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock in proportion to the Reverse Split ratio. As a result, the
proportion of shares owned by our stockholders relative to the number of shares authorized for issuance will decrease and the additional
authorized shares of Common Stock will be available for issuance at such times and for such purposes as our Board may deem advisable
without further action by our stockholders, except as required by applicable laws and regulations.
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The Reverse Split will have no effect
on our authorized preferred stock except to proportionately adjust the conversion and voting ratios.
In accordance with our Certificate of
Incorporation and Delaware law, our shareholders do not have any preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any of our unissued
or treasury shares.
Anti-Takeover and Dilutive Effects
The purpose of maintaining our authorized
Common Stock at 5,000,000,000 after the Reverse Split is to facilitate our ability to raise additional capital to support our operations,
not to establish any barriers to a change of control or acquisition of our Company. The shares of Common Stock that are authorized
but unissued provide our Board with flexibility to effect, among other transactions, public or private refinancings, acquisitions,
stock dividends, stock splits and/or the granting of equity incentive awards. However, these authorized but unissued shares may
also be used by our Board, consistent with and subject to its fiduciary duties, to deter future attempts to gain control of us
or make such actions more expensive and less desirable. The Reverse Split would give our Board authority to issue additional shares
from time to time without delay or further action by the stockholders. The Reverse Split is not being recommended in response to
any specific effort of which we are aware to obtain control of us, nor does our Board have any present intent to use the authorized
but unissued Common Stock to impede a takeover attempt. There are no plans or proposals to adopt other provisions or enter into
any arrangements that have material anti-takeover effects.
In addition, the issuance of additional
shares of Common Stock for any of the corporate purposes listed above could have a dilutive effect on earnings per share and the
book or market value of our outstanding Common Stock, depending on the circumstances, and would likely dilute a stockholder’s
percentage voting power in us. Holders of our Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive rights or other protections against dilution.
Our Board intends to take these factors into account before authorizing any new issuance of shares.
Accounting Consequences
There will be no change in our par value
per share of our Common Stock. Accordingly, as of the Effective Time, the stated capital attributable to Common Stock on our balance
sheet will be reduced proportionately based on the Reverse Split ratio (including a retroactive adjustment of prior periods), and
the additional paid-in capital account will be credited with the amount by which the stated capital is reduced. Reported per share
net income or loss will be higher because there will be fewer shares of our Common Stock outstanding.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following summary describes certain
material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split to holders of our Common Stock. This summary addresses the tax
consequences only to a beneficial owner of our Common Stock that is a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation
organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or otherwise subject to U.S.
federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of our Common Stock (a “U.S. holder”). This summary
does not address all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to any particular stockholder, including tax considerations that
arise from rules of general application to all taxpayers or to certain classes of taxpayers or that are generally assumed to be
known by investors. This summary also does not address the tax consequences to persons that may be subject to special treatment
under U.S. federal income tax law or persons that do not hold our Common Stock as “capital assets” (generally, property
held for investment). This summary is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, U.S. Treasury regulations,
administrative rulings and judicial authority, all as in effect as of the date hereof. Subsequent developments in U.S. federal
income tax law, including changes in law or differing interpretations, which may be applied retroactively, could have a material
effect on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Stock Split.
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If a partnership (or other entity classified
as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is the beneficial owner of our Common Stock, the U.S. federal income tax
treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership.
Partnerships that hold our Common Stock, and partners in such partnerships, should consult their own tax advisors regarding the
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split.
Each stockholder should consult his,
her or its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income and other tax consequences of the Reverse
Stock Split.
The Reverse Split should be treated
as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, no gain or loss should be recognized by a U.S. holder upon
the Reverse Split. Accordingly, the aggregate tax basis in the Common Stock received pursuant to the Reverse Split should equal
the aggregate tax basis in the Common Stock surrendered and the holding period for the Common Stock received should include the
holding period for the Common Stock surrendered.
Text of Proposed Amendment; Effectiveness
The text of the proposed RS Amendment
is set forth in Appendix B to this Information Statement. If and when effected by our Board, the RS Amendment will become effective
upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at the Effective Time and Date as specified in said filing.
Required Vote
Approval of the RS Proposal requires
the affirmative vote of a majority of the issued and outstanding voting shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock voting as one
class. By approving Appendix B, our stockholders authorized our executive officers to make any necessary changes to Appendix B
required by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to file Appendix B with said Secretary.
It is expected that the written consents
of the Voting Stock submitted to the Secretary of the Company on the Written Consent Effective Date will include the ratification
of the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and the filing of said amendment with the Secretary
of State to approve granting the Board of Directors the right to implement a Reverse Stock Split not less than 1-for 400 and not
greater than 1-for-600.
Effective Date of the Amendment
The Certificate of Amendment of the
Company will become effective upon the filing of the certificate of amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
with Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at the Effective Time and Date as specified is said filing. Pursuant to Rule
14c-2 under the Exchange Act, the foregoing Action may not become effective until a date that is at least 20 days after the date
on which this Information Statement has been mailed to the stockholders of the Company.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Principal Stockholders and Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth information
as of September 10, 2019 with respect to the beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of the Company’s
Common Stock by (1) each director of the Company, (2) the Named Executive Officers of the Company, (3) each person or group of
persons known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of greater than 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, and
(4) all directors and officers of the Company as a group:
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)(2)
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Title of
Class
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Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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Percent of Class(3)
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Benjamin Beaulieu(4)
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Common
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—
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0
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%
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Preferred Series D
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1
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100
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%
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Allan Viernes(5)
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Common
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—
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0
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%
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All Officers and Directors as a Group
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Common
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0
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0
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%
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Preferred D
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1
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100
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%
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Other Beneficial Owners
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none
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All Beneficial Owners as a Group
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Common
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(1)
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In The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined under rules of the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of any stock option or other right. The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and the information contained in the footnotes to this table.
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(2)
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Except as otherwise noted, the address of each person is c/o the Company at 5304 Derry Avenue, Suite C, Agoura Hills, CA 91301.
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(3)
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Based on 1,000,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of September 10, 2019. One (1) share of Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of September 10, 2019. Series D Preferred Stock does not convert into common stock but does have voting rights equal to 51% of the shares of Corporation’s voting stock issued and outstanding on all matters brought before the shareholders of the Company. The series D Stock has no rights aside from voting and shall automatically expire and be cancelled and returned to treasury on June 15, 2020.
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(4)
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Mr. Beaulieu is the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the Company. His beneficial ownership includes 0 shares of common stock and 1 share of Series D Preferred Stock.
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(5)
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Mr. Viernes is the Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Company. His beneficial ownership includes 0 shares of common stock
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Changes in Control
We are not aware of any arrangements,
including any pledge by any person of our stock, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control
of the Company.
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No
Meeting of Stockholders Required
The Company is not soliciting any votes
with regard to the Increase in Authorized or Reverse Split. The principal stockholders of the Company intend to consent to the
actions and they hold a majority of the total issued and outstanding shares of voting capital stock and, accordingly, such principal
stockholders have sufficient shares to approve the actions.
PROPOSALS BY SECURITY HOLDERS
No security holder has requested the
Company to include any additional proposals in this Information Statement.
Dissenter’s
Rights of Appraisal
The Company’s stockholders have
no rights to appraisal of their shares of Common Stock or other rights to dissent under Delaware law, the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws in connection with the matters discussed in this Information Statement.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS
TO BE ACTED UPON
Except in their capacity as stockholders,
none of our officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates has any interest in the Increase in Authorized or Reverse
Split.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the information and
reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in accordance with that act, we file periodic reports, documents
and other information with the SEC relating to our business, financial statements and other matters. These reports and other information
may be inspected and are available for copying at the offices of the SEC, 100 F. Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or may be accessed
at www.sec.gov.
DELIVERY
OF DOCUMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
Some
banks, brokers and other nominee record holders participate in the practice of “householding” proxy statements, annual
reports and information statements. This means that only one copy of this Information Statement may have been sent to multiple
stockholders in each household. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of this Information Statement to any stockholder upon
written or oral request. To make such a request, please contact us at 5304 Derry Ave., Suite C, Agoura Hills, CA 91301,
Attn: Ben Beaulieu Telephone: 1(877)827-3959. Any stockholder who wants to receive separate
copies of our proxy statement, annual report and information statements in the future, or any stockholder who is receiving multiple
copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, should contact his or her bank, broker, or other nominee record holder,
or he or she may contact us at the above address and phone number.
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By the Order of the Board of Directors
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Date: October 1, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Benjamin Beaulieu
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Agoura Hills, California
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Chief Executive Officer
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Appendix A
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:
FIRST: That, pursuant to the authority
granted to directors to take action by unanimous written consent without a meeting pursuant to Section 141 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of VAPE HOLDINGS, INC. duly adopted resolutions setting forth
a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling
a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment
is as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation
of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “FOURTH” so that, as amended, said Article
shall be and read as follows:
The total number of shares of
stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is five billion one hundred million (5,100,000,000) shares, consisting
of (a) five billion (5,000,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (b)
one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
The Preferred Stock may be divided
into such a number of series as the Board of Directors may determine. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine and alter
the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock,
and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and the designation of any such series of Preferred Stock. The
Board of Directors, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally
fixing the number of shares constituting any series, may increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series
then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.
SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to
resolution of its Board of Directors and as required by statute, the necessary number of stockholders of said corporation in accordance
with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware did consent in writing in lieu of meeting in favor of
the amendment.
THIRD: That said amendment was duly
adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 30th day of September 2019.
By: ______________________________
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Name: Ben Beaulieu
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Appendix B
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:
FIRST: That, pursuant to the authority
granted to directors to take action by unanimous written consent without a meeting pursuant to Section 141 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of VAPE HOLDINGS, INC. duly adopted resolutions setting forth
a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling
a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment
is as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation
of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “FOURTH” so that, as amended, said Article
shall be hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after the first and only paragraph:
Upon the effectiveness (the “Effective
Time”) of this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, each share of Common Stock,
par value $.00001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically combined and
converted into that fraction of a share of Common Stock, par value $.00001 per share, of the Corporation as has been determined
by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion within the range of 1-for-400 and 1-for-600 shares and publicly announced by the
Corporation at least 10 days prior to effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment (the ” Consolidation”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no fractional shares shall be issued in connection with the Consolidation. Fractional shares shall be rounded up
to the nearest whole share. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Common Stock (“Old
Certificates”), shall thereafter and without the necessity for presenting the same represent that number of shares of Common
Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been
SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to
resolution of its Board of Directors and as required by statute, the necessary number of stockholders of said corporation in accordance
with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware did consent in writing in lieu of meeting in favor of
the amendment.
THIRD: That said amendment was duly
adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this ___ day of 2019.
By: ______________________________
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Name: Ben Beaulieu
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