As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2017

 

Registration No. 333-217659

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

HIP CUISINE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

 

47-3170676

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2250 NW 114 th Ave. Unit 1P, PTY 11020,

Miami, FL

 

33172-3652

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Hip Cuisine, Inc. 2017 Employee/Consultant Common Stock Compensation Plan

(Full title of each plan)

 

Natalia Lopera

Chief Executive Officer

2250 NW 114 th Ave. Unit 1P, PTY 11020,

Miami, FL 33172-3652

011-507-6501-8105

(Name and address of agent for service)

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

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

(Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer

¨

Accelerated filer

¨

Non-accelerated filer

¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

x

 

 

 

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 pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  o

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of securities to be registered

 

Amount to be registered(1)

 

 

Proposed maximum offering price per share

 

 

Proposed

maximum aggregate

offering price

 

 

Amount of registration fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

 

750,000

 

 

$ 1.00

(2)

 

$ 750,000

 

 

$ 93.38

 

Total

 

 

750,000

 

 

$ 1.00

 

 

$ 750,000

 

 

$ 93.38

 

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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this registration statement also includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

 

 

(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s Common Stock as reported on the OTC Pink Sheets on October 18, 2017.

 

 
 
 
 

 

Part I — Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus

 

Item 1. Plan Information. †

 

Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. †

 

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The documents constituting Part I of this registration statement have been or will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

 

Upon written or oral request, the Company will provide, without charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement. The Company also will provide without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to employees pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Requests for the above mentioned information should be directed to: Hip Cuisine, Inc. 2250 NW 114 th Avenue, Unit 1P, PTY 11020, Miami, FL 33172 , Attention: Natalia Lopera, Chief Executive Officer, telephone number 011-507-6501-8105.

 

Part II — Information Required in the Registration Statement

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) are hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement as of their respective dates of filing:

 

(a) The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed on April 17, 2017;

 

(b) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017, filed on April 21, 2017;

 

 
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(c) The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed on August 14, 2017;

 

(d) The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2017, April 18, 2017, and June 15, 2017; and

 

(e) The description of the Company’s Common Stock included in Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on May 26, 2016, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents filed subsequent to the date of this registration statement by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all shares of Common Stock offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters any shares of such Common Stock then remaining unsold, also shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently filed document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Florida law permits, under certain circumstances, the indemnification of any person with respect to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of his or her being an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding, including appeals thereof; provided, however, that the officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any such third-party action by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent does not, of itself, create a presumption that the person (i) did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

In the case of proceedings by or in the right of the corporation, Florida law permits indemnification of any person by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding, including appeals thereof; provided, however, that the officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification is made where such person is adjudged liable, unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

 

 
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To the extent that such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defending against any such proceeding, Florida law provides that he or she shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

 

Also, under Florida law, expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if he or she is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification by the corporation pursuant to this section. Expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be paid in advance upon such terms or conditions that the board of directors deems appropriate.

 

Our Bylaws provides that we shall indemnify our officers, directors, and employees, and agents unless specifically approved in writing by the board of directors, to the fullest extent authorized by Section 607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, or the FBCA, as it existed when the Bylaws were adopted or as it may hereafter be amended, but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits us to provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior to such amendment. Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent; provided, however , that we shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnity in connection with an action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the our board of directors.

 

The Bylaws also provide that such rights of indemnification shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by us for all reasonable expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of final disposition; provided, however , that the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to us of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under the Bylaws or otherwise.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, as amended, may be permitted to our directors and officers, or to persons controlling us, pursuant to our Bylaws or Florida law, we have been informed 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 addition to the authority granted to us by Florida law to indemnify our directors, certain other provisions of the Florida Act have the effect of further limiting the personal liability of our directors. Pursuant to Florida law, a director of a Florida corporation cannot be held personally liable for monetary damages to the corporation or any other person for any act or failure to act regarding corporate management or policy except in the case of certain qualifying breaches of the director’s duties.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. These agreements provide that the Company will indemnify each of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

The Company also maintains a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy that insures the Company’s directors and officers against such liabilities as are customarily covered by such policies.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

 
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Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description of Exhibit

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Hip Cuisine, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form S-1on February 3, 2016)

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hip Cuisine, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on February 3, 2016)

 

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Opinion and Consent of William D. O’Neal, Attorney at Law

 

23.1

 

Consent of Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P,C.

 

99.1

 

Hip Cuisine, Inc. 2017 Employee/Consultant Common Stock Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference as Exhibit A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14C filed on August 29, 2017)

 

 
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Item 9. Undertakings.

 

(a) 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;

 

(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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 

(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 (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) 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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in 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.

 

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC 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 the 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.

 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit  No.

 

Description

 

Filed  Herewith

 

By  Reference

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Hip Cuisine, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form S-1on February 3, 2016)

 

x

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hip Cuisine, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form S-1 filed on February 3, 2016)

 

x

 

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Opinion of William D. O’Neal, Attorney at Law

 

x

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, P.C.

 

x

 

 

99.1

 

Hip Cuisine, Inc. 2017 Employee/Consultant Common Stock Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference as Exhibit A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14C filed on August 29, 2017)

 

x

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Miami, state of Florida, on October 23, 2017.

 

 

Hip Cuisine, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Natalia Lopera

 

 

Name:

Natalia Lopera

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on October 23, 2017.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

/s/Natalia Lopera

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director

Natalia Lopera

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

/s/ Douglas W. Samuelson

 

Chief Financial Officer

Douglas W. Samuelson

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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