Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-265052
PROSPECTUS
1,856,938 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the offer and sale from time to time of
up to 1,856,938 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. by the selling
securityholders listed under the caption “Selling Securityholders”
on page 6 of this prospectus, or the selling securityholders. All
of the shares being offered, when sold, will be sold by the selling
securityholders or their respective pledgees, donees, assignees,
transferees or other successors-in-interest.
The selling securityholders, or their respective pledgees, donees,
assignees, transferees or other successors-in-interest, may, from
time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of
their shares of our common stock on any stock exchange, market or
trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private
transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices,
at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices relating
to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the
time of sale or at negotiated prices. See “Plan of
Distribution” for additional information.
We are filing the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part to fulfill a contractual obligation to do so, as
described in this prospectus. We will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares by the
selling securityholders.
Our common stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market
under the symbol “BRTX.” On June 16, 2022, the closing
sale price for our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market was
$3.63 per share.
Investing in our common stock involves risks. You should
carefully read the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 3 of
this prospectus before purchasing any shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission 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.
This prospectus is dated June 16, 2022.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This prospectus includes references to our federally registered
trademarks, BioRestorative
Therapies and Dragonfly design, BRTX-100, and ThermoStem. We also own
an allowed trademark application for BRTX. The Dragonfly Logo is also
registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. This prospectus also
includes references to trademarks, trade names and service marks
that are the property of other organizations. Solely for
convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this
prospectus appear without the ®, SM
or ™ symbols, and copyrighted content appears without the use of
the symbol ©, but the absence of use of these symbols does not
reflect upon the validity or enforceability of the intellectual
property owned by us or third parties.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
pursuant to which the selling securityholders named herein may,
from time to time, offer and sell or otherwise dispose of the
shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus. You should rely
only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into
this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement. We have not,
and the selling securityholders have not, authorized anyone to
provide you with different information. No one is making
offers to sell or seeking offers to buy these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should
assume that the information contained in this prospectus and any
prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front
of this prospectus or the prospectus supplement, as applicable, and
that any information incorporated by reference into this prospectus
or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date given
in the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time
of delivery of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus
supplement or any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed
since that date.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained
in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to
the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries
are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of
some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be
filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you
may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the
section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
This prospectus and the information incorporated herein by
reference includes trademarks, service marks and trade names owned
by us or others. All trademarks, service marks and trade names
included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any
applicable prospectus supplement are the property of their
respective owners.
This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the
information you should consider before investing in the securities
offered by this prospectus. Before making an investment decision,
you should read the entire prospectus, and any prospectus
supplement, carefully, including the sections titled “Risk Factors”
and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the
notes to the financial statements incorporated by reference into
this prospectus.
Unless
the context of this prospectus indicates otherwise, the terms
“BioRestorative,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to
BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. and its consolidated
subsidiaries.
WHERE
YOU CAN OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the Exchange Act,
which means that we are required to file annual, quarterly and
current reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC, all of which are available at the Public Reference Room of the
SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. 20549. You may also obtain
copies of these reports, proxy statements and other information
from the Public Reference Room of the SEC, at prescribed rates, by
calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet website at
http://www.sec.gov where you can access reports, proxy statements,
information and registration statements, and other information
regarding us that we file electronically with the SEC. In addition,
we make available, without charge, through our website,
www.biorestorative.com, electronic copies of various filings with
the SEC, including copies of Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
Information on our website should not be considered a part of this
prospectus, and we do not intend to incorporate in this prospectus
any information contained on our website.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information from
other documents that we file with it, which means that we can
disclose important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this prospectus. Information in this prospectus
supersedes information incorporated by reference that we filed with
the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus. We incorporate by
reference into this prospectus and the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part the information or documents listed
below that we have filed with the SEC (Commission File No.
001-37603):
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2021, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2022;
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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2022, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022; and
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the description of our common stock contained in our registration
statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 4, 2021 (File
No. 001-37603), and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for
the purpose of updating the description.
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We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus all documents
(other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01
of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to
such items) that are subsequently filed by us with the SEC pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to
the termination of the offering of the securities made by this
prospectus. These documents include periodic reports, such as
Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.
Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the
extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any
subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the
statement.
We will furnish without charge to you, on written or oral request,
a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference,
including exhibits to these documents. You should direct any
requests for documents to:
BioRestorative Therapies, Inc.
40 Marcus Drive, Suite One
Melville, New York 11747
(631) 760-8100
Attention: Secretary
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
Prior to making a decision about investing in our common stock, you
should consider carefully the specific risk factors discussed in
the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Conditions and Results of Operations - Factors That May
Affect Future Results and Financial Condition” contained in our
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021, as filed with the SEC, and which is incorporated in this
prospectus by reference in its entirety, as well as any amendment
or updates to our risk factors reflected in subsequent filings with
the SEC, including any prospectus supplement hereto. These risks
and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties we face.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or
that we currently view as immaterial, may also impair our business.
If any of the risks or uncertainties described in our SEC filings
or any additional risks and uncertainties actually occur, our
business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow
could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the
trading price of our common stock could decline and you might lose
all or part of your investment.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements in or incorporated by reference into this
prospectus contain “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking
statements are made based on our management’s expectations and
beliefs concerning future events impacting our company and are
subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and
economic environment, all of which are difficult to predict and
many of which are beyond our control. You can identify these
statements from our use of the words “estimate,” “project,”
“believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target,” “plan,”
“may” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may
include, among other things:
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statements relating to projected growth and management’s long-term
performance goals;
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statements relating to the anticipated effects on results of
operations or our financial condition
from expected developments or events;
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statements relating to our business and growth strategies;
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any other statements which are not historical facts.
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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our
actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results,
to differ materially from our expectations of future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may
not be realized due to a variety of factors, including without
limitation:
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our current and anticipated cash needs and our need for additional
financing;
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federal, state and foreign regulatory requirements;
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our ability to conduct clinical trials with respect to our products
and services;
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our ability to develop and commercialize our products and
services;
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our ability to enter into agreements to implement our business
strategy;
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the acceptance of our products and services by patients and the
medical community;
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our ability to secure necessary media and reagents, as well as
devices, materials and systems,
for our clinical trials and commercial production;
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our manufacturing capabilities to produce our products;
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our ability to obtain brown adipose (fat) tissue in connection with
our ThermoStem
Program;
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our ability to maintain exclusive rights with respect to our
licensed disc/spine technology;
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our ability to protect our intellectual property;
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our ability to obtain and maintain an adequate level of product
liability insurance;
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our ability to obtain third party reimbursement for our products
and services from private and
governmental insurers;
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the effects of competition in our market areas;
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our reliance on certain key personnel;
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further sales or other dilution of our equity, which may adversely
affect the market price of our
common stock; and
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other factors and risks referred to under “Risk Factors” on page 3
of this prospectus.
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You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statement. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
We are a life sciences company focused on the development of
regenerative medicine products and therapies using cell and tissue
protocols, primarily involving adult (non-embryonic) stem cells.
Our two core developmental programs, as described below, relate to
the treatment of disc/spine disease and metabolic disorders:
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Disc/Spine Program (brtxDisc). Our lead cell therapy candidate, BRTX-100,
is a product formulated from autologous (or a person’s own)
cultured mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, collected from the
patient’s bone marrow. We intend that the product will be used for
the non-surgical treatment of painful lumbosacral disc disorders or
as a complimentary therapeutic to a surgical procedure. The
BRTX-100
production process involves collecting bone marrow and whole blood
from a patient, isolating and culturing (in a proprietary method)
stem cells from the bone marrow and cryopreserving the cells in an
autologous carrier. In an outpatient procedure, BRTX-100
is to be injected by a physician into the patient’s painful disc.
The treatment is intended for patients whose pain has not been
alleviated by non-surgical procedures or conservative therapies and
who potentially face the prospect of highly invasive surgical
procedures. We have obtained authorization from the FDA to
commence a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating the use of
BRTX-100
in the treatment of chronic lower back pain arising from
degenerative disc disease and have commenced such clinical
trial.
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Metabolic Program (ThermoStem). We are developing a cell-based therapy
candidate to target obesity and metabolic disorders using brown
adipose (fat) derived stem cells, or BADSC, to generate brown
adipose tissue, or BAT. We refer to this as our ThermoStem
Program. BAT is intended to mimic naturally occurring brown
adipose depots that regulate metabolic homeostasis in humans.
Initial preclinical research conducted by us and others indicates
that increased amounts of brown fat in animals may be responsible
for additional caloric burning, as well as reduced glucose and
lipid levels. Researchers have found that people with higher levels
of brown fat may have a reduced risk for obesity and
diabetes.
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We have also licensed an investigational curved needle device
designed to deliver cells and/or other therapeutic products or
material to the spine and discs (and other parts of the body). We
anticipate that FDA approval or clearance will be necessary for
this device prior to commercialization. We do not intend to utilize
this device in connection with our Phase 2 clinical trial with
regard to BRTX-100.
The patents and patent applications for the Disc/Spine Program,
the ThermoStem
Program and the curved needle device are listed under
“Business - Technology; Research and Development” in Part I of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021
incorporated herein by reference.
Corporate Information
We
are a Delaware corporation. Our headquarters are located at 40
Marcus Drive, Suite One, Melville, New York 11747. Our telephone
number is (631) 760-8100. We maintain certain information on our
website at www.biorestorative.com.
The information on our website is not (and should not be
considered) part of this prospectus and is not incorporated into
this prospectus by reference.
The
Offering
We have entered into Registration Rights Agreements with the
selling securityholders pursuant to which we have agreed to
register for resale the shares of common stock issuable to the
selling securityholders upon the exercise of certain warrants held
by them for the purchase of an aggregate of 1,856,938 shares of
common stock, or the Warrants. We were required to use our
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part to be declared effective by the
SEC by August 9, 2022. We also agreed to other customary
obligations regarding registration, including indemnification and
maintenance of the effectiveness of the registration statement.
The following is a brief summary of this offering. You
should read the entire prospectus carefully, including “Risk
Factors” on page 3, the information referred to therein and the
information, including financial information, incorporated by
reference into this prospectus.
Common
Stock Outstanding
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3,637,594
shares
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Common
Stock Offered by the
Selling
Securityholders
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1,856,938
shares
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Terms of
the Offering
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The selling securityholders will determine when and how they will
sell the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus, as
described in "Plan of Distribution."
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Use of
Proceeds
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We will receive no proceeds from the sale of the shares of common
stock being offered by the selling securityholders by this
prospectus.
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Risk
Factors
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An investment in the shares offered by this prospectus involves a
degree of risk and should be considered only by persons who can
afford the loss of their entire investment. See “Risk Factors” on
page 3.
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Nasdaq
Capital Market Symbol
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“BRTX”
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We are not selling any securities in this offering and we will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of our common
stock by the selling securityholders. The selling securityholders
will receive all of the proceeds from any sales of the shares of
our common stock offered hereby. However, we will incur expenses in
connection with the registration of the shares of our common stock
offered hereby, including legal and accounting fees.
We will receive the exercise price upon any exercise of the
Warrants. If the outstanding Warrants are exercised in full, we
would receive gross proceeds of $18,569,380. We currently intend to
use such proceeds, if any, for general corporate purposes and
working capital, including in connection with our clinical trial
and other business initiatives. The holders of the Warrants are not
obligated to exercise the Warrants, and we cannot predict whether
or when, if ever, the holders of the Warrants will choose to
exercise the Warrants, in whole or in part.
The following table identifies the selling securityholders and
indicates certain information known to us based upon written
statements provided by the selling securityholders or through our
transfer agent records with respect to: (i) the number of shares of
common stock beneficially owned by the selling securityholders
prior to the offering of the shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus; (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock the
selling securityholders may sell under this prospectus; (iii) the
number of shares of common stock that the selling securityholders
would own following the sale of all of the shares of common stock
they may sell under this prospectus; and (iv) the percentage of the
outstanding common stock that the selling securityholders would own
following the sale of all of the shares of common stock they may
sell under this prospectus.
The selling securityholders, or their respective pledgees, donees,
assignees, transferees or other successors-in-interest, may sell
some, all or none of their shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus from time to time. We do not know how long the selling
securityholders will hold their shares of common stock covered by
this prospectus before selling them. We currently have no
agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling
securityholders regarding the sale of any of the shares of common
stock. We do not know when or in what amounts the selling
securityholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the shares of
common stock covered hereby. As a result, we cannot
estimate the number of shares that will be held by the selling
securityholders after completion of the sale of shares of common
stock covered by this prospectus. However, for purposes
of this table, we have assumed that all of the Warrants will be
exercised in full and that all of the shares of common stock
covered by this prospectus will be sold by the selling
securityholders. The percentages of common stock beneficially
owned are based on 3,637,594 shares of common stock outstanding on
May 16, 2022.
Name
of Selling
Stockholder
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Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Offering
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Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Offered
Hereby
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Number of
Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned After Offering
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Percentage
of
Class
After
Offering(8)
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Auctus
Fund, LLC
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181,515
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1,676,580
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274,177
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(1)
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4.99
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John
Desmarais
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111,040
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(2)
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52,392
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58,648
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1.07
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John
Coghlan
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91,522
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40,734
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50,788
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Tuxis
Trust
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44,138
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(4)
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33,024
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11,114
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Seth
Newman
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114,307
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(5)
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32,013
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82,294
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1.50
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WLW 2004 Irrevocable Trust FBO
John Westerman
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33,072
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(6)
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11,528
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21,544
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Crossover
Capital Fund I, LLC
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44,717
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(7)
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10,667
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34,050
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Less than 1%
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Auctus Fund, LLC, or Auctus, holds a warrant for the purchase of up
to 1,676,580 shares of our common stock. In addition, Auctus owns
1,543,158 shares of our Series A preferred stock which are
convertible into an aggregate of 1,543,158 shares of our common
stock. However, such warrant is not exercisable for the purchase of
our common stock, and such Series A preferred stock is not
convertible into shares of our common stock, to the extent Auctus
would beneficially own, after such exercise and/or conversion, more
than 4.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock. The number of
shares of common stock reflected in the table above as being
beneficially owned by Auctus equals 4.99% of our outstanding common
stock as of May 16, 2022 (prior to the offering and after giving
effect to the exercise of all of the Warrants held by the selling
securityholders). We have been advised by Auctus that, as of May
16, 2022, it actually owned 174,988 shares of common stock.
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Includes 52,392 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants.
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Includes 40,734 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants.
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Includes 33,024 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants.
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Includes 32,013 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants.
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Includes 11,528 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants. Also includes 5,003 shares of common stock
owned by John Westerman, the beneficiary of the trust, and 5,000
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants held
by Mr. Westerman.
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Includes 10,667 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrants.
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Percentages assume the exercise of all of the Warrants for the
purchase of an aggregate of 1,856,938 shares of common stock and
that, following such exercises, the number of shares of common
stock outstanding will be 5,494,532.
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Relationship with Selling Securityholders
We have agreed to indemnify the selling securityholders and
their affiliated parties against specified liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, in connection with this
offering. The selling securityholders have agreed to indemnify us
and our directors and officers, as well as any persons controlling
us, against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact in or omission or alleged
omission from this prospectus or the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part or any amendment or supplement
thereto if such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to us by or on
behalf of the selling securityholders expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the registration
statement. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under
the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors or officers,
or persons controlling us, we have been advised that, in the
opinion of the SEC, this kind of indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore
unenforceable.
On March 20, 2020, or the Petition Date, we filed a voluntary
petition commencing a case under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S.
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court. On August 7,
2020, we and Auctus, our largest unsecured creditor and a
stockholder as of the Petition Date, filed an Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization, or the Plan, which became effective on November 16,
2020. Pursuant to the Plan, Auctus and the other selling
securityholders (all of whom were creditors under the Plan) were
issued convertible promissory notes and, for certain of the selling
securityholders, warrants for the purchase of our common
stock. Pursuant to an exchange agreement entered into between
Auctus and us, and exchange agreements entered into between certain
of the other selling securityholders and us, in connection with our
November 2021 underwritten public offering, the convertible
promissory notes and warrants held by them were exchanged for,
among other securities, the Warrants. In addition, for
certain of our selling securityholders, pursuant to the terms of
the convertible promissory notes issued to them pursuant to the
Plan, in connection with our November 2021 underwritten public
offering, such notes were exchanged for, among other securities,
the Warrants.
The common stock may be sold or distributed from time to time by
the selling securityholders. The shares may be sold or distributed
directly to one or more purchasers, including pledgees, or through
brokers or dealers who may act solely as agents or may acquire the
shares as principals. The shares may be sold at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices,
which may be changed. When we refer to the “selling
securityholders” in this section, we mean the selling
securityholders listed in the section entitled “Selling
Securityholders”, as well as their respective pledgees, donees,
assignees, transferees and other successors-in-interest.
The
distribution of the shares of common stock may be effected in one
or more of the following methods:
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underwritten offerings;
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ordinary
brokers transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers;
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purchases
by brokers or dealers as principal and resale by such purchasers
for their own accounts pursuant to this prospectus;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell
the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the
block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
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to or
through market makers or into an existing market for the common
stock;
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in other
ways not involving market makers or established trading markets,
including direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through
agents;
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through
transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives, whether
exchange listed or otherwise;
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through
the settlement of short sales;
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in
privately negotiated transactions; or
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any
combination of the foregoing, or by any other legally available
means.
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In
addition, any shares that qualify for sale pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under
Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus. If a
selling securityholder uses one or more underwriters in the sale,
such underwriter(s) will acquire the shares of our common stock
covered by this prospectus for their own account. The
underwriter(s) may resell the shares of our common stock in one or
more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed
public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time
of sale.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or
supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of
distribution, including the names of any underwriters, the purchase
price and the proceeds the selling securityholders will receive
from the sale, any underwriting discounts and other items
constituting underwriters' compensation, any initial public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers, and any other information we believe
to be material.
In connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise, the
selling securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with
such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions
may engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of
hedging the positions they assume with the selling securityholders.
The selling securityholders may also sell the common stock short
and redeliver the shares to close out such short positions. The
selling securityholders may also enter into option or other
transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions
which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial
institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to
this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction). The selling securityholders may also pledge shares to
a broker-dealer or other financial institution, and, upon a
default, such broker-dealer or other financial institution may
effect sales of the pledged shares pursuant to this prospectus (as
supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
Brokers, dealers or agents participating in the distribution of the
shares of common stock may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling
securityholders and/or the purchasers of shares of common stock for
whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they may sell
as principal, or both. Such compensation as to a particular
broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions. The
selling securityholders and any broker-dealers acting in connection
with the sale of the shares of common stock hereunder may be deemed
to be underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the
Securities Act, and any commission received by them and any profit
realized by them on the resale of shares of common stock as
principals may be deemed underwriting compensation under the
Securities Act. Neither we nor the selling securityholders
can presently estimate the amount of that compensation. We
know of no existing arrangements between the selling
securityholders and any such broker, dealer or agent relating to
the sale or distribution of the shares of common stock.
We have advised the selling securityholders 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 securityholders and their affiliates, which may
restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases
and sales of securities by, the selling securityholders and other
persons participating in a distribution of securities. In
addition, we will make copies of this prospectus available to the
selling securityholders for the purpose of satisfying the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The
selling securityholders 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.
At the time a particular offer of shares is made, if required, a
prospectus supplement will be distributed that will set forth the
number of shares of our common stock being offered, the method of
distribution and the terms of the offering, including the name or
names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price
paid by any underwriter, any discount, commission and other item
constituting compensation, any discount, commission or concession
allowed or reallowed or paid to any dealer, and the proposed
selling price to the public
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if
applicable, the common stock 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 is available and is
complied with.
The specific terms of the lock-up provisions, if any, in respect of
any given offering will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
We have agreed with the selling securityholders to keep the
registration statement, of which this prospectus constitutes a
part, effective until the earlier of (i) two years after the
effective date of the registration statement, (ii) such time as all
of the shares covered by this prospectus have been sold pursuant to
the registration statement, or (iii) such time as the shares
covered by this prospectus become eligible for resale by the
selling securityholders without any volume limitations or other
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act
or any other rule of similar effect.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the
registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling
securityholders against certain losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or
otherwise.
There can be no assurance that the selling securityholders will
sell any or all of the shares of common stock covered by this
prospectus.
The validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus is
being passed upon by Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, 90
Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, New York. As of June 16, 2022,
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP owned 41 shares of our
common stock.
Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021
and 2020 for the years then ended appearing in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been
incorporated by reference into this prospectus in reliance upon the
report of Friedman LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of
said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.