STAF Staffing 360 Solutions Inc

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share and stated value per share)

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Staffing 360,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 22, 2009, as Golden Fork Corporation, which changed its name to Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc., ticker symbol “STAF,” on March 16, 2012. On June 15, 2017, the Company reincorporated in the State of Delaware. We are a rapidly growing public company in the international staffing sector. Our high-growth business model is based on finding and acquiring, suitable, mature, profitable, operating, domestic and international staffing companies. Our targeted consolidation model is focused specifically on the accounting and finance, information technology (“IT”), engineering, administration (“Professional”) and light industrial (“Commercial”) disciplines.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), expressed in U.S. dollars. All amounts are in thousands, except share and par values, unless otherwise indicated.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with the GAAP. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Liquidity

The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments or classifications that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements as of the quarter ended April 2, 2022, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $86,345 and a working capital deficit of $19,449. At April 2, 2022, we had total gross debt of $9,444 and $1,355 of cash on hand. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities, term loans, promissory notes, convertible notes, private placement offerings and sales of equity. Our cash requirements are generally for operating activities and debt repayments. Subsequent to the quarter ended April 2, 2022, we have continued to fund our operations and make required capital payments utilizing our available cash and, as of the date of this filing, we have approximately $4,612 in available cash.

The financial statements included in this quarterly report have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Significant assumptions underlie this belief, including, among other things, that there will be no material adverse developments in our business, liquidity, capital requirements and that our credit facilities with our lenders will remain available to us.

Further, our note issued to Jackson Investment Group, LLC includes certain financial customary covenants and the Company has had instances of non-compliance. Management has historically been able to obtain from Jackson waivers of any non-compliance and management expects to continue to be able to obtain necessary waivers in the event of future non-compliance; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such waivers, and should Jackson refuse to provide a waiver in the future, the outstanding debt under the agreement could become due immediately, which exceeds our current cash balance.

The entire outstanding principal balance of the 2020 Jackson Note shall be due and payable on September 30, 2022. The debt represented by the 2020 Jackson Note continues to be secured by substantially all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries’ assets pursuant to the Amended and Restated Security Agreement with Jackson, dated September 15, 2017. The Company also has a $25,000 revolving loan facility with MidCap. The MidCap Facility has a maturity date of September 1, 2022 and although we believe we will be able to either renew this agreement or find an alternative lender, this has yet to be completed.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. Historically, the Company has funded such payments either through cash flow from operations or the raising of capital through additional debt or equity. If the Company is unable to obtain additional capital, such payments may not be made on time.

The Company’s negative working capital and liquidity position combined with the uncertainty generated by the economic reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

COVID-19

The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), is continuing to impact worldwide economic activity, and activity in the United States and the United Kingdom where our operations are based. The nature of work of the contractors we support mostly are on the site of our clients. As a result, we are subject to the plans and approaches of our clients to work during this period. This includes whether they support remote working when they have decided to close their facilities. To the extent that our clients have decided to or are required to close their facilities or not permit remote work when they decide to close facilities, we would no longer generate revenue and profit from that client. Developments such as social distancing and shelter-in-place directives have impacted the Company’s ability to deploy its staffing workforce effectively thereby impacting contracts with customers in the Company’s Commercial Staffing and Professional Staffing business streams where we have seen declines in revenues during Fiscal 2021 and 2020. While expected to be temporary, prolonged workforce disruptions can negatively impact sales in fiscal year 2022 and the Company’s overall liquidity.

The full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve as of the date of this report. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. Management is actively monitoring the impact of the global situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the global responses to curb its spread, the Company is not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on its results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for fiscal year 2022.

The Company’s negative working capital and liquidity position combined with the uncertainty generated by the economic reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from its estimates. To the extent there are material differences between estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. Significant estimates for the quarters ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 include the valuation of intangible assets, including goodwill, liabilities associated with testing long-lived assets for impairment and valuation reserves against deferred tax assets.

Goodwill

Goodwill relates to amounts that arose in connection with various acquisitions and represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the identifiable intangible and tangible net assets when accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Goodwill is not amortized, but it is subject to periodic review for impairment. Events that would indicate impairment and trigger an interim impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, current economic and market conditions, a decline in the equity value of the business, a significant adverse change in certain agreements that would materially affect reported operating results, business climate or operational performance of the business and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.

In accordance with ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Goodwill for Impairment, or ASU 2011-08, the Company is required to review goodwill by reporting unit for impairment at least annually or more often if there are indicators of impairment present. During the year ended January 2, 2021 the Company changed its annual measurement date from the first day of the fiscal fourth quarter to the last day of the fiscal year end. A reporting unit is either the equivalent of, or one level below, an operating segment. The Company early adopted the provisions in ASU 2017-04, which eliminates the second step of the goodwill impairment test. As a result, the Company’s goodwill impairment tests include only one step, which is a comparison of the carrying value of each reporting unit to its fair value, and any excess carrying value, up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit, is impaired.

The carrying value of each reporting unit is based on the assignment of the appropriate assets and liabilities to each reporting unit. Assets and liabilities were assigned to each reporting unit if the assets or liabilities are employed in the operations of the reporting unit and the asset and liability is considered in the determination of the reporting unit fair value.

The Company recognized an impairment with respect to its Staffing UK reporting unit of $3,104 during the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2022. The impairment resulted from a continued decline in that reporting unit’s revenue which experienced significant and prolonged declines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To determine the impairment, the Company employed a combination of market approach (valuations using comparable company multiples), income approach (discounted cash flow analysis) and prevailing market conditions to derive the fair value of the reporting unit. Under ASU 2017-04, which the Company early adopted, the impairment amount represents the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the reporting unit.

No impairments to goodwill were recognized during the quarter ended April 2, 2022. In assessing potential impairment to goodwill, management has made assumptions regarding partial recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. If the assumptions utilized by management are not achieved and declines to operations are greater than anticipated, while failing to achieve growth in future periods as a result of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 pandemic, an impairment to goodwill could be recorded and such amount could be material to the financial statements. A reduction in the projected long-term operating performance of the reporting units, market declines, changes in discount rates or other conditions could result in a material impairment in the future.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, the core principle of which is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, five basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company accounts for revenues when both parties to the contract have approved the contract, the rights and obligations of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, and collectability of consideration is probable. Payment terms vary by client and the services offered.

The Company has primarily two main forms of revenue – temporary contractor revenue and permanent placement revenue. Temporary contractor revenue is accounted for as a single performance obligation satisfied over time because the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the Company’s performance on an hourly or daily basis. The contracts stipulate weekly or monthly billing, and the Company has elected the “as invoiced” practical expedient to recognize revenue based on the hours incurred at the contractual rate as we have the right to payment in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of performance completed to date. Permanent placement revenue is recognized on the date the candidate’s full-time employment with the customer has commenced. The customer is invoiced on the start date, and the contract stipulates payment due under varying terms, typically 30 days. The contract with the customer stipulates a guarantee period whereby the customer may be refunded if the employee is terminated within a short period of time, however this has historically been infrequent, and immaterial upon occurrence. As such, the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied upon commencement of the employment, at which point control has transferred to the customer. Revenue for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 was comprised of $48,329 of temporary contractor revenue and $1,564 permanent placement revenue, compared with $47,918 and $1,033 for the quarter ended April 3, 2021, respectively. Refer to Note 10 for further details on breakdown by segments.

Income Taxes

The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon an estimated annual tax rate for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. On a quarterly basis, the annual effective tax rate is adjusted, as appropriate, based upon changed facts and circumstances, if any, as compared with those forecasted at the beginning of the fiscal year and each interim period thereafter.

The effective income tax rate was (0.25%) and (2.20%) for the quarters ending April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to changes in valuation allowances in the U.S., which eliminates the effective tax rate on current year losses, offset by current state taxes and changes to goodwill naked credit. The Company may have experienced an IRC Section 382 limitation during 2021, for which it is in process of conducting an analysis to determine the tax consequences of such a limitation.

Foreign Currency

The Company recorded a non-cash foreign currency remeasurement (loss) gain of ($443) and $128 for the quarters ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, respectively, associated with its U.S dollar denominated intercompany note.

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants the Company has privately placed were estimated using a Black Scholes model. Refer to Note 8 for further details.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, which simplifies the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible debt instruments by removing the separation models for (1) convertible debt with a cash conversion feature and (2) convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, entities will not separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt and will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt, unless certain other conditions are met. The elimination of these models will reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for entities that have issued a convertible instrument that is within the scope of ASU 2020-06. Also, ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share and treasury stock method will be no longer available. ASU 2020-06 is applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted this ASU in this fiscal year. This standard did not have an impact on our financial statements.

NOTE 3 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

The Company utilizes the guidance per ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing income/loss available to stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during each period. Our Series A, Series E and Series E-1 Preferred Stockholders (related parties) receive certain dividends or dividend equivalents that are considered participating securities and our loss per share is computed using the two-class method. For the quarters ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, pursuant to the two-class method, as a result of the net loss attributable to common stockholders, losses were not allocated to the participating securities.

STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share and stated value per share)

(UNAUDITED)

Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common stock shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. Dilutive common stock equivalents consist of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock, convertible notes, unvested equity awards and the exercise of stock options and warrants (calculated using the modified treasury stock method). Such securities, shown below, presented on a common stock equivalent basis and outstanding as of April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 have not been included in the diluted earnings per share computations, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss as of April 2, 2022 and April 3,2021:

NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FINANCING

Midcap Funding X Trust

Prior to September 15, 2017, certain U.S. subsidiaries of the Company were parties to a $25,000 revolving loan facility with MidCap, with the option to increase the amount by an additional $25,000, with a maturity of April 8, 2019.

On October 26, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 17 to Credit and Security Agreement with MidCap, whereby, among other things, MidCap agreed to extend the maturity date of our outstanding asset based revolving loan until September 1, 2022. In addition, the Company also agreed to certain amendments to the financial covenants.

The facility provides events of default including: (i) failure to make payment of principal or interest on any MidCap loans when required, (ii) failure to perform obligations under the facility and related documents, (iii) not paying its debts as such debts become due and similar insolvency matters, and (iv) material adverse changes to the Company (subject to a 10-day notice and cure period.) Upon an event of default, the Company’s obligations under the credit facility may, or in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy will automatically, be accelerated. Upon the occurrence of any event of default, the facility will bear interest at a rate equal to the lesser of: (i) 3.0% above the rate of interest applicable to such obligations immediately prior to the occurrence of the event of default; and (ii) the maximum rate allowable under law.

Under the terms of this agreement, the Company is subject to affirmative covenants which are customary for financings of this type, including covenants to: (i) maintain good standing and governmental authorizations, (ii) provide certain information and notices to MidCap, (iii) deliver monthly reports and quarterly financial statements to MidCap, (iv) maintain insurance, (v) discharge all taxes, (vi) protect its intellectual property, and (vii) generally protect the collateral granted to MidCap. The Company is also subject to negative covenants customary for financings of this type, including that it may not: (i) enter into a merger or consolidation or certain change of control events, (ii) incur liens on the collateral, (iii) except for certain permitted acquisitions, acquire any significant assets other than in the ordinary course of business, (iv) assume certain additional senior debt, or (v) amend any of its organizational documents. The Company is not in compliance with its April 2, 2022 covenants and received a waiver from Midcap. Subsequent to April 2, 2022, the Company is also not in compliance with its financial covenants with Midcap.

The balance of the Midcap facility as of April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022 was $13,063 and $13,405, respectively, and is included in Accounts receivable financing on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd – New Facility

On February 8, 2018, CBSbutler, Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group, entered into a new arrangement with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd (“HSBC”) which provides for HSBC to purchase the subsidiaries’ accounts receivable up to an aggregate amount of £11,500 across all three subsidiaries. The terms of the arrangement provide for HSBC to fund 90% of the purchased accounts receivable upfront and, a secured borrowing line of 70% of unbilled receivables capped at £1,000 (within the overall aggregate total facility of £11,500.) The arrangement has an initial term of 12 months, with an automatic rolling three-month extension and carries a service charge of 1.80%.

On June 28, 2018, CML, the Company’s new subsidiary entered into a new agreement with a minimum term of 12 months for purchase of debt (“APD”) with HSBC, joining CBSbutler, Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group (collectively, with CML, the “Borrowers”) as “Connected Clients” as defined in the APD. The new Connected Client APDs carry an aggregate Facility Limit of £20,000 across all Borrowers. The obligations of the Borrowers are secured by a fixed charge and a floating charge on the Borrowers’ respective accounts receivable and are subject to cross-company guarantees among the Borrowers. In addition, the secured borrowing line against unbilled receivables was increased to £1,500 for a period of 90 days. In July 2019, the aggregate Facility Limit was extended to £22,500 across all Borrowers.

Under ASU 2016-16, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), the upfront portion of the sale of accounts receivable is classified within operating activities, while the deferred purchase price portion (or beneficial interest), once collected, is classified within investing activities. For the quarters ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021, the collection of UK factoring facility deferred purchase price totaled $1,877 and $1,741, respectively

NOTE 5 – GOODWILL

The following table provides a roll forward of goodwill:

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. ASC 350, requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment) on an annual basis and between annual tests when circumstances indicate that the recoverability of the carrying amount of goodwill may be in doubt. During the fourth quarter of 2021 the Company identified a triggering event in response the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with ASC 350 the Company tested its goodwill for impairment and the Company recognized an impairment with respect to its Staffing UK reporting unit of $3,104. The impairment resulted from a continued decline in that reporting unit’s revenue which experienced significant and prolonged declines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To determine the impairment, the Company employed a combination of market approach (valuations using comparable company multiples), income approach (discounted cash flow analysis) and prevailing market conditions to derive the fair value of the reporting unit. Under ASU 2017-04, which the Company early adopted, the impairment amount represents the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the reporting unit.

Jackson Debt

On September 15, 2017, the Company entered into a $40,000 note agreement with Jackson (the “2017 Jackson Note”.) The proceeds of the sale of the 2017 Jackson Note were used to repay the existing subordinated notes previously issued to Jackson pursuant to the existing note purchase agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $11,165 and to fund a portion of the purchase price consideration of the firstPRO Acquisition and the CBSbutler Acquisition and repay certain other outstanding indebtedness of the Company. The maturity date for the amounts due under the 2017 Jackson Note was September 15, 2020. The 2017 Jackson Note will accrue interest at 12% per annum, due quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 in each year, with the first such payment due on January 1, 2018. Interest on any overdue payment of principal or interest due under the 2017 Jackson Note will accrue at a rate per annum that is 5% in excess of the rate of interest otherwise payable thereunder.

On August 27, 2018, the Company entered into an amended agreement with Jackson, pursuant to which the note purchase agreement dated as of September 15, 2017 was amended and made a new senior debt investment of approximately $8,428. Terms of the additional investment were the same as the 2017 Jackson Note. From the proceeds of the additional investment, the Company paid a closing fee of $280 and legal fees of $39 and issued 19,200 shares of the Company’s common stock as a closing commitment fee.

On August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a Fourth Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement with Jackson, as lender, which, among other things, amends that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2017, as amended (the “Existing Note Purchase Agreement”.) Pursuant to the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell to Jackson that certain 18% Senior Secured Note due December 31, 2019 in the aggregate principal amount of $2,538 (the “2019 Jackson Note”.) All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal balance of the 2019 Jackson Note was due and payable monthly on the first day of each month, beginning on October 1, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Jackson Note, if the 2019 Jackson Note was not repaid by December 31, 2019, the Company was required to issue 10,000 shares of its common stock to Jackson on a monthly basis until the 2019 Jackson Note is fully repaid, subject to certain exceptions to comply with Nasdaq listing standards. The Company booked additional expense of $324 related to the issuances of 50,000 shares of common stock to Jackson in 2020. The Company paid the 2019 Jackson Note in full on May 28, 2020.

On October 26, 2020, the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and Jackson entered into the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the 2020 Jackson Note, which amended and restated the Existing Note Purchase Agreement. The Amended Note Purchase Agreement refinanced an aggregate of approximately $35,700 of debt provided by Jackson, extending the maturity to September 30, 2022. In connection with the amendment and restatement, the Company paid Jackson an amendment fee of $488. The Company accounted for the Amended Note Purchase Agreement as a modification of the debt. Accordingly, fees totaling $488 paid to Jackson as well as the modification of 15,092 warrants from a strike price of $99.60 to $60.00 and the extension of the warrant expiration date of January 26, 2024 to January 26, 2026, resulting in a fair value adjustment of $126, were recorded as additional debt discount which will be amortized over the term of the 2020 Jackson Note using the effective interest method.

Under the terms of the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the 2020 Jackson Note, the Company is required to pay interest on the debt at a per annum rate of 12%. The interest is payable monthly in cash; provided that, the Company may elect to pay up to 50% of monthly interest in-kind (“PIK Interest”) by adding such PIK Interest to the outstanding principal balance of the 2020 Jackson Note. For any month that the Company elects to pay interest in-kind, the Company is required to pay Jackson a fee in shares of our common stock (“PIK Fee Shares”) in an amount equal to $25 divided by the average closing price, as reported by The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), of such shares of common stock over the 5 trading days prior to the applicable monthly interest payment date. If such average market price is less than $30.00 or is otherwise undeterminable because such shares of common stock are no longer publicly traded or the closing price is no longer reported by Nasdaq, then the average closing price for these purposes shall be deemed to be $30.000, and if such average closing price is greater than $210.00, then the average closing price for these purposes shall be deemed to be $210.00. For the period of November 2020 through and including March 2021, each monthly interest amount due and payable was reduced by $166, and for the period commencing April 2021 through and including September 2021, each monthly interest amount due and payable was increased by $166.

Under the terms of the Amended Note Purchase Agreement, the Company was required to make a mandatory prepayment of the principal amount of the 2020 Jackson Note of not less than $3,000 no later than January 31, 2021. Payments were made in December 2020 and January 2021 totaling $3,029 in full satisfaction of the mandatory prepayment.

On January 4, 2021, the Company used $1,558 in net proceeds from a securities purchase agreement dated December 30, 2020 and redeemed $1,168 of the 2020 Jackson Note with an outstanding principal amount of $33,878 and redeemed 390 shares of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate value of $390. Following the redemption of the portion of the 2020 Jackson Note and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, the 2020 Jackson Note balance was $32,710 and the Company had 10,690 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding with an aggregate stated value of $10,690.

On February 5, 2021, the Company received the Limited Consent from Jackson, the sole holder of the Company’s outstanding shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, to use approximately (i) 75% of the net proceeds from the February 2021 Offering to redeem a portion of the 2020 Jackson Note, which had an outstanding principal amount of $32,710 as of February 9, 2021, and (ii) 25% of the net proceeds from the February 2021 Offering to redeem a portion of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the Limited Consent, upon closing of the February 2021 Offering, the Company paid $13,556 of the 2020 Jackson Note and redeemed 4,518 shares of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock.

On April 21, 2021, the Company entered into the April 2021 Purchase Agreement. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $4,200, after deducting placement agent fees and estimate offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used $3,200 of the net proceeds to redeem a portion of the 2020 Jackson Note, which had an outstanding principal amount of $19,154 immediately prior to such redemption.

On July 20, 2021, the Company entered into the July 2021 Purchase Agreement. As the Company’s Series G Preferred Stock (as defined below) was outstanding, it was required to use the proceeds of any sales of equity securities, including the common stock offered in the July 2021 Offerings, exclusively to redeem any outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock, subject to certain limitations. The Company received a waiver from Jackson, the sole holder of the outstanding shares of its Series G Preferred Stock, to pay accrued and unpaid interest and prepay a portion of the outstanding principal balance of the 2020 Jackson Note and paid accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock upon conversion of such preferred stock into the New Note (as defined below). The net proceeds to the Company from the July 2021 Offerings were approximately $6,760, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used $5,000 of the net proceeds to redeem a portion of the 2020 Jackson Note, which had an outstanding principal amount of approximately $21,700 immediately prior to such redemption.

On July 21, 2021, the Company entered into a non-cash financing transaction whereby it exchanged its outstanding 6,172 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G Preferred Stock”) and 1,561 shares of Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock for senior indebtedness by entering into a new 12% Senior Secured Note, in aggregate principal amount of $7,733 (the “New Note”), which amount represented all of the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock, totaling $6,172, and Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, totaling $1,561, held by Jackson as of July 21, 2021, under the Amended Note Purchase Agreement. The New Note was deemed issued pursuant to the Amended Note Purchase Agreement.

Under the terms of the New Note, the Company is required to pay interest on the New Note at a per annum rate of 12%, in cash only, accruing from and after the date of the New Note and until the entire principal balance of the New Note shall have been repaid in full, and on and at all times during which the “Default Rate” (as defined in the Amended Note Purchase Agreement) applies, to the extent permitted by law, at a per annum rate of 17%. The entire outstanding principal balance of the New Note is due and payable in full on September 30, 2022. Upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Amended Note Purchase Agreement), the principal of the New Note and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon may be accelerated and declared or otherwise become due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Amended Note Purchase Agreement.

On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into the First August 2021 Purchase Agreement. The net proceeds to the Company from the First August 2021 Offerings were approximately $3,217, after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the First August 2021 Offerings together with other cash on hand to redeem $3,281 of the 2020 Jackson Note, which had an outstanding principal amount of approximately $16,730 immediately prior to such redemption.

On October 28, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “November 2021 Private Placement”). This placement closed on November 2, 2021 and was announced on November 3, 2021. The net proceeds of the November 2021 Private Placement were approximately $9.25 million. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the November 2021 Private Placement to redeem $4,500 of the 2020 Jackson Note, which had an outstanding principal amount of approximately $13,449 immediately prior to such redemption.

The entire outstanding principal balance of the 2020 Jackson Note shall be due and payable on September 30, 2022. The debt represented by the 2020 Jackson Note continues to be secured by substantially all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries’ assets pursuant to the Amended and Restated Security Agreement with Jackson, dated September 15, 2017.

The Amended Note Purchase Agreement includes certain customary financial covenants, including a leverage ratio covenant and a minimum adjusted EBITDA covenant. Delivery of financial covenants commenced with the fiscal month ending March 2021. The Company is not in compliance with its April 2, 2022 covenants and received a waiver from Jackson. Subsequent to April 2, 2022, the Company is also not in compliance with its financial covenants with Jackson.

Debt Exchange Agreement

On November 15, 2018, the Company, entered into a Debt Exchange Agreement with Jackson, pursuant to which, among other things, Jackson agreed to exchange $13,000 (the “Exchange Amount”) of indebtedness of the Company held by Jackson in exchange for 13,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share.

The Series E Preferred Stock ranked senior to the Company’s common stock and any other series or classes of preferred stock issued or outstanding with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock was initially convertible into 561 shares of common stock of the Company at any time after October 31, 2020 or the occurrence of a Preferred Default (as defined in the Certificate of Designation for the Series E Preferred Stock (the “Series E Certificate of Designation”)). A holder of Series E Preferred Stock was not required to pay any additional consideration in exchange for conversion of such Series E Preferred Stock into the Company’s common stock. Series E Preferred Stock was redeemable by the Company at any time at a price per share equal to the stated value ($10,000 per share) plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

The Series E Preferred Stock carried quarterly dividend rights of (a) cash dividends accruing (i) at an annual rate per share equal to 12% from the date of issuance and (ii) 17% after the occurrence of a Preferred Default, and (b) a dividend payable in shares of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock” and, collectively with the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, the “Series E Preferred Stock”). The shares of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock had all the same terms, preferences and characteristics as the Series E Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, the right to receive cash dividends), except (i) Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily redeemable by the Company within thirty (30) days after written demand received from any holder at any time after the earlier of the occurrence of a Preferred Default or November 15, 2020, for a cash payment equal to the Liquidation Value (as defined in the Series E Certificate of Designation) plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, (ii) each share of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock was initially convertible into 11 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (iii) Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock could be cancelled and extinguished by the Company if all shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock are redeemed by the Company on or prior to October 31, 2020.

On October 26, 2020, in connection with the entry into the Amended Note Purchase Agreement, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the second Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Series E Certificate of Designation. Under the amended terms, holders of Series E Preferred Stock were entitled to monthly cash dividends on Series E Preferred Stock at a per annum rate of 12%. At the Company’s option, up to 50% of the cash dividend on the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock could be paid in kind by adding such 50% portion to the outstanding liquidation value of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “PIK Dividend Payment”), commencing on October 26, 2020 and ending on October 25, 2020. If the PIK Dividend Payment was elected, a holder of Series E Preferred Stock was entitled to additional fee to be paid in shares of our common stock an amount equal to $10,000 divided by the average closing price, as reported by Nasdaq of such shares of common stock over the 5 trading days prior to the applicable monthly interest payment date. If such average market price was less than $35.00 or was otherwise undeterminable because such shares were no longer publicly traded or the closing price was no longer reported by Nasdaq, then the average closing price for these purposes was to be deemed to be $35.00, and if such average closing price were greater than $210.00 then the average closing price for these purposes would be deemed to be $210.00. Dividends on the Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock could only be paid in cash. If the Company failed to make dividend payments on the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, it would be an event of default under the Amended Note Purchase Agreement.

Under the terms of the Amendment, shares of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock were convertible into common stock at a conversion rate equal to the liquidation value of each share of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock divided by $60.00 per share commencing October 31, 2020. Each share of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock had a liquidation value of $10,000 per share. The shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock were also convertible into shares of common stock after October 31, 2022. The conversion rate for the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock was equal to the liquidation value of each share of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock divided by $60.00 per share. Each share of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock had a liquidation value of $10,000 per share. The Amendment resulted in the original conversion price of $106.80 and $99.60 of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively, being reduced to $60.00 for both instruments.

The Company accounted for the Amendment as a modification to the Series E and E-1 Preferred Stock. The change in fair value as a result of the modification amounted to $410 and was recognized as a deemed dividend as of the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021. Further, the Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature (BCF) of $4,280 as a result of the decrease in the conversion price to $60.00 in comparison to the Company’s stock price on the date of the Amendment. The BCF was recognized as a deemed dividend. As the Company lacked retained earnings at the time of determination, the deemed dividend was recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital resulting in a net impact to additional paid-in capital of $0.

Under the terms of the Consent and the Series E Certificate of Designation, in consideration for Jackson’s consent to the firstPRO Transaction, the Initial Payment was used to redeem a portion of the Series E Preferred Stock, and the Escrow Funds, subject to the forgiveness of PPP Loan, were agreed to be used to redeem a portion of the Series E Preferred Stock. As this provision results in a contingent redemption feature, approximately $2,100 of the Series E Preferred Stock was reclassified to mezzanine equity during the year ended January 1, 2022. On July 22, 2021, after conversion of the Series G Preferred Stock to the New Note, the Company redeemed $2,080 of the 2020 Jackson Note using the Escrow Funds.

Lastly, under the terms of the Limited Consent and Waiver with Jackson dated February 5, 2021, it was agreed that to the extent that any of the PPP Loans are forgiven after the February 2021 Offering, Jackson may convert the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock that remains outstanding into a secured note that is substantially similar to the 2020 Jackson Note. As this provision results in a contingent redemption feature, approximately $4,100 of the Series E Preferred Stock was reclassified to mezzanine equity. The Company assessed the fair value of the instrument just before and after this modification and recorded a deemed dividend totaling $389 upon remeasurement of the Series E Preferred Stock.

Jackson Waivers

On February 5, 2021, the Company entered into a Limited Consent and Waiver with Jackson whereby, among other things, Jackson agreed that we may use 75% of the proceeds from the offering to redeem a portion of the 2020 Jackson Note, and 25% of the net proceeds from the offering to redeem a portion of the Base Series E Preferred Stock notwithstanding certain provisions of the certificate of designation for the Base Series E Preferred Stock that would have required the Company to use all the proceeds from the offering to redeem the Base Series E Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company also agreed in the Limited Consent and Waiver to additional limits on its ability to incur other indebtedness, including limits on advances under our revolving loan facility with MidCap Funding X Trust. The Company also agreed that to the extent that any of our PPP Loans are forgiven after the offering, Jackson may convert the Base Series E Preferred Stock and Series E-1 Preferred Stock that remains outstanding into a secured note that is substantially similar to the 2020 Jackson Note. On April 8, 2021, the limited waiver was extended to June 17, 2021. On April 18, 2022, the limited waiver was extended to May 2, 2022. On June 23, 2022, the deadline for complying with the waiver was extended to June 30, 2022.

Series G Preferred Stock – Related Party

On May 6, 2021, the Company, entered into an Exchange Agreement with Jackson (the “Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Jackson agreed to exchange 6,172 shares of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and 1,493 shares of the Series E-1 Preferred Stock for an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s newly issued Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively (collectively, the “Series G Preferred Stock” and the transaction, the “Exchange”). The Series G Preferred Stock was subject to the same terms stated in the Limited Waiver, as defined herein and described in Note 12.

The Series G Preferred Stock ranked senior to each of the Company’s common stock, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, and any other classes and series of stock of the Company now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding, which by their terms expressly provide that they are junior to the Series G Preferred Stock or which do not specify their rank (which includes the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock). Each share of Series G Preferred Stock was initially convertible into 1,000 shares of common stock at any time from and after, (i) with respect to the Series G Preferred Stock, the earlier of October 31, 2022 or the occurrence of a default and, (ii) with respect to the Series G-l Convertible Preferred Stock, October 31, 2020. A holder of Series G Preferred Stock was not required to pay any additional consideration in exchange for conversion of the Series G Preferred Stock into the Company’s common stock.

The Series G Preferred Stock carried monthly dividend rights of (a) cash dividends accruing (i) at an annual rate per share equal to 12% from the date of issuance (plus any accrued dividends with respect to the Series E Preferred Stock unpaid as of the date of the Exchange) and (ii) 17% after the occurrence of a default, and (b) a dividend payable in shares of Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock. The shares of Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock had all the same terms, preferences and characteristics as the Series G Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, the right to receive cash dividends), except Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily redeemable by the Company within thirty (30) days after written demand received from any holder at any time after the earlier of the occurrence of a Preferred Default or September 30, 2022, for a cash payment equal to the liquidation value plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

On July 20, 2021, the Company entered into the July 2021 Purchase Agreement. As the Company’s Series G Preferred Stock was outstanding, it was required to use the proceeds of any sales of equity securities, including the common stock offered in the July 2021 Registered Direct Offering, exclusively to redeem any outstanding shares of Series G Preferred Stock, subject to certain limitations. The Company received a waiver from Jackson, the sole holder of the outstanding shares of its Series G Preferred Stock, to pay accrued and unpaid interest and prepay a portion of the outstanding principal balance of the 2020 Jackson Note, and paid accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock upon conversion of such preferred stock into the New Note. While under the terms of the Certificate of Designation governing the Series G Preferred Stock and Series G-1 Preferred Stock, 6,172,000 shares and 1,561,000 shares of common stock were issuable upon the conversion of Series G Preferred Stock and Series G-1 Preferred Stock, respectively, the shares of Series G Preferred Stock and Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock were not converted to common stock and instead were converted on July 21, 2021 to debt. The terms of this note match the terms of the Amended Note Purchase Agreement from October 26, 2020.

As of April 2, 2022, there were no shares of Series G or Series G-1 Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding.

HSBC Loan

On February 8, 2018, CBS Butler Holdings Limited (“CBS Butler”), Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group, entered into a new arrangement with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd (“HSBC”) which provides for HSBC to purchase the subsidiaries’ accounts receivable up to an aggregate amount of £11,500 across all three subsidiaries. The terms of the arrangement provide for HSBC to fund 90% of the purchased accounts receivable upfront and, a secured borrowing line of 70% of unbilled receivables capped at £1,000 (within the overall aggregate total facility of £11,500). The arrangement has an initial term of 12 months, with an automatic rolling three-month extension and carries a service charge of 1.80%. Under ASU 2016-16, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), the upfront portion of the sale of accounts receivable is classified within operating activities, while the deferred purchase price portion (or beneficial interest), once collected, is classified within investing activities. On April 20, 2020, the terms of the loan with HSBC were amended such that no capital repayments would be required between April 2020 to September 2020, and only interest payments would be made during such time. Since such time, capital repayments have resumed. On May 15, 2020, the Company entered into a three-year term loan with HSBC in the UK for £1,000.

NOTE 7 – LEASES

As of April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022, as a result of the adoption of ASC 842, we recorded a right of use (“ROU”) lease asset of approximately $5,237 with a corresponding lease liability of approximately $5,333 and ROU of approximately $5,578 with a corresponding lease liability of approximately $5,574, respectively, based on the present value of the minimum rental payments of such leases. The Company’s finance leases are immaterial both individually and in the aggregate.

In September 2021, the Company entered into a new lease agreement for an office lease in New York for a term of 8 years. This resulted in increases to right of use assets and lease liabilities of $2,735.

Quantitative information regarding the Company’s leases for period ended April 2, 2022 is as follows:

As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. This methodology was deemed to yield a measurement of the Right of Use Asset and associated lease liability that was appropriately stated in all material respects.

NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company issued the following shares of common stock during the quarter ended April 2, 2022: