UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC.
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BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC.
4450 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 100, Boulder, CO
80303
NOTICE OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE SHAREHOLDERS
__________________, 2024
To the Shareholders of BlackStar Enterprise
Group, Inc.:
This information statement is being provided
on behalf of the board of directors (the “Board”) of BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc. (the “Company”) to
record holders of shares of our common stock (“Shareholders”) as of the close of business on the record date of December
13, 2024. This information statement provides notice that the Board has recommended, and the holder of a majority of the voting
power of our outstanding common stock has voted, to approve the following items:
Proposal: To authorize an
amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized capital to 6,010,000,000
shares comprising 6,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock par value $.001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock par value
$0.001 per share. (This action requires an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation).
This information statement describes, in more
detail, the actions being taken and the circumstances surrounding the Board’s recommendation of the actions.
The Company will need to file the Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State in order for the Certificate of Amendment
to become effective. Under federal securities rules and regulations, we may not file the Certificate of Amendment until at least
20 days after the mailing of this Information Statement to our Stockholders. The Company intends to file the Certificate of Amendment
as soon as practicable following the expiration of such 20-day period, however, our Board reserves the right not to proceed with
the amendment at any time before the filing of the Certificate of Amendment.
The Company will bear the expenses relating
to this information statement, including expenses in connection with preparing and mailing this information statement and all documents
that now accompany or may in the future supplement it.
Only one information statement is
being delivered to multiple shareholders sharing an address unless the Company has received contrary instructions from one or more
of the shareholders. The Company will undertake to deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate copy of the information
statement to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the information statement was delivered. You may make
a written or oral request by sending a written notification to the Company’s principal executive offices stating your name,
your shared address and the address to which the Company should direct the additional copy of the information statement or by calling
the Company’s principal executive offices. If multiple shareholders sharing an address have received one copy of the Notice
of Internet Availability and would prefer the Company mail each shareholder a separate copy of future mailings, you may send notification
to or call the Company’s principal executive offices. Additionally, if current shareholders with a shared address received
multiple copies of this information statement and would prefer us to mail one copy of future mailings to shareholders at the shared
address, notification of that request may also be made by mail or telephone call to the Company’s principal executive offices.
The information statement is being provided
to you for informational purposes only. Your vote is not required to approve the actions described above. This information statement
does not relate to an annual meeting or special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting. You are not being asked to send a proxy and
you are requested not to send one. The approximate mailing date of this information statement is ___________, 2024. We appreciate
your continued interest in BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc.
Very truly yours,
____________________________
Joseph Kurczodyna, CEO
INFORMATION STATEMENT
OF
BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC.
4450 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 100, Boulder, CO
80303
INFORMATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(C)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND RULE 14C-2 THEREUNDER
NO VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF THE COMPANY’S
STOCKHOLDERS IS REQUIRED IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND
US A PROXY
_____________, 2024
The Board of the Company determined that it
was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to take the following actions:
Proposal 1: To authorize
an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized capital to 6,010,000,000
shares comprising 6,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock par value $.001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock par value
$0.001 per share. (This action requires an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation).
THE COMPANY AND THE PROPOSALS
The Company’s mailing address is 4450
Arapahoe Ave., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80303 and our telephone number is (303) 500-3210.
Additional information regarding the Company,
its business, its stock, and its financial condition are included in the Company’s most recent quarterly (Form
10-Q) and annual filings (Form
10-K) with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Copies of the Company’s periodic reports are available
upon request to: Joseph Kurczodyna, Chief Executive Officer, BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc., 4450 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 100, Boulder,
CO 80303.
The Majority Shareholder of BlackStar
Enterprise Group, Inc. submitted written consent to the shareholder resolutions described in this Information Statement on or about
December 2, 2024 to be effective on or about 20 days after the date of mailing. As of December 2, 2024, the Majority Shareholder
beneficially holds of record 109,119,369 shares (assumes the conversion of the 1,000,000 Class A Preferred shares beneficially
owned by International Hedge Group, Inc.) of common stock issued and outstanding. As of December 2, 2024, the voting rights of
the Majority Shareholder was equal to at least 60% of the total voting rights because of the super majority voting preference attached
to the Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred Stock. Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred Stock, of which International Hedge
Group, Inc., our parent company owns 100%, has that number of votes equal to that number of common shares which is not less than
60% of the vote required to approve any action and has the right to convert all of the Class A Preferred Convertible Stock (1,000,000
shares) into shares of Common Stock of the Company, on the basis of 100 common shares for each share of Class A Preferred Stock.
The Majority Shareholder, International Hedge Group, Inc., is controlled by our Chief Executive Officer and director, Joseph Kurczodyna.
The remaining outstanding shares of common stock are held by approximately 363 other shareholders of record.
The Company is not soliciting consents or proxies
and shareholders have no obligation to submit either of them. Whether or not shareholders submit consents should not affect their
rights as shareholders or the prospects of the proposed shareholder resolutions being adopted. The Majority Shareholder has consented
to the shareholder resolution described in this Information Statement by a written consent. The affirmative vote of the holder
of a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Company is required to adopt the proposal described in this Information Statement.
Delaware law does not require that the proposed transaction be approved by a majority of the disinterested shareholders.
The Majority Shareholder submitted written
consent to the shareholder resolution described in this Information Statement on or about December 2, 2024, to be effective upon
a date specified in the filing of an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State.
PROPOSAL ADOPTED BY SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY
WRITTEN CONSENT
PROPOSAL:
TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE COMPANY’S AUTHORIZED CAPITAL TO SIX BILLION, TEN MILLION (6,010,000,000) SHARES
COMPRISING SIX BILLION (6,000,000,000) SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE AND TEN MILLION (10,000,000) SHARES OF
PREFERRED STOCK PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE. (THIS ACTION REQUIRES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.)
A copy of the proposed Certificate of Amendment
to the Certificate of Incorporation effecting the increase in authorized common shares is attached as Exhibit A to this Information
Statement (the “Certificate of Amendment”).
The Certificate of Amendment will be effective
upon the filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Date”). The Corporation’s Common
Stock are subject to quotation on the OTC Pink, under the symbol “BEGI”.
Our Majority Shareholder has approved an increase
in the number of shares of authorized common stock from two billion (2,000,000,000) to six billion (6,000,000,000). The effective
date of the increase in authorized common stock will be approximately 20 days following the date of the mailing of this Information
Statement. This requires an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to accomplish the increase in authorized shares.
Due to the current number of issued and outstanding
shares of common stock as of November 26, 2024 (1,854,894,873) compared to the authorized of 2,000,000,000 common shares, and with
the need to provide shares of common stock upon conversion of several outstanding convertible promissory notes and debt conversions,
the Company is poorly positioned under its current number of authorized shares and market share price.
On October 30, 2024, a settlement agreement
with Continuation Capital, Inc. (“CCI”) for the purchase of $861,539.26 of debt owed to BlackStar’s creditors
was approved in Florida State court in compliance with the terms of Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Under
the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Stipulation, CCI agreed to purchase the bona fide and outstanding and unpaid creditor
claims in exchange for shares of BlackStar’s common stock. The Company will additionally issue 60,200,000 freely trading
shares pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act to CCI as a settlement fee. Details of the debt consolidation can be
found in the current report on Form
8-K filed November 5, 2024 for details regarding the transaction. In order to provide shares of common stock in the above transaction,
the Company needs to increase the authorized shares of common stock from 2,000,000,000 to 6,000,000,000. There are no further pending
private offerings of shares, nor are there any pending acquisitions for which shares are committed to be issued.
We believe the recent per share price of the
common stock has had a negative effect on the marketability of the existing shares, the amount and percentage of transaction costs
paid by individual stockholders, and it impairs the potential ability of the Company to raise capital by issuing new shares due
to the low price.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INCREASING AUTHORIZED COMMON
STOCK
There are certain advantages and disadvantages
of increasing the Company’s authorized common stock. The advantages include:
| · | The ability to issue shares of the Company’s Common Stock in
exchange for the Company’s debt. |
| · | The ability to raise capital by issuing capital stock under future
financing transactions, if any. |
| · | To have shares of common stock available to pursue business expansion
opportunities, if any. |
The disadvantages include:
| · | Dilution to the existing shareholders, including a decrease in our
net income per share in future periods. This could cause the market price of our stock to decline. |
| · | The issuance of authorized but unissued stock could be used to deter
a potential takeover of the Company that may otherwise be beneficial to shareholders by diluting the shares held by a potential
suitor or issuing shares to a shareholder that will vote in accordance with the desires of the Company’s Board of Directors,
at that time. A takeover may be beneficial to independent shareholders because, among other reasons, a potential suitor may offer
such shareholders a premium for their shares of stock compared to the then-existing market price. The Company does not have any
plans or proposals to adopt provisions or enter into agreements that may have material anti-takeover consequences. |
AUTHORIZED SHARES
As of November 26, 2024, we had 2,000,000,000
shares of authorized Common Stock and 1,854,894,873 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding together with 10,000,000 shares
of Preferred Stock authorized and 1,000,000 shares outstanding. Following the increase in authorized shares proposed by the Company’s
Board of Directors, we will have 6,000,000,000 shares of authorized Common Stock and 1,854,894,873 shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding together with 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock authorized and 1,000,000 shares outstanding. Authorized but
unissued shares will be available for issuance, and we may issue such shares in the future. If we issue additional shares, the
ownership interest of holders of the Company’s Common Stock will be diluted.
ACCOUNTING MATTERS
There will be no changes to the Company’s
balance sheet and stated capital will be unchanged.
VOTES FOR THE PROPOSAL
Joseph Kurczodyna,
CEO and Director and a shareholder in our Company, beneficially owns approximately 0.49% of our common stock (not including the
Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred stock conversion rights) and full voting control of 100% of our Class A Super Majority
Voting Preferred stock which has that number of votes equal to that number of common shares which is not less than 60% of the
vote required to approve any action. Mr. Kurczodyna approved an Amendment by written consent in lieu of a special meeting of
our shareholders to increase the authorized common stock of the Company.
This
action was approved on December 2, 2024 by our Board of Directors. The Company’s Board of Directors has fixed December 13,
2024 as the record date (the “Record Date”), for determining the holders of its voting capital stock entitled to notice
of these actions and receipt of this Information Statement.
This requires an amendment to our Certificate
of Incorporation.
We believe that the increase of authorized
shares of common stock in our Certificate of Incorporation is in the best interest of our corporation. A copy of the proposed Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation effecting the increase is attached as Exhibit A to this Information Statement
(the “Certificate of Amendment”).
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
Biographical Information on Officers and Directors and Significant
Employees
The following table sets forth the names, ages,
and positions with us for each of our directors and officers as of December 2, 2024.
| Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
| Joseph E. Kurczodyna |
|
|
70 |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
and Director |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Robert LaPointe, Jr. |
|
|
74 |
|
|
Director |
Joseph E. Kurczodyna, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director
Working with various Commodity and Stock brokerage
firms in Chicago and Denver Mr. Kurczodyna began his career in 1977 trading Bonds and T-Bill futures. In the 1980’s, he focused
on underwriting early-stage companies. As a principle with Mills Financial, a registered Broker Dealer with the SEC and NASD, he
underwrote and syndicated the Western International Gold & Silver (WIGS) in 1984. In 1991, Mr. Kurczodyna purchased Mills Financial
and was the firm’s President and General Principle. While leading Mills Financial, he underwrote and funded several private
placements and IPO’s. In 1998, Mills was the lead underwriter for United Financial Mortgage Corp. (UFMC), which was eventually
listed on the American Stock Exchange. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Kurczodyna was the CEO of Capital Merchant Bank LLC, an independent
investment banker. From 2006-2008 he acted as the CFO and Director of OnMedia International. In 2009, Mr. Kurczodyna founded Patriot
Mortgage Acceptance Corp. a private mortgage company. Mr. Kurczodyna is CFO, Director, and controlling shareholder of International
Hedge Group Inc. (IHG). In 2016, IHG acquired common stock and 1,000,000 Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred shares in BlackStar
Enterprise Group, Inc. As of December 2, 2024, IHG owned 4,792,702 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 Class A Super Majority
Voting Preferred shares in BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc., and Mr. Kurczodyna is the controlling shareholder of IHG through his
super majority voting preferred shares.
Robert LaPointe,
Jr., Director
Mr. LaPointe began
his career as an aerospace engineer with Ball Aerospace in 1988, where he remained until his retirement in 2016, though he continues
to work there part time. Mr. LaPointe also served as vice president of a small company, Dataflow Technologies, that designed data
acquisition systems for energy monitoring in buildings from 1982 to 1988. Throughout his career, Mr. LaPointe also did nuclear
research, was in chemical operations at Syntex Corp for production of pharmaceuticals, and has a background in ranching, farming,
and construction. Mr. LaPointe brings to the Company experience in both large and small corporations and his strengths include
scientific research and technology. Mr. LaPointe holds Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physiology (Colorado State University),
and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (University of Idaho), and is an Army veteran of the Vietnam war. As of December
2, 2024, Mr. LaPointe owned 2,000,000 shares of common stock in BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information
concerning all cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named persons for services rendered in all capacities
during the noted periods. No other executive officers received total annual salary and bonus compensation in excess of $100,000.
Executive
compensation during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was as follows:
| Name
& Position | |
Year | |
Contract
Payments
($)
(See Footnotes) | |
Bonus
($) | |
Stock
awards
($) | |
Option
awards
($) | |
Non-equity
incentive plan compensation
($) | |
Non-qualified
deferred compensation earnings
($) | |
All
other compensation
($) | |
Total
($) |
| Joseph
E. Kurczodyna, CEO, CFO (4) | |
| 2023 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 128,000 | (5) | |
$ | 128,000 | (5) |
| | |
| 2022 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 294,401 | (3) | |
$ | 294,401 | (3) |
| | |
| 2021 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 344,642 | (1) | |
$ | 344,642 | (1) |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| John
Noble Harris, CEO (2) | |
| 2022 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 294,401 | (3) | |
$ | 294,401 | (3) |
| | |
| 2021 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 344,642 | (1) | |
$ | 344,642 | (1) |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| All
Current Executive Officers | |
| 2023 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 128,000 | (5) | |
$ | 128,000 | (5) |
______________
| |
(1) |
Management collectively, through IHG, was paid consulting fees of $344,642 for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
| |
(2) |
Mr. Harris resigned as an officer and director effective November 22, 2022. Mr. Kurczodyna was appointed CEO on the same date. |
| |
(3) |
Management collectively, through IHG, was paid consulting fees of $294,401 for the year ended December 31, 2022. |
| |
(4) |
Mr. Harris resigned as an officer and director effective November 22, 2022. Mr. Kurczodyna was appointed CEO on the same date. |
| |
(5) |
Management collectively, through IHG, was paid consulting fees of $128,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023. |
Management fees as of December 31, 2023 and
September 30, 2024
IHG, controlling shareholder of the Company,
provides management consulting services to the Company. There is no formal written agreement that defines the compensation to be
paid. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded related party management fees of $128,000. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded related party management fees of $106,025 and $87,250, respectively.
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control
Arrangements
There are no employment contracts, compensatory
plans or arrangements, including payments to be received from us, with respect to any of our directors or executive officers which
would in any way result in payments to any such person because of his or her resignation, retirement or other termination of employment
with us. These agreements do not provide for payments to be made as a result of any change in control of us, or a change in the
person’s
responsibilities following such a change in
control. Our Company entered into a Management Consulting Agreement with our parent company, IHG, on December 1, 2017. The agreement
is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Amend. No. 1 to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The term of the agreement is until terminated with 30 days
prior notice. We agreed to pay IHG $25,000 for services occurring in 2017, payable as cash, stock, or both upon mutual agreement.
We will limit expenses of IHG pursuant to the allocations made in the budget, and all reasonable pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses
actually incurred by IHG on behalf of the Company will be reimbursed. IHG agreed to assist the Company in all filings necessary
to be a fully reporting public company, assist the Company in public relations, evaluate candidates for the portfolio of companies
in merchant banking, establish new contacts for the Company and develop proposals and deals to capture revenues, and assist the
Company in their capital funding strategy. IHG have continued to consult for the Company and for their services, they have been
paid $128,000 and $294,401 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
Our board of directors in our entirety acts
as the compensation committee for BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information
concerning compensation paid to our directors for services as directors, but not including compensation for services as officers
reported in the “Summary Executives’ Compensation Table” during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and
2021.
| Name | |
Year | |
Fees
earned or paid in cash ($) | |
Stock
awards ($) | |
Option
awards ($) | |
Non-equity
incentive plan compensation ($) | |
Non-qualified
deferred compensation earnings ($) | |
All
other compensation ($) | |
Total ($) |
| Joseph
E. Kurczodyna, | |
| 2023 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| Director | |
| 2022 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| | |
| 2021 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Robert
LaPointe, Jr. Director (1) | |
| 2023 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| | |
| 2022 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| John
Noble Harris, | |
| 2022 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| Director (2) | |
| 2021 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| All
Current Directors | |
| 2023 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 0 | | |
$ | 0 | |
_______
| |
(1) |
Mr. LaPointe was elected director effective November 22, 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock to Mr. LaPointe for services, valued at $800. |
| |
(2) |
Mr. Harris resigned as an officer and director effective November 22, 2022. |
The term of office for each Director is one
(1) year, or until his/her successor is elected at our annual meeting and qualified. The term of office for each of our Officers
is at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has no nominating, auditing
committee or compensation committee. Therefore, the selection of person or election to the Board of Directors was neither independently
made nor negotiated at arm’s length.
At this time, our Directors do not
receive cash compensation for serving as members of our Board of Directors. On July 1, 2023, the Board of Directors approved
a plan for the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock as follows: 1,000,000 shares each to Directors of the
Company; 2,000,000 shares each to new officers of the Company; 1,000,000 shares each to new advisors of the Company. The
Board authorized, as of July 1, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate 8,000,000 shares of its common stock under the approved
plan to four individuals, valued at $3,200 ($0.0004 per share), based on the trading price of the Company’s common
stock as of the date of grant. As of September 30, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate 17,000,000 shares of its common
stock to directors and advisors for services, valued at $18,500, of which $3,200 was charged to operations for the year ended
December 31, 2023.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Beneficial Ownership
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance
with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
Shares of common stock and options, warrants and convertible securities that are currently exercisable or convertible within 60
days of the date of this document into shares of our common stock are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by
the person holding the options, warrants or convertible securities for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the
person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
The information below is based on the number
of shares of our common stock that we believe was beneficially owned by each person or entity as of September 30, 2024.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
| Title of Class | |
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) | |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner | |
Percent of Class Outstanding (2)(4)(5) | |
Number of Shares & Warrants if fully exercised | |
Percent of Class including Warrants |
| Common Stock | |
Joseph E. Kurczodyna,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (3)(4) | |
| 9,119,369 | | |
| 0.49 | % | |
| 9,119,369 | | |
| 0.49 | % |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Class A Preferred Convertible Stock | |
Joseph E. Kurczodyna,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (3)(4) | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Common Stock | |
Robert LaPointe, Jr., Director (7) | |
| 2,342,593 | | |
| 0.13 | % | |
| 2,342,593 | | |
| 0.13 | % |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Common Shares | |
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (2 persons) | |
| 11,461,962 | | |
| 0.62 | % | |
| 11,461,962 | | |
| 0.62 | % |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Preferred Shares | |
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (2 persons) | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
________________
| |
(1) |
The
address of each person listed above, unless otherwise indicated, is c/o BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc., 4450 Arapahoe Ave.,
Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80303. |
| |
(2) |
Based
upon 1,854,894,873 common shares issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis. (Does not include conversion rights
of Class A Preferred Super Majority Voting Convertible Stock held by International Hedge Group, Inc., or any shares
reserved under convertible notes). |
| |
(3) |
Mr.
Kurczodyna and the estate of Mr. Harris are an individual and an estate owning and/or controlling International Hedge Group,
Inc. and deemed beneficial owners. Mr. Harris passed away on December 15, 2022. |
| |
(4) |
International
Hedge Group, Inc. (“IHG”), the estate of Mr. Harris, and Mr. Kurczodyna are shown collectively as each own significant
IHG common shares. IHG also controls voting of the BlackStar Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred stock which votes 60%
of the common at all times. Mr. Kurczodyna additionally has control of IHG through IHG Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred
shares. |
| |
(5) |
Including
other affiliate companies of Mr. Kurczodyna. Mr. Kurczodyna owns 2,884,445 shares personally and 1,442,222
through an affiliated company, for a total of 4,326,667 (0.23%), not including ownership in IHG. Mr.
Kurczodyna additionally has control of IHG through IHG Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred shares.
|
| |
(6) |
Mr. Harris resigned as an officer and director of the Company as of November 22, 2022.
|
| |
(7) |
Mr.
LaPointe was elected director of the Company effective November 22, 2022.
|
GREATER THAN 5% STOCKHOLDERS
| Title of Class | |
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) | |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner | |
Percent of Class Outstanding (2)(4)(5) | |
Number of Shares & Warrants if fully exercised | |
Percent of Class including Warrants |
| Common Stock | |
International Hedge Group, Inc. (4) | |
| 4,792,702 | | |
| 0.26 | % | |
| 4,792,702 | | |
| 0.26 | % |
| Class A Preferred Convertible Stock | |
International Hedge Group, Inc. (4) | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| Common Stock | |
Estate of John Noble Harris,
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director (3)(4)(6) | |
| 9,119,369 | | |
| 0.49 | % | |
| 9,119,369 | | |
| 0.49 | % |
| Class A Preferred Convertible Stock | |
Estate of John Noble Harris,
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director (3)(4)(6) | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| Common Stock | |
Joseph E. Kurczodyna,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (3)(4) | |
| 9,119,369 | | |
| 0.49 | % | |
| 9,119,369 | | |
| 0.49 | % |
| Class A Preferred Convertible Stock | |
Joseph E. Kurczodyna,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (3)(4) | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
| N/A | | |
| N/A | |
| Total Common | |
| |
| 13,446,036 | | |
| 0.72 | % | |
| 13,446,036 | | |
| 0.72 | % |
| Total Class A Preferred Convertible Stock | |
| |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 100 | % |
_________________
|
(1) |
The
address of each person listed above, unless otherwise indicated, is c/o BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc., 4450 Arapahoe Ave.,
Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80303. |
| |
(2) |
Based
upon 1,854,894,873 shares issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis. (Does not include conversion rights of Class
A Preferred Super Majority Voting Convertible Stock held by International Hedge Group, Inc., or any shares reserved
under convertible notes). |
| |
(3) |
The
estate of Mr. Harris and Mr. Kurczodyna are an entity and individual owning and controlling International Hedge Group, Inc.
and deemed beneficial owners. Mr. Harris passed away on December 15, 2022. |
| |
(4) |
International
Hedge Group, Inc. (“IHG”), the estate of Mr. Harris, and Mr. Kurczodyna are shown collectively as they jointly
own IHG. IHG also controls voting of the BlackStar Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred stock which votes 60% of the common
at all times. Mr. Kurczodyna additionally has control of IHG through IHG Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred shares. |
| |
(5) |
Including
other affiliate companies of the estate of Mr. Harris and Mr. Kurczodyna. The estate of Mr. Harris owns 2,884,445 shares and
1,442,222 through an affiliated company, for a total of 4,326,667 (0.23%), not including ownership in IHG. Mr. Kurczodyna
owns 2,884,445 shares personally and 1,442,222 through an affiliated company, for a total of 4,326,667 (0.23%), not including
ownership in IHG. Mr. Kurczodyna additionally has control of IHG through IHG Class A Super Majority Voting Preferred shares. |
| |
(6) |
Mr.
Harris resigned as an officer and director of the Company as of November 22, 2022. |
Rule 13d-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 governs the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. That rule provides that a
beneficial owner of a security includes any person who directly or indirectly has or shares voting power and/or investment power
with respect to such security. Rule 13d-3 also provides that a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who has the
right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within sixty days, including through the exercise of any option, warrant
or conversion of a security. Any securities not outstanding which are subject to such options, warrants or conversion privileges
are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities of the class owned by such
person. Those securities are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class owned by any
other person. Included in this table are only those derivative securities with exercise prices that we believe have a reasonable
likelihood of being “in the money” within the next sixty days. Please note that all convertible notes outstanding
contain provisions prohibiting the holders from converting if their ownership would become greater than 4.99%.
SECTION 16(A)
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) requires that the Company’s officers and directors,
and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, file reports of ownership
and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders
are required by regulation to furnish to the Company copies of all Section 16(s) forms they file.
Based solely
on our review of certain reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the reports required to be filed with respect to transactions in our common stock by each person
who, at any time during the 2023 fiscal year and through the date of this filing, was a director, officer, or beneficial owner
of more than 10% of our common stock, were timely, except as follows:
Robert LaPointe – Form 5 and
Schedule 13D/A
Joseph Kurczodyna – Form 5
and Schedule 13D/A
International Hedge Group, Inc. –
Form 5 and Schedule 13D/A
SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS
Any shareholder
proposal that properly may be included in proxy solicitation materials for a meeting of shareholders must be received by the Company
a reasonable time prior to the date voting instructions or proxy materials are mailed to shareholders. Any such proposal must
comply with Rule 14c-8 of Regulation 14C of the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholder proposals should
be addressed to the Secretary of the Company.
BOARD RECOMMENDATION
OF PROPOSALS
The Board of
Directors of the Company voted unanimously to implement the Proposed Amendment. The Board of Directors believes that the Amendment
will serve the Company’s current business. The Company is not expected to experience any tax consequence as a result of
the Amendment.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of
Directors of the Company is not aware that any matter other than those described in this Information Statement has been presented
for the consent of the shareholders.
The
Company is subject to the filing requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy/information
statements and other information including annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q (the “Exchange Act Filings”)
with the SEC. Reports and other information filed by the Corporation can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained at the Commission at 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C, 20549. Copies of such material can be obtained upon written
request addressed to the
Commission,
Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C 20549, at prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a web site on
the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the Commission through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”).
We will provide
without charge an information statement upon written or oral request of such person by first class mail or other equally prompt
means within one business day of receipt of such request, a copy of any and all of the information that has been incorporated
by reference in this information statement (not including exhibits to the information that is incorporated by reference unless
such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information that the proxy statement incorporates). Such requests
should be directed to Joseph Kurczodyna, CEO, at BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc., 4450 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 100, Boulder, CO
80303. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the date on which definitive copies of the proxy statement
are sent or given to security holders, up to the date of responding to the request.
You should rely
only on information contained in or incorporated by reference in this information statement. No persons have been authorized to
give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this information statement and, if given or
made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us or any other person.
This Information
Statement is dated ____________, 2024. You should not assume that the information contained in this Information Statement is accurate
as of any date other than that date, and the mailing of this Information Statement to stockholders does not create any implication
to the contrary.
This Information
Statement is first being mailed or furnished to stockholders on or about ______________, 2024. The Company will pay all costs
associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including the costs of printing and mailing. The Company will
not reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending
this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock.
By Order
of the Board of Directors
BLACKSTAR
ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC.
By:
Joseph Kurczodyna,
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT A
BlackStar
Enterprise Group, Inc.
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
OF
BLACKSTAR
ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC.
a Delaware
Corporation
(pursuant to
Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law)
BlackStar
Enterprise Group, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“GCL”), through its duly authorized officers and by the authority of the
Board of Directors do hereby certify:
FIRST:
That in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the GCL, the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions
setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and directing
that said amendment be submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for consideration thereof. The resolutions setting for
the proposed amendment are as follows:
RESOLVED,
that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered “Fourth”
so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:
“The
total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Six Billion Ten Million (6,010,000,000),
consisting of Six Billion shares (6,000,000,000) of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share and Ten Million (10,000,000) shares
of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value with such classes, rights and privileges as maybe hereafter designated.”
SECOND:
That thereafter, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 242 of the GCL, a majority of
the Corporation’s stockholders approved and authorized the foregoing amendment (the “Amendment”) by written
consent in lieu of a meeting.
THIRD:
That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.
FOURTH:
That the Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective on __________, 2025.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, this Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Joseph Kurczodyna, its duly authorized
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman this ___ day of ___________, 2024.
By: ____________________________
Authorized Officer
Title: Chief Executive
Officer, Chairman
Name: Joseph Kurczodyna
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