Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-261471
17,098,689 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK

CLUBHOUSE
MEDIA GROUP, INC.
This
Prospectus (this “Prospectus”) relates to the offer and sale from
time to time of up to 17,098,689 shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 (“Common Stock”), of Clubhouse Media Group, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, by Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P. (“Peak One”) and
Peak One Investments, LLC (the “Selling Securityholders”). We are
registering the resale of up to 17,098,689 shares of Common Stock
consisting of (i) 17,028,689 shares of Common Stock issuable to
Peak One under an equity line in the amount of $15,000,000 (the
“Equity Line”) established by the Equity Purchase Agreement, dated
as of October 29, 2021 (“Equity Line”), between us and Peak One
Opportunity Fund, L.P., as more fully described in this Prospectus,
and (ii) 70,000 shares of Common Stock issuable as commitment fee
shares (of which 35,000 shares of Common Stock are issuable to Peak
One and 35,000 shares of Common Stock are issuable to Peak One
Investments, LLC). Peak One Investments is the General Partner of
Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., both of which are Delaware
corporations. The resale of such shares by the Selling
Securityholders pursuant to this Prospectus is referred to as the
“Offering.”
We are not
selling any securities under this Prospectus and will not receive
any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock by the
Selling Securityholders. We will, however, receive proceeds from
our sale of our shares of Common Stock under the Equity Line to the
Selling Securityholders.
The Equity
Purchase Agreement with Peak One provides that Peak One is
committed to purchase up to $15,000,000 (“Maximum Commitment
Amount”) of our Common Stock over the course of the commitment
period. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, the
commitment period will begin on the date of the Equity Purchase
Agreement, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which Peak
One shall have purchased Common Stock pursuant to the Equity
Purchase Agreement equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii)
twenty four (24) months after the date of the Equity Purchase
Agreement, (iii) written notice of termination by the Company to
Peak One. (which shall not occur during any Valuation Period or at
any time that Peak One holds any of the Put Shares), (iv) the
Registration Statement is no longer effective after the initial
effective date of the Registration Statement, or (v) the date that
the Company commences a voluntary case or any person commences a
proceeding against the Company, a custodian is appointed for the
Company or for all or substantially all of its property or the
Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors
(the “Commitment Period”).
During the
Commitment Period, the purchase price to be paid by Peak One for
the Common Stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement shall be 95%
of the Market Price, which is defined as the lesser of the (i)
closing bid price of the Common Stock on the trading day
immediately preceding the respective Put Date (as defined in the
Equity Purchase Agreement), or (ii) lowest closing bid price of the
Common Stock during the Valuation Period (as defined in the Equity
Purchase Agreement), in each case as reported by Bloomberg Finance
L.P or other reputable source designated by Peak One Opportunity
Fund, L.P.
We may draw
on the Equity Line from time to time, as and when we determine
appropriate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Equity Purchase Agreement. The 17,098,689 shares of Common Stock
included in this prospectus represent a portion of the Common Stock
issuable to the Selling Securityholders under the Equity Purchase
Agreement.
The Selling
Securityholders are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section
2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. The Selling Securityholders may
sell the shares of Common Stock described in this Prospectus in a
number of different ways and at varying prices. See “Plan of
Distribution” for more information about how the Selling
Securityholders may sell the shares of Common Stock being
registered pursuant to this Prospectus.
We will pay
the expenses incurred in registering the shares of Common Stock,
including legal and accounting fees. See “Plan of
Distribution.”
Our Common
Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Market Group, Inc.’s OTC Pink
tier under the symbol “CMGR.” On November 30, 2021, the last
reported sale price of our Common Stock was $0.2425.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 3651 Lindell Road, D517,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103.
Investing
in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page 12 of this
Prospectus.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The
date of this Prospectus is December 13, 2021
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
No
dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give
any information or to make any representation other than those
contained in this prospectus in connection with the offer made by
this prospectus and, if given or made, such information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized
by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction
in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in
which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified
to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such
offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor
any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any
implication that there has been no change in our affairs or that
information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent
to the date hereof.
For
investors outside the United States: We have not done anything that
would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this
prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is
required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the
United States who come into possession of this prospectus must
inform themselves, and observe any restrictions relating to, the
offering of the shares of our common stock and the distribution of
this prospectus outside the United States.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Specifically,
forward-looking statements may include statements relating
to:
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statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words
“estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or similar
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These
forward-looking statements are based on information available as of
the date of this prospectus and current expectations, forecasts and
assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and
uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not
be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date,
and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they
were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities
laws.
As a result
of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our
actual results or performance may be materially different from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Some factors that could cause actual results to differ
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possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic,
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and uncertainties indicated in this prospectus, including those
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INDUSTRY AND MARKET
DATA
We are
responsible for the disclosure in this prospectus. However, this
prospectus includes industry data that we obtained from internal
surveys, market research, publicly available information and
industry publications. The market research, publicly available
information and industry publications that we use generally state
that the information contained therein has been obtained from
sources believed to be reliable. The information therein represents
the most recently available data from the relevant sources and
publications and we believe remains reliable. We did not fund and
are not otherwise affiliated with any of the sources cited in this
prospectus. Forward-looking information obtained from these sources
is subject to the same qualifications and additional uncertainties
regarding the other forward-looking statements in this
prospectus.
TRADEMARKS AND
COPYRIGHTS
We own or
have rights to trademarks or trade names that we use in connection
with the operation of our business, including our corporate names,
logos and website names. In addition, we own or have the rights to
copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights that protect
the content of our products and the formulations for such products.
This prospectus may also contain trademarks, service marks and
trade names of other companies, which are the property of their
respective owners. Our use or display of third parties’ trademarks,
service marks, trade names or products in this prospectus is not
intended to, and should not be read to, imply a relationship with
or endorsement or sponsorship of us. Solely for convenience, some
of the copyrights, trade names and trademarks referred to in this
prospectus are listed without their ©, ® and ™ symbols, but we will
assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to
our copyrights, trade names and trademarks. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This
summary of the prospectus highlights material information
concerning our business and this offering. This summary does not
contain all of the information that you should consider before
making your investment decision. You should carefully read the
entire prospectus, including the information presented under the
section entitled “Risk Factors” and the financial data and related
notes, before making an investment decision. This summary contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Our actual results may differ significantly from future results
contemplated in the forward-looking statements as a result of
factors such as those set forth in “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
In this
prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise, “Clubhouse
Media,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” or “us” refer to
Clubhouse Media Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its
subsidiaries, including West of Hudson Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its subsidiaries. Peak One Opportunity Fund, LP is
referred to herein as “Peak One” or “Investor” and Peak One
Investments is referred to herein a “Peak One
Investments.”
This summary
contains basic information about us and the offering. Because it is
a summary, it does not contain all the information that you should
consider before investing. You should read the entire prospectus
carefully, including the risk factors and our financial statements
and the related notes to those statements included in this
prospectus.
We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with different information and you
must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. We
are not making an offer to sell these securities in any
jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. This document
may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. You
should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date on the front of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus, or any sale
of our common stock. Our business, financial condition and results
of operations may have changed since the date on the front of this
prospectus. We urge you to carefully read this prospectus before
deciding whether to invest in any of the common stock being
offered.
BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
We operate a
global network of professionally run content houses, each of which
has its own brand, influencer cohort and production capabilities.
Our Company offers management, production and deal-making services
to our handpicked influencers, a management division for individual
influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and
acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
Our management team consists of successful entrepreneurs with
financial, legal, marketing, and digital content creation
expertise.
Through our
subsidiary, West of Hudson Group, Inc., or WOHG, we currently
generate revenues primarily (i) through Doiyen, LLC, a 100% wholly
owned subsidiary of WOHG, providing talent management of social
media influencers residing in our Clubhouses; (ii) through WHO
Brands, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, providing
content-creation, social media marketing, technology development
and brand incubation; (iii) through Digital Influence Inc. (doing
business as Magiclytics), a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG,
providing predictive analytics for content creation brand deals;
and (iv) for paid promotion by companies looking to utilize such
social media influencers to promote their products or services. We
solicit companies for potential marketing collaborations and
cultivated content creation, work with the influencers and the
marketing entity to negotiate and formalize a brand deal and then
execute the deal and receive a certain percentage from the deal. In
addition to the in-house brand deals, we generate income by
providing talent management and brand partnership deals to external
influencers not residing in our Clubhouses.
WOHG is the
100% owner and sole member and manager of each of these entities
pursuant to each of the limited liability company agreements,
operating agreements, bylaws, and/or articles of association, where
applicable, that govern these entities, and has complete and
exclusive discretion in the management and control of the affairs
and business of WOH Brands, Doiyen, and Digital Influence Inc.
(doing business as Magiclytics). WOHG possesses all powers
necessary to carry out the purposes and business of these entities
and is entitled to the receipt of all income (and/or losses) that
these entities generate.
In addition
to the above, WOHG is the 100% owner of two other limited liability
companies – Clubhouse Studios, LLC, which holds most of our
intellectual property, and DAK Brands, LLC, each incorporated in
the State of Delaware on May 13, 2020. However, each of these
entities has minimal or no operations, and is not intended to have
any material operations in the near future.
For the
period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020,
Clubhouse Media generated revenues of $1,010,405 and reported a net
loss of $2,577,721 and negative cash flow from operating activities
of $1,967,551. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
Clubhouse Media generated net revenues of $3,222,015, reported a
gross profit of $572,895, and had negative cash flow from operating
activities of $7,153,911. As noted in the consolidated financial
statements of Clubhouse Media, as of September 30, 2021, Clubhouse
Media had an accumulated deficit of $21,169,300. There is
substantial doubt regarding the ability of Clubhouse Media to
continue as a going concern as a result of its historical recurring
losses and negative cash flows from operations as well as its
dependence on private equity and financings. See “Risk Factors—
Clubhouse Media has a history of operating losses and its
management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about
its ability to continue as a going concern and the auditor of
Clubhouse Media has included explanatory paragraphs relating to its
ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the
period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31,
2020.”
Principal
Products and Services
Our current
principal products and services are comprised of (1) our
Clubhouses, (2) our talent management services and (3) our brand
development and content creation.
The
Clubhouses
Through
WOHG, we are the sole owner of “The Clubhouse,” which is an
integrated social media influencer incubator with physical and
digital footprints in both Southern California and Europe. The
Clubhouse is a collection of content creation houses located in
scenic mansions in Southern California (currently including three
locations), and Europe (one location), housing some of the most
prominent and widely followed social media influencers, together
carrying an estimated aggregate follower base of approximately 460
million social media followers as of December 2, 2021 across all
platforms. The influencers who live in our Clubhouses, as well as
the number of their social media followers, can fluctuate
significantly at any given time, and we cannot predict the increase
or decline of the number of influencers who live in our Clubhouses
or the number of followers for our Clubhouse influencers at any
given time in the future.
Content Houses at a
Glance
Content
houses originated from gaming houses in the gaming industry, where
professional video game players and gaming teams lived in the same
residence with each other in order to practice gaming and create
content to build their own following. Eventually this concept was
adopted by lifestyle influencers and was found to be a way for
individual influencers to create new content with other influencers
and grow followers together.
Our Clubhouses
The
Clubhouse is an established network of social media content
creation houses (Clubhouse BH and Clubhouse Europe)
that each provide a picturesque living environment for our band of
social media influencers, complete with in-house video, audio, and
photo media production teams. We believe this enables our
influencers to maximize the depth, breadth, scale, and engagement
level and of their follower bases.
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“Dance
Dome LA” is housed under the Clubhouse BH location and targets
a subgenre of influencers in the dance community. Dance Dome aims
to target the young male and female demographic of 12-30 years old,
specifically those interested in the subgenre of dancing-related
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Europe” is located in the Republic of Malta, where we’ve
expanded our international footprint by bringing together some of
Europe’s most popular influencers under a single roof. Clubhouse
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“The Clubhouse” Online Presence and
Plans for Expansion of the Physical
Clubhouses
While “The
Clubhouse” network consists of physical locations (as described
above), there are numerous “Clubhouse” accounts owned by The
Clubhouse, with a combined following of over 460 million followers
as of December 2, 2021 across Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and
TikTok. These accounts are directly held by us (as opposed to the
Clubhouse team of influencers) and therefore we have direct access
to the followers of these accounts, which we consider to be our
followers.
We are
constantly surveying opportunities to establish new Clubhouses, and
we intend to expand our Clubhouse locations as our business
continues to grow. We specifically plan on expanding the Clubhouse
footprint further into Europe and the U.S. as well as into Asia,
and into other sectors of content creation like e-gaming, beauty
and music. We currently plan to add from two to four additional
Clubhouses each year, depending on available funding for such
expansion and market conditions, though we cannot provide any
assurance that we will be able to expand at this rate. We also
intend to engage in a cross-house collaborative strategy that we
believe to be unique in the influencer/content creator industry,
and we believe we have access to talented individuals who can be
deployed to a broad range of brand partnership and other
opportunities, leading to diversified revenue streams and
significant growth opportunities for the Company.
Influencers Benefit From Our Content
Houses
Influencers
need to constantly create original content to grow their following,
and collaborations with other influencers can help facilitate
creative content while allowing for sharing of followers among
influencers. Our Clubhouses provide a unique living situation where
influencers can collaborate and work together to grow each other’s
following. For example, one of the influencers who was living in
our Clubhouses experienced in four months, growth from 3.22 million
followers on Instagram to 5.2 million followers on Instagram.
Another one of the influencers who lived in our Clubhouses
experienced in four months, growth from 1.5 million followers on
Instagram to 2.3 million followers on Instagram.
Clubhouse and Influencer
Fit
At Clubhouse
Media, we strive to cultivate a large and committed following for
our team of influencers, which we plan to leverage to popularize
our in-house brands, driving sales and brand-awareness to our
target customers. Our approach is to create a balance between
social media creativity and the business of social media marketing.
We believe that this symbiotic balance creates a higher output for
both our Clubhouses and influencers and creates an attractive
one-stop shop for brands to advertise and for influencers to grow
and collaborate. The Clubhouse’s goal is to develop and
successfully monetize on its network of influencers through a
portfolio of valuable brands by becoming the world’s leading hub
for new media content. The Clubhouse has already received media
coverage in publications such as Forbes, the New York Times,
Business Insider and Seventeen, among others.
Talent Management
Services
Doiyen LLC,
our indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, is a talent management
company for social media influencers and generates revenues based
on the earnings of its influencer-clients (or “Creators”) by
receiving a percentage of the earnings of its Creators. Certain
influencers who live in our various Clubhouses enter into an
Exclusive Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement(s)”).
Through Doiyen, we seek to represent some of the world’s top talent
in the world of social media. We plan to hire experienced talent
and management agents as well as build our support and
administrative resources seeking to expand operations. Our
influencers include entertainers, content creators, and style
icons.
Through
Doiyen, we currently represent more than 24 social media
influencers, with a combined number of followers on Instagram,
TikTok, and YouTube of over 64,000,000. We are dedicated to helping
Doiyen’s influencer-clients build their brands, maintain creative
control of their destinies, and diversify and grow their businesses
through “The Clubhouse,” providing them opportunities to increase
their monetization potential and amplify their reach.
We also may
enter into non-exclusive management agreements with certain
Creators, however this is extremely rare, as we prefer to only
enter into exclusive management agreements.
Brand Development and Content
Creation
Through WOH
Brands, LLC, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, we engage and
also plan to engage in a number of activities with respect to brand
development and incubation, content creation, and technology
development, as follows:
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Content Creation:
original long and short form content creation for streaming
services or other platforms involved in content
distribution; |
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Brand
Development and Product Sales: acquiring or creating in-house
brands and selling products in various categories, including
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Technology:
development and/or acquisition of software geared towards social
media, which may be licensed, sold outright, or otherwise monetized
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Through
Digital Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics), a 100%
wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, we provide predictive analytics
for content creation brand deals.
Subscription
Services
In September
2021, the Company launched its subscription-based site
HoneyDrip.com, which provides a digital space for creators to share
unique content with their subscribers.
INDUSTRY
OVERVIEW
Social Media and Influencer Marketing
and Promotion
According to
a Business Insider Intelligence report titled “Influencer
Marketing: State of the social media influencer market in 2021”
originally published in December 2019 and updated as of
February 2021, influencer marketing spending has grown
significantly since 2015 and is expected to reach $13.8 billion
annually by 2021. According to the same source, currently 78% of
companies spend over 10% of their marketing budget on influencer
marketing and 11% of companies allocate more than 40% of their
marketing budget on influencer marketing and the percentage is
expected to grow as more companies become comfortable with the
channel. Also according to the same source, companies surveyed
about influencer marketing noted that content quality, aligned
target audience demographic and engagement rate were the three most
important determinants in choosing influencer partners and that the
two most important goals for influencer marketing based on survey
responses were increasing brand awareness and reaching new
audiences in order to expand their existing customer
base.
WOHG intends
to capitalize on this growing social media and influencer based
advertising spending, utilizing its Clubhouse influencers to
attract advertisers directly, as well as generating business for
Creators, for which it will receive compensation pursuant to its
Management Agreements.
Apparel
The United
States apparel market was valued at approximately 368 billion U.S.
dollars as of 2019. Store-based retailing was valued at over $268
billion, while e-commerce brought in over $100 billion. As the
internet increasingly influences social and economic activities,
the e-commerce market for retail goods is expected to grow
steadily. Our core customer demographic is 12 to 30-year old women
and men.
Competition
We seek to
compete with our competitors by out-scaling our competition,
focusing on in-house business infrastructure and providing superior
support and management services for our Clubhouse influencers. We
strive to have more physical locations than other influencer-house
networks. We are currently unaware of any other company combining
the various business aspects in which we engage into one unified
business. We also believe our experienced management team provides
us with a significant advantage in the social media influencer
business, as participants in the space have traditionally lacked
the extensive business experience our executive management team
possesses, which we intend to use to our advantage.
Notwithstanding, we may not be able to effectively compete with
such competitors.
Customers
The
customers we service through Doiyen include our influencer-clients
(also called “Creators” or “Content Creators”) and companies that
contract directly with us for paid promotion. The customers who
purchase our products come to us through WHO Brands.
Doiyen and
its Creators are currently or have recently worked with a number of
notable brands, including Fashion Nova, Spotify, McDonalds, Amazon,
and Boohoo.
Sales and
Marketing
We generally
attract clients through our social media presence across various
platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
As a
respected name in the social media influencer industry, we are
often approached by influencers who want us to represent them
through Doiyen, or want to live in one of our well-known
Clubhouses. We also scout for up-and-coming talented influencers on
various social media platforms, who we then attempt to engage as
clients.
For paid
promotion, we generally receive inbound inquiries for promotional
opportunities from companies looking to promote their brands or
products. Doiyen also has a sales team to reach out to specific
brands that we believe fits a specific influencer’s style, which is
another way we generate business.
All products
that we sell are marketed through our Clubhouse team of
influencers, who provide promotion and marketing social media posts
on our behalf as part of the terms of their living arrangements in
the Clubhouses.
Government
Regulation
We are
subject to various federal, state and local laws, both domestically
and internationally, governing matters such as:
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licensing
laws for talent management companies, such as California’s Talent
Agencies Act; |
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licensing,
permitting and zoning; |
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health,
safety and sanitation requirements; |
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harassment
and discrimination, and other similar laws and
regulations; |
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compliance
with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and similar
regulations in other countries; |
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data privacy
and information security; |
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marketing
activities; |
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environmental protection
regulations; |
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imposition
by the U.S and/or foreign countries of trade restrictions,
restrictions on the manner in which content is currently licensed
and distributed and ownership restrictions; and |
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We monitor
changes in these laws and believe that we are in material
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. See “Risk
Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—We are subject to extensive
U.S. and foreign governmental regulations, and our failure to
comply with these regulations could adversely affect our
business.”
Recent
Developments
For a
detailed description of recent developments of the Company, see
“Description of Business—Recent Developments” on page 44 of this
prospectus.
Overview
of the Business of West of Hudson Group, Inc.
West of
Hudson Group, Inc., or WOHG, our directly wholly owned subsidiary,
is primarily a holding company, and operates various aspects of its
business through its operating subsidiaries of which WOHG is the
100% owner and sole member, in the case of limited liability
companies, and which are as follows:
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Doiyen, LLC – a talent management company that provides
representation to Clubhouse influencers. |
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WOH Brands,
LLC – a content-creation studio, social media marketing company,
technology developer. |
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Digital
Influence Inc. d/b/a Magiclytics – providing predictive analytics
for content creation brands’ valuation, M&A, and other
transactions. |
Organizational
Structure
The
following reflects our organization structure:

Effects
of Coronavirus on the Company
If the
current outbreak of the coronavirus continues to grow, the effects
of such a widespread infectious disease and epidemic may inhibit
our ability to conduct our business and operations and could
materially harm our company. The coronavirus may cause us to have
to reduce operations as a result of various lock-down procedures
enacted by the local, state or federal government, which could
restrict the movement of our influencers outside of or within a
specific Clubhouse or even effect the influencer’s ability to
create content. The coronavirus may also cause a decrease in
advertising spending by companies as a result of the economic
turmoil resulting from the spread of the coronavirus and thereby
having a negative effect on our ability to generate revenue from
advertising. Further, if there is a spread of the coronavirus
within any of our Clubhouses, it may cause an inability for our
content creators to create and post content and could potentially
cause a specific Clubhouse location to be entirely quarantined.
Additionally, we may encounter negative publicity or a negative
public reaction when creating and posting certain content while a
coronavirus related lockdown is enacted. The continued coronavirus
outbreak may also restrict our ability to raise funding when
needed, and may cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole.
The specific and actual effects of the spread of coronavirus are
difficult to assess at this time as the actual effects will depend
on many factors beyond our control and knowledge. However, the
spread of the coronavirus, if it continues, may cause an overall
decline in the economy as a whole and also may materially harm our
company.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing possible negative impacts on our business and results of
operations, up until now, we do not believe our prior and current
business operations, financial condition, and results of operations
have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and
related shutdowns. As the social media sector appears to have been
thriving during the pandemic and shutdowns, we believe that our
social media-based business and our results of operations have been
thriving as well. More specifically, we have been successful at
opening several houses, actively recruiting influencers/creators,
creating content, and generating revenue during the pandemic and
shutdowns. Notwithstanding, the ultimate impact of the coronavirus
pandemic on our operations remains unknown and will depend on
future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted with confidence, including the duration of the
coronavirus outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning
the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, and any additional
preventative and protective actions that governments, or our
company, may direct, which may result in an extended period of
business disruption and reduced operations. The long-term financial
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and may
ultimately have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Summary
Risk Factors
Our business
is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those
described in “Risk Factors” immediately following this Prospectus
summary and elsewhere in this Prospectus. These risks represent
challenges to the successful implementation of our strategy and to
the growth and future profitability of our business. These risks
include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Clubhouse
Media has a history of operating losses; |
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|
● |
There are no
assurances we will realize the anticipated benefits from the
acquisition of WOHG; |
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|
|
|
● |
The current
outbreak of the coronavirus may have a negative effect on our
ability to conduct our business and operations and may also cause
an overall decline in the economy as a whole and could materially
harm our Company; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We may be
adversely affected by political tensions between the United States
and China; |
|
|
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|
● |
We may not
be able to effectively manage our growth and the increased
complexity of our business, which could negatively impact our brand
and financial performance; |
|
● |
We may
suffer from lack of availability of additional funds; |
|
|
|
|
● |
The ability
of our Chief Executive Officer, Amir Ben-Yohanan, to control our
business may limit or eliminate minority stockholders’ ability to
influence corporate affairs; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We are not a
party to certain of the leases for its Clubhouse properties, and
therefore is subject to the risk of those leases being terminated
or altered without its consent; |
|
|
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|
● |
Our business
is subject to fluctuations that are not predictable, which subjects
our business to increase risks; |
|
|
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|
● |
Our business
depends on our ability to provide customers and followers with
interesting and useful content, which in turn depends on the
content contributed by the content creators; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Changes in
public and consumer tastes and preferences and industry trends
could reduce demand for our services and content offerings and
adversely affect our business; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Our ability
to generate revenue from discretionary and corporate spending, such
as corporate sponsorships and advertising, is subject to many
factors, including many that are beyond our control; |
|
|
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|
● |
We may not
be able to adapt to or manage new content distribution platforms or
changes in consumer behavior resulting from new
technologies; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Because our
success depends substantially on our ability to maintain a
professional reputation, adverse publicity concerning us, one of
our businesses, our Creators or our key personnel could adversely
affect our business; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We depend on
the relationships of our talent managers and other key personnel
with clients across many categories, including fashion, music,
digital, and sponsorship; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Our success
depends, in part, on our continuing ability to identify, recruit
and retain qualified and experienced talent managers. If we fail to
recruit and retain suitable talent managers or if our relationships
with our talent managers change or deteriorate, it could adversely
affect our business; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Our failure
to identify, sign and retain influencer-clients could adversely
affect our business; |
|
● |
The markets
in which we operate are highly competitive, both within the United
States and internationally; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We operate
in a fast-evolving industry, and we are in the early stage of our
business. We cannot guarantee that our monetization strategies will
be successfully implemented or generate sustainable revenues and
profit; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We rely on
technology, such as our information systems, to conduct our
business. Failure to protect our technology against breakdowns and
security breaches could adversely affect our business; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Increases in
the costs of content may have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations; |
|
|
|
|
● |
In our paid
promotion business, if we are unable to prove that our advertising
and sponsorship solutions provide an attractive return on
investment for our customers, our financial results could be
harmed; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We will be
attempting to launch brands in new markets and with new products.
Our inability to effectively execute our business plan in relation
to these new brands could negatively impact our
business; |
|
|
|
|
● |
Our
intellectual property rights are valuable, and if we are unable to
protect them or are subject to intellectual property rights claims,
our business may be harmed; |
|
|
|
|
● |
As a creator
and a distributor of content over the internet, we face potential
liability for legal claims based on the nature and content of the
materials that we create or distribute; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We are
subject to extensive U.S. and foreign governmental regulations, and
our failure to comply with these regulations could adversely affect
our business; |
|
|
|
|
● |
We could
become involved in claims or litigations that may result in adverse
outcomes; and |
|
|
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|
● |
A limited
market for our common stock. |
In addition,
the management of Clubhouse Media has concluded that its historical
recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from
operations as well as its dependence on securing private equity and
other financings raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern and the auditor of Clubhouse Media has
included an explanatory paragraph relating to its ability to
continue as a going concern in its audit report for the period from
January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020.
Company
Information
Our
principal office is located at 3651 Lindell Road, D517, Las Vegas,
Nevada 89103 and our phone number is (702) 479-3016. Our corporate
website address is www.clubhousemediagroup.com. Information
contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of,
and is not incorporated by reference into, this
Prospectus.
Summary
of the Peak One Equity Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement
On November
2, 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”)
with Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
Partnership (“Investor”), dated as of October 29, 2021, pursuant to
which the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
direct Investor, to purchase up to $15,000,000.00 (the “Maximum
Commitment Amount”) in shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), in multiple tranches (the
“Put Shares”). Further, under the Equity Purchase Agreement and
subject to the Maximum Commitment Amount, the Company has the
right, but not the obligation, to submit a Put Notice (as defined
in the Equity Purchase Agreement) from time to time to Investor (i)
in a minimum amount not less than $20,000.00 and (ii) in a maximum
amount up to the lesser of (a) $400,000.00 or (b) 250% of the
Average Daily Trading Value (as defined in the Equity Purchase
Agreement).
In exchange
for Investor entering into the Equity Purchase Agreement, the
Company agreed, among other things, to (A) issue Investor and Peak
One Investments, LLC, an aggregate of 70,000 shares of Common Stock
(the “Commitment Shares”), and (B) file a registration
statement registering the Common Stock issued as Commitment Shares
and issuable to Investor under the Equity Purchase Agreement for
resale (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 60 calendar days of the Equity Purchase
Agreement, as more specifically set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
The
obligation of Investor to purchase the Company’s Common Stock shall
begin on the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, and ending on
the earlier of (i) the date on which Investor shall have purchased
Common Stock pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement equal to the
Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) twenty four (24) months after the
date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, (iii) written notice of
termination by the Company to Investor (which shall not occur
during any Valuation Period or at any time that Investor holds any
of the Put Shares), (iv) the Registration Statement is no longer
effective after the initial effective date of the Registration
Statement, or (v) the date that the Company commences a voluntary
case or any person commences a proceeding against the Company, a
custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially
all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors (the “Commitment Period”).
During the
Commitment Period, the purchase price to be paid by Investor for
the Common Stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement shall be 95%
of the Market Price, which is defined as the lesser of the (i)
closing bid price of the Common Stock on the trading day
immediately preceding the respective Put Date (as defined in the
Equity Purchase Agreement), or (ii) lowest closing bid price of the
Common Stock during the Valuation Period (as defined in the Equity
Purchase Agreement), in each case as reported by Bloomberg Finance
L.P or other reputable source designated by Investor.
The number
of Put Shares to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the
number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares
of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed
beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor
owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation as determined
in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The “Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common
Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance
of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Put
Notice.
The Equity
Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain
customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to
completing future sale transactions, indemnification rights and
obligations of the parties. Among other things, Investor
represented to the Company, that it is an “accredited investor” (as
such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)),
and the Company sold the securities in reliance upon an exemption
from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities
Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Equity Purchase Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are
attached as Exhibit 10.21 and 10.22 to the registration statement
of which this prospectus forms a part. The representations,
warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made
only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were
solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be
subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting
parties.
The
Offering
Issuer: |
|
Clubhouse
Media Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
Shares to be Issued
Pursuant to Put Notices: |
|
17,028,689
shares of Common Stock that we may issue to Peak One pursuant to
put notices under the Equity Purchase Agreement. |
|
|
|
Commitment Shares
Issued to Selling Securityholders: |
|
70,000
shares of Common Stock issued to the Selling Securityholders,
35,000 to each of Peak One and Peak One Investments, LLC
respectively, on November 2, 2021. |
|
|
|
Common Stock
Outstanding before Offering: |
|
96,712,499
shares of Common Stock (1) |
|
|
|
Common Stock
Outstanding after Offering: |
|
113,741,188
shares of Common Stock, assuming all 17,028,689 shares are sold to
the Selling Stockholder under the Equity Line. If we sell less
shares of Common Stock to the Selling Stockholder under the Equity
Line, we have substantially less Common Stock outstanding after the
Offering. |
Use of
proceeds: |
|
We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the Selling Securityholders sales
of our stock. We will receive proceeds from the sale of our stock
to Peak One pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, which we
intend to use to fund our product development programs, acquisition
of new products, working capital and to general operational needs.
The amounts that we actually spend for any specific purpose may
vary significantly, and will depend on a number of factors
including, but not limited to, market conditions. In addition, we
may use a portion of any net proceeds to acquire complementary
businesses; however, we do not have plans for any acquisitions at
this time. See “Use of Proceeds.” |
|
|
|
Risk
factors: |
|
See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page 12 of this prospectus for a discussion
of some of the factors you should carefully consider before
deciding to invest in our common stock. |
|
|
|
Trading
Market: |
|
Our common
stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Market
Group, Inc. under the symbol “CMGR.” |
|
|
|
Transfer
Agent and Registrar: |
|
Empire Stock
Transfer is our transfer agent and registrar in connection with the
offering. |
|
|
|
Ownership
Limits (Blockers): |
|
The number
of Put Shares to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the
number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares
of Common Stock then deemed beneficially owned by the Investor,
would result in the Investor owning more than 4.99% of the number
of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving
effect to the issuance of the Put Shares. |
|
|
|
Dividend
policy: |
|
We do not
anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our common
stock following our public offering. |
(1)
Unless we indicate otherwise, all information in this prospectus is
based on 96,712,499 shares of common stock issued and outstanding
as of December 2, 2021.
SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL DATA
The
following table presents the Company’s selected historical
consolidated financial data for the periods indicated. The selected
historical consolidated financial data for the period from January
2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 and the balance sheet data
as of December 31, 2020 are derived from the Company’s audited
financial statements. The summary historical financial data for the
nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and the balance sheet
data as of September 30, 2021 and 2020 are derived from our
unaudited financial statements.
Historical
results are included for illustrative and informational purposes
only and are not necessarily indicative of results we expect in
future periods, and results of interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of results for the entire year. The data presented below
should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated
financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in
this prospectus.
|
|
For the Period from
January 2, 2020 (inception) to
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
Ended
September 30, 2021
|
|
|
For the Period from
January 2, 2020 (inception) to
September 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
Statement of
Operations Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
1,010,405 |
|
|
$ |
3,222,015 |
|
|
$ |
312,906 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
$ |
2,725,105 |
|
|
$ |
12,780,575 |
|
|
$ |
1,746,298 |
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
$ |
(2,577,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,510,882 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,624,571 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(2,577,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,510,882 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,668,971 |
) |
Basic and diluted net loss per
share |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.20 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet
Data (at period end) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
37,774 |
|
|
$ |
791,160 |
|
|
$ |
161,195 |
|
Working capital
(deficit) (1) |
|
$ |
(234,316 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,269,815 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,901,627 |
) |
Total assets |
|
$ |
534,988 |
|
|
$ |
1,700,992 |
|
|
$ |
576,969 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
$ |
2,867,074 |
|
|
$ |
7,948,870 |
|
|
$ |
2,200,040 |
|
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
|
$ |
(2,332,086 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,247,878 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,623,071 |
) |
(1) |
Working
capital represents total current assets less total current
liabilities. |
RISK FACTORS
An
investment in our securities carries a significant degree of risk.
You should carefully consider the following risks, as well as the
other information contained in this prospectus, including our
historical financial statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this prospectus, before you decide to purchase our
securities. Any one of these risks and uncertainties has the
potential to cause material adverse effects on our business,
prospects, financial condition and operating results which could
cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statements expressed by us and a significant decrease in the value
of our common shares and warrants. Refer to “Cautionary Statement
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
We may
not be successful in preventing the material adverse effects that
any of the following risks and uncertainties may cause. These
potential risks and uncertainties may not be a complete list of the
risks and uncertainties facing us. There may be additional risks
and uncertainties that we are presently unaware of, or presently
consider immaterial, that may become material in the future and
have a material adverse effect on us. You could lose all or a
significant portion of your investment due to any of these risks
and uncertainties.
Below is a
summary of material risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could have a material effect on the Company and its
operations:
|
● |
Clubhouse
Media has a history of operating losses, and its management has
concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern and the auditor of Clubhouse Media has
included an explanatory paragraph relating to its ability to
continue as a going concern in its audit report for the period from
January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020. |
|
● |
We are a
holding company, and our principal asset is our 100% equity
interest in WOHG, through which we own 100% of each of WOHG’s
subsidiaries, and accordingly we are dependent upon distributions
from such operating subsidiaries to pay taxes and other
expenses. |
|
● |
WOHG is an
early-stage company with a limited operating history. Such limited
operating history of WOHG may not provide an adequate basis to
judge our future prospects and results of operations. |
|
● |
Since
inception of WOHG, WOHG has experienced losses, and we may have to
further reduce our costs by curtailing future operations to
continue as a business. |
|
● |
There are no
assurances we will realize the anticipated benefits from the
acquisition of WOHG. |
|
● |
The current
outbreak of the coronavirus may have a negative effect on our
ability to conduct our business and operations and may also cause
an overall decline in the economy as a whole and could materially
harm our Company. |
|
● |
We may be
adversely affected by political tensions between the United States
and China. |
|
● |
We may fail
to successfully execute our business plan. |
|
● |
Our
acquisition strategy creates risks for our business. |
|
● |
We may not
be able to effectively manage our growth and the increased
complexity of our business, which could negatively impact our brand
and financial performance. |
|
● |
We may
suffer from lack of availability of additional funds. |
|
● |
Our
substantial amount of indebtedness may adversely affect our cash
flow and our ability to operate our business, remain in compliance
with debt covenants and make payments on our
indebtedness. |
|
● |
The ability
of our Chief Executive Officer, Amir Ben-Yohanan, to control our
business may limit or eliminate minority stockholders’ ability to
influence corporate affairs. |
|
● |
We are not a
party to certain of the leases for its Clubhouse properties, and
therefore is subject to the risk of those leases being terminated
or altered without its consent. |
|
● |
Our business
is subject to fluctuations that are not predictable, which subjects
our business to increase risks. |
|
● |
Our business
depends on our ability to provide customers and followers with
interesting and useful content, which in turn depends on the
content contributed by the content creators. |
|
● |
Changes in
public and consumer tastes and preferences and industry trends
could reduce demand for our services and content offerings and
adversely affect our business. |
|
● |
Our ability
to generate revenue from discretionary and corporate spending, such
as corporate sponsorships and advertising, is subject to many
factors, including many that are beyond our control. |
|
● |
We may not
be able to adapt to or manage new content distribution platforms or
changes in consumer behavior resulting from new
technologies. |
|
● |
Because our
success depends substantially on our ability to maintain a
professional reputation, adverse publicity concerning us, one of
our businesses, our Creators or our key personnel could adversely
affect our business. |
|
● |
We depend on
the relationships of our talent managers and other key personnel
with clients across many categories, including fashion, music,
digital, and sponsorship. |
|
● |
Our success
depends, in part, on our continuing ability to identify, recruit
and retain qualified and experienced talent managers. If we fail to
recruit and retain suitable talent managers or if our relationships
with our talent managers change or deteriorate, it could adversely
affect our business. |
|
● |
Our failure
to identify, sign and retain influencer-clients could adversely
affect our business. |
|
● |
The markets
in which we operate are highly competitive, both within the United
States and internationally. |
|
● |
We operate
in a fast-evolving industry, and we are in the early stage of our
business. We cannot guarantee that our monetization strategies will
be successfully implemented or generate sustainable revenues and
profit. |
|
● |
We rely on
technology, such as our information systems, to conduct our
business. Failure to protect our technology against breakdowns and
security breaches could adversely affect our business. |
|
● |
The
commercial success of our products is dependent, in part, on
factors outside our control. |
|
● |
Increases in
the costs of content may have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations. |
|
● |
In our paid
promotion business, if we are unable to prove that our advertising
and sponsorship solutions provide an attractive return on
investment for our customers, our financial results could be
harmed. |
|
● |
We will be
attempting to launch brands in new markets and with new products.
Our inability to effectively execute our business plan in relation
to these new brands could negatively impact our
business. |
|
● |
Our
management team’s attention may be diverted by acquisitions and
searches for new acquisition targets, and our business and
operations may suffer adverse consequences as a result. |
|
● |
We may be
unable to scale our operations successfully. |
|
● |
Economic
conditions or changing consumer preferences could adversely impact
our business. |
|
● |
Our
intellectual property rights are valuable, and if we are unable to
protect them or are subject to intellectual property rights claims,
our business may be harmed. |
|
● |
We may be
found to have infringed the intellectual property rights of others,
which could expose us to substantial damages or restrict our
operations. |
|
● |
As a creator
and a distributor of content over the internet, we face potential
liability for legal claims based on the nature and content of the
materials that we create or distribute. |
|
● |
We are
subject to extensive U.S. and foreign governmental regulations, and
our failure to comply with these regulations could adversely affect
our business. |
|
● |
Our results
of operations, which are reported in U.S. dollars, could be
adversely affected if currency exchange rates fluctuate
substantially in the future. |
|
● |
Our amended
and restated bylaws provide that state or federal court located
within the state of Nevada will be the sole and exclusive forum for
substantially all disputes between us and our shareholders, which
could limit its stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable
judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or
other employees. |
|
● |
By
purchasing common stock in this offering, you are bound by the
fee-shifting provision contained in our amended and restated
bylaws, which may discourage you to pursue actions against
us. |
|
● |
As a result
of being a public company, we are subject to additional reporting
and corporate governance requirements that will require additional
management time, resources and expense. |
|
● |
We may not
have sufficient insurance coverage and an interruption of our
business or loss of a significant amount of property could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and
operations. |
|
● |
We could
become involved in claims or litigations that may result in adverse
outcomes. |
|
● |
Trading on
the OTC Markets is volatile and sporadic, which could depress the
market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our
security holders to resell their common stock. |
|
● |
Our stock
price is likely to be highly volatile because of several factors,
including a limited public float. |
|
● |
If investors
successfully seek rescission, we will face severe financial demands
that we may not be able to meet. |
|
● |
Our common
stock has been in the past, and may be in the future, a “penny
stock” under SEC rules. It may be more difficult to resell
securities classified as “penny stock.” |
|
● |
FINRA sales
practice requirements may also limit a shareholder’s ability to buy
and sell our stock. |
|
● |
If we fail
to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting,
the price of our securities may be adversely affected. |
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We are
required to comply with certain provisions of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and if we fail to continue to comply, our
business could be harmed, and the price of our securities could
decline. |
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The sale and
issuance of additional shares of our common stock could cause
dilution as well as the value of our common stock to
decline. |
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The issuance
of a large number of shares of our Common Stock could significantly
dilute existing stockholders and negatively impact the market price
of our Common Stock. |
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The Selling
Securityholders may sell a large number of shares, resulting in
substantial diminution to the value of shares held by existing
stockholders. |
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Shares
eligible for future sale may adversely affect the
market. |
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Substantial
future sales of shares of our common stock could cause the market
price of our Common Stock to decline. |
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Purchasers
in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution
in the book value of their investment. |
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Fiduciaries
investing the assets of a trust or pension, or profit-sharing plan
must carefully assess an investment in our Company to ensure
compliance with ERISA. |
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We may
invest or spend the proceeds of this offering in ways with which
you may not agree or in ways which may not yield a
return. |
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Risks of
investing using a credit card. |
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Provisions
of our articles of incorporation and bylaws may delay or prevent a
takeover which may not be in the best interests of our
stockholders. |
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We do not
expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. |
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RISKS
RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
Clubhouse Media
has a history of operating losses, and its management has concluded
that factors raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue
as a going concern and the auditor of Clubhouse Media has included
an explanatory paragraph relating to its ability to continue as a
going concern in their audit report for the period from January 2,
2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020.
Clubhouse
Media has a history of operating losses and have incurred cash flow
deficits. For the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to
December 31, 2020, Clubhouse Media reported a net loss of
$2,577,721 and negative cash flow from operating activities of
$1,967,551. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, Clubhouse
Media generated revenues in the amount of $3,222,015, reported a
gross profit of $572,895, and had negative cash flow from operating
activities of $7,153,911. As of September 30, 2021, Clubhouse Media
had an aggregate accumulated deficit of $21,169,300. There is
substantial doubt regarding the ability of Clubhouse Media to
continue as going concerns as a result of their historical
recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations as well as
their dependence on private equity and financings. Clubhouse Media
anticipates that it will continue to report losses and negative
cash flow for the foreseeable future. The management of Clubhouse
Media has concluded that their historical recurring losses from
operations and negative cash flows from operations as well as their
dependence on private equity and other financings raise substantial
doubt about their ability to continue as a going concern the
auditor of Clubhouse Media has included an explanatory paragraph
relating to their ability to continue as a going concern in its
audit report for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to
December 31, 2020.
The
consolidated financial statements of Clubhouse Media do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty. These adjustments would likely include substantial
impairment of the carrying amount of our assets and potential
contingent liabilities that may arise if we are unable to fulfill
various operational commitments. In addition, the value of our
securities, including common stock issued in this offering, would
be greatly impaired. Our ability to continue as a going concern is
dependent upon generating sufficient cash flow from operations and
obtaining additional capital and financing, including funds to be
raised in this offering. If our ability to generate cash flow from
operations is delayed or reduced and we are unable to raise
additional funding from other sources, we may be unable to continue
in business even if this offering is successful. For further
discussion about our ability to continue as a going concern and our
plan for future liquidity, see “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —Ability
to Continue as a Going Concern.”
We are
a holding company, and our principal asset is our 100% equity
interest in WOHG, through which we own 100% of each of WOHG’s
subsidiaries, and accordingly we are dependent upon distributions
from such operating subsidiaries to pay taxes and other
expenses.
We are a
holding company, and our principal asset is our 100% equity
interests in WOHG. WOHG operates through its subsidiary wholly
owned companies, of which it owns 100% of each. Accordingly, we are
dependent upon distributions from our operating subsidiaries to pay
taxes and other expenses. If our operating subsidiaries do not
generate sufficient revenues such that they can provide
distributions to us, we may be unable to pay our taxes and other
expenses which would have a materially adverse effect on our
business operations and our Company as a whole.
WOHG
is an early-stage company with a limited operating history. Such
limited operating history of WOHG may not provide an adequate basis
to judge our future prospects and results of
operations.
On November
12, 2020, pursuant to the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement,
we acquired WOHG, and WOHG thereafter became our wholly owned
subsidiary, and the business of WOHG became the business of the
Company going forward. WOHG has limited experience and a limited
operating history in which to assess its future prospects as a
company. In addition, the market for the products and services
offered through WOHG is highly competitive. If we fail to
successfully develop and offer the products and services offered
through WOHG in an increasingly competitive market, we may not be
able to capture the growth opportunities associated with them or
recover our development and marketing costs, and our future results
of operations and growth strategies could be adversely affected.
The limited history of WOHG may not provide a meaningful basis for
investors to evaluate our business, financial performance, and
prospects.
Since
inception of WOHG, WOHG has experienced losses, and we may have to
further reduce our costs by curtailing future operations to
continue as a business.
Since
inception of WOHG, WOHG has had operating losses and its cash flow
has been inadequate to support its ongoing operations. Its ability
to fund its capital requirements out of its available cash and cash
generated from its operations depends on a number of factors,
including its ability to gain interest in its products and services
and continue growing its existing operations and its ability to
raise funds as needed. If we cannot continue to generate positive
cash flow from operations, we will have to reduce our costs and try
to raise working capital from other sources. These measures could
materially and adversely affect our ability to execute our
operations and expand our business.
There
are no assurances we will realize the anticipated benefits from the
acquisition of WOHG.
Our future
success will depend, in part, on our ability to realize the
anticipated growth opportunities and synergies from combining
Clubhouse Media and WOHG. The combined company may encounter the
following difficulties, costs and delays involved in integrating
these operations:
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integrate both companies’ businesses and operations; |
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failure to
successfully manage relationships with customers and other
important relationships; |
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failure of
customers to continue using the services of the combined
company; |
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challenges
encountered in managing larger operations; |
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the loss of
key employees; |
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failure to
manage the growth and growth strategies of both
companies; |
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diversion of
the attention of management from other ongoing business
concerns; |
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incompatibility of technologies and systems; and |
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impairment charges incurred to write down the carrying amount of
intangible assets generated as a result of the mergers. |
If the
combined company’s operations do not meet the expectations of the
pre-existing customers of our companies before, then these
customers may cease doing business with the combined company
altogether, which would harm our results of operations and
financial condition. If the management team is not able to develop
strategies and implement a business plan that successfully
addresses these difficulties, we may not realize the anticipated
benefits of combining the companies. In particular, we are likely
to realize lower earnings per share, which may have an adverse
impact on our Company and the market price of our common
stock.
The
current outbreak of the coronavirus may have a negative effect on
our ability to conduct our business and operations and may also
cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole and could
materially harm our Company.
If the
current outbreak of the coronavirus continues to grow, the effects
of such a widespread infectious disease and epidemic may inhibit
our ability to conduct our business and operations and could
materially harm our Company. The coronavirus may cause us to have
to reduce operations as a result of various lock-down procedures
enacted by the local, state or federal government, which could
restrict the movement of our influencers outside of or within a
specific Clubhouse or even effect the influencer’s ability to
create content. The coronavirus may also cause a decrease in
advertising spending by companies as a result of the economic
turmoil resulting from the spread of the coronavirus and thereby
having a negative effect on our ability to generate revenue from
advertising. Further, if there is a spread of the coronavirus
within any of our Clubhouses, it may cause an inability for our
content creators to create and post content and could potentially
cause a specific Clubhouse location to be entirely quarantined.
Additionally, we may encounter negative publicity or a negative
public reaction when creating and posting certain content while a
coronavirus related lockdown is enacted. The continued coronavirus
outbreak may also restrict our ability to raise funding when needed
and may also cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole.
The specific and actual effects of the spread of coronavirus are
difficult to assess at this time as the actual effects will depend
on many factors beyond our control and knowledge. However, the
spread of the coronavirus, if it continues, may cause an overall
decline in the economy as a whole and also may materially harm our
Company.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing possible negative impacts on our business and results of
operations, up until now, we do not believe our prior and current
business operations, financial condition, and results of operations
have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and
related shutdowns. As the social media sector appears to have been
thriving during the pandemic and shutdowns, we believe that our
social media-based business and our results of operations have been
thriving as well. More specifically, we have been successful at
opening several houses, actively recruiting influencers/creators,
creating content, and generating revenue during the pandemic and
shutdowns. Notwithstanding, the ultimate impact of the coronavirus
pandemic on our operations remains unknown and will depend on
future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted with confidence, including the duration of the
coronavirus outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning
the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, and any additional
preventative and protective actions that governments, or our
company, may direct, which may result in an extended period of
business disruption and reduced operations. The long-term financial
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and may
ultimately have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
We may
be adversely affected by political tensions between the United
States and China.
Political
tensions between the United States and China have escalated due to,
among other things, trade disputes, the COVID-19 outbreak and
sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of Treasury on certain
officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the
central government of the PRC. On August 6, 2020 then-President
Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring ByteDance to sell
TikTok to an American company, or risk being banned in the United
States entirely. While ByteDance ultimately complied with this
executive order and TikTok was not banned in the United States, and
it is unclear what the Biden administration’s position with respect
to TikTok will be, a ban of a social media platform on which our
influencers have acquired significant followers, such as TikTok,
would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects,
financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, there
have been recent media reports on deliberations within the U.S.
government regarding potentially limiting or restricting
China-based companies from accessing U.S. capital markets. If any
legislation were to be enacted or any regulations were to be
adopted along these lines that ultimately had the effect of harming
or outright banning a social media platform utilized by our Company
and/or its influencers, it could have a material adverse effect on
our business and operations.
We may
fail to successfully execute our business plan.
Our
shareholders may lose their entire investment if we fail to execute
our business plan. Our prospects must be considered in light of the
following risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to,
competition, the erosion of ongoing revenue streams, the ability to
retain experienced personnel and general economic conditions. We
cannot guarantee that we will be successful in executing our
business plan. If we fail to successfully execute our business
plan, we may be forced to cease operations, in which case our
shareholders may lose their entire investment.
Our
acquisition strategy creates risks for our
business.
We expect
that we will pursue acquisitions of other businesses, assets or
technologies to grow our business. We may fail to identify
attractive acquisition candidates or we may be unable to reach
acceptable terms for future acquisitions. We might not be able to
raise enough cash to compete for attractive acquisition targets. If
we are unable to complete acquisitions in the future, our ability
to grow our business at our anticipated rate will be
impaired.
We may pay
for acquisitions by issuing additional shares of our common stock,
which would dilute our shareholders, or by issuing debt, which
could include terms that restrict our ability to operate our
business or pursue other opportunities and subject us to meaningful
debt service obligations. We may also use significant amounts of
cash to complete acquisitions. To the extent that we complete
acquisitions in the future, we likely will incur future
depreciation and amortization expenses associated with the acquired
assets. We may also record significant amounts of intangible
assets, including goodwill, which could become impaired in the
future. Acquisitions involve numerous other risks,
including:
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integrating the operations, technologies, services and personnel of
the acquired companies; |
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challenges
maintaining our internal standards, controls, procedures and
policies; |
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management’s attention from other business concerns; |
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over-valuation by us of
acquired companies; |
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litigation
resulting from activities of the acquired company, including claims
from terminated employees, customers, former shareholders and other
third parties; |
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insufficient
revenues to offset increased expenses associated with the
acquisitions and unanticipated liabilities of the acquired
companies; |
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insufficient
indemnification or security from the selling parties for legal
liabilities that we may assume in connection with our
acquisitions; |
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entering
markets in which we have no prior experience and may not
succeed; |
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risks
associated with foreign acquisitions, such as communication and
integration problems resulting from geographic dispersion and
language and cultural differences, compliance with foreign laws and
regulations and general economic or political conditions in other
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impairment
of relationships with clients and employees of the acquired
companies or our clients and employees as a result of the
integration of acquired operations and new management
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We may
not be able to effectively manage our growth and the increased
complexity of our business, which could negatively impact our brand
and financial performance.
As we grow
our business we may incur increasing costs, such as operating costs
and marketing costs. If such expansion is not properly managed, it
may adversely affect our financial and operating resources without
achieving the desired effects.
As we only
have a limited history of operating our business at its current
scale, it is difficult to evaluate our current business and future
prospects, including our ability to grow in the future. In
addition, our costs and expenses may increase rapidly as we expand
our business and continue to invest in our Clubhouses to enhance
our competitiveness. Continued growth could also strain our ability
to maintain reliable service levels for our clients and customers,
develop and improve our operational, financial, legal and
management controls, and enhance our reporting systems and
procedures. Our costs and expenses may grow faster than our
revenues and may be greater than what we anticipate. If we are
unable to generate adequate revenues and to manage our costs and
expenses, we may continue to incur losses in the future and may not
be able to achieve or subsequently maintain profitability. Managing
our growth will require significant expenditures and the allocation
of valuable management resources. If we fail to achieve the
necessary level of efficiency in our organization as it grows, our
business, operating results and financial condition could be
harmed.
We may
suffer from lack of availability of additional
funds.
We expect to
have ongoing needs for working capital in order to fund operations
and to continue to expand our operations. To that end, we will be
required to raise additional funds through equity or debt
financing. However, there can be no assurance that we will be
successful in securing additional capital on favorable terms, if at
all. If we are successful, whether the terms are favorable or
unfavorable, there is a potential that we will fail to comply with
the terms of such financing, which could result in severe liability
for our Company. If we are unsuccessful, we may need to (a)
initiate cost reductions; (b) forego business development
opportunities; (c) seek extensions of time to fund liabilities, or
(d) seek protection from creditors. In addition, any future sale of
our equity securities would dilute the ownership and control of
your shares and could be at prices substantially below prices at
which our shares currently trade. Our inability to raise capital
could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our
operations altogether. We may seek to increase our cash reserves
through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale
of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities
could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to
our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in
increased debt service obligations and could result in operating
and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and
liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on
acceptable terms is subject to a variety of
uncertainties.
In addition,
if we are unable to generate adequate cash from operations, and if
we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for
us to sell all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business
combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These
possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result
in significant dilution to our shareholders or that result in our
shareholders losing all of their investment in our
Company.
Our
substantial amount of indebtedness may adversely affect our cash
flow and our ability to operate our business, remain in compliance
with debt covenants and make payments on our
indebtedness.
Our
substantial level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we
may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay, when due, the
principal of, interest on or other amounts due with respect to our
indebtedness. Our indebtedness could have other important
consequences to you as a stockholder. For example, it
could:
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make it more
difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our
indebtedness and any failure to comply with the obligations of any
of our debt instruments, including financial and other restrictive
covenants, could result in an event of default under the senior
secured credit facility and the senior subordinated
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make us more
vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and
competitive conditions and adverse changes in government
regulation; |
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require us
to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations
to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability
of our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures,
acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
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limit our
flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our
business and the industry in which we operate; |
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a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have
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ability to borrow additional amounts for working capital, capital
expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of
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Any of the
above listed factors could materially adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
The
ability of our Chief Executive Officer, Amir Ben-Yohanan, to
control our business may limit or eliminate minority stockholders’
ability to influence corporate affairs.
Voting
control of the Company is held by our Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Ben-Yohanan, through the share of Series X Preferred Stock he
holds. This share of Series X Preferred Stock has a number of votes
at any time equal to (i) the number of votes then held or entitled
to be made by all other equity or debt securities of the Company,
or pursuant to any other agreement, contract or understanding of
the Company, plus (ii) one. In addition, as of the date of this
prospectus, Mr. Ben-Yohanan beneficially owned 56,958,396 shares of
our common stock, which represents 58.90% of the voting power of
our outstanding common stock. Following this offering, Mr.
Ben-Yohanan will control approximately 50.01% of the voting power
of our outstanding common stock if all the common stock being
offered are sold. Because of this voting control through the shares
of Series X Preferred Stock and the common stock he beneficially
owns, he is able to significantly influence membership of our Board
of Directors, as well as all other matters requiring stockholder
approval. The interests of our Chief Executive Officer may differ
from the interests of other stockholders with respect to the
issuance of shares, business transactions with or sales to other
companies, selection of other officers and directors and other
business decisions. The minority stockholders will have no way of
overriding decisions made by our Chief Executive
Officer.
We are
not a party to certain of the leases for its Clubhouse properties,
and therefore is subject to the risk of those leases being
terminated or altered without its consent.
We are not
listed as the tenant on the lease agreements of Clubhouse
BH. Instead, our Chief Executive Officer, Amir Ben-Yohanan, is
listed as the tenant of this properties pursuant the lease
agreement for this house. While Mr. Ben-Yohanan intends to assign
this lease to the Company in the future, there is a possibility
that Mr. Ben-Yohanan may not assign this lease in the near term, or
at all. If Mr. Ben Yohanan were to depart the Company, pursuant to
a disagreement or otherwise, before assigning this lease agreement
to the Company, Mr. Ben-Yohanan could terminate this lease, or our
right to inhabit these properties, without consent or notice to us.
Such an event could materially harm our operating results, as well
as our reputation within the influencer community, which is
important to our ability to attract and retain talent.
Our
business is subject to fluctuations that are not predictable, which
subjects our business to increase risks.
Our business
is subject to fluctuations with respect to both our influencers and
the number of followers on social media we are able to access
through our influencers and our own social media channels. The
influencers who live in our Clubhouses, in general, do not stay for
long periods of time. Influencers are not required by contract to
live in our Clubhouses, and therefore may leave at any point. While
we will still generate income from our influencers with which we
have entered into Management Agreements regardless of whether such
influencers live in our Clubhouses or not, either party may
terminate the Management Agreement upon 30 days’ notice without
cause. As such, our roster of Clubhouse influencers can change
rapidly and significantly, which also affects the number of social
media followers we can access, which we believe is a material
factor in our ability to generate revenues. For example, at least
one of our Clubhouse influencers has over 11 million followers as
of the date of this Prospectus. If this influencer were to leave
our Clubhouse, we would immediately lose access to those followers
through our Creator Occupancy Agreement. While we always seek to
fill openings in our Clubhouses quickly, there is no guarantee we
will be able to do so, or to fill such openings with influencers
with an equal number of followers that the previous
occupant-influencer had. Further, followers on social media in
general often fluctuate significantly due to external factors that
are not predictable. The unexpected loss of one or more of our
influencers and/or a reduction in the number of ours or our
influencers’ followers could have a negative impact on our
business.
Our
business depends on our ability to provide customers and followers
with interesting and useful content, which in turn depends on the
content contributed by the content creators.
The quality
of the content offered by our influencers and their followers’
level of engagement are critical to our success. In order to
attract and retain users and compete effectively, we must offer
interesting and useful content and enhance followers’ viewing
experience. It is vital to our operations that we remain sensitive
to and responsive to evolving public and consumer preferences and
offer content that appeals to our followers and customers. We have
also been providing our content creators with support and guidance
in various forms, including technical support for content
distribution, editing and uploading. However, we cannot assure you
that our content creators can contribute to create popular
contents. If our content creators cease to contribute content, or
their uploaded content fails to attract or retain our followers and
customers, we may experience a decline in our business and suffer a
reduction in revenue.
Changes in public
and consumer tastes and preferences and industry trends could
reduce demand for our services and content offerings and adversely
affect our business.
Our ability
to generate revenues is highly sensitive to rapidly changing
consumer preferences and industry trends, as well as the popularity
of the talent, brands and owners of IP we represent, and the assets
we own. Our success depends on our influencers’ ability to create
quality content through popular social media channels that meet the
changing preferences of the broad consumer market and respond to
competition from an expanding array of choices facilitated by
technological developments in the delivery of content. Our
operations and revenues are affected by consumer tastes and
entertainment trends, which are unpredictable and subject to change
and may be affected by changes in the social and political climate.
Changes in consumers’ tastes or a change in the perceptions of our
business partners, whether as a result of the social and political
climate or otherwise, could adversely affect our operating results.
Our failure to avoid a negative perception among consumers or
anticipate and respond to changes in consumer preferences,
including in the form of content creation or distribution, could
result in reduced demand for our product and/or content offerings,
or a reduced social media followings and business opportunities for
our Creators, which could have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability
to create popular, social media-based entertainment content is
increasingly important to the success of our business and our
ability to generate revenues. The production of entertainment
content is inherently risky because the revenues we derive from
various sources primarily depend on our ability to reach large
audiences and satisfy consumer tastes and expectations in a
consistent manner. The popularity of our content and owned assets
is affected by our ability to maintain or develop strong brand
awareness and target key audiences, the sources and nature of
competing content offerings, the time and manner in which consumers
acquire and view some of our entertainment products and the options
available to advertisers for reaching their desired audiences.
Consumer tastes change frequently and it is a challenge to
anticipate what offerings will be successful at any point in time.
We invest substantial capital in our content and owned assets,
including in the creation of original content, before learning the
extent to which it will achieve popularity with consumers. A lack
of popularity of these, our other content offerings or our owned
assets, as well as labor disputes, unavailability of a star
performer, equipment shortages, cost overruns, disputes with
production teams or adverse weather conditions, could have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
ability to generate revenue from discretionary and corporate
spending, such as corporate sponsorships and advertising, is
subject to many factors, including many that are beyond our
control.
Our business
depends on discretionary consumer and corporate spending. Many
factors related to corporate spending and discretionary consumer
spending, including economic conditions affecting disposable
consumer income such as unemployment levels, fuel prices, interest
rates, changes in tax rates and tax laws that impact companies or
individuals and inflation can significantly impact our operating
results. While consumer and corporate spending may decline at any
time for reasons beyond our control, the risks associated with our
businesses become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or
recession, which may be accompanied by reductions in corporate
sponsorship and advertising. During periods of reduced economic
activity, many consumers have historically reduced their
discretionary spending and advertisers have reduced their
sponsorship and advertising expenditures, which can result in a
reduction in sponsorship opportunities. There can be no assurance
that consumer and corporate spending will not be adversely impacted
by current economic conditions, or by any future deterioration in
economic conditions, thereby possibly impacting our operating
results and growth. A prolonged period of reduced consumer or
corporate spending could have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We may
not be able to adapt to or manage new content distribution
platforms or changes in consumer behavior resulting from new
technologies.
We must
successfully adapt to and manage technological advances in our
industry, including the emergence of alternative social media
platforms. If we are unable to adopt or are late in adopting
technological changes and innovations, it may lead to a loss of
consumers viewing our content, and a corresponding reduction in
revenues from advertisers. It may also lead to a reduction in ours
or our Creators’ ability to monetize new platforms. Our ability to
effectively generate revenue from new content distribution
platforms and viewing technologies will affect our ability to
maintain and grow our business. Emerging forms of content
distribution may provide different economic models and compete with
current distribution methods (such as Instagram and TikTok) in ways
that are not entirely predictable, which could reduce demand for
promotional posts by our team of influencers. We must also adapt to
changing consumer behavior driven by advances in technology. If we
fail to adapt our distribution methods and content to emerging
technologies and new distribution platforms, our ability to
generate revenue from our targeted audiences may decline and could
result in an adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Because our
success depends substantially on our ability to maintain a
professional reputation, adverse publicity concerning us, one of
our businesses, our Creators or our key personnel could adversely
affect our business.
Our
professional reputation is essential to our continued success and
any decrease in the quality of our reputation could impair our
ability to, among other things, recruit and retain qualified and
experienced talent managers and other key personnel, retain or
attract Creators, and retain or attract advertisers, purchasers of
our products, (i.e. our customers). Our overall reputation may be
negatively impacted by a number of factors, including negative
publicity concerning us, members of our management, our Creators,
our customers, and other key personnel. Any adverse publicity
relating to such individuals or entities that we employ or
represent, or to our Company, including from reported or actual
incidents or allegations of illegal or improper conduct, such as
harassment, discrimination or other misconduct, could result in
significant media attention, even if not directly relating to or
involving WOHG, and could have a negative impact on our
professional reputation, potentially resulting in termination of
contracts, our inability to attract new customer or client
relationships, or the loss or termination of such employees’
services, all of which could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Our professional
reputation could also be impacted by adverse publicity relating to
one or more of our owned or majority owned brands or
businesses.
We
depend on the relationships of our talent managers and other key
personnel with clients across many categories, including fashion,
music, digital, and sponsorship.
We depend
heavily upon relationships that our talent managers and other key
personnel have developed with our influencer-clients, as well as
our corporate customers that utilize our team of influencers for
advertising and paid promotion. The personal relationships that our
talent managers, influencers, and other key personnel have
developed with brands and other key business contacts help us to
secure access to sponsorships, endorsements, professional
contracts, events and other opportunities for our Creators, which
is critical to our success. Due to the importance of those contacts
to us, a substantial deterioration in these relationships, or
substantial loss of talent managers or other key personnel who
maintain these relationships, could adversely affect our business.
In particular, our talent management business is dependent upon the
highly personalized relationships between our team at Doiyen LLC
and their Creators – i.e., the influencers with whom we contract
with and represent. A substantial deterioration in the team
managing a client may result in a deterioration in our relationship
with, or the loss of, the clients represented by that manager. The
substantial loss of multiple talent managers could have an adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations. Our talent managers and other key personnel are not
party to long-term contracts and, in any event, can leave our
Company with little or no notice. We can give no assurance that all
or any of these individuals will remain with us or will retain
their associations with key business contacts.
Our
success depends, in part, on our continuing ability to identify,
recruit and retain qualified and experienced talent managers. If we
fail to recruit and retain suitable talent managers or if our
relationships with our talent managers change or deteriorate, it
could adversely affect our business.
Our success
depends, in part, upon our continuing ability to identify, recruit
and retain qualified and experienced talent managers. There is
great competition for qualified and experienced talent managers in
the social media industry, and we cannot assure you that we will be
able to continue to hire or retain a sufficient number of qualified
persons to meet our requirements, or that we will be able to do so
under terms that are economically attractive to us. Any failure to
retain certain talent managers could lead to the loss of
sponsorship and other engagements and have an adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our
failure to identify, sign and retain influencer-clients could
adversely affect our business.
We derive
substantial revenue from the engagements, sponsorships, and
branding deals entered into by our influencer-clients. We depend on
identifying, signing and retaining as clients those influencers
with significant social media followings, that are deemed to be
favorable candidates for companies to utilize for advertising,
promotion, and branding. Our competitive position is dependent on
our continuing ability to attract, develop and retain such clients
whose work is likely to achieve a high degree of value and
recognition as well as our ability to provide such clients with
sponsorships, endorsements, professional contracts, productions,
events and other opportunities. Our failure to attract and retain
these clients, an increase in the costs required to attract and
retain such clients, or an untimely loss or retirement of these
clients could adversely affect our financial results and growth
prospects. We have not entered into written agreements with many of
the clients we represent. These clients may decide to discontinue
their relationship with us at any time and without notice. In
addition, the clients with whom we have entered into written
contracts may choose not to renew their contracts with us on
reasonable terms or at all or they may breach or seek to terminate
these contracts. If any of our clients decide to discontinue their
relationships with us, whether they are under a contract or not, we
may be unable to recoup costs expended to develop and promote them
and our financial results may be adversely affected. Further, the
loss of such clients could lead other of our clients to terminate
their relationships with us.
The
markets in which we operate are highly competitive, both within the
United States and internationally.
We face
competition from a variety of other domestic and foreign companies.
We face competition from alternative providers of the content,
services, and products we and our Creators offer and from other
forms of entertainment in a rapidly changing and increasingly
fragmented marketplace. There are other companies and individuals
currently providing similar products and services as us in the
social media influencer industry. Our competitors include, but are
not limited to, Hype House, Glam House and any other social media
influencer collectives and/or talent management companies
specializing in representing influencers, each of which may have
greater financial and other resources than us. We may be unable to
successfully compete with these competitors and may expend
significant resources without success. Further, any increased
competition, which may not be foreseeable, or our failure to
adequately address any competitive factors, could result in reduced
demand for our content, clients or key brands, which could have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We
operate in a fast-evolving industry, and we are in the early stage
of our business. We cannot guarantee that our monetization
strategies will be successfully implemented or generate sustainable
revenues and profit.
We are in
the early stage of our business, and our monetization model is
evolving. We generate revenues primarily by providing our users
with valuable content. We also generate revenues from advertising
and other services. We cannot assure you that we can successfully
implement the existing monetization strategies to generate
sustainable revenues, or that we will be able to develop new
monetization strategies to grow our revenues. If our strategic
initiatives do not enhance our ability to monetize or enable us to
develop new monetization approaches, we may not be able to maintain
or increase our revenues or recover any associated costs. In
addition, we may introduce new products and services to expand our
revenue streams, including products and services with which we have
little or no prior development or operating experience. If these
new or enhanced products or services fail to engage users, content
creators or business partners, we may fail to diversify our revenue
streams or generate sufficient revenues to justify our investments
and costs, and our business and operating results may suffer as a
result.
We
rely on technology, such as our information systems, to conduct our
business. Failure to protect our technology against breakdowns and
security breaches could adversely affect our
business.
We rely on
technology, such as our information systems and social media
platforms, to conduct our business. This technology is vulnerable
to service interruptions and security breaches from inadvertent or
intentional actions by our employees, partners and vendors, or from
attacks by malicious third parties. Such attacks are of
ever-increasing levels of sophistication and are made by groups and
individuals with a wide range of motives and expertise, including
organized criminal groups, “hacktivists,” nation states and others.
The techniques used to breach security safeguards evolve rapidly,
and they may be difficult to detect for an extended period of time,
and the measures we take to safeguard our technology may not
adequately prevent such incidents.
While we
have taken steps to protect our confidential and personal
information and invested in information technology, there can be no
assurance that our efforts will prevent service interruptions or
security breaches in our systems or the unauthorized or inadvertent
wrongful use or disclosure of confidential information. Such
incidents could adversely affect our business operations,
reputation and client relationships. Any such breach would require
us to expend significant resources to mitigate the breach of
security and to address matters related to any such breach,
including the payment of fines. Although we maintain an insurance
policy that covers data security, privacy liability and
cyber-attacks, our insurance may not be adequate to cover losses
arising from breaches or attacks on our systems. We also may be
required to notify regulators about any actual or perceived
personal data breach as well as the individuals who are affected by
the incident within strict time periods.
In addition,
our use of social media presents the potential for further
vulnerabilities. For instance, we may be subject to boycotts, spam,
spyware, ransomware, phishing and social engineering, viruses,
worms, malware, DDOS attacks, password attacks, man-in-the-middle
attacks, cybersquatting, impersonation of employees or officers,
abuse of comments and message boards, fake reviews, doxing and
swatting. While we have internal policies in place to protect
against these vulnerabilities, we can make no assurances that we
will not be adversely affected should one of these events
occur.
The
commercial success of our products is dependent, in part, on
factors outside our control.
The
commercial success of our products is dependent upon unpredictable
and volatile factors beyond our control, such as the success of our
competitors’ products. Our failure to attract market acceptance and
a sustainable competitive advantage over our competitors would
materially harm our business.
Increases in the
costs of content may have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We need to
produce or acquire popular content. The production and acquisition
of such content depends on our ability to retain our content
creators. As our business develops, we may incur increasing
revenue-sharing costs to compensate our content creators of
producing original content. Increases in market prices for licensed
content may also have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. If we are not able to procure
licensed content at commercially acceptable costs, our business and
results of operations will be adversely impacted. In addition, if
we are unable to generate sufficient revenues to outpace the
increase in market prices for licensed content, our business,
financial condition and results of operations may be adversely
affected. We rely on our team to generate creative ideas for
original content and to supervise the original content origination
and production process, and we intend to continue to invest
resources in content production. If we are not able to compete
effectively for talents or attract and retain top influencers at
reasonable costs, our original content production capabilities
would be negatively impacted.
In our
paid promotion business, if we are unable to prove that our
advertising and sponsorship solutions provide an attractive return
on investment for our customers, our financial results could be
harmed.
Our ability
to grow revenue from our paid promotion business will be dependent
on our ability to demonstrate to marketers that their marketing
campaigns with us provide a meaningful return on investment
relative to offline and other online opportunities. Our ability,
however, to demonstrate the value of advertising and sponsorship on
paid promotion business properties will depend, in part, on the
quality of our products and contents, the actions taken by our
competitors to enhance their offerings, whether we meet the
expectations of our customers and a number of other factors. If we
are unable to maintain sophisticated and high-quality contents that
provide value to our customers or demonstrate our ability to
provide value to our customers, our financial results will be
harmed.
We
will be attempting to launch brands in new markets and with new
products. Our inability to effectively execute our business plan in
relation to these new brands could negatively impact our
business.
We are
attempting launch new product brands into markets in which we have
no experience offering products. Launching new products into new
markets is risky and requires extensive marketing and business
expertise. There can be no assurances we will have the capital,
personnel resources, or expertise to be successful in launching
these new business efforts.
Our
management team’s attention may be diverted by acquisitions and
searches for new acquisition targets, and our business and
operations may suffer adverse consequences as a
result.
Mergers and
acquisitions are time intensive, requiring significant commitment
of our management team’s focus and resources. If our management
team spends too much time focused on acquisitions or on potential
acquisition targets, our management team may not have sufficient
time to focus on our existing business and operations. This
diversion of attention could have material and adverse consequences
on our operations and our ability to be profitable.
We may
be unable to scale our operations successfully.
Our growth
strategy will place significant demands on our management and
financial, administrative and other resources. Operating results
will depend substantially on the ability of our officers and key
employees to manage changing business conditions and to implement
and improve our financial, administrative and other resources. If
we are unable to respond to and manage changing business
conditions, or the scale of its operations, then the quality of its
services, its ability to retain key personnel, and its business
could be harmed.
Economic
conditions or changing consumer preferences could adversely impact
our business.
A downturn
in economic conditions in one or more of the Company’s markets
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations,
financial condition, business and prospects. Although we attempt to
stay informed of government and customer trends, any sustained
failure to identify and respond to trends could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition,
business and prospects.
Our
intellectual property rights are valuable, and if we are unable to
protect them or are subject to intellectual property rights claims,
our business may be harmed.
The content
created by Clubhouse influencers, including the rights related to
that content, are important assets for us, as is the “Clubhouse
Media Group and Clubhouse BH” name. We do not hold any patents
protecting our intellectual property, and we have only filed a
trademark application for “The Clubhouse” recently, which has not
yet been granted as of the date of this Prospectus. The Company
subsequently fell out of the trademark response period and was
deemed abandoned. The Company has since filed a petition to revive
the abandoned application to continue the pursuant of the
trademark. Various events outside of our control pose a threat to
our intellectual property rights as well as to our business.
Regardless of the merits of the claims, any intellectual property
claims could be time-consuming and expensive to litigate or settle.
In addition, if any claims against us are successful, we may have
to pay substantial monetary damages or discontinue any of our
practices that are found to be in violation of another party’s
rights. We also may have to seek a license to continue such
practices, which may significantly increase our operating expenses
or may not be available to us at all. Also, the efforts we have
taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or
effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property
rights could harm our business or our ability to
compete.
We may
be found to have infringed the intellectual property rights of
others, which could expose us to substantial damages or restrict
our operations.
We expect to
be subject to legal claims that we have infringed the intellectual
property rights of others. The ready availability of damages and
royalties and the potential for injunctive relief have increased
the costs associated with litigating and settling patent
infringement claims. Any claims, whether or not meritorious, could
require us to spend significant time, money, and other resources in
litigation, pay damages and royalties, develop new intellectual
property, modify, design around, or discontinue existing products,
services, or features, or acquire licenses to the intellectual
property that is the subject of the infringement claims. These
licenses, if required, may not be available at all or have
acceptable terms. As a result, intellectual property claims against
us could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects,
financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
As a
creator and a distributor of content over the internet, we face
potential liability for legal claims based on the nature and
content of the materials that we create or
distribute.
Failure to
identify and prevent illegal or inappropriate content from being
created or distributed by our influencer may subject us to
liability. To the extent that U.S. and foreign authorities find any
content being created or distributed by our influencer
objectionable, they may require us to limit or eliminate the
dissemination of such content in the form of take-down orders, or
otherwise. We may have to conduct a self-inspection by taking a
comprehensive review of the content created by us. However, there
can be no assurance that we can identify all the videos or other
content that may violate relevant laws and regulations.
We are
subject to extensive U.S. and foreign governmental regulations, and
our failure to comply with these regulations could adversely affect
our business.
Our
operations are subject to federal, state and local laws, statutes,
rules, regulations, policies and procedures in the United States
and around the world, which are subject to change at any time,
governing matters such as:
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with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended
(the “FCPA”) and similar regulations in other countries, which
prohibit U.S. companies and their intermediaries from engaging in
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Noncompliance with these
laws could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations,
sanctions, settlements, prosecution, other enforcement actions,
disgorgement of profits, significant fines, damages, other civil
and criminal penalties or injunctions, reputational harm, adverse
media coverage, and other collateral consequences. Multiple or
repeated failures by us to comply with these laws and regulations
could result in increased fines or proceedings against us. If any
subpoenas or investigations are launched, or governmental or other
sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible
civil or criminal litigation, our business, results of operations
and financial condition could be materially harmed. In addition,
responding to any action will likely result in a materially
significant diversion of management’s attention and resources and
significant defense costs and other professional fees. Enforcement
actions and sanctions could further harm our business, results of
operations and financial condition. While we attempt to conduct our
business and operations in a manner that we believe to be in
compliance with such laws and regulations, there can be no
assurance that a law or regulation will not be interpreted or
enforced in a manner contrary to our current understanding. In
addition, the promulgation of new laws, rules and regulations could
restrict or unfavorably impact our business, which could decrease
demand for our services, reduce revenue, increase costs or subject
us to additional liabilities.
In some
United States and foreign jurisdictions, we may have direct and
indirect interactions with government agencies and state-affiliated
entities in the ordinary course of our business. In the event that
we fail to comply with the regulations of a particular
jurisdiction, whether through our acts or omissions or those of
third parties, we may be prohibited from operating in those
jurisdictions, which could lead to a decline in various revenue
streams in such jurisdictions, and could have an adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We are also
required to comply with economic sanctions laws imposed by the
United States or by other jurisdictions where we do business, which
may restrict our transactions in certain markets, and with certain
customers, business partners and other persons and entities. As a
result, we are not permitted to, directly or indirectly (including
through a third-party intermediary), procure goods, services, or
technology from, or engage in transactions with, individuals and
entities subject to sanctions. While we believe we have been in
compliance with sanctions requirements, there can be no guarantee
that we will remain in compliance. Any violation of corruption or
sanctions laws could result in fines, civil and criminal sanctions
against us or our employees, prohibitions on the conduct of our
business (e.g., debarment from doing business with International
Development Banks and similar organizations) and damage to our
reputation, which could have an adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Our
results of operations, which are reported in U.S. dollars, could be
adversely affected if currency exchange rates fluctuate
substantially in the future.
As we expect
to expand our international operations, we become more exposed to
the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We
generally collect revenue from our international markets in the
local currency. Rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar against these
foreign currencies can harm our reported results and cause the
revenue derived from our foreign users to decrease. Such
appreciation could increase the costs of purchasing our products to
our customers outside of the U.S., adversely affecting our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
We will also
incur expenses for employee compensation and other operating
expenses at our non-U.S. locations in the local currency.
Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and
other currencies could result in the dollar equivalent of our
expenses being higher which may not be offset by additional revenue
earned in the local currency. This could have a negative impact on
our reported results of operations.
Our
amended and restated bylaws provide that state or federal court
located within the state of Nevada will be the sole and exclusive
forum for substantially all disputes between us and our
shareholders, which could limit its stockholders’ ability to obtain
a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors,
officers or other employees.
Section 7.4
of our amended and restated bylaws provides that “[u]nless the
Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative
forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action
or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action
asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any
director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the
Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) an action
asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the NRS, or
(iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs
doctrine shall be a state or federal court located within the state
of Nevada, in all cases subject to the court’s having personal
jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants.”
This exclusive forum provision is intended to apply to claims
arising under Nevada state law and would not apply to claims
brought pursuant to the Exchange Act or Securities Act, or any
other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive
jurisdiction. The exclusive forum provision in our amended and
restated bylaws will not relieve us of our duty to comply with the
federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder,
and shareholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance
with these laws, rules and regulations.
This
exclusive forum provision may limit a shareholder’s ability to
bring a claim in a judicial forum of its choosing for disputes with
us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may
discourage lawsuits against us or our directors, officers or other
employees. In addition, shareholders who do bring a claim in the
state or federal court in the State of Nevada could face additional
litigation costs in pursuing any such claim, particularly if they
do not reside in or near Nevada. The state or federal court of the
State of Nevada may also reach different judgments or results than
would other courts, including courts where a shareholder would
otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments or results
may be more favorable to us than to our shareholders. However, the
enforceability of similar exclusive forum provisions in other
companies’ bylaws has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it
is possible that a court could find this type of provision to be
inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the
specified types of actions or proceedings. If a court were to find
the exclusive forum provision contained in our amended and restated
bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we might
incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in
other jurisdictions.
By
purchasing common stock in this offering, you are bound by the
fee-shifting provision contained in our amended and restated
bylaws, which may discourage you to pursue actions against us and
could discourage shareholder lawsuits that might otherwise benefit
the Company and its shareholders.
Section 7.4
of our amended and restated bylaws provides that “[i]f any action
is brought by any party against another party, relating to or
arising out of these Bylaws, or the enforcement hereof, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party
reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the prosecution or defense of such action, provided
that the provisions of this sentence shall not apply with respect
to “internal corporate claims” as defined in Section 109(b) of the
DGCL.”
Our amended
and restated bylaws provide that for this section, the term
“attorneys’ fees” or “attorneys’ fees and costs” means the fees and
expenses of counsel to the Company and any other parties asserting
a claim subject to Section 7.4 of the amended and restated bylaws,
which may include printing, photocopying, duplicating and other
expenses, air freight charges, and fees billed for law clerks,
paralegals and other persons not admitted to the bar but performing
services under the supervision of an attorney, and the costs and
fees incurred in connection with the enforcement or collection of
any judgment obtained in any such proceeding.
We adopted
the fee-shifting provision to eliminate or decrease nuisance and
frivolous litigation. We intend to apply the fee-shifting provision
broadly to all actions except for claims brought under the Exchange
Act and Securities Act.
There is no
set level of recovery required to be met by a plaintiff to avoid
payment under this provision. Instead, whoever is the prevailing
party is entitled to recover the reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the prosecution or defense
of such action. Any party who brings an action, and the party
against whom such action is brought under Section 7.4 of our
amended and restated bylaws, which could include, but is not
limited to former and current shareholders, Company directors,
officers, affiliates, legal counsel, expert witnesses and other
parties, are subject to this provision. Additionally, any party who
brings an action, and the party against whom such action is brought
under Section 7.4 of our amended and restated bylaws, which could
include, but is not limited to former and current shareholders,
Company directors, officers, affiliates, legal counsel, expert
witnesses and other parties, would be able to recover fees under
this provision.
In the event
you initiate or assert a claim against us, in accordance with the
dispute resolution provisions contained in our Bylaws, and you do
not, in a judgment prevail, you will be obligated to reimburse us
for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with
such claim, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s
fees and expenses and costs of appeal, if any. Additionally, this
provision in Section 7.4 of our amended and restated bylaws could
discourage shareholder lawsuits that might otherwise benefit the
Company and its shareholders.
THE FEE
SHIFTING PROVISION CONTAINED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS IS
NOT INTENDED TO BE DEEMED A WAIVER BY ANY HOLDER OF COMMON STOCK OF
THE COMPANY’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. THE FEE SHIFTING
PROVISION CONTAINED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS DO NOT APPLY
TO CLAIMS BROUGHT UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND SECURITIES
ACT.
As a
result of being a public company, we are subject to additional
reporting and corporate governance requirements that will require
additional management time, resources and
expense.
As a public
company we are obligated to file with the SEC annual and quarterly
information and other reports that are specified in the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We are also
subject to other reporting and corporate governance requirements
under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, all of which impose significant
compliance and reporting obligations upon us and require us to
incur additional expense in order to fulfill such
obligations.
We may
not have sufficient insurance coverage and an interruption of our
business or loss of a significant amount of property could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition and
operations.
We currently
do not maintain any insurance policies against loss of key
personnel and business interruption as well as product liability
claims. If such events were to occur, our business, financial
performance and financial position may be materially and adversely
affected.
We
could become involved in claims or litigations that may result in
adverse outcomes.
From
time-to-time we may be involved in a variety of claims or
litigations. Such proceeding may initially be viewed as immaterial
but could prove to be material. Litigations are inherently
unpredictable and excessive verdicts do occur. Given the inherent
uncertainties in litigation, even when we can reasonably estimate
the amount of possible loss or range of loss and reasonably
estimable loss contingencies, the actual outcome may change in the
future due to new developments or changes in approach. In addition,
such claims or litigations could involve significant expense and
diversion of management’s attention and resources from other
matters.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK AND THE OFFERING
Trading on the OTC
Markets is volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market
price of our common stock and make it difficult for our security
holders to resell their common stock.
Our common
stock currently trades on the OTC Pink tier of OTC Market Group
LLC’s Marketplace under the symbol “CMGR”. The OTC Market is a
network of security dealers who buy and sell stock. The dealers are
connected by a computer network that provides information on
current “bids” and “asks,” as well as volume information. Trading
in securities quoted on the OTC Markets is often thin and
characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many
factors, some of which may have little to do with our operations or
business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price
of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance.
Moreover, the OTC Markets is not a stock exchange, and trading of
securities on the OTC Markets is often more sporadic than the
trading of securities listed on a quotation system like Nasdaq
Capital Market or a stock exchange like the NYSE American. These
factors may result in investors having difficulty reselling any
shares of our common stock.
Our
stock price is likely to be highly volatile because of several
factors, including a limited public float.
The market
price of our common stock has been volatile in the past and the
market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile in
the future. You may not be able to resell shares of our common
stock following periods of volatility because of the market’s
adverse reaction to volatility.
Other
factors that could cause such volatility may include, among other
things:
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perceived limitations on our ability to raise capital when we
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Any of these
factors could have a significant and adverse impact on the market
price of our common stock. In addition, the stock market in general
has at times experienced extreme volatility and rapid decline that
has often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating
performance of particular companies. These broad market
fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common
stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.
Once
our common stock is listed on Nasdaq Capital Market or NYSE
American, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply
with the national stock exchange’s continued listing
standards.
We intend to
list our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the NYSE
American under the symbol “CMGR.” There is no assurance that our
listing application will be approved by the Nasdaq Capital Market
or the NYSE American. Assuming that our common stock is listed,
there can be no assurance any broker will be interested in trading
our stock. Therefore, it may be difficult to sell your shares of
common stock if you desire or need to sell them. We cannot provide
any assurance that an active and liquid trading market in our
securities will develop or, if developed, that such market will
continue.
If our
common stock is approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market
or NYSE American, there is no guarantee that we will be able to
maintain such listing for any period of time by perpetually
satisfying continued listing requirements. Our failure to continue
to meet these requirements may result in our securities being
delisted from Nasdaq Capital Market or NYSE American, as the case
may be.
Our
common stock has been in the past, and may be in the future, a
“penny stock” under SEC rules. It may be more difficult to resell
securities classified as “penny stock.”
Our common
stock has been in the past, and may be in the future, a “penny
stock” under applicable SEC rules (generally defined as
non-exchange traded stock with a per-share price below $5.00).
Unless we successfully list our common stock on a national
securities exchange, or maintain a per-share price above $5.00,
these “penny stock” rules impose additional sales practice
requirements on broker-dealers that recommend the purchase or sale
of penny stocks to persons other than those who qualify as
“established customers” or “accredited investors.” For example,
broker-dealers must determine the appropriateness for
non-qualifying persons of investments in penny stocks.
Broker-dealers must also provide, prior to a transaction in a penny
stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, a standardized risk
disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks
and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also
must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for
the penny stock, disclose the compensation of the broker-dealer and
its salesperson in the transaction, furnish monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the
customer’s account, provide a special written determination that
the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser, and
receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the
transaction.
Legal
remedies available to an investor in “penny stocks” may include the
following:
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stock” is sold to the investor in violation of the requirements
listed above, or other federal or states securities laws, the
investor may be able to cancel the purchase and receive a refund of
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may be able to sue the persons and firms that committed the fraud
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These
requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading
activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that
becomes subject to the penny stock rules. The additional burdens
imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage
broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our securities, which
could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our
securities. If our common stock is a “penny stock,” these
requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our
common stock and may affect your ability to resell our common
stock.
Many
brokerage firms will discourage or refrain from recommending
investments in penny stocks. Most institutional investors will not
invest in penny stocks. In addition, many individual investors will
not invest in penny stocks due, among other reasons, to the
increased financial risk generally associated with these
investments.
For these
reasons, penny stocks may have a limited market and, consequently,
limited liquidity. We can give no assurance at what time, if ever,
our common stock will not be classified as a “penny stock” in the
future.
FINRA
sales practice requirements may also limit a shareholder’s ability
to buy and sell our stock.
In addition
to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted Rule
2111 that requires a broker-dealer to have reasonable grounds for
believing that an investment is suitable for a customer before
recommending the investment. Prior to recommending speculative
low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers,
broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information
about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment
objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these
rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that
speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least
some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for
broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common
stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and
have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
If we
fail to maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting, the price of our securities may be adversely
affected.
Our internal
control over financial reporting has weaknesses and conditions that
require correction or remediation. For the period from January 2,
2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020, we identified a material
weakness in our assessment of the effectiveness of disclosure
controls and procedures. We do not have accounting staff with
sufficient technical accounting knowledge relating to accounting
for U.S. income taxes and complex U.S. GAAP matters. Currently, we
contract with an outside certified public accountant to assist us
in maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures and the
preparation of our financial statements for the foreseeable future.
We plan to increase the size of our accounting staff at the
appropriate time for our business and its size to ameliorate our
concern that we do not have accounting staff with sufficient
technical accounting knowledge relating to accounting for U.S.
income taxes and complex U.S. GAAP matters, which we believe would
resolve the material weakness in disclosure controls and
procedures, but there can be no assurances as to the timing of any
such action or that we will be able to do so.
We are
required to comply with certain provisions of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and if we fail to continue to comply, our
business could be harmed and the price of our securities could
decline.
Rules
adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act require an annual assessment of internal control over financial
reporting, and for certain issuers an attestation of this
assessment by the issuer’s independent registered public accounting
firm. The standards that must be met for management to assess the
internal control over financial reporting as effective are evolving
and complex, and require significant documentation, testing, and
possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. We expect to
incur significant expenses and to devote resources to Section 404
compliance on an ongoing basis. It is difficult for us to predict
how long it will take or costly it will be to complete the
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting for each year and to remediate any deficiencies
in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we
may not be able to complete the assessment and remediation process
on a timely basis. In the event that our Chief Executive Officer or
Chief Financial Officer determines that our internal control over
financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404,
we cannot predict how regulators will react or how the market
prices of our securities will be affected; however, we believe that
there is a risk that investor confidence and the market value of
our securities may be negatively affected.
The
sale and issuance of additional shares of our common stock could
cause dilution as well as the value of our common stock to
decline.
Investors’
interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer
dilution in their net book value per share when we issue additional
shares. We are authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common
stock. We anticipate that all or at least some of our future
funding, if any, will be in the form of equity financing from the
sale of our common stock. If we do sell or issue more common stock,
any investors’ investment in the Company will be diluted. Dilution
is the difference between what you pay for your stock and the net
tangible book value per share immediately after the additional
shares are sold by us. If dilution occurs, any investment in the
Company’s common stock could seriously decline in value.
The
issuance of a large number of shares of our Common Stock could
significantly dilute existing stockholders and negatively impact
the market price of our Common Stock.
On October
29, 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement,
dated as of October 29, 2021, with Peak One providing that, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Peak One is
committed to purchase, on an unconditional basis, shares of Common
Stock (“Put Shares”) at an aggregate price of up to $15,000,000
over the course of the commitment period. Pursuant to the terms of
the equity purchase agreement, the purchase price for each of the
Put Shares equals 50% of the lowest trading closing price of the
Common Stock during the ten (10) trading days immediately prior to
the date of the applicable put notice (“Put Notice”). As a result,
if we sell shares of Common Stock under the equity purchase
agreement, we will be issuing Common Stock at below market prices,
which could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline,
and if such issuances are significant in number, the amount of the
decline in our market price could also be significant. In general,
we are unlikely to sell shares of Common Stock under the equity
purchase agreement at a time when the additional dilution to
stockholders would be substantial unless we are unable to obtain
capital to meet our financial obligations from other sources on
better terms at such time. However, if we do, the dilution that
could result from such issuances could have a material adverse
impact on existing stockholders and could cause the price of our
common stock to fall rapidly based on the amount of such
dilution.
The
Selling Securityholders may sell a large number of shares,
resulting in substantial diminution to the value of shares held by
existing stockholders.
Pursuant to
the Equity Purchase Agreement, we are prohibited from delivering a
Put Notice to Peak One to the extent that the issuance of shares
would cause the Selling Securityholders to beneficially own more
than 4.99% of our then-outstanding shares of common stock;
provided, however, the Selling Securityholders in their sole
discretion can waive this ownership limitation up to 9.99% of our
then-outstanding shares of Common Stock. These restrictions
however, do not prevent the Selling Stockholder from selling shares
of Common Stock received in connection with the Equity Line and
then receiving additional shares of Common Stock in connection with
a subsequent issuance. In this way, the Selling Securityholders
could sell more than 4.99% (or 9.99% if 4.99% ownership limitation
is waived) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock in a
relatively short time frame while never holding more than 4.99% (or
9.99% if 4.99% ownership limitation is waived) at any one time. As
a result, existing stockholders and new investors could experience
substantial diminution in the value of their shares of Common
Stock. Additionally, we do not have the right to control the timing
and amount of any sales by the Selling Securityholders of the
shares issued under the Equity Line.
Shares
eligible for future sale may adversely affect the
market.
From time to
time, certain of our stockholders may be eligible to sell all or
some of their shares of common stock by means of ordinary brokerage
transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act, subject to certain limitations. In
general, pursuant to Rule 144, non-affiliate stockholders may sell
freely after six months, subject only to the current public
information requirement. Affiliates may sell after six months,
subject to the Rule 144 volume, manner of sale (for equity
securities), current public information, and notice requirements.
Of the approximately 96,712,499 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of December 2, 2021, approximately 11,531,385 shares
are tradable without restriction. Given the limited trading of our
common stock, resale of even a small number of shares of our common
stock pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective registration statement
may adversely affect the market price of our common
stock.
Substantial future
sales of shares of our common stock could cause the market price of
our Common Stock to decline.
The market
price of shares of our Common Stock could decline as a result of
substantial sales of our Common Stock, particularly sales by our
directors, executive officers and significant stockholders, a large
number of shares of our Common Stock becoming available for sale or
the perception in the market that holders of a large number of
shares intend to sell their shares.
Fiduciaries
investing the assets of a trust or pension, or profit-sharing plan
must carefully assess an investment in our Company to ensure
compliance with ERISA.
In
considering an investment in the Company of a portion of the assets
of a trust or a pension or profit-sharing plan qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code and exempt from tax under Section
501(a), a fiduciary should consider (i) whether the investment
satisfies the diversification requirements of Section 404 of ERISA;
(ii) whether the investment is prudent, since the Offered Shares
are not freely transferable and there may not be a market created
in which the Offered Shares may be sold or otherwise disposed; and
(iii) whether interests in the Company or the underlying assets
owned by the Company constitute “Plan Assets” under ERISA. See
“ERISA Consideration.”
We may
invest or spend the proceeds of this offering in ways with which
you may not agree or in ways which may not yield a
return.
The
principal purposes of this offering is to raise additional capital.
We currently intend to use the proceeds we receive from this
offering after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions and fees and expenses associated with qualification of
offering under Regulation A, including legal, auditing, accounting,
transfer agent, and other professional fees, primarily for the (i)
funding of possible strategic acquisition opportunities, (ii)
funding of marketing expenses, and (iii) working capital and
general corporate purposes. Our management will have considerable
discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and you will not
have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to
assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. Investors
in this offering will need to rely upon the judgment of our
management with respect to the use of proceeds. If we do not use
the net proceeds that we receive in this offering effectively, our
business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects
could be harmed, and the market price of our common stock could
decline.
Provisions of our
articles of incorporation and bylaws may delay or prevent a
takeover which may not be in the best interests of our
stockholders.
Provisions
of our amended and restated articles of incorporation and our
bylaws, as amended, may be deemed to have anti-takeover effects,
which include when and by whom special meetings of our stockholders
may be called, and may delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt.
Further, our articles of incorporation, as amended, authorize the
issuance of up to approximately 50,000,000 shares of preferred
stock with such rights and preferences as may be determined from
time to time by our Board of Directors in their sole discretion.
Our Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, issue
series of preferred stock with dividends, liquidation, conversion,
voting or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power
or other rights of the holders of our common stock.
We do
not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable
future.
We do not
intend to declare dividends for the foreseeable future, as we
anticipate that we will reinvest any future earnings in the
development and growth of our business. Therefore, investors will
not receive any funds unless they sell their common stock, and
stockholders may be unable to sell their shares on favorable terms.
We cannot assure you of a positive return on investment or that you
will not lose the entire amount of your investment in our common
stock.
Affiliates of the
Company, including officers, directors and existing members of the
Company, may invest in this offering and their funds will be
counted toward the Company achieving the Minimum Offering
Amount.
There is no
restriction on affiliates of the Company, including its officers,
directors and existing members, investing in the offering. As a
result, it is possible that if the Company has raised some funds,
but not reached the Minimum Offering Amount, affiliates can
contribute the balance so that there will be an Initial Closing.
The Minimum Offering Amount is typically intended to be a
protection for investors and gives investors confidence that other
investors, along with them, are sufficiently interested in the
offering and the Company, and its prospects to receive investments
of at least the Minimum Offering Amount. By permitting affiliates
to invest in the offering and make up any shortfall between what
non-affiliate investors have invested and the Minimum Offering
Amount, this protection is largely eliminated. Investors should be
aware that no funds other than their own and those of affiliates
investing along with them may be invested in this
offering.
Changes in
accounting principles and guidance, or their interpretation, could
result in unfavorable accounting charges or effects, including
changes to our previously filed financial statements, which could
cause our stock price to decline.
We prepare
our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”). These principles are subject to interpretation by the SEC
and various bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate
accounting principles and guidance. A change in these principles or
guidance, or in their interpretations, may have a significant
effect on our reported results and retroactively affect previously
reported results.
Being
a public company results in additional expenses, diverts
management’s attention and could also adversely affect our ability
to attract and retain qualified directors.
As a public
reporting company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of
the Exchange Act. These requirements generate significant
accounting, legal and financial compliance costs and make some
activities more difficult, time consuming or costly and may place
significant strain on our personnel and resources. The Exchange Act
requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure
controls and procedures and internal control over financial
reporting. In order to establish the requisite disclosure controls
and procedures and internal control over financial reporting,
significant resources and management oversight are
required.
As a result,
management’s attention may be diverted from other business
concerns, which could have an adverse and even material effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations. These
rules and regulations may also make it more difficult and expensive
for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. If we
are unable to obtain appropriate director and officer insurance,
our ability to recruit and retain qualified officers and directors,
especially those directors who may be deemed independent, could be
adversely impacted.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not
receive any proceeds from the disposition and/or resale of the
shares of common stock by the Selling Stockholders or their
transferees. We will, however, receive cash proceeds from the sale
of the Put Shares to the Selling Securityholder. While we retain
broad discretion on the use of proceeds, we intend to use such
proceeds to fund our product development programs, acquisition of
new products, working capital and to general operational needs. The
amounts that we actually spend for any specific purpose may vary
significantly, and will depend on a number of factors including,
but not limited to, market conditions. In addition, we may use a
portion of any net proceeds to acquire complementary businesses;
however, we do not have plans for any acquisitions at this
time.
The intended
use of proceeds in this section takes into account the potential
impacts of COVID-19.
DETERMINATION OF OFFERING
PRICE
The Selling
Security Holders, Peak One and Peak One Investments, may, from time
to time, sell any or all of its shares of our common stock on
otcmarkets.com or any other stock exchange, market or trading
facility on which the shares of our common stock are traded, or in
private transactions. These sales may be at fixed prices,
prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices, or
at negotiated prices.
The Equity
Purchase Agreement permits Peak One to initially purchase the Put
Shares at the price that is 95% of the closing bid price of the
Company’s Common Stock on the Principal Market on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the respective Put Date. This price was
negotiated between the Company and Peak One and considered several
factors including the prevailing market conditions, including the
history and prospects for the industry in which we compete, our
future prospects; and our capital structures.
We offer no
assurances that the offering price of our shares by the Selling
Securityholders will correspond to the price at which our common
stock will trade in the public market subsequent to this offering
or that an active trading market for our common stock and warrants
will develop and continue after this offering.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have not
paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not currently
anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The
agreements into which we may enter in the future, including
indebtedness, may impose limitations on our ability to pay
dividends or make other distributions on our capital stock. Payment
of future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the
discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among
other things, our results of operations, cash requirements and
surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other
factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We intend to
retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development
and expansion of our business.
CAPITALIZATION
The
following table sets forth the Company’s cash and cash equivalents
and capitalization as of September 30, 2021 on an actual
basis.
This table
should be read in conjunction with the information contained in
this Prospectus, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the financial
statements of Clubhouse Media and the related notes thereto
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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Actual |
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Cash and cash
equivalents |
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791,160 |
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Convertible notes payable, net |
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$ |
3,671,433 |
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Convertible notes payable, net –
related party |
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$ |
1,401,032 |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Common stock,
$0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized and 96,122,532
shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis |
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96,123 |
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Preferred stock,
$0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized and 1 share issued
and outstanding on an actual basis |
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$ |
- |
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Additional paid-in
capital |
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$ |
14,825,299 |
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Accumulated
deficit |
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$ |
(21,169,300 |
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Accumulated other
comprehensive income |
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$ |
- |
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Total
stockholders’ deficit |
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$ |
(6,247,878 |
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Total
capitalization |
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$ |
(1,175,413 |
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MARKET PRICE FOR COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our common
stock currently trades on the OTC Pink tier of OTC Market Group
LLC’s Marketplace under the symbol “CMGR”. Prior to January 20,
2021, our common stock publicly traded on the OTC Marketplace of
OTC Market Group LLC under the symbol “TONJ.” On January 20, 2021,
we changed the symbol of our common stock from “TONJ” to “CMGR,” in
conjunction with our name change from “Tongji Healthcare Group,
Inc.” to “Clubhouse Media Group, Inc.”
The OTC
Market is a network of security dealers who buy and sell stock. The
dealers are connected by a computer network that provides
information on current “bids” and “asks,” as well as volume
information. The trading of securities on the OTC Pink is often
sporadic and investors may have difficulty buying and selling our
shares or obtaining market quotations for them, which may have a
negative effect on the market price of our common stock. The
closing price of our common stock on the OTC Pink on November 30,
2021 was $0.2425.
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated the high and
low bid quotations for our common stock. These quotations represent
inter-dealer quotations, without adjustment for retail markup,
markdown, or commission and may not represent actual
transactions.
Period
Fiscal
Year 2021
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Low |
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First Quarter (January
1, 2021 – March 31, 2021) |
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$ |
28.43 |
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$ |
1.35 |
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Second Quarter (April 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2021) |
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$ |
12.55 |
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$ |
4.21 |
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Third Quarter (July 1, 2021 –
September 30, 2021) |
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$ |
6.47 |
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$ |
1.30 |
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Fourth Quarter (October 1, 2021 –
December 31, 2021*) |
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$ |
2.18 |
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$ |
0.21 |
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Period
Fiscal
Year 2020
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High |
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Low |
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First Quarter (January
1, 2020 – March 31, 2020) |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.055 |
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Second Quarter (April 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2020) |
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$ |
0.85 |
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$ |
0.055 |
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Third Quarter (July 1, 2020 –
September 30, 2020) |
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$ |
3.90 |
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$ |
0.29 |
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Fourth Quarter (October 1, 2020 –
December 31, 2020) |
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$ |
6.96 |
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$ |
0.85 |
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*Through
November 30, 2021.
Holders
As of
December 2, 2021 we had 96,712,499 shares of our common stock par
value, $0.001 issued and outstanding. There were approximately 344
holders of record of our common stock.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The
Company’s transfer agent Empire Stock Transfer, located at 1859
Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson, NV 89014.
Equity
Compensation Plans
None.
DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS
In this
prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise, “Clubhouse
Media,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” or “us” refer to
Clubhouse Media Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its
subsidiaries, including West of Hudson Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its subsidiaries.
BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
We operate a
global network of professionally run content houses, each of which
has its own brand, influencer cohort and production capabilities.
Our Company offers management, production and deal-making services
to our handpicked influencers, a management division for individual
influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and
acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
Our management team consists of successful entrepreneurs with
financial, legal, marketing, and digital content creation
expertise.
Through our
subsidiary, West of Hudson Group, Inc., or WOHG, we currently
generate revenues primarily from (i) through Doiyen, LLC, a 100%
wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, talent management of social media
influencers residing in our Clubhouses; (ii) through WHO Brands, a
100% wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, content-creation, social
media marketing, technology development and brand incubation; (iii)
through Digital Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics), a
100% wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, providing predictive
analytics for content creation brand deals; and (iv) for paid
promotion by companies looking to utilize such social media
influencers to promote their products or services. We solicit
companies for potential marketing collaborations and cultivated
content creation, work with the influencers and the marketing
entity to negotiate and formalize a brand deal and then execute the
deal and receive a certain percentage from the deal. In addition to
the in-house brand deals, we generate income by providing talent
management and brand partnership deals to external influencers not
residing in our Clubhouses.
WOHG is the
100% owner and sole member and manager of each of these entities
pursuant to each of the limited liability company agreements and
bylaws, where applicable, that govern these entities, and has
complete and exclusive discretion in the management and control of
the affairs and business of WOH Brands, Doiyen, and Digital
Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics) possesses all powers
necessary to carry out the purposes and business of these entities.
WOHG is entitled to the receipt of all income (and/or losses) that
these entities generate.
In addition
to the above, WOHG is the 100% owner of two other limited liability
companies – Clubhouse Studios, LLC, which holds most of our
intellectual property, and DAK Brands, LLC, each incorporated in
the State of Delaware on May 13, 2020. However, each of these
entities has minimal or no operations, and is not intended to have
any material operations in the near future.
For the
period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020,
Clubhouse Media generated revenues of $1,010,405 and reported a net
loss of $2,577,721 and negative cash flow from operating activities
of $1,967,551. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
Clubhouse Media generated net revenues of $3,222,015, reported a
gross profit of $572,895, and had negative cash flow from operating
activities of $7,153,911. As noted in the consolidated financial
statements of Clubhouse Media, as of September 30, 2021, Clubhouse
Media had an accumulated deficit of $21,169,300. There is
substantial doubt regarding the ability of Clubhouse Media to
continue as a going concern as a result of its historical recurring
losses and negative cash flows from operations as well as its
dependence on private equity and financings. See “Risk Factors—
Clubhouse Media has a history of operating losses and its
management has concluded that factors raise substantial doubt about
its ability to continue as a going concern and the auditor of
Clubhouse Media has included explanatory paragraphs relating to its
ability to continue as a going concern in its audit report for the
period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31,
2020.”
Principal
Products and Services
Our current
principal products and services are comprised of (1) our
Clubhouses, (2) our talent management services and (3) our brand
development and content creation.
The
Clubhouses
Through
WOHG, we are the sole owner of “The Clubhouse,” which is an
integrated social media influencer incubator with a physical and
digital footprint in Southern California and Europe. The Clubhouse
is a collection of content creation houses located in scenic
mansions in Southern California (3 locations), and Europe (1
location) that houses who we believe to be some of the most
prominent and widely followed social media influencers, together
carrying a currently estimated follower base of approximately 460
million social media followers as of December 2, 2021 across all
Clubhouse influencers. The influencers who live in our Clubhouses,
as well as the number of their social media followers, can
fluctuate significantly at any given time, and we cannot predict
the increase or decline of the number of influencers who live in
our Clubhouses or the number of followers for our Clubhouse
influencers at any given time in the future.
Content Houses at a
Glance
Content
houses originated from gaming houses in the gaming industry, where
professional video game players and gaming teams lived in the same
residence with each other in order to practice gaming and create
content to build their own following. Eventually this concept was
adopted by lifestyle influencers and was found to be a way for
individual influencers to create new content with other influencers
and grow followers together.
Our Clubhouses
The
Clubhouse is an established network of social media content
creation houses (Clubhouse BH and Clubhouse Europe)
that each provide a picturesque living environment for our band of
social media influencers, complete with in-house media production
teams, including photographers and videographers. We believe that
this enables the influencers living at these houses to maximize the
depth, breadth and scale of followers that those influencers can
build across popular social media platforms.
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“Clubhouse
BH” is located in the heart of Beverly Hills in Los
Angeles, California and is occupied by a group of content creators
who live and work together 24 hours per day and seven days per
week, and are equipped with a full media team. We believe that this
structure enables successful collaboration and content creation by
the content-creators. Clubhouse BH is 12,000 square feet, has 11
bedrooms and sits on one acre of land. Clubhouse BH is targeting
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“Dance
Dome LA” is housed under the Clubhouse BH location that
targets a subgenre of influencers in the dance community. Dance
Dome aims to target the young male and female demographic of 12-30
years old specifically those interested in the subgenre of dancing
related content. |
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“Clubhouse
Europe” is located in the Republic of Malta, where we’ve
expanded our international footprint by bringing together under one
roof who we believe to be some of Europe’s most popular
influencers. Clubhouse Europe is targeting European demographic of
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“The Clubhouse” Online Presence and
Plans for Expansion of the Physical
Clubhouses
While “The
Clubhouse” network consists of physical locations (as described
above), there are numerous “Clubhouse” accounts owned by The
Clubhouse, with a combined following of over 460 million followers
as of December 2, 2021 across Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and
TikTok. These accounts are directly held by us (as opposed to the
Clubhouse team of influencers) and therefore we have direct access
to the followers of these accounts, which we consider to be our
followers.
We are
constantly surveying opportunities to establish new Clubhouses, and
intend to expand our Clubhouse locations as our business continues
to grow. We specifically plan on expanding the Clubhouse footprint
further into Europe and the U.S. as well as into Asia, into other
content niche types such as e-gaming, beauty and music. We
currently intend to expand with two to four additional Clubhouses
each year, depending on available funding for such expansion and we
cannot provide any assurance that we’ll be able to expand at this
intended rate. We also intend to engage in a cross-house
collaborative strategy that we believe has not yet been established
in the industry and we have talent that can be deployed to a broad
range of brand partnership and other opportunities that we believe
can lead to significant growth opportunities through diversified
revenue streams.
Why We Believe that Influencers
Benefit from Content Houses
Influencers
need to constantly create original content to grow their following,
and collaborations with other influencers can help facilitate
creative content while allowing for sharing of followers among
influencers. Our Clubhouses provide a unique living situation where
influencers can collaborate and work together to grow each other’s
following. For example, one of the influencers who was living in
our Clubhouses experienced in four months, growth from 3.22 million
followers on Instagram to 5.2 million followers on Instagram.
Another one of the influencers who lived in our Clubhouses
experienced in four months, growth from 1.5 million followers on
Instagram to 2.3 million followers on Instagram.
Clubhouse and Influencer
Fit
At Clubhouse
Media, we strive to cultivate a large and committed following for
our team of influencers, which we plan to leverage to popularize
our in-house brands, driving sales and brand-awareness to our
target customers. Our approach is to create a balance between
social media creativity and the business of social media marketing.
We believe that this symbiotic balance creates a higher output for
both our Clubhouses and influencers and creates an attractive
one-stop shop for brands to advertise and for influencers to grow
and collaborate. The Clubhouse’s goal is to develop and
successfully monetize on its network of influencers through a
portfolio of valuable brands by becoming the world’s leading hub
for new media content. The Clubhouse has already received media
coverage in publications such as Forbes, the New York Times,
Business Insider and Seventeen, among others.
Talent Management
Services
Doiyen LLC,
our indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, is a talent management
company for social media influencers and generates revenues based
on the earnings of its influencer-clients (or “Creators”) by
receiving a percentage of the earnings of its Creators. Certain
influencers who live in our various Clubhouses enter into an
Exclusive Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement(s)”).
Through Doiyen, we seek to represent some of the world’s top talent
in the world of social media. We plan to hire experienced talent
and management agents as well as build our support and
administrative resources seeking to expand operations. Our
influencers include entertainers, content creators, and style
icons.
Through
Doiyen, we currently represent more than 24 social media
influencers, with a combined number of followers on Instagram,
TikTok, and YouTube of over 64,000,000. We are dedicated to helping
Doiyen’s influencer-clients build their brands, maintain creative
control of their destinies, and diversify and grow their businesses
through “The Clubhouse,” providing them opportunities to increase
their monetization potential and amplify their reach.
We also may
enter into non-exclusive management agreements with certain
Creators, however this is extremely rare, as we prefer to only
enter into exclusive management agreements.
Paid
Promotion
Doiyen and
its contracted Creators primarily generate revenue from companies
paying for promotion for their brands, products, and/or
services.
There are
three primary types of arrangements through which we will receive
revenues from these activities through Doiyen:
(1) As a
talent management company, Doiyen generates revenues based on the
earnings of its influencer-clients Creators by receiving a
percentage of the earnings of its Creators. Creators are often
sought after directly by companies for specific branding and/or
promotional opportunities. In these situations, the client-company
would contract with the Creator directly, and such services
provided by the Creator would fall under the Management Agreement,
and Doiyen would receive a percentage of the earnings of the
Creator for such services as described above.
(2) Pursuant
to the Creator Occupancy Agreements, the influencers agree to make
certain posts on their own social media accounts at our direction,
and we use these “deliverables” to create deals with brands and
instruct the influencers to make posts on their social media
accounts as required of them under the Creator Occupancy Agreements
for the brands we choose to do deals with. We believe this creates
what we refer to as “Free Earned Media Value.”
(3) Instead
of a dealing directly with individual influencers as part of the
talent management services provided through Doiyen, brands can also
work directly with Clubhouse’s branded social media accounts, of
which WOHG owns 100%. These house accounts grow as each influencer
is required to promote the house accounts under the Creator
Occupancy Agreements, which require Creators to make social media
posts at the direction of Doiyen on such accounts on a regular
basis without additional compensation, in exchange for being
provided with living arrangements. When Doiyen exercises this right
to provide promotional services to a paying client through the
Clubhouse’s social media accounts, Doiyen receives 100% of the
compensation.
Companies
that contract with Doiyen to provide such promotional activities
for their advertising campaigns or custom content requests
generally either prepay for services or request credit terms. Such
agreements typically provide for either a non-refundable deposit,
or a cancellation fee if the agreement is canceled by Doiyen prior
to completion our promotional services.
Brand Development and Content
Creation
Through WOH
Brands, LLC, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, we engage and
also plan to engage in a number of activities with respect to brand
development and incubation, content creation, and technology
development, as follows:
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streaming services or other platforms involved in content
distribution; |
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Brand
Development and Product Sales: acquiring or creating in-house
brands and selling products in various categories, including
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development and/or acquisition of software geared towards social
media, which may be licensed, sold outright, or otherwise monetized
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Through
Digital Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics), a 100%
wholly owned subsidiary of WOHG, we provide predictive analytics
for content creation brand deals.
Brand
Development
On May 19,
2020, WOH Brands began to engage in brand development, with a focus
on creating apparel, beauty, and other lifestyle brands with
quality product offerings. Through WOH Brands, our indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary, we intend to acquire, enter into joint
ventures or launch best-in-class brands with an objective of
innovation and product uniqueness, derived from demographic data,
market research, and omni-channel experiences.
WOH Brands
is primarily focused on creating brands on our behalf and may
consider joint-ventures with other established companies in the
consumer-packaged goods space for purposes of brand and production
creation. WOH Brands will not provide its branding or product
services to third parties outside of the Clubhouse Media-family of
companies other than companies with which it may enter into a joint
venture or other companies it contracts with to do so.
As of the
date of this Prospectus, WOH Brands has only sold a minimal amount
of products, and has only generated minimal revenues.
Content
Creation
WOH Brands
acts as an internal studio for us, with the ability to develop
ideas for, produce, and film content. Each of the Clubhouse
locations are equipped with studios - some with separate studios
within the houses and some with the entire house as a studio - and
open-areas that enable content creation. As a Clubhouse Media
entity, WOH Brands has access to these resources, including the
Clubhouse-influencers residing at each Clubhouse location, which it
can utilize for quality content creation.
Digital
Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics) provides predictive
analytics for content creation brand deals.
As of the
date of this Prospectus, WOH Brands’ activities in this area have
been limited to assisting in the production of paid-promotional
content for companies that have engaged Doiyen or Doiyen’s Creators
for brand and product promotion, as well as content-creation for
Clubhouse, for which WOH Brands does not receive compensation. WOH
Brands’ activities in this capacity include filming, photography,
and graphic design.
Planned
Operations
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Brand Development. As stated
above, WOH Brands intends to acquire, enter into joint ventures
with, or create new brands in apparel, beauty, and other lifestyle
categories in the future. We believe that we are in a unique
position to gather data intelligence from our dealings with paid
brand deals. While companies pay Doiyen and our influencers to
promote their products or services, we gain firsthand insight into
what type of brands (and their corresponding products and services)
resonate with our demographic. We believe that this information
better positions WOH Brands in deciding what type of product or
service to acquire or build. WOH Brands will not provide its brand
development services to third parties outside of the Clubhouse
Media-family of companies, but may engage in joint ventures with
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Content Creation. In the
future, WOH Brands intends to create entertainment content for
streaming services and other platforms in the entertainment and/or
social media space. WOH Brands expects it could receive ad
revenues, revenues for licensing, and/or revenues for sales of
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Technology Development /
Software. WOH Brands also intends to engage in technology
and software related to social media, either through development of
such technologies itself, or through acquiring such technologies
from other companies. WOH Brands believes there are a number of
areas in which there is opportunity for software to add value to
companies in the social media space. For example, WOH Brands
believes that there is a need for software that provides analytic
capabilities and generates predictive outcomes for returns on
social media promotional spends on specific influencers. WOH Brands
also believes there are opportunities for competition with certain
existing social media platforms. WHO Brands intends to either
develop internally or acquire such software and/or technologies,
which it plans to subsequently license, sell, or otherwise monetize
to generate revenues. |
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Subscription Services. In
September 2021, the Company launched its subscription-based site
HoneyDrip.com, which provides a digital space for creators to share
unique content with their subscribers. |
INDUSTRY
OVERVIEW
Social Media and Influencer Marketing
and Promotion
Around the
world, marketing is a key strategy for brands to obtain exposure,
achieve better recall, communicate themes and drive increased
consumer engagement. Globally, in 2018, there was an estimated
spend of $66 billion on sponsorships, up from $43 billion in 2008,
according to Statista 2019-Worldwide; IEG; 2007 to 2017. As
for the overall advertising landscape, Zenith estimated that
global advertising spending reached $579 billion in 2018, and will
grow at a CAGR of 4% through 2020.
Advertising
has shifted significantly towards social media over the last few
years, and social media influencers who are the primary form of
advertisement distribution is highly disorganized. We believe that
one of the most important aspects of building a company or
launching a product is social media marketing. According to an
article titled “Global social media research summary July 2020” by
Smart Insights dated August 3, 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic,
social media experienced a 43% increase in usage. According to an
article titled “55 critical social media statistics to fuel your
2020 strategy” published by SproutSocial dated January
7, 2020, the amount spent on advertising over social media will
likely reach $102 billion by 2020.
According to
a Business Insider Intelligence report titled “Influencer
Marketing: State of the social media influencer market in 2021”
originally published in December 2019 and updated February
2021, influencer marketing spending has grown significantly since
2015 and is expected to reach $13.8 billion annually by 2021.
According to the same source, currently 78% of companies spend over
10% of their marketing budget on influencer marketing and 11% of
companies allocate more than 40% of their marketing budget on
influencer marketing and the percentage is expected to grow as more
companies become comfortable with the channel. Also according to
the same source, companies surveyed about influencer marketing
noted that content quality, aligned target audience demographic and
engagement rate were the three most important determinants in
choosing influencer partners and that the two most important goals
for influencer marketing based on survey responses were increasing
brand awareness and reaching new audiences in order to expand their
existing customer base.
WOHG intends
to capitalize on this growing social media and influencer based
advertising spending, utilizing its Clubhouse influencers to
attract advertisers directly, as well as generating business for
Creators, for which it will receive compensation pursuant to its
Management Agreements.
Apparel
The United
States apparel market was valued at approximately 368 billion U.S.
dollars as of 2019. Store-based retailing was valued at over 268
billion U.S., while e-commerce brought in over 100 million U.S.
dollars of revenue. As the internet increasingly influences social
and economic activities, the e-commerce market for retail goods is
expected to grow steadily. Our core customer demographic is
anywhere from 12 to 30-year old women and men.
Competition
We face
competition from a variety of companies in the different areas in
which we operate. We face competition from influencer houses
similar to the Clubhouse, such as Hype House and Glam
House. While we do not generate revenue directly from the
Clubhouse, the Clubhouse enables us to attract quality, popular,
talented influencers in the social media industry, which we
consider to be our primary asset that enables our various business
operations.
As a talent
management company through Doiyen, we compete against other talent
management companies that are specific to the social media
influencer space, such as IZEA and Viral Nation. We compete with
these other companies on the basis of our brand name, reputation
for access to industry participants and desirable projects, as well
as pricing.
For our
brands and products, we currently compete primarily with other
specialty retailers, higher-end department stores and Internet
businesses that engage in the retail sale of women’s and men’s
apparel, accessories and similar merchandise targeting customers
aged 12 to 30. We believe the principal basis upon which we compete
are design, quality, and price. We believe that our primary
competitive advantage is high visibility, which we can achieve
through our network of Clubhouse influencers.
In the
future, we expect to compete with other content-creators for
placement on streaming services and other content platforms, with
technology and software companies in the social media space, and
with companies making lifestyle and/or beauty products marketed to
social media audiences.
We seek to
effectively compete with such competitors by out-scaling our
competition, focusing on in-house business infrastructure and
providing superior support and management services for our
Clubhouse influencers. We strive to have more physical locations
than other influencer-house networks. Currently, we are unaware of
any other company that is combining into one business the various
business aspects in which we engage. In addition, we believe the
experience of our management team provides us with a significant
advantage in the social media influencer business, as participants
in this space have traditionally lacked the business experience
that our executive management team possesses, which we intend to
use to our advantage. Notwithstanding, we may not be able to
effectively compete with such competitors.
Customers
Our
customers include our influencer-clients, or Creators, (through
Doiyen), companies that contract directly with us (through Doiyen)
for paid promotion, and the consumers that purchase our products
(through WOH Brands).
Doiyen and
its Creators have already worked with a number of notable brands,
including, but not limited to, Fashion Nova, Spotify, McDonalds,
Amazon, and Boohoo.
Sales and
Marketing
We generally
attract clients through our social media presence across various
platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
As a
respected name in the social media influencer industry, we are
often approached by influencers who want us to represent them
(through Doiyen), or want to live in one of our Clubhouses. We also
scout for up-and-coming talented influencers on various social
media platforms, who we then attempt to engage as
clients.
For paid
promotion, we generally receive inbound inquiries for promotional
opportunities from companies looking to promote their brands or
products. Doiyen also has a sales team to reach out to specific
brands that we believe fits a specific influencer’s style, which is
another way we generate business.
All products
that we sell are marketed through our Clubhouse team of
influencers, who provide promotion and marketing social media posts
on our behalf as part of the terms of their living arrangements in
the Clubhouses.
Government
Regulation
We are
subject to various federal, state and local laws, both domestically
and internationally, governing matters such as:
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licensing
laws for talent management companies, such as California’s Talent
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permitting and zoning; |
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health,
safety and sanitation requirements; |
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harassment
and discrimination, and other similar laws and
regulations; |
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compliance
with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and similar
regulations in other countries; |
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data privacy
and information security; |
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activities; |
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environmental protection
regulations; |
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imposition
by the U.S and/or foreign countries of trade restrictions,
restrictions on the manner in which content is currently licensed
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We monitor
changes in these laws and believe that we are in material
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. See “Risk
Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—We are subject to extensive
U.S. and foreign governmental regulations, and our failure to
comply with these regulations could adversely affect our
business.”
Our
Clubhouses are subject to building and health codes and fire
regulations imposed by the state and local governments in the
jurisdictions in which they are located. In addition, our U.S.
Clubhouses are subject to the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 which require us to maintain certain accessibility features
at each of the facilities.
Our
entertainment and content businesses are also subject to certain
regulations applicable to our use of Internet web sites and mobile
applications such as Tik Tok, Instagram and YouTube. We maintain
various web sites and mobile applications that provide information
and content regarding our businesses and offer merchandise for
sale. The operation of these web sites and applications may be
subject to a range of federal, state and local laws.
Due to our
involvement in products, we are subject to laws governing
advertising and promotions, privacy laws, safety regulations,
consumer protection regulations and other laws that regulate
retailers and govern the promotion and sale of merchandise. We
monitor changes in these laws and believe that we are in material
compliance with applicable laws.
Intellectual
Property
We currently
do not own any patents, trademarks or any other intellectual
property at this time.
The Company
filed a trademark application on April 15, 2020, with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) under Application
Serial No. 90649015 for the mark “Clubhouse Media Group.” The
application can be found at
https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:hxdnrn.3.1
and is identified with this image:

Overview
of the Business of West of Hudson Group, Inc.
WOHG, our
directly wholly owned subsidiary, was incorporated on May 19, 2020
under the laws of the State of Delaware. WOHG is primarily a
holding company, and operates various aspects of its business
through its operating subsidiaries of which WOHG is the 100% owner
and sole member, and which are as follows:
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Doiyen, LLC
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Clubhouse influencers, as further described below. |
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WOH Brands,
LLC – a content-creation studio, social media marketing company,
technology developer, and brand incubator, as further described
below. |
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Digital
Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics) – a company that
provides predictive analytics for content creation brand
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Doiyen, LLC
(“Doiyen”), formerly named WHP Management, LLC, and before that
named WHP Entertainment LLC, is a California limited liability
company formed on January 2, 2020. Doiyen was acquired by WOHG on
July 9, 2020 pursuant to an exchange agreement between WOHG and
Doiyen, pursuant to which WOHG acquired 100% of the membership
interests of Doiyen in exchange for 100 shares of common stock of
WOHG. A copy of this agreement is filed as Exhibit 6.7 to the
Offering Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. As
described above, Doiyen is a talent management company for social
media influencers, and seeks to represent some of the world’s top
talent in the world of social media. Doiyen is the entity with
which our influencers contract when living in one of our
Clubhouses.
WOH Brands,
LLC (“WOH Brands”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed
on May 19, 2020 by WOHG. As described above, WOH Brands engages and
also plans to engage in a number of activities, with respect to
brand development and incubation, content creation, and technology
development.
Digital
Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics) is a Wyoming
corporation formed on July 2, 2018. The Company acquired a 100%
interest in Magiclytics on February 3, 2021. As described above,
Magiclytics provides predictive analytics for content creation
brand deals.
WOHG is the
100% owner and sole member and manager of each of these entities
pursuant to each of the limited liability company agreements and
bylaws, where applicable, that govern these entities, and has
complete and exclusive discretion in the management and control of
the affairs and business of WOH Brands, Doiyen, and Digital
Influence Inc. (doing business as Magiclytics) possesses all powers
necessary to carry out the purposes and business of these entities.
WOHG is entitled to the receipt of all income (and/or losses) that
these entities generate.
In addition
to the above, WOHG is the 100% owner of two other limited liability
companies – Clubhouse Studios, LLC, which holds most of our
intellectual property, and DAK Brands, LLC, each incorporated in
the State of Delaware on May 13, 2020. However, each of these
entities has minimal or no operations as of the date of this
Prospectus and are not intended to have any material operations in
the near future.
Organizational
Structure
The
following diagram reflects our organization structure:

Effects
of Coronavirus on the Company
If the
current outbreak of the coronavirus continues to grow, the effects
of such a widespread infectious disease and epidemic may inhibit
our ability to conduct our business and operations and could
materially harm our company. The coronavirus may cause us to have
to reduce operations as a result of various lock-down procedures
enacted by the local, state or federal government, which could
restrict the movement of our influencers outside of or within a
specific Clubhouse or even effect the influencer’s ability to
create content. The coronavirus may also cause a decrease in
advertising spending by companies as a result of the economic
turmoil resulting from the spread of the coronavirus and thereby
having a negative effect on our ability to generate revenue from
advertising. Further, if there is a spread of the coronavirus
within any of our Clubhouses, it may cause an inability for our
content creators to create and post content and could potentially
cause a specific Clubhouse location to be entirely quarantined.
Additionally, we may encounter negative publicity or a negative
public reaction when creating and posting certain content while a
coronavirus related lockdown is enacted. The continued coronavirus
outbreak may also restrict our ability to raise funding when
needed, and may cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole.
The specific and actual effects of the spread of coronavirus are
difficult to assess at this time as the actual effects will depend
on many factors beyond our control and knowledge. However, the
spread of the coronavirus, if it continues, may cause an overall
decline in the economy as a whole and also may materially harm our
company.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing possible negative impacts on our business and results of
operations, up until now, we do not believe our prior and current
business operations, financial condition, and results of operations
have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and
related shutdowns. As the social media sector appears to have been
thriving during the pandemic and shutdowns, we believe that our
social media-based business and our results of operations have been
thriving as well. More specifically, we have been successful at
opening several houses, actively recruiting influencers/creators,
creating content, and generating revenue during the pandemic and
shutdowns. Notwithstanding, the ultimate impact of the coronavirus
pandemic on our operations remains unknown and will depend on
future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted with confidence, including the duration of the
coronavirus outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning
the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, and any additional
preventative and protective actions that governments, or our
company, may direct, which may result in an extended period of
business disruption and reduced operations. The long-term financial
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and may
ultimately have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Organizational
History
Clubhouse
Media Group, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of
Nevada on December 19, 2006 with the name Tongji Healthcare Group,
Inc. by Nanning Tongji Hospital, Inc. (“NTH”). On the same day,
Tongji, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, was incorporated in the
State of Colorado. Tongji, Inc. was later dissolved on March 25,
2011.
NTH was
established in Nanning in the province of Guangxi of the People’s
Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) by the Nanning Tongji Medical
Co. Ltd. and an individual on October 30, 2003.
NTH was a
designated hospital for medical insurance in the city of Nanning
and Guangxi province with 105 licensed beds. NTH specializes in the
areas of internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics,
emergency medicine, ophthalmology, medical cosmetology,
rehabilitation, dermatology, otolaryngology, traditional Chinese
medicine, medical imaging, anesthesia, acupuncture, physical
therapy, health examination, and prevention.
On December
27, 2006, Tongji, Inc. acquired 100% of the equity of NTH pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which NTH became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Tongji Inc. Pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Merger, we issued 15,652,557 shares of common stock to
the shareholders of NTH in exchange for 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of NTH. The acquisition of NTH
was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase
method of accounting since the shareholders of NTH obtained control
of the entity. Accordingly, the reorganization of the two companies
was recorded as a recapitalization of NTH, with NTH being treated
as the continuing operating entity. The Company, through NTH,
thereafter operated the hospital, until the Company eventually sold
NTH, as described below.
Effective
December 31, 2017, under the terms of a Bill of Sale, we agreed to
sell, transfer convey and assign forever all of its rights, title
and interest in its equity ownership interest in its subsidiary,
NTH, to Placer Petroleum Co., LLC, an Arizona limited liability
company. Pursuant to the Bill of Sale, consideration for this sale,
transfer conveyance and assignment is Placer Petroleum Co, LLC
assuming all assets and liabilities of NTH as of December 31, 2017.
As a result of the Bill of Sale, the related assets and liabilities
of Nanning Tongji Hospital, Inc. was reported as discontinued
operations effective December 31, 2017. Thereafter, the Company had
minimal operations.
On May 20,
2019, pursuant to Case Number A-19-793075-P, Nevada’s 8th Judicial
District, Business Court entered and Order Granting Application of
Joseph Arcaro as Custodian of Tongji Healthcare Group, Inc.
pursuant to NRS 78.347(1)(b), pursuant to which Joseph Arcaro was
appointed custodian of the Company and given authority to reinstate
the Company with the State of Nevada under NRS 78.347. On May 23,
2019, Joseph Arcaro filed a Certificate of Reinstatement of the
Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. In
addition, on May 23, 2019, Joseph Arcaro filed an Annual List of
the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada,
designating himself as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
of the Company for the filing period of 2017 to 2019. On November
13, 2019, Mr. Arcaro filed a Motion to Terminate Custodianship of
Tongji Healthcare Group, Inc. pursuant to NRS 78.650(4) with the
District Court in Clark County Nevada. On December 6, 2019, the
court granted Mr. Arcaro’s motion, and the custodianship was
terminated.
Effective
May 29, 2020, Joseph Arcaro, our Chief Executive Officer,
President, Secretary, Treasurer and sole director and the
beneficial owner, through his ownership of Algonquin Partners Inc.
(“Algonquin”), of 65% of the Company’s common stock, entered into a
Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) by and
among West of Hudson Group, Inc., the Company, Algonquin, and Mr.
Arcaro. Pursuant to the terms of the SPA, WOHG agreed to purchase,
and Algonquin agreed to sell, 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock in exchange for payment by WOHG to Algonquin of
$240,000 (the “Stock Purchase”). Thereafter, WOHG distributed the
30,000,000 shares of the Company among the shareholders of WOHG.
The Stock Purchase closed on June 18, 2020, resulting in a change
of control of the Company.
On July 7,
2020, we amended our articles of incorporation whereby we increased
our authorized capital stock to 550,000,000 shares, comprised of
500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 and 50,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001.
Share Exchange Agreement – West of
Hudson Group, Inc.
On August
11, 2020, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with (i)
WOHG; (ii) each of the WOHG Shareholders; and (iii) Mr. Ben-Yohanan
as the Shareholders’ Representative.
Pursuant to
the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, the parties agreed that
the Company would acquire 100% of WOHG’s issued and outstanding
capital stock, in exchange for the issuance to the WOHG
Shareholders of a number of shares of the Company’s common stock to
be determined at the closing of the Share Exchange
Agreement.
On November
12, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations with the
Secretary of State of Nevada to designate one share of the
preferred stock of the Company as the Series X Preferred Stock of
the Company.
The closing
of the Share Exchange Agreement occurred on November 12, 2020.
Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company
acquired 200 shares WOHG’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, representing 100% of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of WOHG, in exchange for the issuance to the WOHG
Shareholders of 46,811,195 shares of the Company’s common stock
(the “Share Exchange”). As a result of the Share Exchange, WOHG
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
In addition,
on November 20, 2020, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement and
subsequent Waiver, the Company issued and sold to Amir Ben-Yohanan
one share of Series X Preferred Stock, at a purchase price of
$1.00. This one share of Series X Preferred Stock has a number of
votes equal to all of the other votes entitled to be cast on any
matter by any other shares or securities of the Company plus one,
but will not have any economic or other interest in the
Company.
The Share
Exchange is intended to be a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”), and the Share Exchange Agreement is intended to be a
“plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the regulations
promulgated under Section 368(a) of the Code and for the purpose of
qualifying as a tax-free transaction for federal income tax
purposes.
On November
12, 2020, pursuant to the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement,
we acquired WOHG, and WOHG thereafter became our wholly owned
subsidiary, and the business of WOHG became the business of the
Company going forward.
Recent Developments of West of Hudson
Group, Inc.
On August 3,
2020, on behalf of WOHG, Amir Ben-Yohanan, our Chief Executive
Officer, entered into a lease agreement for a term ending July 31,
2021 for $50,000 a month (for the property currently being used for
the Dobre Brothers House – Beverly Hills location.) The
Company terminated its lease agreement for the Dobre Brothers
House effective September 1, 2021. At the time of the
termination of this lease, the Company had a month-to-month tenancy
at this location, as contemplated under the lease after the
expiration of the initial term of the lease on July 31,
2021.
On September
4, 2020, on behalf of WOHG, Mr. Ben-Yohanan, our Chief
Executive Officer, entered into a one year lease agreement for
$40,000 a month for the “Weheartfans House – Bel-Air”
Clubhouse. Neither Amir Ben-Yohanan nor WOHG renewed the lease upon
its expiration.
On September
6, 2020, WOHG entered into an agreement to rent the property for
Clubhouse Europe until November 5, 2020, for 4,000 euros per
month and to be extended month to month thereafter.
On August
18, 2020, on behalf of the Company, Amir Ben-Yohanan, our Chief
Executive Officer, entered into a one-year lease agreement for a
term commencing on February 1, 2021 and ending January 31, 2022 for
$12,500 a month (for the property currently being used for the
Society Las Vegas – Las Vegas location). As of July 31,
2021, the Company and the landlord mutually agreed to terminate the
lease without penalty.
On March 4,
2021, the Company entered into a three-month lease agreement for a
term ending June 15, 2021 for $34,000.00 per month (for the
property currently being used for the Just a House – Los
Angeles location.) This lease was not renewed.
As of
September 30, 2021, Mr. Ben-Yohanan, our Chief Executive Officer
has advanced $2,291,151 to WOHG to pay WOHG’s operating
expenses.
Name Change
On November
2, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the
Secretary of State of Nevada in order to amend its Articles of
Incorporation to change the Company’s name from “Tongji Healthcare
Group, Inc.” to “Clubhouse Media Group, Inc.”
On January
20, 2021, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)
approved our name change from “Tongji Healthcare Group, Inc.” to
“Clubhouse Media Group, Inc.” and approved the change the symbol of
our common stock from “TONJ” to “CMGR.”
Share Exchange Agreement -
Magiclytics
On February
3, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Share
Exchange Agreement (the “A&R Share Exchange Agreement”) by and
between the Company, Digital Influence Inc., a Wyoming corporation
doing business as Magiclytics (“Magiclytics”), each of the
shareholders of Magiclytics (the “Magiclytics Shareholders”) and
Christian Young, as the representative of the Magiclytics
Shareholders (the “Shareholders’ Representative”). Christian Young
is the President, Secretary, and a Director of the Company, and is
also an officer, director, and significant shareholder of
Magiclytics.
The A&R
Share Exchange Agreement amended and restated in its entirety the
previous Share Exchange Agreement between the same parties, which
was executed on December 3, 2020. The A&R Share Exchange
Agreement replaces the Share Exchange Agreement in its
entirety.
Pursuant to
the terms of the A&R Share Exchange Agreement, the Company
agreed to acquire from the Magiclytics Shareholders, who hold an
aggregate of 5,000 shares of Magiclytics’ common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the “Magiclytics Shares”), all 5,000 Magiclytics
Shares, representing 100% of Magiclytics’ issued and outstanding
capital stock, in exchange for the issuance by the Company to the
Magiclytics Shareholders of the 734,689 shares of the Company’s
common stock based on a $3,500,000 valuation of Magiclytics, to be
apportioned between the Magiclytics Shareholders pro rata based on
their respective ownership of Magiclytics Shares.
On February
3, 2021 (the “Magiclytics Closing Date”), the parties closed on the
transactions contemplated in the A&R Share Exchange Agreement,
and the Company agreed to issue 734,689 shares of Company common
stock to the Magiclytics Shareholders in exchange for all 5,000
Magiclytics Shares (the “Magiclytics Closing”). On February 3,
2021, pursuant to the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, we
acquired Magiclytics, and Magiclytics thereafter became our wholly
owned subsidiary.
At the
Magiclytics Closing, we agreed to issue to Christian Young and
Wilfred Man each 330,610 shares of Company Common Stock,
representing 45% each, or 90% in total of the Company common stock
which we agreed to issue to the Magiclytics Shareholders at the
Magiclytics Closing. As of February 7, 2021, we have not issued the
734,689 shares to the Magiclytics shareholders.
The number
of shares of the Company common stock issued at the Magiclytics
Closing was based on the fair market value of the Company common
stock as initially agreed to by the parties, which is $4.76 per
share (the “Base Value”). The fair market value was determined
based on the volume weighted average closing price of the Company
common stock for the twenty (20) trading day period immediately
prior to the Magiclytics,. In the event that the initial public
offering price per share of the Company common stock in this
offering pursuant to Regulation A is less than the Base Value, then
within three (3) business days of the qualification by the SEC of
the Offering Statement forming part of this Prospectus, the Company
will issue to the Magiclytics Shareholders a number of additional
shares of Company common stock equal to:
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(1) |
$3,500,000
divided by the initial public offering price per share of the
Company common stock in this offering pursuant to Regulation A,
minus; |
|
(2) |
734,689 |
The
resulting number of shares of the Company common stock pursuant to
the above calculation will be referred to as the “Additional
Shares”, and such Additional Shares will also be issued to the
Magiclytics Shareholders pro rata based on their respective
ownership of Magiclytics Shares.
In addition
to the exchange of shares between the Magiclytics Shareholders and
the Company described above, on the Magiclytics Closing Date the
parties took a number of other actions in connection with the
Magiclytics Closing pursuant to the terms of the A&R Share
Exchange Agreement:
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(i) |
The Board of
Directors of Magiclytics (the “Magiclytics Board”) expanded the
size of the Magiclytics Board to 3 persons and named Simon Yu, a
current officer and director of the Company as a director of the
Magiclytics Board. |
|
(ii) |
The
Magiclytics Board named Wilfred Man as the Chief Executive Officer
of Magiclytics, Christian Young as the President and Secretary of
the Magiclytics and Simon Yu as the Chief Operating Officer of
Magiclytics. |
Further,
immediately following the Magiclytics Closing, the Company assumed
responsibility for all outstanding accounts payables and operating
costs to continue operations of Magiclytics including but not
limited to payment to any of its vendors, lenders, or other parties
in which Magiclytics engages with in the regular course of its
business.
“The Clubhouse” Online Presence and
Plans for Expansion of the Physical
Clubhouses
While “The
Clubhouse” network consists of physical locations (as described
above), there are numerous “Clubhouse” accounts owned by The
Clubhouse, with a combined following of over 5.7 million followers
as of June 22, 2021 across Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and
TikTok. These accounts are directly held by us (as opposed to the
Clubhouse team of influencers) and therefore we have direct access
to the followers of these accounts, which we consider to be our
followers.
Management
Agreement—TheTinderBlog
Effective
June 10, 2021, the Company entered into an exclusive management
agreement pursuant to which it will manage, invest in and help
grown “TheTinderBlog” (Instagram.com/thetinderblog), a
large and highly successful Instagram meme account. TheTinderBlog
is an official partner of Facebook. TheTinderBlog boasts over 4.2
million followers acquired over its six-year existence, as well as
a seven-figure annual net income built on nearly one billion web
impressions per month. TheTinderBlog has also attracted major
advertisers, including McDonald’s, Amazon Prime, Dunkin Donuts,
Samsung, among others.
Clubhouse Creator Affiliate
Program
In June
2021, we launched the Clubhouse Creator Affiliate Program. Through
this program, we invite young social media creators from all over
the world to join the Clubhouse network, promote the Clubhouse
brand and grow their social media network with us. To date, over 18
creators with a total reach of well over 100 million followers have
signed up and partnered with us and we expect many more to do the
same. These creators will serve as Clubhouse ambassadors worldwide
and we plan to invite them to visit our content houses and
collaborate with our creators.
CONVERTIBLE
PROMISSORY NOTES
Convertible Promissory Note – Scott
Hoey
On September
10, 2020, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with
Scott Hoey, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued a
convertible promissory note to Mr. Hoey the aggregate principal
amount of $7,500 for a purchase price of $7,500 (“Hoey
Note”).
The Hoey
Note had a maturity date of September 10, 2022 and bore interest at
8% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Hoey Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion of
the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty. Mr. Hoey had the right, until the
Indebtedness is paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the
then-outstanding Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock
at a conversion price of 50% of the volume weighted average of the
closing price (“VWAP”) during the 20-trading day period immediately
prior to the option conversion date, subject to customary
adjustments for stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance
date.
On December
8, 2020, the Company issued to Mr. Hoey 10,833 shares of Company
common stock upon the conversion of the $7,500 convertible
promissory note issued to Mr. Hoey at a conversion price of $0.69
per share.
Since the
conversion price is based on 50% of the VWAP during the 20-trading
day period immediately prior to the option conversion date, the
Company has determined that the conversion feature is considered a
derivative liability for the Company, which is detailed in Note
10.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $0 and $0,
respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Cary
Niu
On September
18, 2020, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with
Cary Niu, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued a
convertible promissory note to Ms. Niu the aggregate principal
amount of $50,000 for a purchase price of $50,000 (“Niu
Note”).
The Niu Note
has a maturity date of September 18, 2022 and bears interest at 8%
per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are due
prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth in
the Niu Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion of the
principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any time
without penalty. Ms. Niu will have the right, until the
Indebtedness is paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the
then-outstanding Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock
at a conversion price of 30% of the volume weighted average of the
closing price during the 20-trading day period immediately prior to
the option conversion date, subject to customary adjustments for
stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance date.
Since the
conversion price is based on 30% of the VWAP during the 20-trading
day period immediately prior to the option conversion date, the
Company has determined that the conversion feature is considered a
derivative liability for the Company, which is detailed in Note
10.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $50,000 and
$50,000, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Jesus
Galen
On October
6, 2020, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with
Jesus Galen, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued a
convertible promissory note to Mr. Galen the aggregate principal
amount of $30,000 for a purchase price of $30,000 (“Galen
Note”).
The Galen
Note has a maturity date of October 6, 2022 and bears interest at
8% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Galen Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion of
the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty. Mr. Galen will have the right, until the
Indebtedness is paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the
then-outstanding Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock
at a conversion price of 50% of the volume weighted average of the
closing price during the 20-trading day period immediately prior to
the option conversion date, subject to customary adjustments for
stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance date.
Since the
conversion price is based on 50% of the VWAP during the 20-trading
day period immediately prior to the option conversion date, the
Company has determined that the conversion feature is considered a
derivative liability for the Company, which is detailed in Note
10.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $30,000 and
$30,000, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Darren
Huynh
On October
6, 2020, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with
Darren Huynh, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued a
convertible promissory note to Mr. Huynh the aggregate principal
amount of $50,000 for a purchase price of $50,000 (“Huynh
Note”).
The Huynh
Note has a maturity date of October 6, 2022, and bears interest at
8% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Huynh Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion of
the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty. Mr. Huynh will have the right, until the
Indebtedness is paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the
then-outstanding Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock
at a conversion price of 50% of the volume weighted average of the
closing price during the 20-trading day period immediately prior to
the option conversion date, subject to customary adjustments for
stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance date.
Since the
conversion price is based on 50% of the VWAP during the 20-trading
day period immediately prior to the option conversion date, the
Company has determined that the conversion feature is considered a
derivative liability for the Company, which is detailed in Note
10.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $50,000 and
$50,000, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Wayne
Wong
On October
6, 2020, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with
Wayne Wong, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued a
convertible promissory note to Mr. Wong the aggregate principal
amount of $25,000 for a purchase price of $25,000 (“Wong
Note”).
The Wong
Note has a maturity date of October 6, 2022, and bears interest at
8% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Wong Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion of
the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty. Mr. Wong will have the right, until the
Indebtedness is paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the
then-outstanding Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock
at a conversion price of 50% of the volume weighted average of the
closing price during the 20-trading day period immediately prior to
the option conversion date, subject to customary adjustments for
stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance date.
Since the
conversion price is based on 50% of the VWAP during the 20-trading
day period immediately prior to the option conversion date, the
Company has determined that the conversion feature is considered a
derivative liability for the Company, which is detailed in Note
10.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $25,000 and
$25,000, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Matthew
Singer
On January
3, 2021, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with
Matthew Singer, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued
a convertible promissory note to Mr. Singer the aggregate principal
amount of $13,000 for a purchase price of $13,000 (“Singer
Note”).
The Singer
Note had a maturity date of January 3, 2023, and bore interest at
8% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Singer Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion
of the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty. Mr. Singer had the right, until the
Indebtedness is paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the
then-outstanding Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock
at a conversion price of 70% of the volume weighted average of the
closing price during the 20-trading day period immediately prior to
the option conversion date, subject to customary adjustments for
stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance date.
On January
26, 2021, the Company issued to Matthew Singer 8,197 shares of
Company common stock upon the conversion of the convertible
promissory note issued to Mr. Singer in the principal amount of
$13,000 on January 3, 2021 at a conversion price of $1.59 per
share.
Since the
conversion price is based on 70% of the VWAP during the 20-trading
day period immediately prior to the option conversion date, the
Company has determined that the conversion feature is considered a
derivative liability for the Company, which is detailed in Note
10.
The balance
as of September e 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $0 and $0,
respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note –
ProActive Capital SPV I, LLC
On January
20, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement
(the “ProActive Capital SPA”) with ProActive Capital SPV I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ProActive Capital”), pursuant
to which, on same date, the Company (i) issued a convertible
promissory note to ProActive Capital the aggregate principal amount
of $250,000 for a purchase price of $225,000, reflecting a $25,000
original issue discount (the “ProActive Capital Note”), and in
connection therewith, sold to ProActive Capital 50,000 shares of
Company Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.001 per share. In
addition, at the closing of this sale, the Company reimbursed
ProActive Capital the sum of $10,000 for ProActive Capital’s costs
in completing the transaction, which amount ProActive Capital
withheld from the total purchase price paid to the
Company.
The
ProActive Capital Note has a maturity date of January 20, 2022 and
bears interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount
or interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the ProActive Capital Note, and the
Company may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and
any accrued and unpaid interest at any time without
penalty.
The
ProActive Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest) is convertible into shares of Company Common
Stock at ProActive Capital’s election at any time following the
time that the SEC qualifies the Company’s offering statement
related to the Regulation A Offering, at a conversion price equal
to 70% of the Regulation A Offering Price of the Company Common
Stock in the Regulation A Offering, and is subject to a customary
beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be waived by
ProActive Capital on 61 days’ notice to the Company. The conversion
price is subject to customary adjustments for any stock splits,
etc. which occur following the determination of the conversion
price.
The $25,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 50,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discounts at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were $217,024.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $250,000 and
$0, respectively.
First Convertible Promissory Note – GS
Capital Partners
On January
25, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement
(the “GS Capital #1”) with GS Capital Partners, LLC (“GS Capital”),
pursuant to which, on same date, the Company (i) issued a
convertible promissory note to GS Capital the aggregate principal
amount of $288,889 for a purchase price of $260,000, reflecting a
$28,889 original issue discount (the “GS Capital Note”), and in
connection therewith, sold to GS Capital 50,000 shares of Company
Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.001 per share. In addition,
at the closing of this sale, the Company reimbursed GS Capital the
sum of $10,000 for GS Capital’s costs in completing the
transaction, which amount GS Capital withheld from the total
purchase price paid to the Company.
The GS
Capital Note has a maturity date of January 25, 2022, and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the GS Capital Note, and the Company may
prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest at any time without penalty.
The GS
Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid
interest) is convertible into shares of Company Common Stock at GS
Capital’s election at any time following the time that the SEC
qualifies the Company’s offering statement related to the
Regulation A Offering, at a conversion price equal to 70% of the
Regulation A Offering Price of the Company Common Stock in the
Regulation A Offering, and is subject to a customary beneficial
ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be waived by GS Capital on
61 days’ notice to the Company. The conversion price is subject to
customary adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which occur
following the determination of the conversion price.
The $28,889
original issue discounts, the fair value of 50,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discounts at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were $288,889.
The entire
principal balance and interest were converted in the quarter ended
June 30, 2021. The balance as of September 30, 2021 and December
31, 2020 were $0 and $0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – GS
Capital Partners #2
On February
19, 2021, the Company entered into another securities purchase
agreement with GS Capital (the “GS Capital #2”), pursuant to which,
on same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to
GS Capital the aggregate principal amount of $577,778 for a
purchase price of $520,000, reflecting a $57,778 original issue
discount, and in connection therewith, sold to GS Capital 100,000
shares of Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a
purchase price of $100, representing a per share price of $0.001
per share. In addition, at the closing of this sale, the Company
reimbursed GS Capital the sum of $10,000 for GS Capital’s costs in
completing the transaction, which amount GS Capital withheld from
the total purchase price paid to the Company.
The GS
Capital Note has a maturity date of February 19, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the GS Capital Note, and the Company may
prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest at any time without penalty.
The GS
Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid
interest) is convertible into shares of the Company Common Stock at
GS Capital’s election at any time following the time that the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) qualifies the Company’s
offering statement related to the Company’s planned offering of
Company Common Stock pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Regulation A Offering”). At such
time, the GS Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest) will be convertible at a conversion price
equal to 70% of the initial offering price of the Company Common
Stock in the Regulation A Offering, subject to a customary
beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be waived by GS
Capital on 61 days’ notice to the Company. The conversion price is
subject to customary adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which
occur following the determination of the conversion
price.
The $57,778
original issue discounts, the fair value of 100,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discounts at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were $577,778.
GS Capital
converted $96,484 and $3,515 accrued interest in the quarter ended
June 30, 2021. The balance as of September 30, 2021 and December
31, 2020 were $481,294 and $0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – GS
Capital Partners #3
On March 16,
2021, the Company entered into another securities purchase
agreement with GS Capital (the “GS Capital #3”), pursuant to which,
on same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to
GS Capital the aggregate principal amount of $577,778 for a
purchase price of $520,000, reflecting a $57,778 original issue
discount, and in connection therewith, sold to GS Capital 100,000
shares of Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a
purchase price of $100, representing a per share price of $0.001
per share. In addition, at the closing of this sale, the Company
reimbursed GS Capital the sum of $10,000 for GS Capital’s costs in
completing the transaction, which amount GS Capital withheld from
the total purchase price paid to the Company.
The GS
Capital Note has a maturity date of March 22, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the GS Capital Note, and the Company may
prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest at any time without penalty.
The GS
Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid
interest) is convertible into shares of the Company Common Stock at
GS Capital’s election at any time following the time that the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) qualifies the Company’s
offering statement related to the Company’s planned offering of
Company Common Stock pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Regulation A Offering”). At such
time, the GS Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest) will be convertible at a conversion price
equal to 70% of the initial offering price of the Company Common
Stock in the Regulation A Offering, subject to a customary
beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be waived by GS
Capital on 61 days’ notice to the Company. The conversion price is
subject to customary adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which
occur following the determination of the conversion
price.
The $57,778
original issue discounts, the fair value of 100,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discounts at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were $577,778.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $577,778 and
$0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – GS
Capital Partners #4
On April 1,
2021, the Company entered into another securities purchase
agreement with GS Capital (the “GS Capital #4”), pursuant to which,
on same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to
GS Capital the aggregate principal amount of $550,000 for a
purchase price of $500,000, reflecting a $50,000 original issue
discount, and in connection therewith, sold to GS Capital 45,000
shares of Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a
purchase price of $45, representing a per share price of $0.001 per
share. In addition, at the closing of this sale, the Company
reimbursed GS Capital the sum of $10,000 for GS Capital’s costs in
completing the transaction, which amount GS Capital withheld from
the total purchase price paid to the Company.
The GS
Capital Note #4 has a maturity date of April 1, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the GS Capital Note, and the Company may
prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest at any time without penalty.
The GS
Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid
interest) is convertible into shares of the Company Common Stock at
GS Capital’s election at any time following the time that the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) qualifies the Company’s
offering statement related to the Company’s planned offering of
Company Common Stock pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Regulation A Offering”). At such
time, the GS Capital Note (and the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest) will be convertible at a conversion price
equal to 70% of the initial offering price of the Company Common
Stock in the Regulation A Offering, subject to a customary
beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be waived by GS
Capital on 61 days’ notice to the Company. The conversion price is
subject to customary adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which
occur following the determination of the conversion
price.
The $50,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 45,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discount at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were recorded at $550,000.
The balance
of the GS Capital Note #4 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31,
2020 were $550,000 and $0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – GS
Capital Partners #5
On April 29,
2021, Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”)
with GS Capital Partners, LLC (“GS Capital”), pursuant to which, on
same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to GS
Capital in the aggregate principal amount of $550,000 for a
purchase price of $500,000, reflecting a $50,000 original issue
discount (the “GS Capital Note #5”) and, in connection therewith,
sold to GS Capital 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”) at a
purchase price of $125, representing a per share price of $0.001
per share. In addition, at the closing of this sale, the Company
reimbursed GS Capital the sum of $5,000 for GS Capital’s costs in
completing the transaction, which amount GS Capital withheld from
the total purchase price paid to the Company.
The April
2021 GS Capital Note #5 has a maturity date of April 29, 2022 and
bears interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount
or interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the GS Capital Note #5, and the Company
may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any
accrued and unpaid interest at any time without penalty.
The GS
Capital Note #5 (and the principal amount and any accrued and
unpaid interest) is convertible into shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”) at
GS Capital’s election at any time following the time that the SEC
qualifies the Company’s offering statement related to the Company’s
planned offering of Company Common Stock pursuant to Regulation A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Regulation A
Offering”). At such time, the GS Capital Note #5 (and the principal
amount and any accrued and unpaid interest) will be convertible at
a conversion price equal to 70% of the initial offering price of
the Company Common Stock in the Regulation A Offering, subject to a
customary beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be
waived by GS Capital on 61 days’ notice to the Company. The
conversion price is subject to customary adjustments for any stock
splits, etc. which occur following the determination of the
conversion price.
The $50,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 125,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discount at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were recorded at $550,000.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $550,000 and
$0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – GS
Capital Partners #6
On June 3,
2021, Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”)
with GS Capital Partners, LLC (“GS Capital”), pursuant to which, on
same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to GS
Capital in the aggregate principal amount of $550,000 for a
purchase price of $500,000, reflecting a $50,000 original issue
discount (the “GS Capital Note #6”) and, in connection therewith,
sold to GS Capital 85,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”) at a purchase
price of $85, representing a per share price of $0.001 per share.
In addition, at the closing of this sale, the Company reimbursed GS
Capital the sum of $5,000 for GS Capital’s costs in completing the
transaction, which amount GS Capital withheld from the total
purchase price paid to the Company.
The GS
Capital Note #6 has a maturity date of June 3, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the GS Capital Note #6, and the Company
may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any
accrued and unpaid interest at any time without penalty.
The GS
Capital Note #6 (and the principal amount and any accrued and
unpaid interest) is convertible into shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”) at
GS Capital’s election at any time following the time that the SEC
qualifies the Company’s offering statement related to the Company’s
planned offering of Company Common Stock pursuant to Regulation A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Regulation A
Offering”). At such time, the GS Capital Note #6 (and the principal
amount and any accrued and unpaid interest) will be convertible at
a conversion price equal to 70% of the initial offering price of
the Company Common Stock in the Regulation A Offering, subject to a
customary beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which may be
waived by GS Capital on 61 days’ notice to the Company. The
conversion price is subject to customary adjustments for any stock
splits, etc. which occur following the determination of the
conversion price.
The $50,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 85,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discount at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were recorded at $550,000.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $550,000 and
$0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Tiger
Trout Capital Puerto Rico
On January
29, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement
(the “Tiger Trout SPA”) with Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC,
a Puerto Rico limited liability company (“Tiger Trout”), pursuant
to which, on same, date, the Company (i) issued a convertible
promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $1,540,000 for
a purchase price of $1,100,000, reflecting a $440,000 original
issue discount (the “Tiger Trout Note”), and (ii) sold to Tiger
Trout 220,000 shares Company common stock for a purchase price of
$220.00.
The Tiger
Trout Note has a maturity date of January 29, 2022, and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the Tiger Trout Note, and the Company may
prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and any accrued
and unpaid interest at any time without penalty, provided however,
that if the Company does not pay the principal amount and any
accrued and unpaid interest by July 2, 2021, an additional $50,000
is required to be paid to Tiger Trout at the time the Tiger Trout
Note is repaid, if the Company repays the Tiger Trout Note prior to
its maturity date.
If the
principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest under the
Tiger Trout Note has not been repaid on or before the maturity
date, that will be an event of default under the Tiger Trout Note.
If an event of default has occurred and is continuing, Tiger Trout
may declare all or any portion of the then-outstanding principal
amount and any accrued and unpaid interest under the Tiger Trout
Note (the “Indebtedness”) due and payable, and the Indebtedness
will become immediately due and payable in cash by the Company.
Further, Tiger Trout will have the right, until the Indebtedness is
paid in full, to convert all, but only all, of the then-outstanding
Indebtedness into shares of Company common stock at a conversion
price of $0.50 per share, subject to customary adjustments for
stock splits, etc. occurring after the issuance date. The Tiger
Trout Note contains a customary beneficial ownership limitation of
9.99%, which may be waived by Tiger Trout on 61 days’ notice to the
Company.
The $440,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 220,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discounts at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were $1,540,000.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $1,540,000 and
$0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Eagle
Equities LLC
On April 13,
2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the
“Eagle SPA”) with Eagle Equities LLC (“Eagle Equities”), pursuant
to which, on same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory
note to Eagle Equities in the aggregate principal amount of
$1,100,000 for a purchase price of $1,000,000.00, reflecting a
$100,000 original issue discount (the “Eagle Equities Note”), and,
in connection therewith, sold to Eagle Equities 165,000 shares of
Company’s common stock, par value of $0.001 per share (the “Company
Common Stock”) at a purchase price of $165.00, representing a per
share price of $0.001 per share. In addition, at the closing of
this sale, the Company reimbursed Eagle Equities the sum of $10,000
for Eagle Equities’ costs in completing the transaction, which
amount Eagle Equities withheld from the total purchase price paid
to the Company.
The Eagle
Equities Note has a maturity date of April 13, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than upon the
circumstances set forth in the Eagle Equities Note – specifically,
if (i) the SEC qualifies the Company’s offering statement related
to the Company’s planned offering of Company Common Stock pursuant
to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and
(ii) the Company receives $3,500,000 in net proceeds from such
Regulation A Offering, then Company must repay the principal amount
and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Eagle Equities Note
within three (3) business days from the date of such occurrence.
The Company may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount
and any accrued and unpaid interest at any time without
penalty.
The Eagle
Equities Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid
interest) is convertible into shares of the Company Common Stock at
Eagle Equities’ election at any time following the time that the
SEC qualifies the Company’s offering statement related to the
Company’s planned offering of Company Common Stock pursuant to
Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At such
time, the Eagle Equities Note (and the principal amount and any
accrued and unpaid interest) will be convertible in restricted
shares of Company Common Stock at a conversion price equal to 70%
of the initial offering price of the Company Common Stock in the
Regulation A Offering, subject to a customary beneficial ownership
limitation of 9.99%, which may be waived by Eagle Equities on 61
days’ notice to the Company. The conversion price is subject to
customary adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which occur
following the determination of the conversion price. Alternatively,
if the SEC has not qualified the Company’s offering statement
related to the Company’s planned offering of Company Common Stock
pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933 by
October 10, 2021, and Eagle Equities Note has not yet been fully
repaid, then Eagle Equities will have the right to convert the
Eagle Equities Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and
unpaid interest) into restricted shares of Company Common Stock at
a conversion price of $6.50 per share (subject to customary
adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which occur following the
April 13, 2021).
The $100,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 165,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discount at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were recorded at $1,100,000.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $1,100,000 and
$0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Labrys
Fund, LP
On March 11,
2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the
“Labrys SPA”) with Labrys Fund, LP (“Labrys”), pursuant to which
the Company issued a 10% promissory note (the “Labrys Note”) with a
maturity date of March 11, 2022 (the “Labrys Maturity Date”), in
the principal sum of $1,000,000. In addition, the Company issued
125,000 shares of its common stock to Labrys as a commitment fee
pursuant to the Labrys SPA. Pursuant to the terms of the Labrys
Note, the Company agreed to pay to $1,000,000 (the “Principal Sum”)
to Labrys and to pay interest on the principal balance at the rate
of 10% per annum. The Labrys Note carries an original issue
discount (“OID”) of $100,000. Accordingly, on the Closing Date (as
defined in the Labrys SPA), Labrys paid the purchase price of
$900,000 in exchange for the Labrys Note. Labrys may convert the
Labrys Note into the Company’s common stock (subject to the
beneficial ownership limitations of 4.99% in the Labrys Note) at
any time at a conversion price equal to $10.00 per
share.
The Company
may prepay the Labrys Note at any time prior to the date that an
Event of Default (as defined in the Labrys Note) occurs at an
amount equal to 100% of the Principal Sum then outstanding plus
accrued and unpaid interest (no prepayment premium) plus $750.00
for administrative fees. The Labrys Note contains customary events
of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults,
breach of representations and warranties, and breach of provisions
of the Labrys Note or Labrys SPA.
Upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default, the Labrys Note shall become
immediately due and payable and the Company shall pay to Labrys, in
full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to
the Principal Sum then outstanding plus accrued interest multiplied
by 125% (the “Default Amount”). Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, additional interest will accrue from the date of the Event
of Default at the rate equal to the lower of 16% per annum or the
highest rate permitted by law.
The $100,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 125,000 shares issued,
and the beneficial conversion features were recorded as debt
discounts and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the
total debt discounts at the inception date of this convertible
promissory note were $1,000,000.
For the
quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company paid $300,000 cash to
reduce the balance of the convertible promissory note from Labrys
Fund, LP. The balance as of June 30, 2021, was $700,000.
The balance
as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $545,000 and
$0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note – Amir
Ben-Yohanan
On February
2, 2021, the Company and Amir Ben-Yohanan, its Chief Executive
Officer, entered into a promissory note in the total principal
amount of $2,400,000 (the “Amir 2021 Note”) to replace the Amir
2020 note. The Note memorializes a $2,400,000 loan that Mr.
Ben-Yohanan previously advanced to the Company and its subsidiaries
to fund their operations. The Note bears simple interest at a rate
of eight percent (8%) per annum, and the Company may prepay all or
any portion of the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid
interest of the Note at any time without penalty.
At the time
of the qualification by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission of the Company’s Prospectus, pursuant to Regulation A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, $1,000,000 of the
Indebtedness shall, automatically and without any further action of
the Company or the Holder, be converted into a number of restricted
fully paid and non-assessable shares of shares of common stock, par
value $0.001 per share, of the Company equal to (i) $1,000,000
divided by (ii) the price per share of the Common Stock as offered
in the Prospectus.
As of June
11, 2021, the Company received notice of qualification by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on its Prospectus.
Accordingly, the principal balance of $1,000,000 has been converted
to common stock and recorded under shares to be issued until it is
issued.
The balance as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were
$1,269,864 and $0, respectively. The final maturity date of the
Note is February 2, 2024.
Rui Wu – Note Purchase Agreement,
Convertible Promissory Note, Warrant, and Security
Agreement
On August
27, 2021 Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
note purchase agreement (the “Rui Wu Note Purchase Agreement”) with
Rui Wu, an individual (“Rui Wu”), with an effective date of August
26, 2021, pursuant to which, on same date, the Company issued a
convertible promissory note to Rui Wu in the aggregate principal
amount of $550,000 for a purchase price of $500,000, reflecting a
$50,000 original issue discount (the “Rui Wu Note”) and, in
connection therewith, issued to Rui Wu a Warrant to purchase 37,500
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Company Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $2.00 per
share, subject to adjustment (the “Rui Wu Warrant”). In addition,
in connection with the Rui Wu Note Purchase Agreement, the Company
entered into a Security Agreement on same date with Rui Wu,
pursuant to which the Company’s obligations under the Rui Wu Note
were secured by a first priority lien and security interest on all
of the assets of the Company (the “Rui Wu Security Agreement”).
While each of the Rui Wu Warrant, Security Agreement, Note, and
Note Purchase Agreement have an effective date and/or effective
issue date of August 26, 2021, each was entered into and/or issued
on August 27, 2021.
The Rui Wu
Note has a maturity date of August 26, 2022 and bears interest at
10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Rui Wu Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion
of the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty.
The Rui Wu
Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest)
is convertible into shares of Company Common Stock at any time
following August 26, 2021 until the note is repaid. The conversion
price per share of Common Stock shall initially mean the lesser of
(i) $1.00 or (ii) 75% of the lowest daily volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Days (as
defined in the Rui Wu Note) immediately preceding the date of the
respective conversion. The conversion price is subject to customary
adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which occur following the
determination of the conversion price.
The Rui Wu
Note contains customary events of default, including, but not
limited to:
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if the
Company fails to pay the then-outstanding principal amount and
accrued interest on the Rui Wu Note on any date any such amounts
become due and payable, and any such failure is not cured within
three business days of written notice thereof by Rui Wu;
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the Company
fails to remain compliant with the Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”), thus incurring a “chilled” status with DTC; or |
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any trading
suspension is imposed by the SEC under Section 12(j) of the
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the
occurrence of any delisting of the Company Common Stock from any
securities exchange on which the Company Common Stock is listed or
suspension of trading of the Company Common Stock on the OTC
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If an event
of default has occurred and is continuing, Rui Wu may declare all
or any portion of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Rui
Wu Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, due
and payable, and the Rui Wu Note shall thereupon become immediately
due and payable in cash and Rui Wu will also have the right to
pursue any other remedies that Rui Wu may have under applicable
law. In the event that any amount due under the Rui Wu Note is not
paid as and when due, such amounts shall accrue interest at the
rate of 18% per year, simple interest, non-compounding, until
paid.
The
foregoing description of the Rui Wu Note Purchase Agreement, Rui Wu
Note, Rui Wu Warrant, and Rui Wu Security Agreement does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full texts of these documents, copies of which are
filed as Exhibit 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 respectively, to the
company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August
27, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
The $50,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 125,000 warrants
issued, and the conversion features were recorded as debt discounts
and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the total debt
discount at the inception date of this convertible promissory note
were recorded at $550,000. For the excess amount of derivative
liability, the Company recorded accretion expense of $514,850 at
the inception date of this note.
The balance
of the Riu Wu Note as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020
was $550,000 and $0, respectively.
Chris Etherington – Note Purchase
Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note, Warrant, and Security
Agreement
On August
27, 2021, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the
“Chris Etherington Note Purchase Agreement”) with Chris
Etherington, an individual (“Chris Etherington”), with an effective
date of August 26, 2021, pursuant to which, on same date, the
Company issued a convertible promissory note to Chris Etherington
in the aggregate principal amount of $165,000 for a purchase price
of $150,000, reflecting a $15,000 original issue discount (the
“Chris Etherington Note”) and, in connection therewith, issued to
Chris Etherington a Warrant to purchase 37,500 shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Company
Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, subject to
adjustment (the “Chris Etherington Warrant”). In addition, in
connection with the Chris Etherington Note Purchase Agreement, the
Company entered into a Security Agreement on same date with Chris
Etherington, pursuant to which the Company’s obligations under the
Chris Etherington Note were secured by a first priority lien and
security interest on all of the assets of the Company (the “Chris
Etherington Security Agreement”). While each of the Chris
Etherington Warrant, Security Agreement, Note, and Note Purchase
Agreement have an effective date and/or effective issue date of
August 26, 2021, each was entered into and/or issued on August 27,
2021.
The Chris
Etherington Note has a maturity date of August 26, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the Chris Etherington Note, and the
Company may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and
any accrued and unpaid interest at any time without
penalty.
The Chris
Etherington Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and
unpaid interest) is convertible into shares of Company Common Stock
at any time following August 26, 2021 until the note is repaid. The
conversion price per share of Common Stock shall initially mean the
lesser of (i) $1.00 or (ii) 75% of the lowest daily volume weighted
average price of the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading
Days (as defined in the Chris Etherington Note) immediately
preceding the date of the respective conversion. The conversion
price is subject to customary adjustments for any stock splits,
etc. which occur following the determination of the conversion
price.
The Chris
Etherington Note contains customary events of default, including,
but not limited to:
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accrued interest on the Chris Etherington Note on any date any such
amounts become due and payable, and any such failure is not cured
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occurrence of any delisting of the Company Common Stock from any
securities exchange on which the Company Common Stock is listed or
suspension of trading of the Company Common Stock on the OTC
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If an event of default
has occurred and is continuing, Chris Etherington may declare all
or any portion of the then-outstanding principal amount of the
Chris Etherington Note, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, due and payable, and the Chris Etherington Note
shall thereupon become immediately due and payable in cash and
Chris Etherington will also have the right to pursue any other
remedies that Chris Etherington may have under applicable law. In
the event that any amount due under the Chris Etherington Note is
not paid as and when due, such amounts shall accrue interest at the
rate of 18% per year, simple interest, non-compounding, until
paid.
The $15,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 37,500 warrants issued,
and the conversion features were recorded as debt discounts and
amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the total debt
discount at the inception date of this convertible promissory note
were recorded at $165,000. For the excess amount of derivative
liability, the Company recorded accretion expense of $160,538 at
the inception date of this note.
The balance
of the Chris Etherington Note as of September 30, 2021 and December
31, 2020 was $165,000 and $0, respectively.
Convertible Promissory Note –
Sixth Street Lending LLC
On November
18, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement
(the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Sixth Street Lending LLC
(“Sixth Street”), pursuant to which, on the same date, the Company
issued a convertible promissory note to Sixth Street in the
aggregate principal amount of $224,000.00 for a purchase price of
$203,750.00, reflecting a $20,250.00 original issue discount (the
“Note”). At closing, the Company reimbursed Sixth Street the sum of
$3,750.00 for Sixth Street’s costs in completing the
transaction.
The Note has
a maturity date of November 18, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”) and
bears interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount
or interest are due prior to the Maturity Date, other than as
specifically set forth in the Note. The Company may not prepay the
Note prior to the Maturity Date, other than by way of a conversion
initiated by Sixth Street.
The Note
provides Sixth Street with conversion rights to convert all or any
part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of the Note
from time to time into fully paid and non-assessable shares of the
Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”).
Conversion rights are exercisable at any time during the period
beginning on May 17, 2022 (180 days from when the Note was issued)
and ending on the later of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date
of payment of the amounts due upon an uncured event of default. Any
principal that Sixth Street elects to convert will convert at the
Conversion Price, which is a Common Stock per share price equal to
the lesser of a Variable Conversion Price and $1.00. The Variable
Conversion Price is 75% of the Market Price, which is the lowest
dollar volume-weighted average sale price (“VWAP”) during the
20-trading day period ending on the trading day immediately
preceding the conversion date. VWAP is based on trading prices on
the principal market for Company Common Stock or, if none, OTC.
Currently, the Common Stock trades OTC. In no event is Sixth Street
entitle to convert any portion of the Note upon which conversion
Sixth Street and its affiliates would beneficially own more than
4.99% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.
The Note
contains customary events of default, including, but not limited
to: (1) failure to pay principal or interest on the Note when due;
(2) failure to issue and transfer Common Stock upon exercise of
Sixth Street of its conversion rights; (3) an uncured breach of any
of the Company’s other material obligations contained in the Note;
and (4) the Company’s breach of any representation or warranty in
the Securities Purchase Agreement or other related
agreements.
If an event
of default occurs and continues uncured, the Note becomes
immediately due and payable. If an event of default occurs because
the Company fails to issue shares of Common Stock to Sixth Street
within three business days of receiving a notice of conversion from
Sixth Street, the Company shall pay an amount equal to 200% of the
Default Amount (defined below) in full satisfaction of the
Company’s obligations under the Note. If an event of default occurs
for any other reason that continues uncured (except in the case of
appointment of a receiver, bankruptcy, liquidation, or a similar
default), the Company shall pay an amount equal to 150% of the
Default Amount (defined below) in full satisfaction of the
Company’s obligations under the Note.
The “Default
Amount” is equal to the sum of (a) accrued and unpaid interest on
the principal amount of the Note to the date of payment plus (b)
default interest, which is calculated based on a rate of 22% per
year (inclusive of the 10% interest per year that would be due
absent an event of default), plus (c) certain other amounts that
may be owed under the Note.
TinTekk AP and Rick Ware Racing
Agreements
On July 12,
2021, Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
Joint Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) with FinTekk AP, LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (“FinTekk”), and Rick Ware Racing,
LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (“RWR”). FinTekk
and RWR are professional motorsports racing and marketing companies
providing services focused specifically in the NASCAR Cup Series,
NASCAR Xfinity Series, the IndyCar Racing Series, and the IMSA
Sports Car Championship Series. Pursuant to the Agreement, FinTekk
and RWR agreed to provide certain services to the Company, and the
Company agreed to provide certain services to RWR.
In general,
FinTekk will provide the Company with marketing and branding
consulting services utilizing the RWR racing platform, and will
promote the Company as the primary brand for the NASCAR race events
in which RWR participates in conjunction with the RWR
platform.
RWR will
provide racing car drivers as well as NASCAR and development team
drivers and athletes currently competing in motor racing; and RWR
will engage and integrate its social media team with the Company
team members to collaborate, promote and market the Company to the
racing fan bases of NASCAR and IndyCar through the use of each
other’s social and digital media platforms.
The Company
will engage and integrate its social media/influencer member
network and production teams with RWR team members to collaborate,
promote and market RWR racing efforts and racing and driver story
lines through various media platforms operated or familiar to the
Company.
The
respective services of the parties under the Agreement will apply
with respect to 11 races occurring from July 18, 2021 to September
26, 2021 (the “Events”); and the compensation under the Agreement
for the respective services is payable with respect to each of the
Events, as follows:
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for the provision by FinTekk of its services, for each Event the
Company will issue FinTekk 51,146 shares of the Company’s common
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for the provision by RWR of its services, for each Event the
Company will pay RWR $113,636, which shall be due and payable to
RWR on the first business day following the completion of the
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for the provision by the Company of its services, for each Event
RWR will pay the Company $90,909, which will be due and payable to
the Company on the second business day following the completion of
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Any party
may terminate the Agreement for convenience after 50% of the events
have concluded and with two weeks’ prior written notice to the
other parties. In addition, the Agreement may be terminated at any
time by a party, with notice to the other parties, in the event
that another other party materially breaches the terms or
conditions of the Agreement, and such breach is either not capable
of cure or, if capable of cure, is not cured within three days of
written notice to the breaching party. Upon the termination or
expiration of the Agreement, the parties will have no further
obligations hereunder other than those which arose prior to such
termination or which are explicitly set forth in the Agreement as
surviving any such termination or expiration.
The
Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the
parties, and customary provisions relating to confidentiality
obligations, indemnification, and miscellaneous
provisions.
Alden Reiman
Agreement
On August
20, 2021 Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a
consulting agreement with Alden Reiman. In general, the consultant
will make best efforts to obtain brand deals, sponsorships deals,
and other revenue generating activities for Clubhouse and its
roster of talent. Consultant may utilize the Clubhouse’s name when
providing such Services.
In exchange
for above services, the Company will pay Alden Reiman a signing
bonus of $30,000 and a consulting fee of $32,000 per month in equal
weekly installments as an independent contractor during the Term.
The term shall be (2) months (the “Initial Term”) and shall
automatically renew for additional two (2) month
increments.
Yomtubian Consulting
Agreement
On June 10,
2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Joseph
Yomtubian. Pursuant to the terms of the consulting agreement, Mr.
Yomtubian agreed to provide to the Company certain management
consulting and business advisory services. In exchange for such
services, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Yomtubian $20,000 monthly.
The consulting agreement has a term of one year.
Young Consulting
Agreement
On February
3, 2021, in connection with (but not pursuant to) the closing of
the A&R Share Exchange Agreement relating to Magiclytics, the
Company entered in a consulting agreement with Chris Young, the
President, Secretary, and a Director of the Company. Mr. Young is
greater than 5% stockholder of the company.
As
compensation for Mr. Young’s services pursuant to the Consulting
Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Young shares of
Company Common Stock upon the completion of certain milestones, as
follows:
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first to occur of (i) Magiclytics actually receiving $500,000 in
gross revenue following the Effective Date; and (ii) Magiclytics
having conducted 1,250 Campaigns (subject to certain conditions)
following the Effective Date, the Company will issue to Mr. Young a
number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to (i) $393,750,
divided by (ii) the VWAP (as defined in the Consulting Agreement)
as of the date that the earlier of this clause (i) and clause (ii)
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Upon the
first to occur of (i) Magiclytics actually receiving an additional
$500,000 in gross revenue following the Tranche 1 Satisfaction
Date; and (ii) Magiclytics having conducted an additional 1,250
Campaigns (subject to certain conditions) following the Tranche 1
Satisfaction Date, the Company will issue to Mr. Young a number of
shares of Company Common Stock equal to (i) $393,750, divided by
(ii) the VWAP as of the date that the earlier of clause (i) above
and this clause (ii) of have occurred (the “Tranche 2 Satisfaction
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Upon the
first to occur of (i) Magiclytics actually receiving an additional
$500,000 in gross revenue following the Tranche 2 Satisfaction
Date; and (ii) Magiclytics having conducted an additional 1,250
Campaigns (subject to certain conditions) following the Tranche 2
Satisfaction Date, the Company will issue to Mr. Young a number of
shares of Company Common Stock equal to (i) $393,750, divided by
(ii) the VWAP as of the date that the earlier of clause (i) and
clause (ii) above have occurred (the “Tranche 3 Satisfaction
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Call
Agreements
On March 12,
2021, Harris Tulchin, a Director of the Company, entered into
separate “Call Agreements” with each of Amir Ben-Yohanan, a
Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
Christian Young, a former Director and the former President and
Secretary of the Company.
Employment
Agreements
Simon Yu Employment
Agreement
On April 9,
2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Simon
Yu, its Chief Operating Officer. Pursuant to this employment
agreement, Mr. Yu agreed to continue to serve as Chief Operating
Officer of the Company, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company (or other person determined by the Chief Executive
Officer or the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). As
compensation for Mr. Yu’s services, the Company agreed to pay Mr.
Yu an annual base salary of $380,000 (the “Base Salary”) comprised
of two parts a “Cash Portion”, and an “Optional Portion”. The Cash
Portion is a monthly cash payment of $15,000 – or $180,000 on an
annual basis. The remaining $200,000 per year – the Optional
Portion – is payable as follows:
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determines that the Company has sufficient cash on hand to pay all
or a portion of the Optional Portion in cash, such amount shall be
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In addition,
pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Yu is entitled to be paid
discretionary annual bonuses as determined by the Board (currently
intended to be a maximum of $250,000 per year), and is also
entitled to receive fringe benefits, such as, but not limited to,
reimbursement for reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary
out-of-pocket business, entertainment and travel, vacation days,
and certain insurances.
The initial
term of the employment agreement is one (1) year from the effective
date of the agreement (i.e. April 9, 2022), unless earlier
terminated. Thereafter, the term is automatically extended on an
annual basis for terms of one (1) year each, unless either the
Company or Mr. Yu provides notice to the other party of their
desire to not so renew the term of the agreement (as applicable) at
least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then-current
term.
Mr. Yu’s
employment with the Company shall be “at will,” meaning that either
Mr. Yu or the Company may terminate Mr. Yu’s employment at any time
and for any reason, subject to certain terms and
conditions.
The Company
may terminate the employment agreement at any time, with or without
“cause”, as defined in the employment agreement and Mr. Yu may
terminate the employment agreement at any time, with or without
“good reason”, as defined in the employment agreement. If the
Company terminates the employment agreement for cause or Mr. Yu
terminates the employment agreement without good reason, Mr. Yu
will be entitled to be paid any unpaid salary owed or accrued,
including the issuance of any shares of Company Common Stock owed
or accrued (as compensation) as of the termination date. In the
event that there was any Deferred Portion which had been agreed to
be paid in cash, such Deferred Portion instead will be paid in
shares of Company Common Stock as though such amount had been
agreed to be paid via the issuance of shares of Company Common
Stock. Mr. Yu will also be entitled to payment for any unreimbursed
expenses as of the termination date. However, any unvested portion
of any equity granted to Mr. Yu will be immediately forfeited as of
the termination date.
On October
8, 2021, Simon Yu resigned from all officer and director positions
with the Company.
Harris Tulchin Employment
Agreement
On April 9,
2021 the Company entered into employment agreement with Harris
Tulchin. Pursuant to this employment agreement, Mr. Tulchin agreed
to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, reporting to
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or other person
determined by the Chief Executive Officer or the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Board”). As compensation for Mr. Tulchin’s
services, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Tulchin an annual base
salary of $380,000 (the “Base Salary”) comprised of two parts a
“Cash Portion”, and an “Optional Portion”. The Cash Portion is a
monthly cash payment of $15,000 – or $180,000 on an annual basis.
The remaining $200,000 per year – the Optional Portion – is payable
as follows:
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If the
Company’s Board determines that the Company has sufficient cash on
hand to pay all or a portion of the Optional Portion in cash, such
amount shall be paid in cash. If the Board determines that the
Company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay all of the
Optional Portion in cash, then the portion of the Optional Portion
which the Board determines that the Company has sufficient cash on
hand to pay in cash will be paid in cash, and the remainder (the
“Deferred Portion”) will either be paid at a later date, when the
Board determines that the Company has sufficient cash on hand to
enable the Company to pay the Deferred Portion; or will not be paid
in cash – and instead, the Company will issue shares of Company
Common Stock equal to (A) the Deferred Portion, divided by (B) the
VWAP (as defined in the employment agreement) as of the date of
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In addition,
pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Tulchin is entitled to be
paid discretionary annual bonuses as determined by the Board
(currently intended to be a maximum of $250,000 per year), and is
also entitled to receive fringe benefits, such as, but not limited
to, reimbursement for reimbursement for all reasonable and
necessary out-of-pocket business, entertainment and travel,
vacation days, and certain insurances.
The initial
term of the employment agreement is one (1) year from the effective
date of the agreement (i.e. April 9, 2022), unless earlier
terminated. Thereafter, the term is automatically extended on an
annual basis for terms of one (1) year each, unless either the
Company or Mr. Tulchin provides notice to the other party of their
desire to not so renew the term of the agreement (as applicable) at
least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then-current
term.
Mr.
Tulchin’s employment with the Company shall be “at will,” meaning
that either Mr. Tulchin or the Company may terminate Mr. Tulchin’s
employment at any time and for any reason, subject to certain terms
and conditions.
The Company
may terminate the employment agreement at any time, with or without
“cause”, as defined in the employment agreement and Mr. Tulchin may
terminate the employment agreement at any time, with or without
“good reason”, as defined in the employment agreement. If the
Company terminates the employment agreement for cause or Mr.
Tulchin terminates the employment agreement without good reason,
Mr. Tulchin will be entitled to be paid any unpaid salary owed or
accrued, including the issuance of any shares of Company Common
Stock owed or accrued (as compensation) as of the termination date.
In the event that there was any Deferred Portion which had been
agreed to be paid in cash, such Deferred Portion instead will be
paid in shares of Company Common Stock as though such amount had
been agreed to be paid via the issuance of shares of Company Common
Stock. Mr. Tulchin will also be entitled to payment for any
unreimbursed expenses as of the termination date. However, any
unvested portion of any equity granted to Mr. Tulchin will be
immediately forfeited as of the termination date.
Amir Ben-Yohanan Employment
Agreement
On April 11,
2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Amir
Ben-Yohanan for Mr. Ben-Yohanan to serve as Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. As compensation for Mr. Ben-Yohanan’s services, the
Company agreed to pay Mr. Ben-Yohanan an annual base salary of
$380,000 (the “Base Salary”) comprised of two parts a “Cash
Portion”, and an “Optional Portion”. The Cash Portion is a monthly
cash payment of $15,000 – or $180,000 on an annual basis. The
remaining $200,000 per year – the Optional Portion – is payable as
follows:
If the
Company’s Board determines that the Company has sufficient cash on
hand to pay all or a portion of the Optional Portion in cash, such
amount shall be paid in cash.
If the Board
determines that the Company does not have sufficient cash on hand
to pay all of the Optional Portion in cash, then the portion of the
Optional Portion which the Board determines that the Company has
sufficient cash on hand to pay in cash will be paid in cash, and
the remainder (the “Deferred Portion”) will either be paid at a
later date, when the Board determines that the Company has
sufficient cash on hand to enable the Company to pay the Deferred
Portion; or will not be paid in cash – and instead, the Company
will issue shares of Company Common Stock equal to (A) the Deferred
Portion, divided by (B) the VWAP (as defined in the employment
agreement) as of the date of issuance of such shares of Company
Common Stock.
In addition,
pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Ben-Yohanan is entitled
to be paid discretionary annual bonuses as determined by the Board
(currently intended to be a maximum of $250,000 per year), and is
also entitled to receive fringe benefits, such as, but not limited
to, reimbursement for reimbursement for all reasonable and
necessary out-of-pocket business, entertainment and travel,
vacation days, and certain insurances.
The initial
term of the employment agreement is one (1) year from the effective
date of the agreement (i.e. April 9, 2022), unless earlier
terminated. Thereafter, the term is automatically extended on an
annual basis for terms of one (1) year each, unless either the
Company or Mr. Ben-Yohanan provides notice to the other party of
their desire to not so renew the term of the agreement (as
applicable) at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of
the then-current term.
Mr.
Ben-Yohanan’s employment with the Company shall be “at will,”
meaning that either Mr. Ben-Yohanan or the Company may terminate
Mr. Ben-Yohanan’s employment at any time and for any reason,
subject to certain terms and conditions.
The Company
may terminate the employment agreement at any time, with or without
“cause”, as defined in the employment agreement and Mr. Ben-Yohanan
may terminate the employment agreement at any time, with or without
“good reason”, as defined in the employment agreement. If the
Company terminates the employment agreement for cause or Mr.
Ben-Yohanan terminates the employment agreement without good
reason, Mr. Ben-Yohanan will be entitled to be paid any unpaid
salary owed or accrued, including the issuance of any shares of
Company Common Stock owed or accrued (as compensation) as of the
termination date. In the event that there was any Deferred Portion
which had been agreed to be paid in cash, such Deferred Portion
instead will be paid in shares of Company Common Stock as though
such amount had been agreed to be paid via the issuance of shares
of Company Common Stock. Mr. Ben-Yohanan will also be entitled to
payment for any unreimbursed expenses as of the termination date.
However, any unvested portion of any equity granted to Mr.
Ben-Yohanan will be immediately forfeited as of the termination
date.
The terms of
Mr. Ben-Yohanan’s employment agreement are identical to the terms
of the employment agreements of Simon Yu and Harris Tulchin
described above, except for the following terms:
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Christian Young Employment
Agreement
On April 11,
2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with
Christian Young for Mr. Young to serve as President of the Company.
As compensation for Mr. Youngs’s services, the Company agreed to
pay Mr. Young an annual base salary of $380,000 (the “Base
Salary”).
Mr. Young’s
employment agreement was the same as Mr. Tulchin and Mr. Yu’s
except for the following:
The Company
and Mr. Young acknowledged that each of them are also the parties
to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2021
and filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed February 8, 2021 with the SEC (the “Consulting
Agreement”), and that the Consulting Agreement and Mr. Young’s
employment agreement will operate independently of each other –
except that in the event of a conflict between this employment
agreement and the Consulting Agreement, the terms and conditions of
this employment agreement will control.
On October
8, 2021, Christian Young resigned from all officer and director
positions with the Company.
Kaplun Appointment as Chief Financial
Officer, Kaplun Executive Employment Agreement & Kaplun
Restricted Stock Award
On October
7, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Dmitry Kaplun
as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. In connection with Mr.
Kaplun’s appointment, the Company and Mr. Kaplun entered into an
executive employment agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (the
“Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Employment
Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Kaplun an annual base
salary of $280,000. In addition, the Company agreed to grant to Mr.
Kaplun on the effective date of the Employment Agreement and on
each anniversary thereof a number of restricted shares of common
stock equal to (i) $100,000, divided by (ii) the lesser of (A)
$1.70 (as the same may be adjusted) and (B) 80% of the VWAP as of
the grant date. Each restricted stock grant will vest ratably over
the calendar year following the grant date, vesting as to 25% of
the number of shares of common stock in the restricted stock grant
at the end of each calendar quarter of such year, as provided in
the Employment Agreement. Mr. Kaplun will also be paid
discretionary annual bonuses if and when declared by the
Board.
The
Employment Agreement has an initial term ending on the earlier of
(i) the first anniversary of the effective date of the Employment
Agreement, and (ii) the time of the termination of Mr. Kaplun’s
employment. in accordance with the provisions herein. The initial
term and any renewal term will automatically be extended for one or
more additional terms of one year each, unless either the Company
or Mr. Kaplun provides notice to the other party at least 30 days
prior to the expiration of the then-current term.
The Company
may terminate Mr. Kaplun’s employment at any time, with or without
Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), subject to the
terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement. In the event that
the Company terminates Mr. Kaplun’s employment with Cause, subject
to the terms of the Employment Agreement, (i) the Company will pay
to Mr. Kaplun unpaid base salary and benefits then owed or accrued,
and any unreimbursed expenses; and (ii) any unvested portion of the
restricted stock grants and any other equity granted to Mr. Kaplun
will immediately be forfeited as of the termination
date.
In the event
that the Company terminates Mr. Kaplun’s employment without Cause,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement,
(i) the Company will pay to Mr. Kaplun any base salary, bonuses,
and benefits then owed or accrued, and any unreimbursed expenses;
(ii) the Company will pay to Mr. Kaplun, in one lump sum, an amount
equal to the base salary that would have been paid to Mr. Kaplun
for a three-month period; and (iii) any equity grant already made
to Mr. Kaplun will, to the extent not already vested, be deemed
automatically vested.
Mr. Kaplun
may resign at any time, with or without Good Reason (as defined in
the Employment Agreement). In the event that Mr. Kaplun resigns
with Good Reason, the Company will pay to Mr. Kaplun the amounts,
and Mr. Kaplun will, subject to the terms of the Employment
Agreement, be entitled to such benefits (including without
limitation any vesting of unvested shares under any equity grant),
that would have been payable to Mr. Kaplun or which Mr. Kaplun
would have received had Mr. Kaplun’s employment been terminated by
the Company without Cause.
In the event
that Mr. Kaplun resigns without Good Reason, the Company will pay
to Mr. Kaplun the amounts, and Mr. Kaplun will be entitled, subject
to the terms of the Employment Agreement, to such benefits
(including without limitation any vesting of unvested shares under
any equity grant), that would have been payable to Mr. Kaplun or
which Mr. Kaplun would have received had Mr. Kaplun’s employment
been terminated by the Company with Cause.
The
Employment Agreement contains customary representations and
warranties of the parties, and customary provisions relating to
confidentiality obligations, indemnification, and miscellaneous
provisions.
Pursuant to
the terms of the Employment Agreement, the Board granted Mr. Kaplun
58,824 shares of restricted common stock on October 7, 2021. 25% of
the shares vest on each of the three-month, six-month, nine-month
and 12-month anniversaries of the grant date.
Additional Compensation for
Directors
For the
three months ended September 30, 2021, the Board of Directors
approved and paid no cash bonuses to its directors.
Resignations of Simon Yu and Christian
Young
On October
8, 2021, each of Christian Young, President, Secretary and Director
of the Company, and Simon Yu, Chief Operating Officer and Director
of the Company, resigned from all officer and director positions
with the Company, effective immediately. Each of Messrs. Young and
Yu will continue to provide consulting services to the
Company.
Musina Board
Appointment
On October
12, 2021, the Board appointed Massimiliano Musina to serve as a
member of the Company’s Board of Directors. In connection with Mr.
Musina’s appointment, the Company and Mr. Musina entered into an
Independent Director Agreement dated October 12, 2021 (the
“Director Agreement”). Pursuant to the Director Agreement, Mr.
Musina agreed to serve as an independent director of the Company
during the term of the Director Agreement. The term of the Director
Agreement is from October 12, 2021 until Mr. Musina either resigns
or is removed from his position as a director or until his
death.
Pursuant to
the terms of the Director Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to
Mr. Musina each quarter a number of shares of common stock having a
fair market value of $25,000, in exchange for Mr. Musina’s service
as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The number of
shares of common stock to be issued will be calculated by dividing
$25,000 by the VWAP, as further described in the Director
Agreement. Pursuant to the Director Agreement, the Company agreed
to reimburse Mr. Musina for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by him in attending any in-person meetings, provided that
he complies with the generally applicable policies, practices and
procedures of the Company for submission of expense reports,
receipts or similar documentation of such expenses. Any
reimbursements for allocated expenses (as compared to out-of-pocket
expenses of Mr. Musina in excess of $500.00) must be approved in
advance by the Company.
The Director
Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the
parties, and customary provisions relating to confidentiality
obligations, and miscellaneous provisions.
Advisory
Board
On April 2,
2021, the Company established an advisory board (“Advisory Board”)
to provide guidance and advice to the directors and officers of the
Company regarding technical and business matters. The advisory
board has no voting powers. The Advisory Board currently consists
of two members: Andrew Omori and Perry Simon.
Andrew
Omori. On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with Andrew Omori and appointed Mr. Omori to the Advisory
Board of the Company. Mr. Omori is a partner at Andreessen
Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent and successful
venture capital firms, with $17.6 billion in assets under
management. Andreessen Horowitz is well known for leading
investments in hit social audio app, Clubhouse (which is not owned,
and is not otherwise affiliated with, the Company), as well as
Airbnb and Coinbase. Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Mr.
Omori served as a VP at JMP Group and as a successful technology
investment banker. Mr. Omori has dedicated his career to helping
technology companies scale and has worked with a variety of social
companies including Snap, Pinterest, Roblox, and the Clubhouse app.
Mr. Omori will advise the Board of Directors and the Company
regarding optimal pathways for monetizing the Company’s operations
as well as providing the Company with access to relationships,
branding opportunities, and partnerships that hold the potential
for further gains in shareholder value.
Perry
Simon. On April 21, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with Perry Simon and appointed Mr. Simon to the Advisory
Board of the Company. Mr. Simon is the former executive vice
president of Primetime at NBC Entertainment, where he helped
develop and supervise some of television’s most iconic series,
including “Cheers,” “The Golden Girls,” “Law and Order,” “L.A.
Law,” “Miami Vice,” “Frasier,” Seinfeld, and “The Cosby Show.” He
is also a former General Manager at PBS former Managing Director at
BBC Worldwide America, former President of Viacom Productions and
former executive officer at Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions. Over
the past 20 years, Mr. Simon has helped to facilitate the rapid
growth of mission-driven programming, driving large gains in
audience size and fan engagement, and winning multiple awards along
the way (Golden Globes, Emmys, and Peabodys). Mr. Simon will advise
the Company on non-profit and social impact activities, as well as
other business, financial, and organizational matters, and access
his extensive entertainment industry relationships and knowledge
for content development, acquisition, and deal
structures.
Employees
We currently
have 7 full time employees, including Amir Ben-Yohanan, our Chief
Executive Officer, Dmitry Kaplun, our Chief Financial Officer, and
Harris Tulchin, our Chief Business Affairs Officer and Chief Legal
Officer. We also contract with a number of consultants that assist
in various aspects of our operations. Contractors exist both at
WOHG as well as at our operating subsidiaries, which is currently
Doiyen and WOH Brands.
We believe
that a diverse workforce is important to our success. As we grow
our business, we will focus on the hiring, retention and
advancement of women and underrepresented populations, and to
cultivate an inclusive and diverse corporate culture. The company
has hired a Human Resources consultant to evaluate and implement
our ongoing human capital needs. We will continue to evaluate our
use of human capital measures or objectives in managing our
business such as the factors we employ or seek to employ in the
development, attraction and retention of personnel and maintenance
of diversity in our workforce.
In the
future, we also intend to provide our employees and their families
with access to a variety of innovative, flexible and convenient
health and wellness programs, including benefits that provide
protection and security so they can have peace of mind concerning
events that may require time away from work or that impact their
financial well-being; that support their physical and mental health
by providing tools and resources to help them improve or maintain
their health status and encourage engagement in healthy behaviors;
and that offer choice where possible so they can customize their
benefits to meet their needs and the needs of their
families.
We also
expect to provide robust compensation and benefits programs to help
meet the needs of our employees.
Legal
Proceedings
From time to
time, we are involved in various claims and legal actions arising
in the ordinary course of business. To the knowledge of our
management, there are no legal proceedings currently pending
against us which we believe would have a material effect on our
business, financial position or results of operations and, to the
best of our knowledge, there are no such legal proceedings
contemplated or threatened.
Custodianship
On May 20,
2019, pursuant to Case Number A-19-793075-P, Nevada’s 8th Judicial
District, Business Court entered and Order Granting Application of
Joseph Arcaro as Custodian of Tongji Healthcare Group, Inc.
pursuant to NRS 78.347(1)(b), pursuant to which Joseph Arcaro was
appointed custodian of the Company and given authority to reinstate
the Company with the State of Nevada under NRS 78.347. On May 23,
2019, Joseph Arcaro filed a Certificate of Reinstatement of the
Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. In
addition, on May 23, 2019, Joseph Arcaro filed an Annual List of
the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada,
designating himself as President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
of the Company for the filing period of 2017 to 2019.
On November
13, 2019, Mr. Arcaro filed a Motion to Terminate Custodianship of
Tongji Healthcare Group, Inc. pursuant to NRS 78.650(4) with the
District Court in Clark County Nevada. On December 6, 2019, the
court granted Mr. Arcaro’s motion, and the custodianship was
terminated. A copy of this order is filed as Exhibit 6.2 to the
Offering Statement of which this Prospectus forms a
part.
Properties
Our
headquarters is located at 3651 Lindell Road, D517, Las Vegas,
Nevada. There is no physical office space here, and this address is
mainly used as a mailing address and call center for WOHG. We pay a
fee of $79.00 per month for the use of this
headquarters.
Our
management generally works out of 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 30,
Santa Monica, California 90401, which is WOHG’s headquarters. We
believe that these facilities are adequate to support the Company’s
existing operations and that we will be able to obtain appropriate
additional facilities or alternative facilities on commercially
reasonable terms if and when necessary. We do not have a formal
lease pursuant to which it uses these offices, and does not have a
monthly rent obligation for use of these premises.
We have one
social media content creation house located in Los Angeles,
California (Clubhouse BH), and one social media content
creation house located in the Republic of Malta (Clubhouse
Europe). Clubhouse Europe is approximately 7,000 square feet
and Clubhouse BH, is approximately 12,000 square feet and
are used by the Company to provide living arrangements for our team
of social media influencers, as well as provide an environment for
content creation. In an effort to provide desirable living
arrangements for our team of influencers, as well as provide an
ideal location our influencers to create content, we strive to
choose properties that are large, picturesque, and conducive for
filming.
Details of
the lease arrangements for each of these Clubhouse properties are
summarized below.
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BH: The tenant at this property is Amir Ben-Yohanan and Amie
Ben-Yohanan. The lease term expired on March 31, 2021. (See Exhibit
6.26). We decided to rent this property on a month-to-month basis
rather than extend the lease following the expiration of the lease.
While we are not named as the tenant on the lease for this
property, it is planned that this lease will be assigned to the
Company in the future. In order to use this property as the
Clubhouse in the meantime, we have agreed to reimburse Amir
Ben-Yohanan, its Chief Executive Officer, for any rent expenses
incurred by Mr. Ben-Yohanan on our behalf with respect to this
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Europe: The tenant at this property is West of Hudson Group,
Inc. The lease term expired on November 5, 2020 and. Pursuant to
the mutually agreement of the Company and the landlord, the lease
for this property is now on a month to month basis. (See
Exhibit 6.6). The monthly rent paid and related expenses for the
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction
with (i) Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. financial statements and
related notes thereto, and (ii) the section entitled “Description
of Business,” included in this prospectus. The discussion contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those
anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of many
factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Risk
Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. As used in this section
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations,” unless otherwise indicated or the context
requires, the terms “Clubhouse Media,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,”
“ours” or “us” and other similar terms mean Clubhouse Media Group,
Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Overview
We operate a
global network of professionally run content houses, each of which
has its own brand, influencer cohort and production capabilities.
Our Company offers management, production and deal-making services
to our handpicked influencers, a management division for individual
influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and
acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
Our management team consists of successful entrepreneurs with
financial, legal, marketing, and digital content creation
expertise.
Through our
subsidiary, West of Hudson Group, Inc., or WOHG, we currently
generate revenues primarily from talent management of social media
influencers residing in our Clubhouses and for paid promotion by
companies looking to utilize such social media influencers to
promote their products or services. We solicit companies for
potential marketing collaborations and cultivated content creation,
work with the influencers and the marketing entity to negotiate and
formalize a brand deal and then execute the deal and receive a
certain percentage from the deal. In addition to the in-house brand
deals, we generate income by providing talent management and brand
partnership deals to external influencers not residing in our
Clubhouses.
History
For a
detailed description of our history see “Description of Business –
Organizational History” on page 42 of this prospectus.
Recent
Developments
FinTekk/Rick Ware Racing Joint
Services Agreement
On July 12,
2021, we entered into a Joint Services Agreement (the “Joint
Services Agreement”) with FinTekk AP, LLC (“FinTekk”), and Rick
Ware Racing, LLC (“RWR”). FinTekk and RWR are professional
motorsports racing and marketing companies providing services
focused specifically in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity
Series, the IndyCar Racing Series, and the IMSA Sports Car
Championship Series. Pursuant to the Joint Services Agreement,
FinTekk and RWR agreed to provide certain services to the Company,
and the Company agreed to provide certain services to
RWR.
In general,
FinTekk agreed to provide the Company with marketing and branding
consulting services utilizing the RWR racing platform, and to
promote the Company as the primary brand for the NASCAR race events
in which RWR participates in conjunction with the RWR
platform.
RWR agreed
to provide racing car drivers as well as NASCAR and development
team drivers and athletes currently competing in motor racing; and
RWR agreed to engage and integrate its social media team with the
Company team members to collaborate, promote and market the Company
to the racing fan bases of NASCAR and IndyCar through the use of
each other’s social and digital media platforms.
The Company
agreed to engage and integrate its social media/influencer member
network and production teams with RWR team members to collaborate,
promote and market RWR racing efforts and racing and driver story
lines through various media platforms operated or familiar to the
Company.
The
respective services of the parties under the Joint Services
Agreement applied with respect to 11 races that occurred from July
18, 2021 to September 26, 2021 (the “Events”); and the compensation
under the Agreement for the respective services was payable with
respect to each of the Events, as follows:
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for the provision by FinTekk of its services, for each Event the
Company agreed to issue FinTekk 51,146 shares of the Company’s
common stock. |
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In return
for the provision by RWR of its services, for each Event the
Company agreed to pay RWR $113,636. |
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In return
for the provision by the Company of its services, for each Event
RWR agreed to pay the Company $90,909. |
Conversion of Ben-Yohanan
Note
On February
2, 2021, the Company and Amir Ben-Yohanan, its Chief Executive
Officer, entered into a promissory note in the total principal
amount of $2,400,000 (the “Note”). The Note bears simple interest
at a rate of 8% per annum, and the Company may prepay all or any
portion of the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest
of the Note at any time without penalty.
Pursuant to
the terms of the Note, $1,000,000 of the principal amount and
accrued interest of the Note would automatically be converted into
a number of restricted (non-Regulation A) shares of the Company
common stock equal to (i) $1,000,000 divided by (ii) the initial
public offering price per share of Company common stock in the
Company’s Regulation A offering (the “Conversion”).
On July 9,
2021, the Conversion occurred, and Mr. Ben-Yohanan was issued
250,000 shares of common stock as a result of $1,000,000 in
principal and interest due on the Note converting into shares of
common stock at $4.00 per share, which is the initial public
offering price per share of the common stock in the Company’s
offering pursuant to Regulation A.
As of
September 30, 2021, there is $1,269,864 in principal and $25,884
accrued interest outstanding on the Note, which will become payable
by the Company commencing on February 2, 2022 as required to
amortize the Note and the outstanding indebtedness over the
following 24 months. The final maturity date of the Note is
February 2, 2024.
Rui Wu – Note Purchase Agreement,
Convertible Promissory Note, Warrant, and Security
Agreement
On August
27, 2021, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the
“Rui Wu Note Purchase Agreement”) with Rui Wu, an individual, with
an effective date of August 26, 2021, pursuant to which the Company
issued a convertible promissory note to Mr. Wu in the aggregate
principal amount of $550,000 for a purchase price of $500,000,
reflecting a $50,000 original issue discount (the “Rui Wu Note”)
and, in connection therewith, issued to Mr. Wu a warrant to
purchase 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price of $2.00 per share, subject to adjustment (the “Rui Wu
Warrant”). In addition, in connection with the Rui Wu Note Purchase
Agreement, the Company entered into a Security Agreement with Rui
Wu, pursuant to which the Company’s obligations under the Rui Wu
Note were secured by a first priority lien and security interest on
all of the assets of the Company (the “Rui Wu Security Agreement”).
While each of the Rui Wu Warrant, Security Agreement, Note, and
Note Purchase Agreement have an effective date and/or effective
issue date of August 26, 2021, each was entered into and/or issued
on August 27, 2021.
The Rui Wu
Note has a maturity date of August 26, 2022 and bears interest at
10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or interest are
due prior to the maturity date other than as specifically set forth
in the Rui Wu Note, and the Company may prepay all or any portion
of the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest at any
time without penalty.
The Rui Wu
Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest)
is convertible into shares of Company common stock at any time
following August 26, 2021 until the note is repaid. The conversion
price per share of common stock shall initially mean the lesser of
(i) $1.00 or (ii) 75% of the lowest daily volume weighted average
price of the common stock during the 20 Trading Days (as defined in
the Rui Wu Note) immediately preceding the date of the respective
conversion. The conversion price is subject to customary
adjustments for any stock splits, etc., which occur following the
determination of the conversion price.
The Rui Wu
Note contains customary events of default, including, but not
limited to:
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Company fails to pay the then-outstanding principal amount and
accrued interest on the Rui Wu Note on any date any such amounts
become due and payable, and any such failure is not cured within
three business days of written notice thereof by Mr. Wu;
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fails to remain compliant with the Depository Trust Company
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any trading
suspension is imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) under Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or Section 12(k) of the
Exchange Act; or |
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occurrence of any delisting of the Company common stock from any
securities exchange on which the Company common stock is listed or
suspension of trading of the Company common stock on the OTC
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If an event
of default has occurred and is continuing, Mr. Wu may declare all
or any portion of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Rui
Wu Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, due
and payable, and the Rui Wu Note shall thereupon become immediately
due and payable in cash and Mr. Wu will also have the right to
pursue any other remedies that Mr. Wu may have under applicable
law. In the event that any amount due under the Rui Wu Note is not
paid as and when due, such amounts shall accrue interest at the
rate of 18% per year, simple interest, non-compounding, until
paid.
The $50,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 125,000 warrants
issued, and the conversion features were recorded as debt discounts
and amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the total debt
discount at the inception date of this convertible promissory note
were recorded at $550,000. For the excess amount of derivative
liability, the Company recorded accretion expense of $514,850 at
the inception date of this note.
The balance
of the Riu Wu Note as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020
was $550,000 and $0, respectively.
Chris Etherington – Note Purchase
Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note, Warrant, and Security
Agreement
On August
27, 2021, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (the
“Chris Etherington Note Purchase Agreement”) with Chris Etherington
with an effective date of August 26, 2021, pursuant to which, on
same date, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to Mr.
Etherington in the aggregate principal amount of $165,000 for a
purchase price of $150,000, reflecting a $15,000 original issue
discount (the “Chris Etherington Note”) and, in connection
therewith, issued to Mr. Etherington a warrant to purchase 37,500
shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.00
per share, subject to adjustment (the “Chris Etherington Warrant”).
In addition, in connection with the Chris Etherington Note Purchase
Agreement, the Company entered into a Security Agreement e with Mr.
Etherington, pursuant to which the Company’s obligations under the
Chris Etherington Note were secured by a first priority lien and
security interest on all of the assets of the Company (the “Chris
Etherington Security Agreement”). While each of the Chris
Etherington Warrant, Security Agreement, Note, and Note Purchase
Agreement have an effective date and/or effective issue date of
August 26, 2021, each was entered into and/or issued on August 27,
2021.
The Chris
Etherington Note has a maturity date of August 26, 2022 and bears
interest at 10% per year. No payments of the principal amount or
interest are due prior to the maturity date other than as
specifically set forth in the Chris Etherington Note, and the
Company may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount and
any accrued and unpaid interest at any time without
penalty.
The Chris
Etherington Note (and the principal amount and any accrued and
unpaid interest) is convertible into shares of Company common stock
at any time following August 26, 2021 until the note is repaid. The
conversion price per share of common stock shall initially mean the
lesser of (i) $1.00 or (ii) 75% of the lowest daily volume weighted
average price of the common stock during the 20 Trading Days (as
defined in the Chris Etherington Note) immediately preceding the
date of the respective conversion. The conversion price is subject
to customary adjustments for any stock splits, etc. which occur
following the determination of the conversion price.
The Chris
Etherington Note contains customary events of default, including,
but not limited to:
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Company fails to pay the then-outstanding principal amount and
accrued interest on the Chris Etherington Note on any date any such
amounts become due and payable, and any such failure is not cured
within three business days of written notice thereof by Mr.
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fails to remain compliant with the DTC, thus incurring a “chilled”
status with DTC; or |
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suspension is imposed by the SEC under Section 12(j) of the
Exchange Act or Section 12(k) of the Exchange Act; or |
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occurrence of any delisting of the Company common stock from any
securities exchange on which the Company common stock is listed or
suspension of trading of the Company common stock on the OTC
Markets. |
If an event
of default has occurred and is continuing, Mr. Etherington may
declare all or any portion of the then-outstanding principal amount
of the Chris Etherington Note, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, due and payable, and the Chris Etherington Note
shall thereupon become immediately due and payable in cash and Mr.
Etherington will also have the right to pursue any other remedies
that Mr. Etherington may have under applicable law. In the event
that any amount due under the Chris Etherington Note is not paid as
and when due, such amounts shall accrue interest at the rate of 18%
per year, simple interest, non-compounding, until paid.
The $15,000
original issue discounts, the fair value of 37,500 warrants issued,
and the conversion features were recorded as debt discounts and
amortized over the term of the note. Therefore, the total debt
discount at the inception date of this convertible promissory note
were recorded at $165,000. For the excess amount of derivative
liability, the Company recorded accretion expense of $160,538 at
the inception date of this note.
The balance
of the Chris Etherington Note as of September 30, 2021 and December
31, 2020 was $165,000 and $0, respectively.
Termination of
Offering
On August
31, 2021, the Company decided to terminate its Regulation A+
offering. Prior to terminating the Regulation A+ offering, the
Company sold 257,625 shares in the offering at $4.00 per share,
yielding proceeds of approximately $1,030,500.
Closing of Dobre Brothers
House
On September
1, 2021, the Company officially closed one of its Clubhouse
locations - Dobre Brothers House – located in Beverly Hills,
CA. The Company terminated its lease agreement for the Dobre
Brothers House effective September 1, 2021. At the time of the
termination of this lease, the Company had a month-to-month tenancy
at this location, as contemplated under the lease after the
expiration of the initial term of the lease on July 31, 2021. The
Company did not incur any termination penalties as a result of
terminating the lease.
The Dobre
Brothers House hosted Darius, Cyrus, Marcus and Lucas Dobre
(collectively, the “Dobre Brothers”). The Dobre Brothers were
prominent influencers in the Company’s roster, with a total
follower reach of approximately 115 million. As a result of the
closing of the Dobre Brothers House, the Dobre Brothers will
no longer be required to provide promotion and marketing social
media posts on our behalf as part of the terms of their living
arrangements in the Dobre Brothers House. As such, the
Company will exclude Dobre Brothers followers from the Company’s
calculations of its own follower reach going forward. Nonetheless,
the Company has continued to have a working relationship with the
Dobre Brothers since the closing of the Dobre Brothers
House, and intends to maintain a working relationship with the
Dobre Brothers going forward.
Closing of LA Content
House
On November
12, 2021, following approval and ratification of a resolution by
the board of directors and a determination that the action is in
the Company’s best interests, the Company closed its content
creation house located at 1024 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills,
California 90210. The Company will operate the business previously
conducted at the House on a solely remote/virtual basis.
Kaplun Appointment as Chief Financial
Officer, Kaplun Executive Employment Agreement & Kaplun
Restricted Stock Award
On October
7, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Dmitry Kaplun
as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. In connection with Mr.
Kaplun’s appointment, the Company and Mr. Kaplun entered into an
executive employment agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (the
“Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Employment
Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Kaplun an annual base
salary of $280,000. In addition, the Company agreed to grant to Mr.
Kaplun on the effective date of the Employment Agreement and on
each anniversary thereof a number of restricted shares of common
stock equal to (i) $100,000, divided by (ii) the lesser of (A)
$1.70 (as the same may be adjusted) and (B) 80% of the VWAP as of
the grant date. Each restricted stock grant will vest ratably over
the calendar year following the grant date, vesting as to 25% of
the number of shares of common stock in the restricted stock grant
at the end of each calendar quarter of such year, as provided in
the Employment Agreement. Mr. Kaplun will also be paid
discretionary annual bonuses if and when declared by the
Board.
The
Employment Agreement has an initial term ending on the earlier of
(i) the first anniversary of the effective date of the Employment
Agreement, and (ii) the time of the termination of Mr. Kaplun’s
employment. in accordance with the provisions herein. The initial
term and any renewal term will automatically be extended for one or
more additional terms of one year each, unless either the Company
or Mr. Kaplun provides notice to the other party at least 30 days
prior to the expiration of the then-current term.
The Company
may terminate Mr. Kaplun’s employment at any time, with or without
Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), subject to the
terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement. In the event that
the Company terminates Mr. Kaplun’s employment with Cause, subject
to the terms of the Employment Agreement, (i) the Company will pay
to Mr. Kaplun unpaid base salary and benefits then owed or accrued,
and any unreimbursed expenses; and (ii) any unvested portion of the
restricted stock grants and any other equity granted to Mr. Kaplun
will immediately be forfeited as of the termination
date.
In the event
that the Company terminates Mr. Kaplun’s employment without Cause,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement,
(i) the Company will pay to Mr. Kaplun any base salary, bonuses,
and benefits then owed or accrued, and any unreimbursed expenses;
(ii) the Company will pay to Mr. Kaplun, in one lump sum, an amount
equal to the base salary that would have been paid to Mr. Kaplun
for a three-month period; and (iii) any equity grant already made
to Mr. Kaplun will, to the extent not already vested, be deemed
automatically vested.
Mr. Kaplun
may resign at any time, with or without Good Reason (as defined in
the Employment Agreement). In the event that Mr. Kaplun resigns
with Good Reason, the Company will pay to Mr. Kaplun the amounts,
and Mr. Kaplun will, subject to the terms of the Employment
Agreement, be entitled to such benefits (including without
limitation any vesting of unvested shares under any equity grant),
that would have been payable to Mr. Kaplun or which Mr. Kaplun
would have received had Mr. Kaplun’s employment been terminated by
the Company without Cause.
In the event
that Mr. Kaplun resigns without Good Reason, the Company will pay
to Mr. Kaplun the amounts, and Mr. Kaplun will be entitled, subject
to the terms of the Employment Agreement, to such benefits
(including without limitation any vesting of unvested shares under
any equity grant), that would have been payable to Mr. Kaplun or
which Mr. Kaplun would have received had Mr. Kaplun’s employment
been terminated by the Company with Cause.
The
Employment Agreement contains customary representations and
warranties of the parties, and customary provisions relating to
confidentiality obligations, indemnification, and miscellaneous
provisions.
Pursuant to
the terms of the Employment Agreement, the Board granted Mr. Kaplun
58,824 shares of restricted common stock on October 7,
2021.
25% of the
shares vest on each of the three-month, six-month, nine-month and
12-month anniversaries of the grant date.
Young and Yu
Resignations
On October
8, 2021, each of Christian Young, President, Secretary and Director
of the Company, and Simon Yu, Chief Operating Officer and Director
of the Company, resigned from all officer and director positions
with the Company, effective immediately. Each of Messrs. Young and
Yu continue to provide consulting services to the
Company.
Musina Board
Appointment
On October
12, 2021, the Board appointed Massimiliano Musina to serve as a
member of the Company’s Board of Directors. In connection with Mr.
Musina’s appointment, the Company and Mr. Musina entered into an
Independent Director Agreement dated October 12, 2021 (the
“Director Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Director
Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Musina each quarter a
number of shares of common stock having a fair market value of
$25,000, in exchange for Mr. Musina’s service as a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors.
Equity Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement
On November
2, 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”)
with Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
Partnership (“Investor”), dated as of October 29, 2021, pursuant to
which the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
direct Investor, to purchase up to $15,000,000.00 (the “Maximum
Commitment Amount”) in shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), in multiple tranches (the
“Put Shares”). Further, under the Equity Purchase Agreement and
subject to the Maximum Commitment Amount, the Company has the
right, but not the obligation, to submit a Put Notice (as defined
in the Equity Purchase Agreement) from time to time to Investor (i)
in a minimum amount not less than $20,000.00 and (ii) in a maximum
amount up to the lesser of (a) $400,000.00 or (b) 250% of the
Average Daily Trading Value (as defined in the Equity Purchase
Agreement).
In exchange
for Investor entering into the Equity Purchase Agreement, the
Company agreed, among other things, to (A) issue Investor and Peak
One Investments, LLC, an aggregate of 70,000 shares of Common Stock
(the “Commitment Shares”), and (B) file a registration
statement registering the Common Stock issued as Commitment Shares
and issuable to Investor under the Equity Purchase Agreement for
resale (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 60 calendar days of the Equity Purchase
Agreement, as more specifically set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
The
obligation of Investor to purchase the Company’s Common Stock shall
begin on the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, and ending on
the earlier of (i) the date on which Investor shall have purchased
Common Stock pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement equal to the
Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) twenty four (24) months after the
date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, (iii) written notice of
termination by the Company to Investor (which shall not occur
during any Valuation Period or at any time that Investor holds any
of the Put Shares), (iv) the Registration Statement is no longer
effective after the initial effective date of the Registration
Statement, or (v) the date that the Company commences a voluntary
case or any person commences a proceeding against the Company, a
custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially
all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors (the “Commitment Period”).
During the
Commitment Period, the purchase price to be paid by Investor for
the Common Stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement shall be 95%
of the Market Price, which is defined as the lesser of the (i)
closing bid price of the Common Stock on the trading day
immediately preceding the respective Put Date (as defined in the
Equity Purchase Agreement), or (ii) lowest closing bid price of the
Common Stock during the Valuation Period (as defined in the Equity
Purchase Agreement), in each case as reported by Bloomberg Finance
L.P or other reputable source designated by Investor.
The number
of Put Shares to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the
number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares
of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed
beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor
owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation as determined
in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The “Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common
Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance
of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Put
Notice.
The Equity
Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain
customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to
completing future sale transactions, indemnification rights and
obligations of the parties. Among other things, Investor
represented to the Company, that it is an “accredited investor” (as
such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)),
and the Company sold the securities in reliance upon an exemption
from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities
Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Equity Purchase Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are
attached as Exhibit 10.21 and 10.22 to the registration statement
of which this prospectus forms a part. The representations,
warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made
only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were
solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be
subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting
parties.
Organizational
Structure
The
following diagram represents our organization structure:

Results
of Operations
For the Three and Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30,
2020 and the Period from January 2, 2020 (Inception) to September
30, 2020
Net
Revenue
Net revenue
was $1,768,677 for the three months ended September 30, 2021,
compared to net revenue of $217,372 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020. The increase was due to the generation of
revenue since the second quarter in 2020 and the increase of brand
deals and agency deals and revenue from Tinder Blog. Alden Reiman
has joined Clubhouse Media as a consultant via his company The
Reinman Agency and contributed to the increase of the revenue for
the Company for the three months ended September 30,
2021.
Net revenue
was $3,222,015 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
compared to net revenue of $312,906 for the period from January 2,
2020 (inception) to September 30, 2020. The increase was due to the
generation of revenue since the second quarter in 2020 and the
increase of brand deals and agency deals and revenue from Tinder
Blog. Alden Reiman has joined Clubhouse Media as a consultant via
his company The Reinman Agency and contributed to the increase of
the revenue for the Company for the nine months ended September 30,
2021.
Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost of
sales was $1,467,333 for the three months ended September 30, 2021,
compared to cost of sales of $100,973 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020. The increase was due the generation of revenue
since the second quarter in 2020 and the increase of brand deals
and agency deals and revenue from Tinder Blog. Alden Reiman has
joined Clubhouse Media as a consultant via his company The Reinman
Agency and has contributed to the increase in the cost of goods
sold via higher revenue for the Company for the three months ended
September 30, 2021.
Cost of
sales was $2,649,120 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
compared to $191,179 for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to September 30, 2020. The increase was due to the
generation of revenue since the second quarter in 2020 and the
increase of brand deals and agency deals and revenue from Tinder
Blog. Alden Reiman has joined Clubhouse Media as a consultant via
his company The Reinman Agency and contributed to the increases in
the cost of goods sold via higher revenue for the Company for the
nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Gross
Profit
Gross profit
was $301,344 for the three months ended September 30, 2021,
compared to gross profit of $116,398 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020. The gross profit percentage was 17.04% for the
three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 53.55% for the
three months ended September 30, 2020.
Gross profit
was $572,895 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared
to gross profit of $121,726 for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to September 30, 2020. The gross profit percentage was
17.78% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to
38.9% for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to September
30, 2020.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were
$3,382,248, compared to $772,186 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020.
The
variances were as follows: (i) an increase in rent and utilities
expense of $81,407; (ii) an increase in consultant fees of
$412,773; (iii) an increase in sales and marketing expenses of
$167,139; (iv) an increase in legal fees of $166,405; (v) an
decrease in office expense of $(22,161); (vi) a decrease of
production expense of $(21,002), (vii) an increase of meals and
travel expense of $49,894; (viii) an increase in accounting and
audit fees of $5,000, and (ix) an increase in payroll of $478,348.
The overall increase in general and administrative expenses
resulted from the commencement of our operations since 2020 and
incurred more expenses from the expansion of operations, payroll
expenses, and professional fees incurred as a public
company.
Non-cash
operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021
were $1,275,505, including (i) depreciation of $8,514 and (ii)
stock-based compensation of $1,266,991. Non-cash operating expenses
for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $44,340 from
stock compensation expense.
Total
Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021
were $12,780,575 as compared to $1,746,298 for the period from
January 2, 2020 (inception) to September 30, 2020.
The
variances were as follows: (i) an increase in rent and utilities
expense of $948,030; (ii) an increase in consultant fees of
$1,158,739; (iii) an increase in sales and marketing expenses of
$819,085; (iv) an increase in legal fees of $704,146; (v) an
increase in office expense of $98,726; (vi) an decrease of
production expense of $(20,898), (vii) an increase of meals and
travel expense of $229,867; (viii) an increase of director and
executive expenses of $709,996; (ix)an increase in accounting and
audit fees of $104,787, and (x) an increase in payroll of $879,453.
The overall increase in general and administrative expenses
resulted from the commencement of our operations since 2020 and
incurred more expenses from the expansion of operations, payroll
expenses, and professional fees incurred as a public
company.
Non-cash
operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021
were $22,528 from depreciation expenses, and (ii) stock-based
compensation of $5,514,675. Non-cash operating expenses for the
period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to September 30, 2020 were
$284,341 from impairment of $240,000 and stock compensation expense
of $44,340.
Other
(Income) Expenses
Other
(income) expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021
were $2,321,057, as compared to $29,974 for the three months ended
September 30, 2020. Other expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2021 included (i) change in fair value derivative
liability of $(361,904), (ii) interest expense of $2,655,253; and
(iii) other (income) expenses for $27,708. The change in derivative
liability is the non-cash change in the fair value and relates to
our derivative instruments. Interest expense of $2,655,253 was
mostly comprised of non-cash interest of $1,788,379 from
amortization of debt discounts, $463,756 from accretion expense –
excess derivative liability, and $191,486 from interest accrued to
the convertible promissory note holders.
Other
(income) expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were
$6,303,202, as compared to $44,399 for the period from January 2,
2020(inception) to September 30, 2020. Other expenses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2021 included (i) change in fair value
derivative liability of $(336,139), (ii) interest expense of
$6,193,692; and (iii) extinguishment of debt with related party for
$297,138, and extinguishment of debt for $148,511. The change in
derivative liability is the non-cash change in the fair value and
relates to our derivative instruments. Interest expense of
$6,193,692 was mostly comprised of non-cash interest of $15,920
from imputed interest, $4,293,366 from amortization of debt
discounts and $629,795 from the fair value of shares issued to one
of the convertible promissory note holders, $463,756 from accretion
expense – excess derivative liability, and $451,391 interest
accrued to convertible promissory note holders.
Net
Loss
Net loss for
the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $5,401,961, compared
to $685,762 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for the
reasons discussed above.
Net loss for
the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $18,510,882, compared
to $1,668,971 for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to
September 30, 2020 for the reasons discussed above.
For the Period from January 2, 2020 (Inception) to December 31,
2020
Net Revenues
Net revenue for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to
December 31, 2020 was $1,010,405. We began to generate revenue
mainly from our brand deals since inception on January 2, 2020.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to
December 31, 2020 was $579,855. The cost of sales were mainly
commissions paid to social influencers for their performance
according to the management agreement.
Gross Profit
Gross profit was $430,550 for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to December 31, 2020. The gross profit percentage was
42.6% for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to December
31, 2020.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception)
to December 31, 2020 were $2,725,105. The major expenses were as
follows: (i) rent and utilities expense of $1,069,934 ;(iii)
consultant fees of $269,436; (iv) sales and marketing expenses of
$27,810; (v) legal fees of $318,928; (vi) office expense of
$112,310; and (vii) a production expense of $237,791. As part of
the general and administrative expenses for the period from January
2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020, we recorded public
relations, investor relations or business development expenses of
$108,081.
Non-cash operating expenses for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to December 31, 2020 were $442,549 including (i)
depreciation of $14,945; (ii) amortization of debt discounts of
$26,993; (iii) stock-based compensation of $160,611; and (iv)
impairment of goodwill of $240,000.
Other (Income) Expenses
Other expenses for the for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to December 31, 2020 was $283,166. The other expense
for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31,
2020 included (i) change in fair value derivative liability of
$61,029 and (ii) interest expense of $222,207. The change in
derivative liability is the non-cash change in the fair value and
relates to our derivative instruments. Interest expense of $222,207
was mostly comprised of non-cash interest of $87,213 from imputed
interest and $108,000 from interest expense in excess of derivative
liability.
Net Loss
Net loss for the period from January 2, 2020 (inception) to
December 31, 2020 was $2,577,721 for the reasons discussed
above.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to the Period from January 2,
2020 (Inception) to September 30, 2020
Operating
Activities
Net cash
used in operating activities for the nine months ended September
30, 2021 was $7,153,911. This amount was primarily related to a net
loss of $18,510,882 and offset by (i) net working capital increase
of $725,586; (ii) non-cash expenses of $10,631,385 including (a)
depreciation and amortization of $22,527; (b) imputed interest of
$15,920; (c) stock-based compensation of $5,514,675; (vi) loss in
extinguishment of debt from related party of $297,138; (vii) loss
in extinguishment of debt $148,509, (viii) change in fair value of
derivative liability of $(336,140), (ix) interest expense from
amortization of debt discounts of $4,293,367, and (x) accretion
expense from excess derivative liability of $675,388.
Net cash
used in operating activities for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to September 30, 2020 was $1,510,578. This amount was
primarily related to a net loss of $1,668,971 and net working
capital decrease of $134,568 and offset by stock compensation
expense of $44,341, impairment expense of $240,000 and depreciation
expense of $8,621.
Investment
Activities
Net cash
used in investing activities for the nine months ended September
30, 2021 was $302,740. The Company purchased $33,900 in property,
plant, and equipment and $268,916 in internal used software for the
nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Net cash
used in investing activities for the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to September 30, 2020 was $308,177. The Company
purchased $68,177 in property, plant, and equipment and $240,000 in
the Tongji public shell company for the nine months ended September
30, 2021.
Financing
Activities
Net cash
provided by financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2021 was $8,210,038. The amount was related to
proceeds from our chief executive officer and chairman of the Board
of $244,803 and repayment to our chief executive officer and
chairman of the Board of $137,500 and proceeds from borrowing from
convertible notes payable of $7,712,445 and repayments of $455,000
to convertible notes payable holders.
Net cash
provided by financing activities for the period from January 2,
2020 (inception) to September 30, 2020 was $1,979,949. The amount
was related to proceeds from our chief executive officer and
chairman of the Board of $1,922,449 and proceeds from borrowing
from convertible notes payable of $57,500.
For the Period from
January 2, 2020 (Inception) to December 31, 2020
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the period from January
2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 was $1,967,551. This
amount was primarily related to a net loss of $2,577,721 and (i)
net working capital increase of $88,621; and offset by (ii)
non-cash expenses of $698,791 including (iii) depreciation and
amortization of $41,938; (iv) imputed interest of $87,213; (v)
stock-based compensation of $160,611; (vi) impairment of goodwill
of $240,000; (vii) non-cash interest expense in excess of
derivative liability of $108,000; and (viii) change in fair value
of derivative liability of $61,029.
Investment Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the period from January
2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 was $319,737. The 2020
amount related to the cash paid in the public shell company of
$240,00 and acquisition of $79,737 of fixed assets.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the period from
January 2, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 was $2,325,062.
The 2020 amount related to proceeds from our chief executive
officer and chairman of the Board of $2,162,562 and convertible
notes payable of $162,500.
Equity
Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement
On November
2, 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”)
with Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
Partnership (“Investor”), dated as of October 29, 2021, pursuant to
which the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
direct Investor, to purchase up to $15,000,000.00 (the “Maximum
Commitment Amount”) in shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), in multiple tranches (the
“Put Shares”). Further, under the Equity Purchase Agreement and
subject to the Maximum Commitment Amount, the Company has the
right, but not the obligation, to submit a Put Notice (as defined
in the Equity Purchase Agreement) from time to time to Investor (i)
in a minimum amount not less than $20,000.00 and (ii) in a maximum
amount up to the lesser of (a) $400,000.00 or (b) 250% of the
Average Daily Trading Value (as defined in the Equity Purchase
Agreement).
In exchange
for Investor entering into the Equity Purchase Agreement, the
Company agreed, among other things, to (A) issue Investor and Peak
One Investments, LLC, an aggregate of 70,000 shares of Common Stock
(the “Commitment Shares”), and (B) file a registration
statement registering the Common Stock issued as Commitment Shares
and issuable to Investor under the Equity Purchase Agreement for
resale (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 60 calendar days of the Equity Purchase
Agreement, as more specifically set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
The
obligation of Investor to purchase the Company’s Common Stock shall
begin on the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, and ending on
the earlier of (i) the date on which Investor shall have purchased
Common Stock pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement equal to the
Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) twenty four (24) months after the
date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, (iii) written notice of
termination by the Company to Investor (which shall not occur
during any Valuation Period or at any time that Investor holds any
of the Put Shares), (iv) the Registration Statement is no longer
effective after the initial effective date of the Registration
Statement, or (v) the date that the Company commences a voluntary
case or any person commences a proceeding against the Company, a
custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially
all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors (the “Commitment Period”).
During the
Commitment Period, the purchase price to be paid by Investor for
the Common Stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement shall be 95%
of the Market Price, which is defined as the lesser of the (i)
closing bid price of the Common Stock on the trading day
immediately preceding the respective Put Date (as defined in the
Equity Purchase Agreement), or (ii) lowest closing bid price of the
Common Stock during the Valuation Period (as defined in the Equity
Purchase Agreement), in each case as reported by Bloomberg Finance
L.P or other reputable source designated by Investor.
The number
of Put Shares to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the
number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares
of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed
beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor
owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation as determined
in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The “Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common
Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance
of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Put
Notice.
In
accordance with that certain Registration Rights Agreement, the
Selling Securityholders are entitled to certain rights with respect
to the registration of the Put Shares and Commitment Shares issued
in connection with the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Registrable
Securities”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company must (i) file the Registration Statement within sixty
calendar days from the date of the Registration Rights Agreement,
(ii) use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to
be declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), as promptly as possible after the filing
thereof, but in any event no later than the 90th calendar day
following the date of the Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii)
use its reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until all of the
Commitment Shares and Purchase Shares have been sold thereunder or
pursuant to Rule 144. The Company must also take such action as is
necessary to register and/or qualify the Registrable Securities
under such other securities or blue sky laws of all applicable
jurisdictions in the United States.
Effects of
Coronavirus on the Company
If the
current outbreak of the coronavirus continues to grow, the effects
of such a widespread infectious disease and epidemic may inhibit
our ability to conduct our business and operations and could
materially harm our Company. The coronavirus may cause us to have
to reduce operations as a result of various lock-down procedures
enacted by the local, state or federal government, which could
restrict the movement of our influencers outside of or within a
specific Clubhouse or even effect the influencer’s ability to
create content. The coronavirus may also cause a decrease in
advertising spending by companies as a result of the economic
turmoil resulting from the spread of the coronavirus and thereby
having a negative effect on our ability to generate revenue from
advertising. Further, if there is a spread of the coronavirus
within any of our Clubhouses, it may cause an inability for our
content creators to create and post content and could potentially
cause a specific Clubhouse location to be entirely quarantined.
Additionally, we may encounter negative publicity or a negative
public reaction when creating and posting certain content while a
coronavirus related lockdown is enacted. The continued coronavirus
outbreak may also restrict our ability to raise funding when
needed, and may cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole.
The specific and actual effects of the spread of coronavirus are
difficult to assess at this time as the actual effects will depend
on many factors beyond our control and knowledge. However, the
spread of the coronavirus, if it continues, may cause an overall
decline in the economy as a whole and also may materially harm our
Company.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing possible negative impacts on our business and results of
operations, up until now, we do not believe our prior and current
business operations, financial condition, and results of operations
have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and
related shutdowns. As the social media sector appears to have been
thriving during the pandemic and shutdowns, we believe that our
social media-based business and our results of operations have been
thriving as well. More specifically, we have been successful at
opening several houses, actively recruiting influencers/creators,
creating content, and generating revenue during the pandemic and
shutdowns. Notwithstanding, the ultimate impact of the coronavirus
pandemic on our operations remains unknown and will depend on
future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted with confidence, including the duration of the
coronavirus outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning
the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, and any additional
preventative and protective actions that governments, or our
company, may direct, which may result in an extended period of
business disruption and reduced operations. The long-term financial
impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and may
ultimately have a material adverse impact on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Going
Concern
We adopted
the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting
Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Presentation of
Financial Statements – Going Concern, which requires that
management evaluate whether there are relevant conditions and
events that, in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the
entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to meet its
obligations as they become due within one year after the date that
the financial statements are issued.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that
we will continue as a going concern. While the Company is
attempting to generate additional revenues, the Company’s cash
position may not be significant enough to support the Company’s
daily operations. Management intends to raise additional funds by
way of a public or private offering. Management believes that the
actions presently being taken to further implement its business
plan and generate revenues provide the opportunity for the Company
to continue as a going concern. While the Company believes in the
viability of its strategy to generate revenues and in its ability
to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that
effect. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern
is dependent upon the Company’s ability to further implement its
business plan and generate revenues. We will require additional
cash funding to fund operations. Therefore, we concluded there was
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern.
To fund
further operations, we will need to raise additional capital. We
may obtain additional financing in the future through the issuance
of its common stock, or through other equity or debt financings.
Our ability to continue as a going concern or meet the minimum
liquidity requirements in the future is dependent on its ability to
raise significant additional capital, of which there can be no
assurance. If the necessary financing is not obtained or achieved,
we will likely be required to reduce its planned expenditures,
which could have an adverse impact on the results of operations,
financial condition and our ability to achieve its strategic
objective. There can be no assurance that financing will be
available on acceptable terms, or at all. The financial statements
contain no adjustments for the outcome of these uncertainties.
These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue
as a going concern and have a material adverse effect on our future
financial results, financial position and cash flows.
Convertible
Promissory Notes
For a
detailed description of convertible promissory notes of the
Company, see “Description of Business— Convertible Promissory
Notes” on page 47 of this prospectus.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
As of
September 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934 reasonably likely to
have a material effect on our financial condition.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Use of Estimates
In preparing
the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”),
management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities as of the dates of the consolidated
financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and
assumptions made by management include, but are not limited to,
revenue recognition, the allowance for bad debt, useful life of
fixed assets, income taxes and unrecognized tax benefits, valuation
allowance for deferred tax assets, and assumptions used in
assessing impairment of long-lived assets. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
Reverse Merger
Accounting
The Merger
was accounted for as a reverse-merger and recapitalization in
accordance with GAAP. WOHG was the acquirer for financial reporting
purposes and Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. was the acquired company.
Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations that
are reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the
Merger will be those of WOHG and will be recorded at the historical
cost basis of WOHG since its inception on January 2, 2020. The
consolidated financial statements after completion of the Merger
include the assets and liabilities of the Company and WOHG,
historical operations of WOHG since its inception on January 2,
2020 to the closing date of the merger, and operations of the
Company from the closing date of the Merger. Common stock and the
corresponding capital amounts of the Company pre-merger have been
retroactively restated as capital stock shares reflecting the
exchange ratio in the Merger. In conjunction with the Merger, WOHG
received no cash and assumed no liabilities from Clubhouse Media
Group, Inc. All members of the Company’s executive management are
from WOHG.
Lease
On January
2, 2020, the Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases, or ASC
842, using the modified retrospective transition method with a
cumulative effect adjustment to accumulated deficit as of January
1, 2019, and accordingly, modified its policy on accounting for
leases as stated below.
As described
under “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements,” below, the
primary impact of adopting ASC 842 for the Company was the
recognition in the consolidated balance sheet of certain
lease-related assets and liabilities for operating leases with
terms longer than 12 months. The Company elected to use the
short-term exception and does not records assets/liabilities for
short term leases as of September 30, 2021.
The
Company’s leases primarily consist of facility leases which are
classified as operating leases. The Company assesses whether an
arrangement contains a lease at inception. The Company recognizes a
lease liability to make contractual payments under all leases with
terms greater than twelve months and a corresponding right-of-use
asset, representing its right to use the underlying asset for the
lease term. The lease liability is initially measured at the
present value of the lease payments over the lease term using the
collateralized incremental borrowing rate since the implicit rate
is unknown. Options to extend or terminate a lease are included in
the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will
exercise such an option. The right-of-use asset is initially
measured as the contractual lease liability plus any initial direct
costs and prepaid lease payments made, less any lease incentives.
Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease
term.
Leased
right-of-use assets are subject to impairment testing as a
long-lived asset at the asset-group level. The Company monitors its
long-lived assets for indicators of impairment. As the Company’s
leased right-of-use assets primarily relate to facility leases,
early abandonment of all or part of facility as part of a
restructuring plan is typically an indicator of impairment. If
impairment indicators are present, the Company tests whether the
carrying amount of the leased right-of-use asset is recoverable
including consideration of sublease income, and if not recoverable,
measures impairment loss for the right-of-use asset or asset
group.
Revenue
Recognition
In May 2014
the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes
all existing revenue recognition requirements, including most
industry specific guidance. This new standard requires a company to
recognize revenues when it transfers goods or services to customers
in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company
expects to receive for those goods or services. The FASB
subsequently issued the following amendments to ASU No. 2014-09
that have the same effective date and transition date: ASU No.
2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):
Principal versus Agent Considerations; ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance
Obligations and Licensing; ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical
Expedients; and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and
Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
The Company adopted these amendments with ASU 2014-09
(collectively, the new revenue standards).
Under the
new revenue standards, the Company recognizes revenues when its
customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an
amount that reflects the consideration which it expects to receive
in exchange for those goods. The Company recognizes revenues
following the five-step model prescribed under ASU No. 2014-09: (i)
identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance
obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price;
(iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations
in the contract; and (v) recognize revenues when (or as) we satisfy
the performance obligation. The Company recognized revenue from
providing temporary and permanent staffing solutions and sale of
consumer products.
The Company
generates revenue from its managed services when a marketer
(typically a brand, agency or partner) pays the Company to provide
custom content, influencer marketing, amplification or other
campaign management services (“Managed Services”).
The Company
maintains separate arrangements with each marketer and content
creator either in the form of a master agreement or terms of
service, which specify the terms of the relationship and access to
its platforms, or by statement of work, which specifies the price
and the services to be performed, along with other terms. The
transaction price is determined based on the fixed fee stated in
the statement of work and does not contain variable consideration.
Marketers who contract with the Company to manage their advertising
campaigns or custom content requests may prepay for services or
request credit terms. The agreement typically provides for either a
non-refundable deposit, or a cancellation fee if the agreement is
canceled by the customer prior to completion of services. Billings
in advance of completed services are recorded as a contract
liability until earned. The Company assesses collectability based
on a number of factors, including the creditworthiness of the
customer and payment and transaction history.
For Managed
Services Revenue, the Company enters into an agreement to provide
services that may include multiple distinct performance obligations
in the form of: (i) an integrated marketing campaign to provide
influencer marketing services, which may include the provision of
blogs, tweets, photos or videos shared through social network
offerings and content promotion, such as click-through
advertisements appearing in websites and social media channels; and
(ii) custom content items, such as a research or news article,
informational material or videos. Marketers typically purchase
influencer marketing services for the purpose of providing public
awareness or advertising buzz regarding the marketer’s brand and
they purchase custom content for internal and external use. The
Company may provide one type or a combination of all types of these
performance obligations on a statement of work for a lump sum fee.
The Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation in the
contract at inception based on its relative standalone selling
price. These performance obligations are to be provided over a
stated period that generally ranges from one day to one year.
Revenue is accounted for when the performance obligation has been
satisfied depending on the type of service provided. The Company
views its obligation to deliver influencer marketing services,
including management services, as a single performance obligation
that is satisfied at the time the customer receives the benefits
from the services.
Based on the
Company’s evaluations, revenue from Managed Services is reported on
a gross basis because the Company has the primary obligation to
fulfill the performance obligations and it creates, reviews and
controls the services. The Company takes on the risk of payment to
any third-party creators and it establishes the contract price
directly with its customers based on the services requested in the
statement of work. The contract liabilities as of September 30,
2021 and December 31, 2020 were $27,500 and $73,648,
respectively.
Subscription-Based
Revenue
The Company
recognize subscription-based revenue through its social media
website at Honeydrip.com, which allow customers to visit the
creators personal page over the contract period without taking
possession of the products or deliverables, are provided on either
a subscription or consumption basis. Revenue provided on a
subscription basis is recognized ratably over the contract period
and revenue provided on a consumption basis is recognized when the
subscriber paid and received their access to the
content.
Software Development
Costs
We apply ASC
350-40, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal Use Software, in
review of certain system projects. These system projects generally
relate to software we do not intend to sell or otherwise market. In
addition, we apply this guidance to our review of development
projects related to software used exclusively for our SaaS
subscription offerings. In these reviews, all costs incurred during
the preliminary project stages are expensed as incurred. Once the
projects have been committed to and it is probable that the
projects will meet functional requirements, costs are capitalized.
These capitalized software costs are amortized on a
project-by-project basis over the expected economic life of the
underlying product on a straight-line basis, which is typically two
to three years. Amortization commences when the software is
available for its intended use. Amounts capitalized related to
development of internal use software are included in property and
equipment, net, on our Consolidated Balance sheets and related
depreciation is recorded as a component of amortization of
intangible assets and depreciation in our consolidated statements
of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we
capitalized approximately $268,916, related to internal use
software and recorded $0 in related amortization expense.
Unamortized costs of capitalized internal use software totaled $
346,804 and $0 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,
respectively.
Goodwill
Impairment
We test
goodwill at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit
level. We recognize an impairment charge if the carrying amount of
a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. When a portion of a
reporting unit is disposed, goodwill is allocated to the gain or
loss on disposition based on the relative fair values of the
business or businesses disposed and the portion of the reporting
unit that will be retained.
For other
intangible assets that are not deemed indefinite-lived, cost is
generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the asset’s
estimated economic life, except for individually significant
customer-related intangible assets that are amortized in relation
to total related sales. Amortizable intangible assets are reviewed
for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. In these
circumstances, they are tested for impairment based on undiscounted
cash flows and, if impaired, written down to estimated fair value
based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values. The
Company impaired $0 and $240,000 of goodwill for the nine months
ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020,
respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets
Long-lived
assets, which include property, plant and equipment and intangible
assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable.
Recoverability of
long-lived assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the
carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future
cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying
amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash
flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which
the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the
assets. Fair value is generally determined using the asset’s
expected future discounted cash flows or market value, if readily
determinable. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of
December 31, 2020, there was no impairment loss of its long-lived
assets.
Income Taxes
The Company
accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability approach
that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that
have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax
returns. In estimating future tax consequences, the Company
generally considers all expected future events other than
enactments of changes in the tax law. For deferred tax assets,
management evaluates the probability of realizing the future
benefits of such assets. The Company establishes valuation
allowances for its deferred tax assets when evidence suggests it is
unlikely that the assets will be fully realized.
The Company
recognizes the tax effects of an uncertain tax position only if it
is more likely than not to be sustained based solely on its
technical merits as of the reporting date and then only in an
amount more likely than not to be sustained upon review by the tax
authorities. Income tax positions that previously failed to meet
the more likely than not threshold are recognized in the first
subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is
met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the
more likely than not threshold are derecognized in the first
subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is no
longer met. The Company classifies potential accrued interest and
penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss) as income tax expense.
The Company
has not completed a full fiscal year, post-recapitalization and has
not filed an income tax return and incurred net operating losses
from inception to December 31, 2020. The net operating losses that
has future benefits will be recorded as $773,921 deferred tax
assets, but net with 100% valuation allowance until the Company
expected to realize this deferred tax assets in the
future.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The carrying
value of cash, accounts receivable, other receivable, note
receivable, other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued
expenses, if applicable, approximate their fair values based on the
short-term maturity of these instruments. The carrying amounts of
debt were also estimated to approximate fair value.
The Company
utilizes the methods of fair value (“FV”) measurement as described
in ASC 820 to value its financial assets and liabilities. As
defined in ASC 820, FV is based on the price that would be received
to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In
order to increase consistency and comparability in FV measurements,
ASC 820 establishes a FV hierarchy that prioritizes observable and
unobservable inputs used to measure FV into three broad levels,
which are described below:
Level 1:
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at
the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The FV hierarchy
gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
Level 2:
Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active
markets, but corroborated by market data.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is
available. The FV hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3
inputs.
The Company
used Level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology for the
derivative liabilities for conversion feature of the convertible
notes in determining the fair value the weighted-average Binomial
option pricing model following assumption inputs. The fair value of
derivative liability as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020
was $1,082,106 and $304,490, respectively.
Stock based
Compensation
Stock based
compensation cost to employees is measured at the date of grant,
based on the calculated fair value of the stock-based award, and
will be recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite service
period (generally the vesting period of the award). Share-based
compensation awards issued to non-employees for services rendered
are recorded at either the fair value of the services rendered or
the fair value of the share-based payment, whichever is more
readily determinable.
Derivative
instruments
The fair
value of derivative instruments is recorded and shown separately
under liabilities. Changes in the fair value of derivatives
liability are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations
under other (income) expense.
Our Company
evaluates all of its financial instruments to determine if such
instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as
embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are
accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is
initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each
reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the
consolidated statements of operations. For stock-based derivative
financial instruments, the Company uses binomial option-pricing
model to value the derivative instruments at inception and on
subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative
instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded
as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each
reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified
in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or
not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be
required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Related Parties
The Company
follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB ASC for the identification of
related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 related parties include:
a.
affiliates of the Company;
b. entities
for which investments in their equity securities would be required,
absent the election of the FV option under the FV Option Subsection
of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by
the investing entity;
c. trusts
for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing
trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of
management;
d. principal
owners of the Company;
e.
management of the Company;
f. other
parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or
can significantly influence the management or operating policies of
the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be
prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests;
and
g. other
parties that can significantly influence the management or
operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an
ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can
significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of
the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its
own separate interests.
The
financial statements shall include disclosures of material related
party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense
allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of
business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated
in the preparation of financial statements is not required in those
statements.
The
disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s)
involved; b. a description of the transactions, including
transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed,
for each of the periods for which income statements are presented,
and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of
the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the
dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which
income statements are presented and the effects of any change in
the method of establishing the terms from that used in the
preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as
of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise
apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
In June
2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on
Financial Instruments (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on
Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 requires
companies to measure credit losses utilizing a methodology that
reflects expected credit losses and requires a consideration of a
broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform
credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2022, including those interim periods
within those fiscal years. We did not expect the adoption of this
guidance have a material impact on its consolidated financial
statements.
MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of the members of our
Board of Directors and our executive officers and the positions
held by each. Our Board of Directors elects our executive officers
annually by majority vote. Each director’s term continues until his
or her successor is elected or qualified at the next annual
meeting, unless such director earlier resigns or is remove. Set
forth below is certain information concerning the directors and
executive officers of the Company. The following table also sets
forth the names and ages of the members of our Advisory
Board.
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
Amir Ben-Yohanan
(1) |
|
49 |
|
Chief Executive Officer
and Director, Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer |
Harris Tulchin
(2) |
|
68 |
|
Chief Business Affairs,
Chief Legal Officer and Director |
Dmitry
Kaplun(4) |
|
44 |
|
Chief Financial
Officer |
Gary Marenzi
(3) |
|
65 |
|
Director |
Massimiliano
Musina(5) |
|
39 |
|
Director |
Andrew
Omari(6) |
|
39 |
|
Consultant-
Advisory Board |
Perry
Simon(6) |
|
40 |
|
Consultant- Advisory
Board |
|
(1) |
Mr.
Ben-Yohanan was appointed to his position with the Company pursuant
to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 29, 2020 by
and among West of Hudson Group, Inc., Tongji Healthcare Group Inc,
Algonquin Partners Inc., and Joseph Arcaro. Pursuant to the terms
of the Stock Purchase Agreement, and in connection with the closing
of the Stock Purchase Agreement on June 18, 2020, Mr. Arcaro, the
then-sole member of the Board of Directors of the Company,
appointed Amir Ben-Yohanan, to his position, and thereafter,
immediately resigned from all positions with the Company. On April
11, 2021, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with
Amir Ben-Yohanan to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. |
|
(2) |
Mr. Marenzi
was appointed on July 28, 2020, immediately after, and in
connection with, his appointment a director of the Company, Mr.
Marenzi and the Company entered into an independent director
agreement (the “Marenzi Independent Director Agreement”). The
Marenzi Independent Director Agreement, also dated July 28, 2020,
sets out the terms and conditions of Mr. Marenzi’s role as a
director of the Company. |
|
(3) |
On August 5,
2020, immediately after, and in connection with, his appointment a
director of the Company, Mr. Tulchin and the Company entered into a
director agreement (the “Tulchin Director Agreement”). The Tulchin
Director Agreement, also dated August 5, 2020, sets out the terms
and conditions of Mr. Tulchin’s role as a director of the Company.
On March 12, 2021, the Company and Mr. Tulchin entered into an
amendment to Mr. Tulchin’s Director Agreement. On April 11, 2021,
Mr. Tulchin was appointed as Chief Legal Officer of the Company by
the Board of Directors. On April 9, 2021, the Company entered into
an Employment Agreement with Mr. Tulchin to serve as Chief Legal
Officer of the Company. |
|
(4) |
Mr. Kaplun
was appointed on October 7, 2021. In connection with Mr. Kaplun’s
appointment, the Company and Mr. Kaplun entered into an executive
employment agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (the “Employment
Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, the
Company agreed to pay Mr. Kaplun an annual base salary of $280,000.
In addition, the Company agreed to grant to Mr. Kaplun on the
effective date of the Employment Agreement and on each anniversary
thereof a number of restricted shares of common stock equal to (i)
$100,000, divided by (ii) the lesser of (A) $1.70 (as the same may
be adjusted) and (B) 80% of the VWAP as of the grant date. Each
restricted stock grant will vest ratably over the calendar year
following the grant date, vesting as to 25% of the number of shares
of common stock in the restricted stock grant at the end of each
calendar quarter of such year, as provided in the Employment
Agreement. Mr. Kaplun will also be paid discretionary annual
bonuses if and when declared by the Board. |
|
(5)
|
Mr. Musina
was appointed on October 12, 2021. Mr. Musina entered into an
Independent Director Agreement dated October 12, 2021 (the
“Director Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Director
Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Mr. Musina each quarter a
number of shares of common stock having a fair market value of
$25,000, in exchange for Mr. Musina’s service as a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors. |
|
(6) |
On April 2,
2021, the Company established an advisory board (“Advisory Board”)
to provide guidance and advice to the directors and officers of the
Company regarding technical and business matters. The advisory
board has no voting powers. The advisory board is made up of two
members including Andrew Omori and Perry Simon |
Amir
Ben-Yohanan, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Amir
Ben-Yohanan was appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on June 18,
2020. Mr. Ben-Yohanan worked for over 15 years for large
multinational corporations, such as AT&T and the Associated
Press, as a Senior Director of Finance where he oversaw internal
audit, compliance and financial reporting departments. In 2012, he
left a successful career in the corporate world to become an
entrepreneur. In August 2015, Mr. Ben-Yohanan founded West of
Hudson Properties, a real estate investment and property management
firm headquartered in Hackensack, NJ. West of Hudson Properties
currently owns and manages over $300 million in real estate assets
across 95+ multi-family residential properties. More recently, he
has expanded the operation and successfully completes several
multi-family ground up construction projects each year in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Mr.
Ben-Yohanan earned his Master’s Degree in Finance from the
University of Sydney Australia in 1999 and holds an undergraduate
degree in Accounting.
Harris
Tulchin, Chief Business Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and
Director
Mr. Tulchin
was appointed Chief Business Affairs and Chief Legal Officer and as
a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on April 11, 2021 and
August 5, 2020, respectively. Mr. Tulchin is an entertainment
lawyer, producer, author, and producer’s representative and has
been practicing entertainment, transactional, and labor law since
1978. He is the Chairman, founder and owner of Harris Tulchin &
Associates LTD, an international entertainment and multimedia law
firm that provides legal services to its clients in the motion
picture, television, music, and multimedia industries. Mr. Tulchin
has served as the Chairman of Harris Tulchin & Associates LTD
since his firm’s incorporation in 2000 where he has represented
clients in every facet of the entertainment industry, including
major film studios, producers, writers, directors, actors, digital
developers, animators, and musicians. Mr. Tulchin has also held
numerous senior roles at various other companies in his career,
serving as, among others, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs
and General Counsel for Cinema Group, General Counsel and Head of
Business Affairs for KCET Television, Senior Counsel for United
Artists, Director of Business Affairs at MGM Television, and
Counsel for Filmways Pictures. He has produced or executive
produced over a dozen films, including “To Sleep With Anger”
starring Danny Glover and directed by Charles Burnett, which was
admitted into Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals in 1990, and was a
winner of four Independent Spirit Awards. Mr. Tulchin is also the
co-author of a book considered a staple of the motion picture
industry, entitled: “The Independent Film Producer’s Survival
Guide: A Legal and Business Sourcebook”, published by Schirmer
Press, New York (2002, 2005, 2010).
In addition
to serving as Chairman of his law firm, Mr. Tulchin also serves as
Chief Legal Adviser and a member of the advisory board of Cinezen
Blockchained Entertainment AB, a Swedish start-up
blockchain/cryptocurrency video-on-demand distribution platform
with the goal to revolutionize the existing model of film
distribution. He has served in these capacities since the Company’s
inception in September 2017, and provides guidance on business and
legal issues in connection with the Company’s
operations.
In his role
as director of the Company, Mr. Tulchin brings a wealth of
expertise in both the legal and business aspects of the
development, production, financing and distribution of
entertainment product, and the international licensing of content
in all media and will provide valuable guidance to the Company as
it endeavors to implement its plan of operations.
He is a
graduate of Cornell University and UC Hastings College of Law, and
was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1979 and the Hawaii
State Bar in 1978. He is presently inactive in Hawaii.
Dmitry
Kaplun, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kaplun,
age 44, has over 20 years of financial and general management
experience in media, technology and telecom sectors both
domestically and internationally. Most recently from March 2020 to
August 2021, Mr. Kaplun held the position of Vice President of
Finance for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and between 2010 and
2017 he held various positions of Finance Director, Vice President
Finance and Operations and Senior Vice President Business
Operations & GM for Latin America for Fox International
Productions, a foreign language film production division of 20th
Century Fox. Throughout his career, Mr. Kaplun has also consulted
for various media and technology companies and was a
producer/investor in film projects. He holds an undergraduate
degree in Finance from the University of Florida, a joint MBA from
Maastricht Business School in the Netherlands/Audencia Nantes
School of Management in France and a Masters in Finance from IE
Business School in Spain.
Gary
Marenzi, Director
Gary Marenzi
was appointed as an independent member of the Company’s Board of
Directors on July 28, 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Marenzi previously held the role of President of Paramount
International Television, MGM Worldwide Television and ITV. He has
been instrumental in raising capital for MGM during its growth
years in 2008, and helped ITV’s OTT channel acquire the rights to
distribute James Bond. He has launched global content franchises
including STARGATE, NCIS, TEEN WOLF, and History Channel’s VIKINGS.
He is an active Board Member of the Hollywood Radio & TV
Society (HRTS), and has served on the Executive Committees of the
National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) and
the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(IATAS). Gary is the founder and President of Marenzi &
Associates, which provides creative collaboration, strategic
management advice and implementation for the media and
entertainment industry with clients such as Lebron James’s Media
Company “Uninterrupted”. He served as President of Marenzi &
Associates from 2011 to 2016 and since 2019 on. From 2016 to 2019,
Mr. Marenzi served as Head of Entertainment Sales &
Partnerships for Endeavor Content.
Mr. Marenzi
received both his BA and MBA from Stanford University.
Massimiliano
Musina, Director
Mr. Musina
is a managing partner of Spout, a podcast media company, where he
has been since 2020 to the present. He is also Founder and CEO of
The Map Group, a Film and TV production and Financing company,
where he has been from 2016 to the present. Mr. Mussina is also a
co-founder of the Podcast and Media company called Gulfstream
Studios, where he has been from 2021 to the present.
Advisory
Board
On April 2,
2021, the Company established an advisory board (“Advisory Board”)
to provide guidance and advice to the directors and officers of the
Company regarding technical and business matters. The advisory
board has no voting powers. The advisory board is made up of two
members including Andrew Omori and Perry Simon.
Andrew
Omori. On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with Andrew Omori and appointed Mr. Omori to the Advisory
Board of the Company. Mr. Omori is a partner at Andreessen
Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent and successful
venture capital firms, with $17.6 billion in assets under
management. Andreessen Horowitz is well known for leading
investments in hit social audio app, Clubhouse (which is not owned,
and is not otherwise affiliated with, the Company), as well as
Airbnb and Coinbase. Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Mr.
Omori served as a VP at JMP Group and as a successful technology
investment banker. Mr. Omori has dedicated his career to helping
technology companies scale and has worked with a variety of social
companies including Snap, Pinterest, Roblox, and the Clubhouse app.
Mr. Omori will advise the Board of Directors and the Company
regarding optimal pathways for monetizing the Company’s operations
as well as providing the Company with access to relationships,
branding opportunities, and partnerships that hold the potential
for further gains in shareholder value.
Perry
Simon. On April 21, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting
agreement with Perry Simon and appointed Mr. Simon to the Advisory
Board of the Company. Mr. Simon is the former executive vice
president of Primetime at NBC Entertainment, where he helped
develop and supervise some of television’s most iconic series,
including “Cheers,” “The Golden Girls,” “Law and Order,” “L.A.
Law,” “Miami Vice,” “Frasier,” Seinfeld, and “The Cosby Show.” He
is also a former General Manager at PBS former Managing Director at
BBC Worldwide America, former President of Viacom Productions and
former executive officer at Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions. Over
the past 20 years, Mr. Simon has helped to facilitate the rapid
growth of mission-driven programming, driving large gains in
audience size and fan engagement, and winning multiple awards along
the way (Golden Globes, Emmys, and Peabodys). Mr. Simon will advise
the Company on non-profit and social impact activities, as well as
other business, financial, and organizational matters, and access
his extensive entertainment industry relationships and knowledge
for content development, acquisition, and deal
structures.
Committees
We do not
have a standing nominating, compensation or audit committee.
Rather, our full Board of Directors performs the functions of these
committees. We do not believe it is necessary for our Board of
Directors to appoint such committees because the volume of matters
that come before our Board of Directors for consideration permits
the directors to give sufficient time and attention to such matters
to be involved in all decision making. Additionally, because our
common stock is not listed for trading or quotation on a national
securities exchange, we are not required to have such
committees.
Director
Independence
We have one
independent director (Gary Marenzi), as such term is defined in the
listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market, at this time. The
Company is not quoted on any exchange that requires director
independence requirements.
Code of
Ethics
We have not
yet adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our employees,
officers and directors, including those officers responsible for
financial reporting. We expect that we will adopt a code of ethics
in the near future.
Family
Relationships
None.
Involvement in
Certain Legal Proceedings
No executive
officer, member of the Board of Directors or control person of our
Company has been involved in any legal proceeding listed in Item
401(f) of Regulation S-K in the past 10 years.
Board
Leadership Structure and Board’s Role in Risk
Oversight
We have not
separated the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer. Amir Ben-Yohanan has served as our Chairman of
the Board of Directors since June 30, 2020 and Chief Executive
Officer since June 30, 2020. We believe that combining the
positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer allows for
focused leadership of our organization which benefits us in our
relationships with investors, customers, suppliers, employees and
other constituencies. We believe that consolidating the leadership
of the Company under Mr. Ben-Yohanon is the appropriate leadership
structure for our Company and that any risks inherent in that
structure are balanced by the oversight of our other independent
directors on our Board. However, no single leadership model is
right for all companies and at all times. The Board recognizes that
depending on the circumstances, other leadership models, such as
the appointment of a lead independent director, might be
appropriate. Accordingly, the Board may periodically review its
leadership structure. In addition, following the completion of the
offering, the Board will hold executive sessions in which only
independent directors are present.
Our Board is
generally responsible for the oversight of corporate risk in its
review and deliberations relating to our activities. Our principal
source of risk falls into two categories, financial and product
commercialization. Our Board regularly reviews information
regarding our cash position, liquidity and operations, as well as
the risks associated with each. The Board regularly reviews plans,
results and potential risks related to our business. The Board is
also expected to oversee risk management as it relates to our
compensation plans, policies and practices for all employees
including executives and directors, particularly whether our
compensation programs may create incentives for our employees to
take excessive or inappropriate risks which could have a material
adverse effect on the Company.
Limitation on
Liability and Indemnification of Officers and
Directors
Our Articles
of Incorporation provides that our officers and directors will be
indemnified by us to the fullest extent authorized by Nevada law,
as it now exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, our
articles of incorporation and section 138 of the Nevada Business
Corporation Act provide that our directors will not be personally
liable for monetary damages to us for breaches of their fiduciary
duty as directors unless such breach involves intentional
misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of the law.
Our articles
of incorporation also permit us to maintain insurance on behalf of
any officer, director or employee for any liability arising out of
his or her actions, regardless of whether Delaware law would permit
such indemnification. We have purchased a policy of directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance that insures our officers and
directors against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a
judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our
obligations to indemnify our officers and directors.
These
provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit
against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These
provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of
derivative litigation against officers and directors, even though
such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our
stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be
adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and
damage awards against officers and directors pursuant to these
indemnification provisions.
We believe
that these provisions and the insurance are necessary to attract
and retain talented and experienced officers and
directors.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
No executive
compensation was paid during the period from January 2, 2020
(inception) to December 31, 2020 to the officers and directors of
the Company. However, the Company has entered into Employment
Agreements, a Consulting Agreement, and Directors Agreements with
its officers and directors, as applicable, as described
below.
Employment
Agreements
See
Employment Agreements on page 90 of this
Prospectus.
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
2021
Equity Incentive Plan
Overview
The Board of
Directors and shareholders holding a majority of the Company’s
voting capital approved and adopted the Tongji Healthcare Group,
Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) on November 24,
2020. The 2020 Plan authorizes the issuance of up to an aggregate
maximum of 13,890,000 shares of the common stock, subject to
adjustment as described in the 2020 Plan. The 2020 Plan shall be
administered by the Board or one or more committees appointed by
the Board or another committee (“Administrator”). The
Administrator, in its discretion, selects the individuals to whom
awards may be granted, the time or times at which such awards are
granted, and the terms of such awards. The 2020 Plan authorizes the
Company to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted shares, restricted share unit, cash awards, other
awards, and performance-based awards. Awards may be granted to the
Company’s officers, employees, directors and
consultants.
The purpose
of 2020 Plan is to promote the success of the Company and to
increase stockholder value by providing an additional means through
the grant of awards to attract, motivate, retain and reward
selected employees and other eligible persons. The Board may, at
any time, terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend
this 2020 Plan, in whole or in part. To the extent then required by
applicable law or any applicable stock exchange or required under
the Internal Revenue Code to preserve the intended tax consequences
of the 2020 Plan, or deemed necessary or advisable by the Board,
the 2020 Plan and any amendment to the 2020 Plan shall be subject
to stockholder approval. Unless earlier terminated by the Board,
the 2020 Plan will terminate ten years from the date of
adoption.
Authorized
Shares
A total of
shares of the Company’s common stock are authorized for issuance
pursuant to the 2020 Plan. Subject to adjustment as provided in the
2020 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be
issued under the 2020 Plan will be cumulatively increased on each
subsequent January 1 by a number of shares equal to the smaller of
(i) 3% of the number of shares of common stock issued and
outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31, or (ii) an
amount determined by the Board.
Additionally, if any
award issued pursuant to the 2020 Plan expires or becomes
unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered
pursuant to an exchange program, as provided in the 2020 Plan, or,
with respect to restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”),
performance units or performance shares, is forfeited to or
repurchased by the Company due to the failure to vest, the
unpurchased shares (or for awards other than stock options or stock
appreciation rights the forfeited or repurchased shares) which were
subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale
under the 2020 Plan (unless the 2020 Plan has terminated). With
respect to stock appreciation rights, only shares actually issued
pursuant to a stock appreciation right will cease to be available
under the 2020 Plan; all remaining shares under stock appreciation
rights will remain available for future grant or sale under the
2020 Plan (unless the 2020 Plan has terminated). Shares that have
actually been issued under the 2020 Plan under any award will not
be returned to the 2020 Plan and will not become available for
future distribution under the 2020 Plan; provided, however, that if
shares issued pursuant to awards of restricted stock, restricted
stock units, performance shares or performance units are
repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to
the failure to vest, such shares will become available for future
grant under the 2020 Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of
an award or to satisfy the tax withholdings related to an award
will become available for future grant or sale under the 2020 Plan.
To the extent an award under the 2020 Plan is paid out in cash
rather than shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing
the number of shares available for issuance under the 2020
Plan.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in the 2020 Plan,
the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise
of incentive stock options will equal the aggregate share number
stated above, plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations
promulgated thereunder, any shares that become available for
issuance under the 2020 Plan in accordance with the
foregoing.
Plan
Administration
The Board or
one or more committees appointed by the Board will administer the
2020 Plan. In addition, if the Company determines it is desirable
to qualify transactions under the 2020 Plan as exempt under Rule
16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, such
transactions will be structured with the intent that they satisfy
the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3. Subject to the
provisions of the 2020 Plan, the administrator has the power to
administer the 2020 Plan and make all determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for administering the 2020 Plan, including
the power to determine the fair market value of the Company’s
common stock, select the service providers to whom awards may be
granted, determine the number of shares covered by each award,
approve forms of award agreements for use under the 2020 Plan,
determine the terms and conditions of awards (including the
exercise price, the time or times at which the awards may be
exercised, any vesting acceleration or waiver or forfeiture
restrictions and any restriction or limitation regarding any award
or the shares relating thereto), construe and interpret the terms
of the 2020 Plan and awards granted under it, prescribe, amend and
rescind rules relating to the 2020 Plan, including creating
sub-plans and modify or amend each award, including the
discretionary authority to extend the post-termination
exercisability period of awards (provided that no option or stock
appreciation right will be extended past its original maximum
term), and to allow a participant to defer the receipt of payment
of cash or the delivery of shares that would otherwise be due to
such participant under an award. The a