Blueprint
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No.
333-219341
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To
Prospectus dated October 16, 2017)
2,285,715
Shares
Common Stock
We are
offering 2,285,715 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus.
Our
common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the
symbol “NBEV.” On April 10, 2018 the closing sale price
of our common stock on Nasdaq was $1.74 per share.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You
should read carefully and consider the information contained in and
incorporated by reference under “Risk Factors”
beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus, and the risk factors
contained in other documents incorporated by
reference.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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Public offering
price
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$1.75
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$4,000,001
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Underwriting
discounts and commissions (1)
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$0.105
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$240,000
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Proceeds, before
expenses, to us
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$1.645
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$3,760,001
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(1) Excludes an advisory fee of $150,000 payable to A.G.P.
See “Underwriting” beginning on page S-12.
We have
granted the underwriters an option for a period of 45 days to
purchase up to an additional 342,857 shares. If the underwriters
exercise the option in full, the total underwriting discounts and
commissions payable by us will be $276,000 and the total proceeds
to us, before expenses and the advisory fee, will be
$4,324,000.
The
underwriters expect to deliver our shares to purchasers in the
offering on or about April 12, 2018.
Joint Book - Running Managers
A.G.P.
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Maxim Group LLC
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Offering Securities Through Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.
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April
10, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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S-1
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PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
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S-2
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RISK
FACTORS
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S-5
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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S-7
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
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S-8
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CAPITALIZATION
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S-9
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DILUTION
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S-10
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DIVIDEND
POLICY
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S-11
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UNDERWRITING
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S-12
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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S-19
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EXPERTS
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S-19
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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S-19
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INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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S-19
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ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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ABOUT
NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
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RISK
FACTORS
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION
OF COMMON STOCK
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DESCRIPTION
OF PREFERRED STOCK
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DESCRIPTION
OF WARRANTS
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DESCRIPTION
OF UNITS
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This
document is part of a registration statement that was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a
“shelf” registration process and consists of two parts.
The first part is the prospectus supplement, including the
documents incorporated by reference herein, which describes the
specific terms of this offering. The second part, the accompanying
prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference
therein, provides more general information. In general, when we
refer only to the prospectus, we are referring to both parts of
this document combined. Before you invest, you should carefully
read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, all
information incorporated by reference herein and therein, as well
as the additional information described under the
heading “Where You Can Find More
Information.” These documents contain information you
should carefully consider when deciding whether to invest in our
common stock.
This
prospectus supplement may add, update or change information
contained in the accompanying prospectus. To the extent there is a
conflict between the information contained in this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on
information contained in this prospectus supplement, provided that
if any statement in, or incorporated by reference into, one of
these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another
document having a later date, the statement in the document having
the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. Any
statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this
prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded
will be deemed not to constitute a part of this
prospectus.
You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any document incorporated
by reference herein or therein, or any free writing prospectuses we
may provide to you in connection with this offering. Neither we nor
the underwriters has authorized anyone to provide you with any
different information. We take no responsibility for, and can
provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other
information that others may provide to you. The information
contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus, and in the documents incorporated by reference herein
or therein is accurate only as of the date such information is
presented. Our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects may have changed since that date.
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
any securities other than the shares of common stock to which it
relates, nor do this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom
it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such
jurisdiction.
Securities
offered pursuant to the registration statement to which this
prospectus supplement relates may only be offered and sold if not
more than three years have elapsed since October 16, 2017, the
initial effective date of the registration statement, subject to
the extension of this period in compliance with applicable SEC
rules.
We note
that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in
any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is
incorporated by reference herein were made solely for the benefit
of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the
purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreement, and
should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant
to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants
were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such
representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on
as accurately representing the current state of our
affairs.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to
“we,” “our,” “us,” “New
Age Beverages” or the “Company” in this
prospectus mean New Age Beverages Corporation, a Washington
corporation, on a consolidated basis with its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, as applicable.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
The following is a summary of selected information contained
elsewhere or incorporated by reference. It does not contain all of
the information that you should consider before buying our
securities. You should read this prospectus in its entirety,
including the information incorporated by reference herein and
therein.
Company Overview
We are
a Colorado-based healthy beverage company engaged in the
development and commercialization of a portfolio organic, natural
and other better-for-you healthy beverages. We market a full
portfolio of Ready-to-Drink (“RTD”) better-for-you
beverages including competitive offerings in the kombucha, tea,
coffee, functional waters, relaxation drinks, energy drinks,
rehydrating beverages, and functional medical beverage segments. We
differentiate our brands through superior functional performance
characteristics and ingredients and offer products that are 100%
organic and natural, with no high-fructose corn syrup
(“HFCS”), no-Genetically Modified Organisms
(“GMOs”), no preservatives, and only all natural
flavors, fruits, and ingredients. Our target market is health
conscious consumers, who are becoming more interested and better
educated on what is included in their diets, causing them to shift
away from less healthy options such as carbonated soft drinks or
other high caloric beverages, and towards alternative beverages
choices. Consumer awareness of heathier alternatives and the shift
to purchasing them is rapidly accelerating worldwide, and New Age
is capitalizing on that shift.
We manufacture our products in our own fully-integrated
manufacturing facilities and through a network of manufacturers
strategically located throughout the United States. Our products
are currently distributed in 10 countries internationally, and in
all 50 states domestically through a hybrid of four routes to
market, including our own DSD system that reaches more than 6,000
outlets, a DSD network that services more than 35,000 other outlets
throughout the North America, directly through customer’s
warehouses, and through our network of brokers and natural product
distributors. Our products are sold through multiple traditional
channels including major grocery retail, natural food retail,
e-commerce, specialty outlets, hypermarkets, club stores,
pharmacies, convenience stores and gas stations. Recently, we
signed preferred beverage supplier agreements with Dot Foods, Inc.,
Unified Strategies Group, Inc. (USG), and Simple Again to penetrate
restaurants and other food service venues, offices and workplaces,
universities, hospitals, health clubs, vending and multiple other
alternative channels.
Corporate Information
New Age Beverages Corporation was formed under the laws of the
State of Washington on April 26, 2010 under the name American
Brewing Company, Inc. As part of a recapitalization on September
25, 2013, we converted from an “S” Corporation to a
“C” Corporation.
On April 1, 2015, we acquired the assets of B&R Liquid
Adventure, which included the brand, Búcha® Live Kombucha. Prior to acquiring the
Búcha Live Kombucha® brand and business, we were a craft
brewery operation. On October 1, 2015, we agreed to sell our
brewery, brewery assets and related liabilities to focus
exclusively on the healthy functional beverage category and the
Búcha® brand. The assets sold consisted of accounts
receivable, inventories, prepaid assets and property and equipment.
We recognized the sale of our brewery and micro-brewing operations
as a discontinued operation beginning in the third quarter of 2015,
and ultimately concluded the transaction in May 2016. In May 2016
we changed our name to Búcha, Inc. On June 30, 2016, we
acquired the combined assets of New Age Beverages, LLC, Aspen Pure,
LLC, New Age Properties, and Xing, relocated our operational
headquarters to Denver, Colorado, and changed our name to New Age
Beverages Corporation. In 2017, we uplisted onto the NASDAQ Capital
Market and also acquired the Marley Beverage Company, Maverick
Brands including their lead brand Coco-Libre, and Premier
Micronutrient Corporation, including their 11 patents and patents
pending.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1700 E.
68th Avenue, Denver, CO 80229, and our phone
number is (303)-289-8655. Our corporate website address is
www.newagebev.com. The information contained on, connected to or
that can be accessed via our website is not part of this
prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus
as an inactive textual reference only and not as an active
hyperlink.
Preliminary Financial Results
Our
consolidated financial statements for our year ended December 31,
2017 are not yet available. The data presented below reflects our
preliminary estimates based solely upon information available to us
as of the date of this prospectus, and is not a comprehensive
statement of our financial results or position as of or for the
year ended December 31, 2017. Accordingly, we have presented
a range rather than a specific amount for the preliminary financial
results we present below primarily because such results are subject
to the completion of our closing procedures. You should not
place undue reliance upon our preliminary estimates. For example,
during the course of the preparation of our financial statements
and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2017, additional
items that would require material adjustments to be made to the
preliminary estimated financial information presented above may be
identified. There can be no assurance that these estimates will be
realized, and estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties,
many of which are not within our control. See “Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. As a result,
these preliminary results may differ from the actual results that
will be reflected in our consolidated financial statements when
they are completed.
For the
year ended December 31, 2017, we expect to report net revenue in
the range of $52.0 to $52.3 million on gross revenue of $56.3 to
$56.7 million. We also expect to report a net loss in the
range of $3.0 to $3.3 million, positive Adjusted EBITDA of
approximately $4.5 million to $5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2017, and cash and cash equivalents of approximately
$280,000 as of December 31, 2017.
To
supplement our financial results and guidance presented in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press
release, including Adjusted EBITDA. We believe that non-GAAP
financial measures are helpful in understanding its past financial
performance and potential future results, particularly in light of
the effect of various acquisition transactions effected by
us.
The
presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, net income
(loss), operating loss before income taxes or any other performance
measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to
net cash provided by operating activities or any other measures of
our cash flow or liquidity. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA
in managing and analyzing its business and financial condition.
Management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial
measures provide investors greater transparency into ongoing
results of operations allowing investors to better compare our
results from period to period.
Investors
should note that non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared under
any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and do not
reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of
operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Investors should
also note that non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized
meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, have limits in their
usefulness to investors. In addition, from time-to-time in the
future there may be other items that we may exclude for purposes of
its non-GAAP financial measures; likewise, we may in the future
cease to exclude items that it has historically excluded for
purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. Because of the
non-standardized definitions, the non-GAAP financial measures as
used in this press release may be calculated differently from, and
therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled
measures used by other companies.
We
define Adjusted EBITDA as operating loss before, when applicable,
certain other income (expense), stock-based compensation,
acquisition costs, restructuring charges and any gains or losses on
certain asset sales or dispositions. The following table sets
forth a reconciliation of our expected 2017 Adjusted EBITDA to
expected 2017 operating loss.
(Preliminary estimates, unaudited)
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Year Ended December 31, 2017
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(Range of estimates or estimate)
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Net loss
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$(3,000,000) –
(3,300,000)
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One-time transaction expenses
incurred
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5,634,000
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Depreciation/Amort/Interest Expense
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$2,200,000 –
$2,700,000
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$4,500,000 –
$5,000,000
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The Offering
The following summary contains basic information about our common
stock and the offering and is not intended to be complete. It does
not contain all of the information that may be important to you.
For a more complete understanding of our common stock, you should
read the section entitled “Description of Capital
Stock.”
Issuer
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New Age
Beverages Corporation
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Common stock offered by us
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2,285,715
shares of common stock (or 2,628,572 shares of common stock if the
underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in
full)
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Common stock to be outstanding after this
offering(1)
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37,457,134
shares of common stock (or 37,799,991 shares of common stock if the
underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in
full)
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Over-allotment option
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342,857
shares of common stock
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Use of proceeds
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We
intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, for purchasing
inventory for newly gained distribution and other general working
capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” beginning on
page S-8 of this prospectus
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Nasdaq symbol of common stock
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“NBEV”
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Risk factors
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An
investment in our common stock involves substantial risks. You
should read carefully the “Risk Factors” included and
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risk
factors incorporated by reference from our filings with the
SEC.
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(1) The common stock outstanding after the offering is based
on approximately 35,171,419 shares of our common stock outstanding
as of April 9, 2018 and excludes 1,600,000 shares of our common stock
reserved for future issuance as of April 9, 2018 under our
2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan.
Except
as otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus
supplement assumes no exercise by the underwriters of the
over-allotment option.
RISK FACTORS
Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider
the risks described below and discussed in the section titled
“Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K, as well as the risks, uncertainties and additional
information set forth in our SEC reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and
8-K and in other documents incorporated by reference in this
prospectus as updated by our subsequent filings under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We expect to update
these Risk Factors from time to time in the periodic and current
reports that we file with the SEC after the date of this
prospectus. These updated Risk Factors will be incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. Our business, financial condition or
results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any
of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline
due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Risks Related to This Offering
You
will incur immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this
offering. After giving effect to the sale by us of shares offered
in this offering at the public offering price of $1.75 per share,
and after deducting underwriter’s commission and estimated
offering expenses payable by us, investors in this offering can
expect an immediate dilution of $1.38 per share. See
“Dilution.”
Management will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds
from this offering and may not use the proceeds
effectively.
Although
management has designated the primary purpose of the proceeds to
purchase inventory for newly gained distribution, management will
still have broad discretion as to the application of the net
proceeds from this offering and could use them for purposes other
than those contemplated at the time of the offering.
You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity
offerings.
In
order to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer
additional shares of our common stock or other securities
convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. We cannot
assure you that we will be able to sell shares or other securities
in any other offering at a price per share that is equal to or
greater than the price per share paid by investors in this
offering, and investors purchasing our shares or other securities
in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders.
The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our
common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable
for our common stock in future transactions may be higher or lower
than the price per share in this offering.
Our shares of common stock are from time to time thinly-traded, so
stockholders may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all
if they need to sell shares to raise money or otherwise desire to
liquidate their shares.
Our
common stock has from time to time been “thinly
traded,” meaning that the number of persons interested in
purchasing our common stock at or near ask prices at any given time
may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation is
attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are
a small company that is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock
brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment
community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if
we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be
risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company
such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares
until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a
consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when
trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as
compared to a seasoned issuer that has a large and steady volume of
trading activity that will generally support continuous sales
without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give
stockholders any assurance that a broader or more active public
trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained,
or that current trading levels will be sustained.
Our
management team 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 significant return.
Resales of our common stock in the public market during this
offering by our stockholders may cause the market price of our
common stock to fall.
This
issuance of shares of common stock in this offering could result in
resales of our common stock by our current stockholders concerned
about the potential dilution of their holdings. In turn, these
resales could have the effect of depressing the market price for
our common stock.
We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay
dividends in the future on our common stock.
We have
never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate
paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of
dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial
condition, debt covenants in place, and other business and economic
factors affecting us at such time as our board of directors may
consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may
be less valuable because a return on a stockholders’
investment will only occur if our stock price
appreciates.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents and information incorporated by
reference in this prospectus include forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These
statements are based on our management’s beliefs and
assumptions and on information currently available to our
management. Such forward-looking statements include those that
express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or
future development and/or otherwise are not statements of
historical fact
All statements in this prospectus and the documents and information
incorporated by reference in this prospectus that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements. We may, in some
cases, use terms such as “anticipates,”
“believes,” “could,”
“estimates,” “expects,”
“intends,” “may,” “plans,”
“potential,” “predicts,”
“projects,” “should,” “will,”
“would” or similar expressions or the negative of such
items that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to
identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s
beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made
and we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements
if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances
should change, except as may be required by applicable law.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We
intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for purchasing
inventory for newly gained distribution and other working capital
purposes. We may temporarily invest the net proceeds in short-term,
interest-bearing instruments or other investment-grade securities.
We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used
specifically for such purposes. As a result, management will retain
broad discretion over the allocation of net proceeds.
CAPITALIZATION
The
following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash
equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2017. Such
information is set forth on the following basis:
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on an actual basis;
and
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on an as adjusted
basis, giving effect to the sale of 2,285,715 shares of common
stock in this offering at a public offering price of $1.75 per
share, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions, the advisory fee and estimated offering expenses
payable by us
You
should read this table together with the section of this prospectus
supplement entitled “Use of Proceeds” and with the
financial statements and related notes and the other information
that we incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus.
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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$591,794
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$4,126,795
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Total
Liabilities
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14,446,137
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14,446,137
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Shareholders’
equity:
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Preferred
Stock
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0
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0
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Common
Stock
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34,610
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36,896
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Additional
paid-in-capital
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60,389,966
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63,957,095
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Accumulated
deficit
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(5,655,523)
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(5,655,523)
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Total
shareholders’ equity
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54,769,053
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58,338,468
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Total
capitalization
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69,215,190
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72,784,605
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The
table above is based on 34,610,259 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and excludes as of such
date 1,600,000 shares of
our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2016-2017
Long Term Incentive Plan.
DILUTION
If you
purchase shares in this offering, your ownership interest will be
diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering
price per share and the as-adjusted net tangible book value per
share after this offering. The net tangible book value of our
common stock on September 30, 2017 was approximately $10.1 million,
or approximately $0.29 per share of common stock, based on
34,610,259 shares outstanding. We calculate net tangible book value
per share by dividing the net tangible book value, which is
tangible assets less total liabilities, by the number of
outstanding shares of our common stock.
After
giving effect to the sale of 2,285,715 shares of common stock in
this offering at the public offering price of $1.75 per share, and
after deducting estimated offering discounts and commissions, the
advisory fee and expenses payable by us, our net tangible book
value as of September 30, 2017 would have been approximately $13.6
million, or $0.37 per share of common stock. This represents an
immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.08 per share to
our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible
book value of $ 1.38 per share to new investors. The following
table illustrates this per share dilution:
Offering
price per share
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$1.75
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Net
tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2017
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$0.29
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Increase
in net tangible book value per share attributable to this
offering
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$0.08
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As-adjusted
net tangible book value per share after this offering
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$0.37
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Dilution
per share to new investors purchasing in this offering
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$1.38
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The
above discussion and table are based on 34,610,259 shares of our
common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and excludes as
of such date 1,600,000
shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our
2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan.
To the
extent that any outstanding options or warrants are exercised, new
options are issued under the plans, restricted stock awards vest,
or we otherwise issue additional shares of common stock in the
future, at a price less than the public offering price, there will
be further dilution to investors.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We do
not currently anticipate declaring or paying cash dividends on our
capital stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to
retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the operation
and expansion of our business. Any future determination relating to
our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future
earnings, capital requirements, future prospects, and other factors
that our board of directors may deem relevant.
UNDERWRITING
A.G.P. and
Maxim Group LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the
offering. A.G.P. is acting as the representative of the
underwriters of the offering. We have entered into an underwriting
agreement, dated April 10, 2018 with the representative. Subject to
the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, we have
agreed to sell to each underwriter named below and each underwriter
named below has severally agreed to purchase, at the public
offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions set
forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, the number
of shares of common stock listed next to its name in the following
table:
Underwriter
|
Number of
Shares of Common Stock
|
A.G.P.
|
1,371,429
|
Maxim Group
LLC
|
914,286
|
Total
|
2,285,715
|
The
underwriters are committed to purchase all the shares of common
stock offered by us other than those covered by the option to
purchase additional shares described below. The obligations of the
underwriters may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain
events specified in the underwriting agreement. Furthermore,
pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the underwriters’
obligations are subject to customary conditions, representations
and warranties contained in the underwriting agreement, such as
receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and
legal opinions.
We have
agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute
to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect
thereof. The underwriters are offering the shares and warrants,
subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by
them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel and
other conditions specified in the underwriting agreement. The
underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers
to the public and to reject orders in whole or in
part.
The
underwriters propose to offer the shares of common stock offered by
us to the public at the public offering price set forth on the
cover of this prospectus supplement. In addition, the underwriters
may offer some of the shares of common stock to other securities
dealers at such price less a concession of $0.0525 per share of common stock. If all of
the shares of common stock offered by us are not sold at the public
offering price, the underwriters may change the offering price and
other selling terms by means of a further supplement to this
prospectus supplement.
We have
granted the underwriters an over-allotment option. This option,
which is exercisable for up to 45 days after the date of this
prospectus supplement, permits the underwriters to purchase a
maximum of additional shares from us to cover over-allotments, if
any. If the underwriters exercise all or part of this option, they
will purchase shares covered by the option at the public offering
price that appears on the cover page of this prospectus supplement,
less the underwriting discount. If this option is exercised in
full, the total price to the public will be approximately $4.6
million and the total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be
approximately $4.3 million.
Discounts and Commissions. The following table shows the
public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds, before
expenses, to us. The information assumes either no exercise or full
exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment
option.
|
Total
Per Share of
Common
Stock
|
Total
Without
Over-allotment
|
Total
With
Over-allotment
|
Public offering
price
|
$1.75
|
$4,000,001
|
$4,600,001
|
Underwriting
discounts and commissions (6%) (1)
|
$0.105
|
$240,000
|
$276,000
|
Proceeds, before
expenses, to us
|
$1.645
|
$3,760,001
|
$4,324,001
|
(1)
Excludes an advisory fee of $150,000 payable to A.G.P. (as
described below).
We have
agreed to reimburse the underwriters at closing for legal and
out-of-pocket accountable expenses incurred by them in connection
with marketing the offering in an amount not to exceed $58,000
(inclusive of $50,000 for attorney’s fees and the $8,000 cost
associated with the use of Ipreo’s book-building, prospectus
tracking and compliance software for this offering).
We have
also agreed to pay to A.G.P. an advisory fee of
$150,000.
Discretionary Accounts. The underwriters do not intend to
confirm sales of the securities offered hereby to any accounts over
which they have discretionary authority.
Lock-Up Agreements. Our directors and executive officers
have entered into lock-up agreements with the underwriters. Under
these agreements, these individuals have agreed, subject to
specified exceptions, not to sell or transfer any common stock or
securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for,
our common stock during a period ending 90 days after the date of
this prospectus supplement, without first obtaining the written
consent of the representative. Specifically, these individuals have
agreed, in part, not to:
●
offer, pledge,
sell, contract to sell, grant, lend or otherwise transfer or
dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of common stock or
any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of common stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or
with respect to which such person has or later acquires the power
of disposition, whether any such transaction is to be settled by
delivery of our securities, in cash, or otherwise;
●
enter into any swap
or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our
securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by
delivery of our securities, in cash or otherwise;
●
make any demand for
or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any of
our securities; or
●
publicly disclose
the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to
enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement
relating to any of our securities.
Notwithstanding
these limitations, these shares of capital stock may be transferred
under limited circumstances, including, without limitation, by
gift, will or intestate succession.
In
addition, we have agreed that, for a period of 90 days from the
date of this prospectus supplement (the “Lock-Up
Period”), we will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to
sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option
or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or
indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or caused to be
filed any registration statement with the SEC relating to the
offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock of the Company; (iii) enter into any swap
or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital
stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is to be settled by delivery of shares of
capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise.
Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares. A
prospectus supplement in electronic format may be made available on
the websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters or
selling group members, if any, participating in this offering and
one or more of the underwriters participating in this offering may
distribute prospectus supplements electronically. The
representative may agree to allocate a number of shares of common
stock to underwriters and selling group members for sale to their
online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be
allocated by the underwriters and selling group members that will
make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations.
Other than the prospectus supplement in electronic format, the
information on these websites is not part of this prospectus
supplement or the registration statement of which this prospectus
supplement forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or
any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be
relied upon by investors.
Other Relationships. Certain of the underwriters and their
affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking,
commercial banking and other financial services for us and our
affiliates for which they may receive customary fees; however,
except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement, we have no
present arrangements with the underwriters for any further
services.
Stabilization. In connection with this offering, the
underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment
transactions, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids and
purchases to cover positions created by short sales.
●
Stabilizing
transactions permit bids to purchase shares so long as the
stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum, and are engaged
in for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the
market price of the shares while the offering is in
progress.
●
Over-allotment
transactions involve sales by the underwriters of shares in excess
of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase.
This creates a syndicate short position which may be either a
covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered
short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the
underwriters is not greater than the number of shares that they may
purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position,
the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares
in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any
short position by exercising their over-allotment option and/or
purchasing shares in the open market.
●
Syndicate covering
transactions involve purchases of shares in the open market after
the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate
short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out
the short position, the underwriter s will consider, among other
things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open
market as compared with the price at which they may purchase shares
through exercise of the over-allotment option. If the underwriters
sell more shares than could be covered by exercise of the
over-allotment option and, therefore, have a naked short position,
the position can be closed out only by buying shares in the open
market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the
underwriters are concerned that after pricing there could be
downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market
that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the
offering.
●
Penalty bids permit
the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate
member when the shares originally sold by that syndicate member are
purchased in stabilizing or syndicate covering transactions to
cover syndicate short positions.
These
stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and
penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the
market price of our shares or common stock or preventing or
retarding a decline in the market price of our shares of common
stock. As a result, the price of our common stock in the open
market may be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of
these transactions. Neither we nor the underwriters make any
representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions
described above may have on the price of our common stock. These
transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the
over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be
discontinued at any time.
Passive Market Making. In connection with this offering, the
underwriters and selling group members may engage in passive market
making transactions in our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital
Market in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
during a period before the commencement of offers or sales of the
shares and extending through the completion of the distribution. A
passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess
of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all
independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s
bid, that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits
are exceeded.
Offer restrictions outside the United States
Other
than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the
underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities
offered by this prospectus supplement in any jurisdiction where
action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be
offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus
supplement or any other offering material or advertisements in
connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be
distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under
circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable
rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose
possession this prospectus supplement comes are advised to inform
themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the
offering and the distribution of this prospectus supplement. This
prospectus supplement does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this
prospectus supplement in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or
a solicitation is unlawful.
Australia
This
prospectus supplement is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D
of the Australian Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission and does not
purport to include the information required of a disclosure
document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act.
Accordingly, (i) the offer of the shares of common stock under this
prospectus supplement is only made to persons to whom it is lawful
to offer the shares of common stock without disclosure under
Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more
exemptions set out in section 708 of the Australian Corporations
Act, (ii) this prospectus is made available in Australia only to
those persons as set forth in clause (i) above, and (iii) the
offeree must be sent a notice stating in substance that by
accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is
such a person as set forth in clause (i) above, and, unless
permitted under the Australian Corporations Act, agrees not to sell
or offer for sale within Australia any of the shares of common
stock sold to the offeree within twelve (12) months after its
transfer to the offeree under this prospectus.
China
The
information in this document does not constitute a public offer of
the shares of common stock, whether by way of sale or subscription,
in the People’s Republic of China (excluding, for purposes of
this paragraph, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau
Special Administrative Region and Taiwan). The shares of common
stock may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in the PRC
to legal or natural persons other than directly to “qualified
domestic institutional investors.”
European Economic Area-Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and
Netherlands
The
information in this document has been prepared on the basis that
all offers of common stock and warrants will be made pursuant to an
exemption under the Directive 2003/71/EC (“Prospectus
Directive”), as implemented in Member States of the European
Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”), from
the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of
securities.
An
offer to the public of the shares of common stock has not been
made, and may not be made, in a Relevant Member State except
pursuant to one of the following exemptions under the Prospectus
Directive as implemented in that Relevant Member
State:
(a) to
legal entities that are authorized or regulated to operate in the
financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose
corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(b) to
any legal entity that has two or more of (i) an average of at least
250 employees during its last fiscal year; (ii) a total balance
sheet of more than €43,000,000 (as shown on its last annual
unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements) and (iii) an
annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000 (as shown on its
last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial
statements);
(c) to
fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified
investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus
Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Company or
any underwriter for any such offer; or
(d) in
any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the
Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of common stock
shall result in a requirement for the publication by the Company of
a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus
Directive.
France
This
document is not being distributed in the context of a public
offering of financial securities (offre au public de titres
financiers) in France within the meaning of Article L.411-1 of the
French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et
financier) and Articles 211-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of
the French Autorité des marchés financiers
(“AMF”). The shares of common stock has not been
offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or
indirectly, to the public in France.
This
document and any other offering material relating to the shares of
common stock have not been, and will not be, submitted to the AMF
for approval in France and, accordingly, may not be distributed or
caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in
France.
Such
offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in
France to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés)
acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with
Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-1 to D.411-3, D. 744-1,
D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and
any implementing regulation and/or (ii) a restricted number of
non-qualified investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs)
acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with
Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-4, D.744-1, D.754-1 and
D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any
implementing regulation.
Pursuant
to Article 211-3 of the General Regulation of the AMF, investors in
France are informed that the common stock cannot be distributed
(directly or indirectly) to the public by the investors otherwise
than in accordance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and
L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Monetary and Financial
Code.
Ireland
The
information in this document does not constitute a prospectus under
any Irish laws or regulations and this document has not been filed
with or approved by any Irish regulatory authority as the
information has not been prepared in the context of a public
offering of securities in Ireland within the meaning of the Irish
Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (the
“Prospectus Regulations”). The shares of common stock
have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered, sold or
delivered directly or indirectly in Ireland by way of a public
offering, except to (i) qualified investors as defined in
Regulation 2(l) of the Prospectus Regulations and (ii) fewer than
100 natural or legal persons who are not qualified
investors.
Israel
The
shares of common stock offered by this prospectus supplement has
not been approved or disapproved by the Israeli Securities
Authority, or “ISA,” nor have such shares of common
stock been registered for sale in Israel. The securities may not be
offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Israel,
absent the publication of a prospectus. The ISA has not issued
permits, approvals or licenses in connection with the offering or
publishing the prospectus supplement; nor has it authenticated the
details included herein, confirmed their reliability or
completeness, or rendered an opinion as to the quality of the
shares of common stock being offered. Any resale in Israel,
directly or indirectly, to the public of the shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus supplement is subject to restrictions on
transferability and must be effected only in compliance with the
Israeli securities laws and regulations.
Italy
The
offering of the shares of common stock in the Republic of Italy has
not been authorized by the Italian Securities and Exchange
Commission (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa,
“CONSOB”) pursuant to the Italian securities
legislation and, accordingly, no offering material relating to the
shares of common stock may be distributed in Italy and such
securities may not be offered or sold in Italy in a public offer
within the meaning of Article 1.1(t) of Legislative Decree No. 58
of 24 February 1998 (“Decree No. 58”), other
than:
●
to Italian
qualified investors, as defined in Article 100 of Decree no. 58 by
reference to Article 34-ter of CONSOB Regulation no. 11971 of 14
May 1999 (“Regulation no. 1197l”) as amended
(“Qualified Investors”); and
●
in other
circumstances that are exempt from the rules on public offer
pursuant to Article 100 of Decree No. 58 and Article 34-ter of
Regulation No. 11971 as amended.
Any
offer, sale or delivery of the shares of common stock or
distribution of any offer document relating to the shares of common
stock in Italy (excluding placements where a Qualified Investor
solicits an offer from the issuer) under the paragraphs above must
be:
●
made by investment
firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such
activities in Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385
of 1 September 1993 (as amended), Decree No. 58, CONSOB Regulation
No. 16190 of 29 October 2007 and any other applicable laws;
and
●
in compliance with
all relevant Italian securities, tax and exchange controls and any
other applicable laws.
Any
subsequent distribution of the shares of common stock in Italy must
be made in compliance with the public offer and prospectus
requirement rules provided under Decree No. 58 and the Regulation
No. 11971 as amended, unless an exception from those rules applies.
Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such
Series B Preferred Stock and warrants being declared null and void
and in the liability of the entity transferring the Series B
Preferred Stock for any damages suffered by the
investors.
Japan
The
shares of common stock have not been and will not be registered
under Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and
Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948), as amended (the
“FIEL”) pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements applicable to a private placement of securities to
Qualified Institutional Investors (as defined in and in accordance
with Article 2, paragraph 3 of the FIEL and the regulations
promulgated thereunder). Accordingly, the shares of common stock
may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to,
or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan other than Qualified
Institutional Investors. Any Qualified Institutional Investor who
acquires common stock may not resell them to any person in Japan
that is not a Qualified Institutional Investor, and acquisition by
any such person of common stock and warrants is conditional upon
the execution of an agreement to that effect.
Portugal
This
document is not being distributed in the context of a public offer
of financial securities (oferta pública de valores
mobiliários) in Portugal, within the meaning of Article 109 of
the Portuguese Securities Code (Código dos Valores
Mobiliários). The shares of common stock have not been offered
or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to
the public in Portugal. This document and any other offering
material relating to the shares of common stock have not been, and
will not be, submitted to the Portuguese Securities Market
Commission (Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários)
for approval in Portugal and, accordingly, may not be distributed
or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in
Portugal, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to
qualify as a public offer under the Portuguese Securities Code.
Such offers, sales and distributions of Series B Preferred Stock
and warrants in Portugal are limited to persons who are
“qualified investors” (as defined in the Portuguese
Securities Code). Only such investors may receive this document and
they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to
any other person.
Sweden
This
document has not been, and will not be, registered with or approved
by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory
Authority). Accordingly, this document may not be made available,
nor may the shares of common stock be offered for sale in Sweden,
other than under circumstances that are deemed not to require a
prospectus under the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act
(1991:980) (Sw. lag (1991:980) om handel med finansiella
instrument)). Any offering of common stock in Sweden is limited to
persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in
the Financial Instruments Trading Act). Only such investors may
receive this document and they may not distribute it or the
information contained in it to any other person.
Switzerland
The
shares of common stock may not be publicly offered in Switzerland
and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated
trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared
without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance
prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of
Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses
under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of
any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in
Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering material
relating to the Series B Preferred Stock may be publicly
distributed or otherwise made publicly available in
Switzerland.
Neither
this document nor any other offering material relating to the
shares of common stock have been or will be filed with or approved
by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document
will not be filed with, and the offer of common stock will not be
supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory
Authority.
This
document is personal to the recipient only and not for general
circulation in Switzerland.
United Arab Emirates
Neither
this document nor the shares of common stock has been approved,
disapproved or passed on in any way by the Central Bank of the
United Arab Emirates or any other governmental authority in the
United Arab Emirates, nor has the Company received authorization or
licensing from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates or any
other governmental authority in the United Arab Emirates to market
or sell the shares of common stock within the United Arab Emirates.
This document does not constitute and may not be used for the
purpose of an offer or invitation. No services relating to the
shares of common stock, including the receipt of applications
and/or the allotment or redemption of such shares, may be rendered
within the United Arab Emirates by us.
No
offer or invitation to subscribe for the shares of common stock is
valid or permitted in the Dubai International Financial
Centre.
United Kingdom
Neither
the information in this document nor any other document relating to
the offer has been delivered for approval to the Financial Services
Authority in the United Kingdom and no prospectus (within the
meaning of section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000, as amended (“FSMA”)) has been published or is
intended to be published in respect of the shares of common stock.
This document is issued on a confidential basis to “qualified
investors” (within the meaning of section 86(7) of FSMA) in
the United Kingdom, and the shares of common stock may not be
offered or sold in the United Kingdom by means of this document,
any accompanying letter or any other document, except in
circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus
pursuant to section 86(1) FSMA. This document should not be
distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, nor may
its contents be disclosed by recipients to any other person in the
United Kingdom.
Any
invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within
the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) received in connection with the
issue or sale of the shares of common stock has only been
communicated or caused to be communicated and will only be
communicated or caused to be communicated in the United Kingdom in
circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to the
Company.
In the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to,
and is directed at, persons (i) who have professional experience in
matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5)
(investment professionals) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotions) Order 2005 (“FPO”);
(ii) who fall within the categories of persons referred to in
Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated
associations, etc.) of the FPO; or (iii) to whom it may otherwise
be lawfully communicated (together “relevant persons”).
The investments to which this document relates are available only
to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to purchase will be
engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a
relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of
its contents.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain
legal matters will be passed upon for us by Sichenzia Ross Ference
Kesner LLP, New York, New York. The underwriters are being
represented in connection with this offering by Reed Smith LLP, New
York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated balance sheets of New Age Beverages Corporation
and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity,
and cash flows for the year then ended, appearing in New Age
Beverages Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2016, have been audited
by Accell Audit &
Compliance, P.A., independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report
thereon, included therein, and incorporated by reference
herein.
The consolidated balance sheet of New Age Beverages
Corporation as of December
31, 2015, and the related statements of operations, members’
capital and stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows
for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 (Successor) and for the
three months ended March 31, 2015
(Predecessor) have been audited
by MaloneBailey,
LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their report thereon, included
therein, and incorporated by reference herein.
Such financial statements have been incorporated herein in reliance
on the report of each such firm given upon their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, along with other
information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the
public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file
at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the Public Reference Room.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3
that we filed with the SEC to register the securities offered
hereby under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This
prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the
registration statement, including certain exhibits and schedules.
You may obtain the registration statement and exhibits to the
registration statement from the SEC at the address listed above or
from the SEC’s internet site.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed by
us with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts
of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the SEC. For further information about us and the securities
offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration
statement and its exhibits and schedules which may be obtained as
described herein.
The SEC
allows us to “incorporate by reference” information
into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important
information about us and our financial condition to you by
referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC.
The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part
of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the
documents listed below that we have previously filed with the
SEC:
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Our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 as filed
with the SEC on March 31, 2017;
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Our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
as filed with the SEC on May 16, 2017;
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Our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017 as
filed with the SEC on August 15, 2017;
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Our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2017 as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2017;
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Our Current Reports
on Form 8-K and 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 30, 2017,
February 17, 2017, March 29, 2017, March 31, 2017, May 19, 2017,
May 24, 2017, June 13, 2017, June 15, 2017, August 23, 2017, August
28, 2017, October 16, 2017 (2 filings) and March 23, 2018;
and
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The description of
our common stock set forth in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A (as amended) filed with the SEC on February 13, 2017 (File No.
001-38014), and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose
of updating such description
We also
incorporate by reference into this prospectus all documents filed
by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 12(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of any offering of
securities made by this prospectus. Nothing in this prospectus
shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed
with the SEC (including without limitation, information furnished
under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, and any exhibits relating
to such information).
Any
statement contained in this prospectus or in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in the applicable prospectus supplement or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to
be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes the statement.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
prospectus.
The information about us contained in this prospectus should be
read together with the information in the documents incorporated by
reference. You may request a copy of any or all of these filings,
at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at: 1700 E.
68th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80229, phone number (303)
289-8655.
PROSPECTUS
$100,000,000
New Age Beverages
Corporation
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Units
We may from time to
time, in one or more offerings at prices and on terms that we will
determine at the time of each offering, sell common stock,
preferred stock, warrants, or a combination of these securities, or
units, for an aggregate initial offering price of up to
$100,000,000. This prospectus describes the general manner in which
our securities may be offered using this prospectus. Each time we
offer and sell securities, we will provide you with a prospectus
supplement that will contain specific information about the terms
of that offering. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update,
or change information contained in this prospectus. You should
carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus
supplement as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this prospectus before you purchase
any of the securities offered hereby.
This prospectus may
not be used to offer and sell securities unless accompanied by a
prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is
currently traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol
“NBEV.” On July 18, 2017, the last reported sales price
for our common stock was $4.52 per share. We will apply to list any
shares of common stock sold by us under this prospectus and any
prospectus supplement on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The prospectus
supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any
other listing of the securities on the NASDAQ Capital Market or any
other securities market or exchange covered by the prospectus
supplement.
The securities offered by this prospectus
involve a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors”
beginning on page 2, in addition to Risk Factors contained in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of
these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
We may offer the
securities directly or through agents or to or through underwriters
or dealers. If any agents or underwriters are involved in the sale
of the securities their names, and any applicable purchase price,
fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them, will
be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth,
in an accompanying prospectus supplement. We can sell the
securities through agents, underwriters or dealers only with
delivery of a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms
of the offering of such securities. See “Plan of
Distribution.”
This prospectus is
dated October 16, 2017
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ABOUT THIS
PROSPECTUS
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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ABOUT NEW AGE
BEVERAGES CORPORATION
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RISK
FACTORS
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION OF
COMMON STOCK
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DESCRIPTION OF
PREFERRED STOCK
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DESCRIPTION OF
WARRANTS
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DESCRIPTION OF
UNITS
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND
MORE INFORMATION
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INCORPORATION OF
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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You should rely only on the information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you
with information different from that contained or incorporated by
reference into this prospectus. If any person does provide you with
information that differs from what is contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus, you should not rely on it. No dealer,
salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information
or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You
should assume that the information contained in this prospectus or
any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the
front of the document and that any information contained in any
document we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of
the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of
the time of delivery of this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement or any sale of a security. These documents are not an
offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities
in any circumstances under which the offer or solicitation is
unlawful.
This prospectus is
part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf”
registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may
sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus
in one of more offerings up to a total dollar amount of proceeds of
$100,000,000. This prospectus describes the general manner in which
our securities may be offered by this prospectus. Each time we sell
securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will
contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The
prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information
contained in this prospectus or in documents incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement that
contains specific information about the terms of the securities
being offered may also include a discussion of certain U.S. Federal
income tax consequences and any risk factors or other special
considerations applicable to those securities. To the extent that
any statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is
inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus or in
documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, you should
rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. You should
carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement
together with the additional information described under
“Where You Can Find More Information” before buying any
securities in this offering.
Unless the context
otherwise requires, references to “we,”
“our,” “us,” “New Age
Beverages” or the “Company” in this prospectus
mean New Age Beverages Corporation, a Washington corporation, on a
consolidated basis with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as
applicable.
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and
the documents and information incorporated by reference in this
prospectus include forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements are based
on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available to our management. Such
forward-looking statements include those that express plans,
anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future
development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical
fact.
All statements in
this prospectus and the documents and information incorporated by
reference in this prospectus that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. We may, in some cases, use terms such
as “anticipates,” “believes,”
“could,” “estimates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “may,”
“plans,” “potential,”
“predicts,” “projects,”
“should,” “will,” “would” or
similar expressions or the negative of such items that convey
uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify
forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking
statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates
and opinions on the date the statements are made and we undertake
no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these
beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should
change, except as may be required by applicable law. Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements.
ABOUT NEW
AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
Overview
We are a leading
all natural healthy functional beverage company engaged in the
development, marketing, sales and distribution of a portfolio of
Ready-to-Drink (RTD) better-for-you beverages. We have competitive
entrants in the top 5 fastest growing segments of the beverage
industry competing in the RTD tea, RTD coffee, Coconut Water,
Kombucha, Functional Waters, and Energy drink segments. We
differentiate our brands through functional characteristics and
ingredients and offer all natural and organic products, with no
high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), no-Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs), no preservatives, and only all natural flavors, fruits, and
other ingredients. We manufacture of products in our own
fully-integrated manufacturing facilities and through a network of
nine additional manufacturers strategically located throughout the
United States. Our products are currently distributed in 10
countries internationally, and in all 50 states domestically
through a hybrid of four routes to market including our own direct
store distribution (DSD) system that reaches more than 6,000
outlets, and to more than 20,000 other outlets throughout the
United States directly through customer’s warehouses, through
our network of DSD partners, and through our network of brokers and
natural product distributors. Our products are sold through
multiple channels including major grocery retail, natural food
retail, specialty outlets, hypermarkets, club stores, pharmacies,
convenience stores and gas stations. We market our products using a
range of marketing mediums including in-store merchandising and
promotions, experiential marketing, events, and sponsorships,
digital marketing and social media, direct marketing, and
traditional media including print, radio, outdoor, and
television.
Corporate Information
New Age Beverages
Corporation was formed under the laws of the State of Washington on
April 26, 2010 under the name American Brewing Company, Inc. As
part of a recapitalization on September 25, 2013, we converted from
an “S” Corporation to a “C”
Corporation.
On April 1, 2015,
we acquired the assets of B&R Liquid Adventure, which included
the brand, Búcha® Live
Kombucha. Prior to acquiring the Búcha Live Kombucha®
brand and business, we were a craft brewery operation. On October
1, 2015, we agreed to sell our brewery, brewery assets and related
liabilities to focus exclusively on the healthy functional beverage
category and the Búcha® brand. The
assets sold consisted of accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid
assets and property and equipment. We recognized the sale of our
brewery and micro-brewing operations as a discontinued operation
beginning in the third quarter of 2015, and ultimately concluded
the transaction in May 2016. In May 2016 we changed our name to
Búcha, Inc. On June 30, 2016, we acquired the combined assets
of New Age Beverages, LLC, Aspen Pure, LLC, New Age Properties, and
Xing, relocated our operational headquarters to Denver, Colorado,
changed our name to New Age Beverages Corporation, and received the
stock ticker symbol “NBEV” on the OTCQB.
Our principal
executive offices are located at 1700 E. 68th Avenue, Denver,
CO 80229, and our phone number is (303)-289-8655. Our corporate
website address is www.newagebev.us. The information contained on,
connected to or that can be accessed via our website is not part of
this prospectus. We have included our website address in this
prospectus as an inactive textual reference only and not as an
active hyperlink.
Investing in our
securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an
investment decision, you should consider carefully the risks,
uncertainties and other factors described in our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented and updated by subsequent
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that
we have filed or will file with the SEC, which are incorporated by
reference into this prospectus.
Our business,
affairs, prospects, assets, financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely
affected by these risks. For more information about our SEC
filings, please see “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
Unless otherwise
indicated in a prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net
proceeds from the sale of the securities under this prospectus for
general corporate purposes, including and for general working
capital purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to
acquire or invest in businesses and products that are complementary
to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or
agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this
prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
We are authorized
to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per share. The holders of our common stock (i) have equal ratable
rights to dividends from funds legally available therefore, when,
as and if declared by our board of directors; (ii) are entitled to
share in all of its assets available for distribution to holders of
common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of its
affairs; (iii) do not have preemptive, subscription or conversion
rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or
rights; and (iv) are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share
on all matters on which stockholders may vote.
As of July 18,
2017, there were 34,330,520 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED
STOCK
We are authorized
to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of which 250,000 are classified as Series A
Preferred Stock and 300,000 are classified as Series B Preferred
Stock. As of July 18, 2017, there were no shares of Series A and
Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Our Board of
Directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one
or more series and fix the rights, preferences and privileges
thereof, including voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption
prices, liquidation preferences, number of shares constituting any
series or the designation of such series, without further vote or
action by the stockholders.
Preferred stock is
available for possible future financings or acquisitions and for
general corporate purposes without further authorization of
stockholders unless such authorization is required by applicable
law, the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market or other securities
exchange or market on which our stock is then listed or admitted to
trading.
Our board of
directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting
or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power
or other rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of
preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with
possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes could, under
some circumstances, have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of the Company.
A prospectus
supplement relating to any series of preferred stock being offered
will include specific terms relating to the offering. Such
prospectus supplement will include:
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shares of the preferred stock offered, the liquidation preference
per share and the offering price of the preferred
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rate(s), period(s) and/or payment date(s) or method(s) of
calculation thereof applicable to the preferred stock;
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shall be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date
from which dividends on the preferred stock shall
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conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock will be
convertible into our common stock, including the conversion price
or the manner of calculating the conversion price and conversion
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preferred stock.
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on which the preferred stock may be convertible into or
exchangeable for our common stock will also be stated in the
preferred stock prospectus supplement. The terms will include
provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at
the option of the holder or at our option, and may include
provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our common
stock to be received by the holders of preferred stock would be
subject to adjustment.
We may issue
warrants for the purchase of preferred stock or common stock.
Warrants may be issued independently or together with any preferred
stock or common stock, and may be attached to or separate from any
offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a
separate warrant agreement to be entered into between a warrant
agent specified in the agreement and us. The warrant agent will act
solely as our agent in connection with the warrants of that series
and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or
trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
This summary of some provisions of the securities warrants is not
complete. You should refer to the securities warrant agreement,
including the forms of securities warrant certificate representing
the securities warrants, relating to the specific securities
warrants being offered for the complete terms of the securities
warrant agreement and the securities warrants. The securities
warrant agreement, together with the terms of the securities
warrant certificate and securities warrants, will be filed with the
SEC in connection with the offering of the specific
warrants.
The applicable
prospectus supplement will describe the following terms, where
applicable, of the warrants in respect of which this prospectus is
being delivered:
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exercise of the warrants;
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date on and after which the warrants and the offered securities
purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately
transferable;
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securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants and the
procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of such
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adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon
exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the
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at which and currency or currencies in which the offered securities
purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be
purchased;
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the right to exercise the warrants shall commence and the date on
which the right shall expire;
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Warrants for the
purchase of common stock or preferred stock will be offered and
exercisable for U.S. dollars only. Warrants will be issued in
registered form only.
Upon receipt of
payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly
executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any
other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we
will, as soon as practicable, forward the purchased securities. If
less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant
certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued
for the remaining warrants.
Prior to the
exercise of any securities warrants to purchase preferred stock or
common stock, holders of the warrants will not have any of the
rights of holders of the common stock or preferred stock
purchasable upon exercise, including in the case of securities
warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock, the
right to vote or to receive any payments of dividends on the
preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon
exercise.
As specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of
shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock or warrants or
any combination of such securities.
The applicable
prospectus supplement will specify the following terms of any units
in respect of which this prospectus is being
delivered:
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units and of any of the common stock, preferred stock and warrants
comprising the units, including whether and under what
circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded
separately;
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the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of
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We may sell the
securities offered through this prospectus (i) to or through
underwriters or dealers, (ii) directly to purchasers, including our
affiliates, (iii) through agents, or (iv) through a combination of
any these methods. The securities may be distributed at a fixed
price or prices, which may be changed, market prices prevailing at
the time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices,
or negotiated prices. The prospectus supplement will include the
following information:
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Dealers
Only underwriters
named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the
securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
If underwriters are
used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for
their own account, including through underwriting, purchase,
security lending or repurchase agreements with us. The underwriters
may resell the securities from time to time in one or more
transactions, including negotiated transactions. Underwriters may
sell the securities in order to facilitate transactions in any of
our other securities (described in this prospectus or otherwise),
including other public or private transactions and short sales.
Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through
underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing
underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as
underwriters. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus
supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the
securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered
securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may
change from time to time any initial public offering price and any
discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers.
If dealers are used
in the sale of securities offered through this prospectus, we will
sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell
those securities to the public at varying prices determined by the
dealers at the time of resale. The prospectus supplement will
include the names of the dealers and the terms of the
transaction.
Direct Sales and Sales Through
Agents
We may sell the
securities offered through this prospectus directly. In this case,
no underwriters or agents would be involved. Such securities may
also be sold through agents designated from time to time. The
prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or
sale of the offered securities and will describe any commissions
payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus
supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts
to solicit purchases for the period of its
appointment.
We may sell the
securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be
deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act
with respect to any sale of those securities. The terms of any such
sales will be described in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If the prospectus
supplement indicates, we may authorize agents, underwriters or
dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to
purchase securities at the public offering price under delayed
delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and
delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be
subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus
supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the
commission payable for solicitation of those
contracts.
Continuous Offering Program
Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, we may enter into a continuous
offering program equity distribution agreement with a
broker-dealer, under which we may offer and sell shares of our
common stock from time to time through a broker-dealer as our sales
agent. If we enter into such a program, sales of the shares of
common stock, if any, will be made by means of ordinary
brokers’ transactions on the NASDAQ Capital Market at market
prices, block transactions and such other transactions as agreed
upon by us and the broker-dealer. Under the terms of such a
program, we also may sell shares of common stock to the
broker-dealer, as principal for its own account at a price agreed
upon at the time of sale. If we sell shares of common stock to such
broker-dealer as principal, we will enter into a separate terms
agreement with such broker-dealer, and we will describe this
agreement in a separate prospectus supplement or pricing
supplement.
Market Making, Stabilization and Other
Transactions
Unless the
applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, other than our
common stock all securities we offer under this prospectus will be
a new issue and will have no established trading market. We may
elect to list offered securities on an exchange or in the
over-the-counter market. Any underwriters that we use in the sale
of offered securities may make a market in such securities, but may
discontinue such market making at any time without notice.
Therefore, we cannot assure you that the securities will have a
liquid trading market.
Any underwriter may
also engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering
transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Rule 104 under the
Securities Exchange Act. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to
purchase the underlying security in the open market for the purpose
of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities.
Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities
in the open market after the distribution has been completed in
order to cover syndicate short positions.
Penalty bids permit
the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate
member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member
are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover
syndicate short positions. Stabilizing transactions, syndicate
covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the price of the
securities to be higher than it would be in the absence of the
transactions. The underwriters may, if they commence these
transactions, discontinue them at any time.
General Information
Agents,
underwriters, and dealers may be entitled, under agreements entered
into with us, to indemnification by us against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. Our agents,
underwriters, and dealers, or their affiliates, may be customers
of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us, in the
ordinary course of business.
The validity of the
issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus will be
passed upon for us by Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner LLP, New York,
New York.
The consolidated balance sheets of New Age Beverages Corporation
and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity,
and cash flows for the year then ended, appearing in New Age
Beverages Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2016, have been audited by Accell
Audit & Compliance, P.A.,
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
report thereon, included therein, and incorporated by reference
herein.
The consolidated balance sheet of New Age Beverages
Corporation as of December 31, 2015, and the related
statements of operations, members’ capital and
stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the nine
months ended December 31, 2015 (Successor) and for the three months
ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor) have been audited by MaloneBailey,
LLP, independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their report thereon, included
therein, and incorporated by reference herein.
Such financial statements have been incorporated herein in reliance
on the report of each such firm given upon their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual,
quarterly and special reports, along with other information with
the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the
Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may
also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
Public Reference Room.
This prospectus is
part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the
SEC to register the securities offered hereby under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. This prospectus does not contain all of
the information included in the registration statement, including
certain exhibits and schedules. You may obtain the registration
statement and exhibits to the registration statement from the SEC
at the address listed above or from the SEC’s internet
site.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY
REFERENCE
This prospectus is
part of a registration statement filed with the SEC. The SEC allows
us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus
the information that we file with them, which means that we can
disclose important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later
with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this
information. The following documents are incorporated by reference
and made a part of this prospectus:
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our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the
SEC on March 31, 2017;
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our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017, filed with
the SEC on May 16, 2017;
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our Current Reports
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2017, February 17,
2017, March 29, 2017, March 31, 2017 as amended by our Current
Report on Form 8-K/A filed on June 15, 2017, May 19, 2017, May 24,
2017 and June 13, 2017;
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the description of
our common stock contained in the our amended Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2017 (File
No. 001-38014), including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description; and
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all reports and
other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of
this prospectus and prior to the termination of this
offering.
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Notwithstanding the
foregoing, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any
Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits, is not
incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
The information
about us contained in this prospectus should be read together with
the information in the documents incorporated by reference. You may
request a copy of any or all of these filings, at no cost, by
writing or telephoning us at: 1700 E. 68th Avenue, Denver,
Colorado 80229, phone number (303) 289-8655.
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NEW
AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
Joint Book - Running Managers
A.G.P.
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Maxim Group LLC
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Offering Securities Through Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.
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April 10, 2018