S-3/A 1 srax_s3.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT Registration Statement - Amendment No. 1

 


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2016

Registration No. 333-214644


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


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AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO THE

FORM S-3


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


Social Reality, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


45-2925231

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


456 Seaton Street

Los Angeles, CA  90013

Telephone: (323) 694-9800

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)


Mr. Christopher Miglino

Chief Executive Officer

Social Reality, Inc.

456 Seaton Street

Los Angeles, CA  90013

Telephone: (323) 694-9800

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

———————

with a copy to:


Brian Pearlman, Esq.

Pearlman Law Group LLP

2200 Corporate Boulevard N.W., Suite 210

Boca Raton, Florida 33431

telephone (561) 362-9595

telecopier (561) 362-9612


From time to time after effectiveness of this registration statement

(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public)



If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to a dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: o





If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: þ


If this Form is to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o


If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o


If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box: o


If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box: o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.


Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

o

Smaller reporting company

þ


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of each

class of securities

to be registered

Amount to be

registered (1)

Proposed maximum

offering price per

unit

Proposed maximum

aggregate offering

price

Amount of

registration fee

Class A common stock, par value $0.001(2)

(3)(4)

(3)

(3)

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.001 (2)

(3)(4)

(3)

(3)

 

 

Warrants (2)

(3)(4)

(3)

(3)

 

 

Total

 

 

$

25,000,000

$

2,897.50


(1)

This registration statement includes $25,000,000 of securities which may be issued by the registrant from time to time in indeterminable amounts and at indeterminable times.  Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or together with other securities registered hereunder.


(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(3)

Not required to be included in accordance with General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933.


(4)

Subject to footnote (1), pursuant to Rule 416 there is also being registered hereunder such indeterminable amount of securities that may become issuable pursuant to stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.


The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.




 


The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.


SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 22, 2016


PROSPECTUS


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$25,000,000

Social Reality, Inc.


CLASS A COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

WARRANTS

UNITS


We may offer and sell, from time to time in one or more offerings, any combination of Class A common stock, preferred stock, warrants or units having a maximum aggregate offering price of $25,000,000.  When we decide to sell a particular class or series of securities, we will provide specific terms of the offered securities in a prospectus supplement.


The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. However, no prospectus supplement shall offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.  You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, carefully before you invest.


This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities.


The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates is $27,490,398 based upon 6,941,077 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, of which 4,090,833 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share value of $6.72 based upon the closing price of our Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Capital market on November 14, 2016. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the prior 12 calendar month period that ends on and includes the date of this prospectus.


Our Class A common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SRAX.”  The last reported sale price of our Class A common stock on November 14, 2016 was $6.72 per share.


These securities may be sold directly by us, through dealers or agents designated from time to time, to or through underwriters or through a combination of these methods. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 19. We may also describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of our securities in a prospectus supplement. If any agents, underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale of any securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, we will disclose their names and the nature of our arrangements with them in a prospectus supplement. The net proceeds we expect to receive from any such sale will also be included in a prospectus supplement.


Investing in our securities involves various risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 6 for more information on these risks. Additional risks, if any, will be described in the prospectus supplement related to a potential offering under the heading “Risk Factors”. You should review that section of the related prospectus supplement for a discussion of matters that investors in such securities should consider.


Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


The date of this prospectus is _____________, 2016




TABLE OF CONTENTS


 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

1

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

2

OUR COMPANY

3

Corporate information

3

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

4

RISK FACTORS

6

Risks Related to our Business

6

Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of our Securities

10

USE OF PROCEEDS

14

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

15

Common stock

15

Preferred stock

16

Special approval for change in control transactions

16

Transfer agent

16

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

17

General

17

Exercise of warrants

17

MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

18

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

19

LEGAL MATTERS

21

EXPERTS

21

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

21

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION  FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS


This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a “shelf” registration, or continuous offering, process. Under the shelf registration process, we may issue and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings with a maximum offering price of up to $25,000,000.


This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain certain specific information about the terms of that offering, including a description of any risks related to the offering, if those terms and risks are not described in this prospectus. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. The registration statement we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission includes exhibits that provide more details on the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the headings “Available Information” and “Information Incorporated by Reference” before investing in any of the securities offered.


We may sell securities to or through underwriters or dealers, and also may sell securities directly to other purchasers or through agents. To the extent not described in this prospectus, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents employed by us in the sale of the securities covered by this prospectus, the principal amounts or number of shares or other securities, if any, to be purchased by such underwriters or dealers and the compensation, if any, of such underwriters, dealers or agents will be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement.


The information in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front cover. Information incorporated by reference into this prospectus is accurate as of the date of the document from which the information is incorporated. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any other date.


When used herein, “Social Reality”, “we”, “us” or “our” refers to Social Reality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our subsidiaries.







AVAILABLE INFORMATION


We file annual, quarterly and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any materials that we file at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers such as our company that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


We have filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the securities to be sold by pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus has been filed as part of the registration statement. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement because certain parts of the registration statement are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us and the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Statements in this prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. You may:


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inspect a copy of the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules, without charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room;


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obtain a copy from the Securities and Exchange Commission upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission; or


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obtain a copy from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.


Our website address is www.socialreality.com. We make available free of charge, through the investor section of our website, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.




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OUR COMPANY


We are an Internet advertising and platform technology company that provides tools to automate the digital advertising market. Our focus is to provide technology tools that enable both publishers and advertisers to maximize their digital advertising initiatives. We derive our revenues from:


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sales of digital media advertising campaigns to advertising agencies and brands;

 

 

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sales of media inventory through real-time bidding, or "RTB," exchanges;

 

 

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sale and licensing of our SRAX Social platform and related media; and

 

 

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creation of custom platforms for buying media on SRAX for large brands.


The core elements of our business are:


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Social Reality Ad Exchange or "SRAX"RTB sell side and buy side representation is our technology which assists publishers in delivering their media inventory to the RTB exchanges. The SRAX platform integrates multiple market-leading demand sources including OpenX, Pubmatic and AppNexus. We also build custom platforms that allow our agency partners to launch and manage their own RTB campaigns by enabling them to directly place advertising orders on the platform dashboard and view and analyze results as they occur;

 

 

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SRAXmd is our ad targeting and data platform for healthcare brands, agencies and medical content publishers. Healthcare and pharmaceutical publishers utilize the platform for yield optimization, audience extension campaigns and re-targeting of their healthcare professional audience. Agencies and brands purchase targeted digital and mobile ad campaigns;

 

 

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SRAX Social, is a social media and loyalty platform that allows brands to launch and manage their social media initiatives. Our team works with customers to identify their needs and then helps them in the creation, deployment and management of their social media presence; and

 

 

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SRAX APP, a recently launched new product, which is a platform that allows publishers and content owners to launch native mobile applications through our SRAX platform.


We offer our customers a number of pricing options including cost-per-thousand-impression, or "CPM", whereby our customers pay based on the number of times the target audience is exposed to the advertisement, and on a monthly service fee.


Corporate information


We are incorporated in Delaware.  Our principal executive offices are located at 456 Seaton Street, Los Angeles, CA  90013, and our telephone number is (323) 694-9800. Our fiscal year end is December 31.  Except as specifically set forth herein, the information which appears on our website at www.socialreality.com is not part of this prospectus.




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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION


This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:


 

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our history of losses;

 

 

 

 

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the terms of the Financing Agreement and its impact on our business and operations;

 

 

 

 

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our dependence on revenues from a limited number of customers;

 

 

 

 

·

the impact of our debt obligations on our liquidity and financial condition;

 

 

 

 

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our ability to manage our relationships with our publishers;

 

 

 

 

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risks associated with loss to access to the Facebook platform;

 

 

 

 

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risks associated with loss of access to real time bidding inventory buyers and RTB platforms;

 

 

 

 

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our dependence on our executive officers;

 

 

 

 

·

the continued appeal of Internet advertising;

 

 

 

 

·

risks related to possible future acquisitions;

 

 

 

 

·

the possible exercise of the put right by the holder of the Financing Warrant (as hereinafter defined);

 

 

 

 

·

the limited market for our Class A common stock;

 

 

 

 

·

risks associated with securities litigation;

 

 

 

 

·

our failure to meet financial performance guidance;

 

 

 

 

·

risks associated with material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting;

 

 

 

 

·

anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law;

 

 

 

 

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the possible issuance of shares of our Class B common stock;

 

 

 

 

·

our failure to attract securities or industry analysts;

 

 

 

 

·

concentration of ownership by our management;

 

 

 

 

·

dilution to our stockholders from the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, including those with cashless features; and

 

 

 

 

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the terms of indemnification agreements with our executive officers and directors.




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Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this report in its entirety, including the risks described in Item 1A. - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2016 and our subsequent filings. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.




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RISK FACTORS


An investment in our securities involves a significant degree of risk. You should not invest in our securities unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and other information in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our securities. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected and you could lose your entire investment in our company.


Risks Related to our Business


We have a history of losses and there are no assurances we will report profitable operations in the foreseeable future.


We reported an operating loss of $3.9 million and a net loss of $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  We reported net losses of $2.7 million and $4.4 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively.  At September 30, 2016 we had an accumulated deficit of $13.0 million.  Our future success depends upon our ability to continue to grow our revenues and profits. We do not have any long term agreements with our customers.  There are no assurances that we will be able to increase our revenues and cash flow to a level which supports profitable operations. We may continue to incur losses in future periods until such time, if ever, as we are successful in significantly increasing our revenues and cash flow beyond what is necessary to fund our ongoing operations, pay our obligations under the Financing Agreement dated October 30, 2014, as amended, with Victory Park Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders and holders of notes and warrants issued thereunder, which we refer to as the "Financing Agreement. If we are able to significantly increase our revenues in future periods, the rapid growth which we are pursuing will strain our organization and we may encounter difficulties in maintaining the quality of our operations. If we are not able to grow successfully, it is unlikely we will be able to generate sufficient cash from operations to pay our operating expenses and service our debt obligations, or report profitable operations in future periods.


The terms of the Financing Agreement contain financial and operating terms which place significant operating demands on our company, may restrict our ability to efficiently operate our business, or could result in significant financial penalties. If we were to breach any of these covenants and terms, the lender could accelerate the amounts due under the Financing Agreement and we would be unable to operate our business as it is presently conducted.


The terms of the Financing Agreement include ongoing requirements to, among other actions, meet financial covenants including minimum leverage and current ratios, and interest and fixed charge coverages.  In August 2016 we entered into a Forbearance Agreement with Victory Park Management, LLC related to our failure to meet certain financial covenants at June 30, 2016.  We do not expect to regain compliance with those financial covenants until the end of the forbearance period which is December 31, 2016.  The terms of the Financing Agreement also create restrictions on how we undertake certain future events and our failure to conduct our business within the confines of these contractual restrictions could result in an event of default under the Financing Agreement.  Upon default, remedies range from notice and cure, to acceleration of both principal and interest. Our operations may not generate sufficient cash to enable us to service our debt. Upon an event of default under the Financing Agreement, if we were unable to cure the default within the prescribed periods, if at all, the lender could increase our interest rates or accelerate all amounts then due. If we were unable to repay these obligations, the lender could foreclose on our assets, in which case our ability to continue our business and operations as then conducted would be in jeopardy. If the lender should foreclose on our assets, we would be unable to continue our business and operations as they are presently conducted and it is likely you would lose your entire investment in our company.




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Since our acquisition of Steel Media in October 2014, we have become dependent on revenues from a limited number of customers.  The decline in total revenues from a principal customer, or a change in margins from this customer, will adversely impact our results of operations in future periods so long as revenues from this customer represent a material portion of our total revenues.


For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 revenues for one customer accounted for 49% of our total revenues and for 2015 revenues from this customer accounted for 48% of our total revenues. While we have continued reporting revenues from this customer in the first nine months of 2016 a significant portion of sales to this customer have been made a significantly lower margins as a result of a change in the type of sales being generated.  In an effort to mitigate the impact of these low margin revenues from this one customer, during the third quarter of 2016 we have taken several actions including hiring of additional sales personnel in an effort to broaden our customer base, internally reallocating our sales resources in an effort to broaden our product offerings to additional buy-side clients and exploring new channels of revenue.  Subsequent to September 30, 2016 we have also stopped working on high-volume, low margin business from this client and are only providing industry standard margin solutions going forward. Until such time as we are successful in returning our overall gross margins to hear historic levels, continuing sales to this customer at the significantly lower margin level could have material adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flows in future periods.


Our debt obligations could impair our liquidity and financial condition, and our ability to grow our company could be in jeopardy.  The amounts owed under the Financing Agreement are due on December 31, 2016 and our obligations are secured by our assets.


Our debt obligations are currently comprised of senior notes issued under the Financing Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $4.0 million at November 1, 2016. The terms of the Financing Agreement contain certain mandatory prepayment requirements which generally require us to calculate excess cash flow on a quarterly basis, and remit approximately 50% of this excess cash to the lender. This dramatically reduces cash flow available to the company for working capital, accretion of a cash reserve, growth initiatives, or additional acquisitions. These obligations may further adversely impact our business and operations in other areas, including making it more difficult to satisfy our other obligations, increasing our vulnerability in the event of a downturn in our business prospects and limiting our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our markets and possibly placing us at a competitive disadvantage when compared to our competitors who have less debt. The amounts outstanding under the Financing Agreement mature on December 31, 2016.  While we are exploring a number of options related to this obligation, including refinancing with a third party, raising additional capital, utilizing availability under the factoring line, or a combination of any of these options, if we should fail to pay the obligation, or extend the due date, an event of default would occur.  Upon an event of default under the Financing Agreement, if we were unable to cure the default within the prescribed periods, if at all, the lender could increase our interest rates or accelerate all amounts then due. If we were unable to repay these obligations, the lender could foreclose on our assets and collateral, in which case our ability to continue our business and operations as then conducted would be in jeopardy. If the lender should foreclose on our assets, it is likely you would lose your entire investment in our company.


Our success is dependent upon our ability to effectively expand and manage our relationships with our publishers.  We do not have any long term contracts with our publishing partners.


We do not generate our own media inventory. Accordingly, we are dependent upon our publishing partners to provide the media which we sell. We depend on these publishers to make their respective media inventories available to us to use in connection with our campaigns that we manage, create or market. We are not a party to any long term agreements with any of our publishing partners and there are no assurances we will have continued access to the media.  Our growth depends, in part, on our ability to expand and maintain our publisher relationships within our network and to have access to new sources of media inventory such as new partner websites and Facebook pages that offer attractive demographics, innovative and quality content and growing Web user traffic volume. Our ability to attract new publishers to our networks and to retain Web publishers currently in our networks will depend on various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to introduce new and innovative products and services, our pricing policies, and the cost-efficiency to Web publishers of outsourcing their advertising sales. In addition, the number of competing intermediaries that purchase media inventory from Web publishers continues to increase. In the event we are not able to maintain effective relationships with our publishers, our ability to distribute our advertising campaigns will be greatly hindered which will reduce the value of our services and adversely impact our results of operations in future periods.



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If we were to lose access to the Facebook platform, our SRAX Social growth would be limited and we could lose our existing revenue from these sources.


Facebook currently provides access to companies to build applications on their platform. We have built our SRAX Social platform to use the Facebook application programming interface, or APIs. The loss of access to the Facebook platform would limit our ability to effectively grow a portion of our operations. We are subject to Facebook's standard terms and conditions for application developers, which govern the promotion, distribution and operation of applications on the Facebook platform. Facebook reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. Our business would be harmed if Facebook:


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discontinues or limits access to its platform by us and other application developers;

 

 

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modifies its terms of service or other policies, including fees charged to, or other restrictions on, us or other application developers, or changes how the personal information of its users is made available to application developers on the Facebook platform or shared by users;

 

 

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establishes more favorable relationships with one or more of our competitors; or

 

 

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develops its own competitive offerings.


We have benefited from Facebook's strong brand recognition and large user base. Facebook has broad discretion to change its terms of service and other policies with respect to us and other developers, and any changes to those terms of service may be unfavorable to us. Facebook may also change its fee structure, add fees associated with access to and use of the Facebook platform, change how the personal information of its users is made available to application developers on the Facebook platform or restrict how Facebook users can share information with friends on their platform. In the event Facebook makes any changes in the future, we may have to modify the structure of our campaigns which could impact the effectiveness of our campaigns and adversely impact our results of operations in future periods.


If we lose access to RTB inventory buyers our business may suffer.


In an effort to reduce our dependency on any one provider of advertising demand, in the first quarter of 2014 we created a platform that utilizes feeds from a number of demand sources for our inventory. We believe that our proprietary technology assists us in aggregating this demand, as well as providing the tools needed by our publishing partners to evaluate and track the effectiveness of the demand that we are aggregating for them. In the event that we lose access to a majority of this demand, however, our revenues would be impacted and our results of operations would be materially adversely impacted until such time, if ever, as we could secure alternative sources of demand for our inventory.


We depend on the services of our executive officers and the loss of any of their services could harm our ability to operate our business in future periods


Our success largely depends on the efforts and abilities of our executive officers, including Christopher Miglino, Erin DeRuggiero, Kristoffer Nelson, Richard Steel and JP Hannan.  We are a party to an employment agreement with each of Mr. Miglino, Ms. DeRuggiero, Mr. Steel and Mr. Hannan, and an "at will" agreement with Mr. Nelson.  Although we do not expect to lose their services in the foreseeable future, the loss of any of them could materially harm our business and operations in future periods until such time as we were able to engage a suitable replacement.  




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If advertising on the Internet loses its appeal, our revenue could decline.


Our business model may not continue to be effective in the future for a number of reasons, including:


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a decline in the rates that we can charge for advertising and promotional activities;

 

 

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our inability to create applications for our customers;

 

 

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Internet advertisements and promotions are, by their nature, limited in content relative to other media;

 

 

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companies may be reluctant or slow to adopt online advertising and promotional activities that replace, limit or compete with their existing direct marketing efforts;

 

 

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companies may prefer other forms of Internet advertising and promotions that we do not offer;

 

 

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the quality or placement of transactions, including the risk of non-screened, non-human inventory and traffic, could cause a loss in customers or revenue; and

 

 

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regulatory actions may negatively impact our business practices.


If the number of companies who purchase online advertising and promotional services from us does not grow, we may experience difficulty in attracting publishers, and our revenue could decline.


Additional acquisitions may disrupt our business and adversely affect results of operations.


We may pursue acquisitions in an effort to increase revenue, expand our market position, add to our technological capabilities, or for other purposes. However, any future acquisitions would likely involve risk, including the following:


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the identification, acquisition and integration of acquired businesses requires substantial attention from management. The diversion of management's attention and any difficulties encountered in the transition process could hurt our business;

 

 

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the anticipated benefits from an acquisition may not be achieved, we may be unable to realize expected synergies from an acquisition or we may experience negative culture effects arising from the integration of new personnel;

 

 

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difficulties in integrating the technologies, solutions, operations, and existing contracts of the acquired business;

 

 

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we may fail to identify all of the problems, liabilities or other shortcomings or challenges of an acquired company, technology, or solution;

 

 

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to pay for future acquisitions, we could issue additional shares of our Class A common stock or pay cash, raised through equity sales or debt issuance. The issuance of any additional shares of our Class A common stock would dilute the interests of our current stockholders, and debt transactions would result in increased fixed obligations and would likely include covenants and restrictions that would impair our ability to manage our operations; and

 

 

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new business acquisitions can generate significant intangible assets that result in substantial related amortization charges and possible impairments.


While our general growth strategy includes identifying and closing additional acquisitions, we are not presently a party of any agreements or understandings. There are no assurances we will acquire any additional companies.



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We granted the Financing Warrant holder a put right. The possible exercise of this put right could materially impact our liquidity in future periods and will be dilutive to our existing stockholders.


Pursuant to the Financing Agreement, we issued to the lender a five year warrant to purchase 580,000 shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share, subject to adjustment, which we refer to as the "Financing Warrant." Pursuant to the Financing Warrant, the warrant holder has the right, at any time after the earlier of April 30, 2016 and the maturity date of the note(s) issued under the Financing Agreement, but prior to October 30, 2019, to exercise its put right to sell to us all or any portion of the Financing Warrant that has not been previously exercised at a price equal to an amount based upon the percentage of the Financing Warrant for which the put right is being exercised, multiplied by the lesser of 50% of our total consolidated revenue for the trailing 12-month period ending with our then-most recently completed fiscal quarter, or $1,500,000. If the holder of the Financing Warrant was to exercise this put right, our liquidity would be adversely impacted and we may not have sufficient working capital to fund our ongoing operations or pay our other obligations as they become due.  In addition, the resale of the shares of our Class A common stock which are issuable upon the exercise of the Financing Warrant are covered by an effective registration statement.  The issuance of those shares upon the possible exercise of the Financing Warrant will be dilutive to our existing stockholders.


Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of our Securities


We do not know whether an active, liquid and orderly trading market will develop for our offered securities or what the market price of our offered securities will be and as a result it may be difficult for you to sell your shares of our Class A common stock and warrants.


Prior to October 13, 2016 our Class A common stock was quoted on the OTCQB Tier of the OTC Markets and it was thinly traded.  On October 13, 2016 our Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market and since that date it has been thinly traded. In addition, prior to this offering there has been no market for the warrants.  An active trading market in our Class A common stock or the warrants may never develop or be sustained following this offering. The public offering price for our Class A common stock and warrants was determined through negotiations with the underwriters, and the negotiated price may not be indicative of the market price of our Class A common stock or the warrants after this offering. The market value of our Class A common stock or the warrants may decrease from the public offering price. As a result of these and other factors, you may be unable to resell your shares of our Class A common stock or warrants at or above the public offering price. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of your shares or warrants. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of our Class A common stock and may impair our ability to enter into collaborations or acquire companies or products by using our shares of Class A common stock as consideration. The market price of our offered securities may be volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.


The trading price of the shares of our Class A common stock and warrants following this offering is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to the factors discussed in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this prospectus, these factors include:


·

the success of competitive products;

 

 

·

actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate relative to our competitors;

 

 

·

announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, collaborations or capital commitments;

 

 

·

regulatory or legal developments in the United States and other countries;

 

 

·

the recruitment or departure of key personnel;

 

 



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·

the level of expenses;

 

 

·

actual or anticipated changes in estimates s to financial results, development timelines or recommendations by securities analysts;

 

 

·

variations in our financial results or those of companies that are perceived to be similar to us;

 

 

·

fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us;

 

 

·

inconsistent trading volume levels of our shares;

 

 

·

announcement or expectation of additional financing efforts;

 

 

·

sales of our Class A common stock by us, our insiders or our other stockholders;

 

 

·

market conditions in the technology sectors; and

 

 

·

general economic, industry and market conditions.


In addition, the stock market in general, and advertising technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our Class A common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. The realization of any of these risks could have a dramatic and material adverse impact on the market price of the shares of our Class A common stock and warrants.


We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.


The market price of the shares of our Class A common stock and warrants may be volatile, and in the past companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business. To the extent that any claims or suits are brought against us and successfully concluded, we could be materially adversely affected, jeopardizing our ability to operate successfully. Furthermore, our human and capital resources of could be adversely affected by the need to defend any such actions, even if we are ultimately successful in our defense.


Failure to meet the financial performance guidance or other forward-looking statements we have provided to the public could result in a decline in our stock price.


We have previously provided, and may provide in the future, public guidance on our expected financial results for future periods. Although we believe that this guidance provides investors with a better understanding of management's expectations for the future and is useful to our stockholders and potential stockholders, such guidance is comprised of forward-looking statements subject to the risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus and in our other public filings and public statements. Our actual results may not always be in line with or exceed the guidance we have provided. If our financial results for a particular period do not meet our guidance or if we reduce our guidance for future periods, the market price of our Class A Class A common stock may decline.




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If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our stock.


As described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, our management has determined that, as of December 31, 2015, we did not maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework as a result of identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have yet to fully remediate the previously identified material weaknesses disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. While we have never been required to restate our consolidated financial statements, the existence of the continuing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting increases the risk that a future restatement of our consolidated financials is possible.


Delaware law contains anti-takeover provisions that could deter takeover attempts that could be beneficial to our stockholders.


Provisions of Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our stockholders. Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may make the acquisition of our company and the removal of incumbent officers and directors more difficult by prohibiting stockholders holding 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock from acquiring us, without our board of directors' consent, for at least three years from the date they first hold 15% or more of the voting stock.


The two class structure of our Class A common stock could have the effect of concentrating voting control with a limited group.


Our authorized capital includes two classes of common stock which have different voting rights. Our Class B common stock has 10 votes per share and our Class A common stock has one vote per share. The shares of our Class B common stock were originally held by two of our executive officers who were the founders of our company, but these shares were converted into shares of our Class A common stock in October 2013. While there are presently no shares of Class B common stock outstanding, in the future our board could choose to issue shares to one or more individuals or entities. As a result of the voting rights associated with the Class B common stock, those individuals or entities could have significant influence over the management and affairs of the company and control over matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of our company or its assets, for the foreseeable future. This concentrated voting control could limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could adversely affect the price of our Class A common stock.


If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the trading price of our Class A common stock or warrants and trading volume could decline.


The trading market for our shares of our Class A common stock and warrants will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on our shares of Class A common stock or warrants. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our shares of our Class A common stock and warrants would likely be negatively impacted. In the event securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our securities or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our shares of Class A common stock or warrants would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our securities could decrease, which might cause the trading price of our shares of Class A common stock or warrants and trading volume to decline.




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Our company has a concentration of stock ownership and control, which may have the effect of delaying, preventing, or deterring a change of control


Our Class A common stock ownership is highly concentrated.   Members of our board of directors beneficially own approximately 50% of our total outstanding shares of Class A common stock.  As a result of the concentrated ownership of the stock, our board of directors may be able to control all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of mergers and other significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our company. It could also deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and it may affect the market price of our Class A common stock.


Certain of our outstanding warrants contain cashless exercise provisions which means we will not receive any cash proceeds upon their exercise.


At September 30, 2016 we had common stock warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 2,362,776 shares of our Class A common stock with an average exercise price of $6.17 per share which are exercisable on a cashless basis. This means that the holders, rather than paying the exercise price in cash, may surrender a number of warrants equal to the exercise price of the warrants being exercised. In addition, the exercise price of the Financing Warrant to purchase 580,000 shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share is payable at the option of the warrant holder through a reduction in the principal outstanding under the notes issued under the terms of the Financing Agreement. It is possible that the warrant holders will use the cashless exercise feature, and that the holder of the Financing Warrant will elect to pay the exercise price through a reduction in the amount owed. In either event, it will deprive us of additional capital which might otherwise be obtained if the warrants were exercised on a cash basis.


The elimination of monetary liability against our directors and officers under Delaware law and the existence of indemnification rights held by our directors and officers may result in substantial expenditures by us and may discourage lawsuits against our directors and officers.


Our certificate of incorporation eliminates the personal liability of our directors and officers to our company and our stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer to the extent permissible under Delaware law. Further, our bylaws provide that we are obligated to indemnify any of our directors or officers to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law. We are also parties to separate indemnification agreements with certain of our directors and our officers which, subject to certain conditions, require us to advance the expenses incurred by any director or officer in defending any action, suit or proceeding prior to its final disposition. Those indemnification obligations could result in our company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against our directors or officers, which we may be unable to recoup. These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage us from bringing a lawsuit against any of our current or former directors or officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our stockholders against our directors and officers even if such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit us or our stockholders.




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USE OF PROCEEDS


Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, and development costs. We have not allocated any portion of the net proceeds for any particular use at this time. The net proceeds may be invested temporarily until they are used for their stated purpose. Specific information concerning the use of proceeds from the sale of any securities will be included in the prospectus supplement relating to such securities.




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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK


Our authorized capital is 250,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 9,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 50,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of November 14, 2016 there were 6,941,077 shares of our Class A common stock issued and outstanding, and no shares of our Class B common stock or any series of preferred stock.  The following description of our common stock and our preferred stock is a summary. You should refer to our articles of incorporation for the actual terms of our capital stock.


Common stock


Class A common stock


Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote, and vote together with the holders of our Class B common stock as one class. Holders of common Class A common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares on our common equity from legally available funds. If such dividends are in the form of stock, the Class A common stockholder holders will receive shares of our Class A common stock. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to the preferences of any shares of our preferred stock which may then be outstanding, each outstanding share of Class A common stock entitles its holder to participate in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over either class of our common stock.  Holders of Class A common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption provisions for the Class A common stock. The rights of the holders of Class A common stock are subject to any rights that may be fixed for holders of preferred stock, when and if any preferred stock is authorized and issued.


Class B common stock


Holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to 10 votes for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote, and vote together with the holders of our Class A common stock as one class. Holders of common Class B common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares on our common equity from legally available funds. If such dividends are in the form of stock, the Class B common stockholder holders will receive shares of our Class B common stock. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to the preferences of any shares of our preferred stock which may then be outstanding, each outstanding share of Class B common stock entitles its holder to participate in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over either class of our common stock.  Each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of Class A common stock upon the following occurrences:


·

at the option of the holder;

 

 

·

upon the "transfer" of the share; and

 

 

·

upon the death of the stockholder.


Our certificate of incorporation defines "transfer" of the Class B common stock to mean the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation, or other transfer or disposition of the shares, or any legal or beneficial interest in the shares, whether voluntary or involuntary. "Transfer" also is deemed to mean transfer to a broker or other nominee (regardless or not if there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of or entering into a binding agreement relating "voting control," by proxy or otherwise. "Voting control" means the power, direct or shared, to control the voting or disposition of the stock. Class B common stockholder are permitted to take certain actions which are not considered a "transfer" of the shares, including:


·

granting a proxy over such shares to an officer or director of our company at the request of our board of directors in connection with any manner to be considered at a meeting of our stockholders;




















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·

entering into a voting trust agreement with holders who are also Class B common stockholders providing the agreement does not exceed a term of one year, is terminable at the holder's option at any time, and does not involve the payment of any consideration; and

 

 

·

pledging the shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction; provided, however, that if the shares are foreclosed upon in connection with this transaction, such foreclosure will be deemed to be a transfer of the shares and subject to automatic conversion as described above.


Class B common stockholders are permitted to transfer the shares to and from "permitted entities, " which are generally considered to be trusts and retirement accounts for the benefit of the Class B stockholder or one over which such holder exercises voting and dispositive control, and controlled corporations. In the event the Class B common stockholder no longer controls these entities, each share automatically converts into one share of Class A common stock. Each share of Class B common stock also automatically converts into one share of Class A common stock upon the death of the holder.


Holders of Class B common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption provisions for the Class B common stock. The rights of the holders of Class B common stock are subject to any rights that may be fixed for holders of preferred stock, when and if any preferred stock is authorized and issued.


All 9,000,000 shares of Class B common stock were originally held by Mr. Miglino and Ms. DeRuggiero, executive officers and directors who founded our company. In October 2013 they converted their shares of Class B common stock into Class A common stock pursuant to its terms.


Preferred stock


Our board of directors, without further stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock in one or more series from time to time and fix or alter the designations, relative rights, priorities, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of each series. The rights, preferences, limitations and restrictions of different series of preferred stock may differ with respect to dividend rates, amounts payable on liquidation, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption provisions, sinking fund provisions and other matters. Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock, which ranks senior to our common stock for the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation. In addition, our board of directors can fix limitations and restrictions, if any, upon the payment of dividends on both classes of our common stock to be effective while any shares of preferred stock are outstanding.  We previously designated a series of preferred stock, consisting of 200,000 shares, as Series 1 Preferred Stock.  All such shares have been converted into shares of our Class A common stock in accordance with the designations, rights and preferences of the Series 1 Preferred Stock.  This series of preferred stock has been eliminated and we do not presently have any designated series of preferred stock.


Special approval for change in control transactions


Our certificate of incorporation provides that in the event a person seeks to acquire us by means of a merger or consolidation transaction, a purchase of all or substantially all of our assets, or an issuance of stock which constitutes 2% or more of our outstanding shares at the time of issuance and which results in any person or group owning more than 50% of our outstanding voting power, then these types of acquisition transactions must be approved by our stockholders at an annual or special meeting. At this meeting, we must obtain the approval of stockholders representing the greater of:


·

A majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock; and

 

 

·

60% of the voting power of the shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the stockholder meeting and entitled to vote.


Transfer agent


The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is Transfer Online, Inc., 512 SE Salmon Street, Portland, OR 97214.  




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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS


We may issue warrants for the purchase of preferred stock or Class A common stock, or any combination of these securities. Warrants may be issued independently or together with other securities and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement. The following outlines some of the general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may issue from time to time. Additional terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.


The following descriptions, and any description of the warrants included in a prospectus supplement, may not be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and provisions of the applicable warrant agreement, which we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with any offering of warrants.


General


The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants will describe the terms of the warrants, including the following:


·

the title of the warrants;

 

 

·

the offering price for the warrants, if any;

 

 

·

the aggregate number of the warrants;

 

 

·

the terms of the security that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;

 

 

·

if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities that the warrants are issued with and the number of warrants issued with each security;

 

 

·

if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable;

 

 

·

the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants commence and expire;

 

 

·

if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

 

 

·

if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations;

 

 

·

anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;

 

 

·

redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants; and

 

 

·

any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.


Exercise of warrants


Each warrant will entitle the holder of the warrant to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement.  Holders may exercise warrants at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.  After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will be void. Holders may exercise warrants as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants being offered.  Until a holder exercises the warrants to purchase any securities underlying the warrants, the holder will not have any rights as a holder of the underlying securities by virtue of ownership of warrants.



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MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES


A summary of any material United States federal income tax consequences to persons investing in the securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in any applicable prospectus supplement.  The summary will be presented for informational purposes only, however, and will not be intended as legal or tax advice to prospective purchasers. Prospective purchasers of securities are urged to consult their own tax advisors prior to any purchase of securities.




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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION


We may sell the securities from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, "at-the-market" offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades, or a combination of these methods.  We may sell the securities in one or more of the following ways from time to time:


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to or through underwriters or dealers;

 

 

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directly to one or more purchasers; or

 

 

·

through agents.


The prospectus supplement (and any related free writing prospectuses that we may authorize) will describe the terms of such offering, including:


·

the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

 

 

·

the purchase price of the offered securities and the proceeds to Social Reality from the sale;

 

 

·

any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;

 

 

·

any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters' or agents' compensation; and

 

 

·

any initial public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any securities exchanges on which such offered securities may be listed.


Any initial public offering prices, discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.


If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the offered securities for their own account and may resell them from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale.  The offered securities may be offered either to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or by one or more underwriters without a syndicate.  Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any series of securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities, if any are purchased (other than securities subject to any over-allotment option).


In connection with underwritten offerings of the offered securities and in accordance with applicable law and industry practice, underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of which is described below:


·

a stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of a security;

 

 

·

a syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering; or

 

 

·

a penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when offered securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions.




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These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the over-the-counter market, or otherwise.  Underwriters are not required to engage in any of these activities, or to continue such activities if commenced.


If a dealer is used in the sale, Social Reality will sell such offered securities to the dealer, as principal.  The dealer may then resell the offered securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by that dealer at the time for resale.  The names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to that transaction.


Offered securities may be sold directly by Social Reality to one or more institutional purchasers, or through agents designated by us from time to time, at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale.  Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by Social Reality to that agent will be set forth, in the prospectus supplement relating to that offering.  Unless otherwise indicated in such prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.


Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof.  Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business.


Other than our Class A common stock, which is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, each of the securities issued hereunder will be a new issue of securities, will have no prior trading market, and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange.  Any Class A common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to official notice of issuance.  Any underwriters to whom we sell securities for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.  We cannot assure you that there will be a market for the offered securities.




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LEGAL MATTERS


The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Pearlman Law Group LLP, 2200 Corporate Boulevard, N.W., Suite 210, Boca Raton, Florida  33431.


EXPERTS


Our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 included in this prospectus have been audited by RBSM LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


The Securities and Exchange Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information 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 later information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission will update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, any of such documents filed since the date this registration statement was filed and any future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until the termination of the offering of securities covered by this prospectus:


·

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as filed on March 16, 2016;

 

 

·

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2016 as filed on November 14, 2016; and

 

 

·

our Current Reports on Forms 8-K as filed on March 16, 2016, March 22, 2016, May 16, 2016, August 15, 2016, August 19, 2019, August 24, 2016, September 19, 2016, September 23, 2016, October 6, 2016, October 12, 2016 and October 20, 2016.


We will provide without charge to any person to whom this prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated by reference, excluding exhibits, unless we have specifically incorporated an exhibit in the incorporated document. Written requests should be directed to: Corporate Secretary, Social Reality, Inc., 456 Seaton Street, Los Angeles, CA  90013.


Each document or report subsequently filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date hereof and prior to the termination of the offering of the securities shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be a part of this prospectus from the date of filing of such document, unless otherwise provided in the relevant document. Any statement contained herein, or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the registration statement and this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of the registration statement or this prospectus.


The information relating to our company contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement is not comprehensive, and you should read it together with the information contained in the incorporated documents.




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DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES


Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation, under specified circumstances, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by third parties by reason of the fact that they were or are directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation, if such directors, officers, employees or agents acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors, officers, employees or agents in connection with the defense or settlement of any action or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant directors, officers, employees or agents are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. Our certificate of incorporation contains a provision which eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, director liability for monetary damages for breaches of the fiduciary duty of care or any other duty as a director.


In addition to the indemnification provided under our certificate of incorporation and by-laws, we have entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of Messrs. Steel, Sumichrast and Dillman as well as Mr. Holsinger, our Chief Revenue Officer. Under these agreements, we have agreed to indemnify the individual (in excess of statutory indemnification) in connection with the occurrence of an indemnifiable event (as that term is defined in the agreement) against any and all expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid in settlement, costs of investigating and defending a proceeding and all other fees, costs and expenses associated therewith. We expect to enter into similar agreements with our remaining directors in the near future.


Insofar as the limitation of, or indemnification for, liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such limitation or indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 



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PART II


INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.


The estimated expenses payable by Social Reality, Inc. in connection with the distribution of the securities being registered are as follows:

 

SEC registration and filing fee

$

2,897.50

Legal fees and expenses

10,000.00

Accounting fees and expenses

5,000.00

EDGAR fees and printing costs

1,500.00

Transfer agent fees

1,000.00

Blue Sky fees and expenses

1,000.00

Miscellaneous

602.50

TOTAL

$

22,000.00


All fees and expenses other than the SEC registration and filing fee are estimated


Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.


Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation, under specified circumstances, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by third parties by reason of the fact that they were or are directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation, if such directors, officers, employees or agents acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors, officers, employees or agents in connection with the defense or settlement of any action or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they shall have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant directors, officers, employees or agents are fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. Our Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision which eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, director liability for monetary damages for breaches of the fiduciary duty of care or any other duty as a director.


We have also entered into indemnification agreements with certain of our directors and executive officers. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to Social Reality, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.  We maintain director and officer liability insurance providing insurance protection for specified liabilities under specified term.


Item 16.

Exhibits.


The exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits of this Registration Statement are filed herewith or are incorporated herein by reference to other filings.




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Item 17.

Undertakings.


(a)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:


 

(1)

to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:


 

(i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;


 

(ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and


 

(iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.


 

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


 

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


 

(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the registrant is relying on Rule 430B of the Securities Act of 1933,


 

(i)

each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and




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(ii)

each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i)(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.  Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.


 

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:


 

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;


 

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;


 

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and


 

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.


(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.




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(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 

(d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:


 

(1)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 will be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.


 

(2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. 




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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on November 22, 2016.


 

Social Reality, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Miglino

 

 

 

Christopher Miglino

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Name

 

Positions

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Christopher Miglino

Christopher Miglino

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ *

Erin DeRuggiero

 

Chief Innovations Officer, director

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ *

Richard Steel

 

President, director

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ *

Kristoffer Nelson

 

Chief Operating Officer, director

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph P. Hannan

Joseph P. Hannan

 

Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ *

Marc Savas

 

Director

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ *

Malcolm Casselle

 

Director

 

November 22, 2016


/s/ *

Martin A. Sumichrast

 

Director

 

November 22, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ *

Rodney J. Dillman

 

Director

 

November 22, 2016


/s/ *

Anthony William Packer

 

Director

 

November 22, 2016


*

/s/ Christopher Miglino, Attorney in fact

 




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Index to Exhibits



Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Class A common stock certificate (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, SEC File No. 001-37916, as filed on October 12, 2016).

5.1

 

Opinion of Pearlman Law Group LLP **

23.1

 

Consent of RBSM LLP *

23.2

 

Consent of Pearlman Law Group LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) **

24.1

 

Power of attorney (included on signature page) **


*

filed herewith.

**

previously filed.