0000950170-23-070062.txt : 20231213 0000950170-23-070062.hdr.sgml : 20231213 20231213162547 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950170-23-070062 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001834045 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 871005902 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-268062 FILM NUMBER: 231484305 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 937 TAHOE BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 210 CITY: INCLINE VILLAGE STATE: NV ZIP: 89451 BUSINESS PHONE: 877-289-9463 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 937 TAHOE BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 210 CITY: INCLINE VILLAGE STATE: NV ZIP: 89451 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20201125 424B3 1 424b3_reg_268062_12.13.2.htm 424B3 424B3

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

(to Prospectus dated November 21, 2023) Registration No. 333-268062

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VINTAGE WINE ESTATES, INC.

27,633,275 Shares of Common Stock

__________________________________________

This prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information contained in the prospectus dated November 21, 2023 (as supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Prospectus”) with the information contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2023. Accordingly, we have attached the Report to this prospectus supplement.

The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement relate to the resale from time to time by the selling securityholders named in the Prospectus or their permitted transferees of up to 27,633,275 shares of our common stock, no par value per share (“common stock”).

This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and if there is any inconsistency between the information in the Prospectus and this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “VWE”. On December 12, 2023, the closing price of our common stock on Nasdaq was $0.50 per share.

Investing in our common stock involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 3 of the Prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if the Prospectus or this prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus supplement is December 13, 2023.

 


 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2023

_______________________________________________

 

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________________________________________________

Nevada

001-40016

87-1005902

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

937 Tahoe Boulevard, Suite 210

Incline Village, Nevada 89451

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 289-9463

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, no par value per share

VWE

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Warrants to purchase common stock

VWEWW

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held the Annual Meeting on December 12, 2023. Of the 59,565,790 shares of common stock, no par value per share (“common stock”), outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 42,586,769 shares of common stock, or 71.5%, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1: Stockholders elected the nine director nominees named in the Proxy Statement, each for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified (or until any such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal).

Director Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes (1)

Patrick Roney

32,901,016

1,047,045

8,638,708

Paul S. Walsh

31,148,620

2,799,441

8,638,708

Robert L. Berner III

31,701,597

2,246,464

8,638,708

Mark W.B. Harms

31,399,380

2,548,681

8,638,708

Candice Koederitz

30,688,704

3,259,357

8,638,708

Jon Moramarco

33,063,052

885,009

8,638,708

Timothy D. Proctor

31,376,541

2,571,520

8,638,708

Lisa M. Schnorr

29,637,307

4,310,754

8,638,708

Jonathan Sebastiani

31,596,838

2,351,223

8,638,708

(1) Broker non-votes represent shares held by broker nominees for beneficial owners that were not voted because the broker nominee did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares on a non-routine proposal.

Proposal 2: The proposal to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to effectuate a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, at a ratio of no less than 1-for-5 and no more than 1-for-25 (the "Reverse Stock Split"), with the final decision of whether to proceed with the Reverse Stock Split, the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split, and the exact ratio of the Reverse Stock Split to be determined by our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion and without further action by our stockholders, for a period of up to one year from December 12, 2023, was approved.

For

Against

Abstentions

40,997,935

1,478,317

110,517

Proposal 3: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 was approved.

For

Against

Abstentions

42,085,124

434,148

67,497

There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposals 2 and 3.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date:

December 12, 2023

/s/ KRISTINA JOHNSTON

Kristina Johnston

Chief Financial Officer

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