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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)

Registration No. 333-269240

 

PROSPECTUS

 

1,250,000 Shares

 

 

Mangoceuticals, Inc.

 

Common Stock

 

This is a firm commitment initial public offering of shares of common stock of Mangoceuticals, Inc. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price per share is $4.00 per share. Our common stock has been approved for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MGRX” and trading of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market began on March 21, 2023.

 

After completion of this offering, Cohen Enterprises, Inc., our largest single shareholder, controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to own 52.2% of our outstanding common stock. We are a “controlled company” as defined under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and are eligible for certain exemptions from these rules, though we do not intend to rely on any such exemptions. See “Risk Factors – Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns greater than 50% of our outstanding common stock” for more information.

 

At the same time as the offering set forth in this prospectus (the “Public Offering Prospectus”), we are registering the resale of 4,765,000 shares of common stock, consisting of 2,765,000 outstanding shares of common stock and 2,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock (the “Resale Prospectus”), under a separate prospectus.

 

   Per Share   Total 
Initial public offering price  $4.00   $5,000,000.00 
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)  $0.28   $350,000.00 
Proceeds to us, before expenses  $3.72   $4,650,000.00 

 

(1) Please refer to the section entitled “Underwriting” for additional information regarding total underwriter compensation. We have agreed to pay the representative of the underwriters a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 1% of gross proceeds and reimburse the representative of the underwriters for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees, up to $230,000. We have also agreed to issue warrants to the representative of the underwriters.

 

We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 45 days after the date of this prospectus to purchase up to 15% of the total number of our shares of common stock to be offered by us pursuant to this offering (excluding shares of common stock subject to this option), solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for future filings.

 

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth under “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 12 of this prospectus before you make your decision to invest in our common stock.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock against payment as set forth under “Underwriting,” on or about March 23, 2023.

 

Boustead Securities, LLC Sutter Securities, Inc.

 

The date of this prospectus is March 20, 2023

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Glossary of Industry Terms ii
About This Prospectus iii
Prospectus Summary 1
The Offering 10
Risk Factors 12
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 39
Use of Proceeds 40
Dividend Policy 41
Capitalization 42
Dilution 43
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 45
Business 49
Management 61
Executive and Director Compensation 69
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions 79
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 81
Description of Capital Stock 82
Shares Eligible for Future Sale 86
Underwriting 88
Legal Matters 93
Experts 93
Changes in Accountants

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Where You Can Find More Information 93
Index to Financial Statements F-1

 

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Glossary of Industry Terms

 

The following are abbreviations, acronyms and definitions of certain terms used in this document, which are commonly used in our industry:

 

“cGMP” means current good manufacturing practice regulations promulgated by the FDA under the authority of the FFDCA. These regulations, which have the force of law, require that manufacturers, processors, and packagers of drugs, medical devices, some food, and blood take proactive steps to ensure that their products are safe, pure, and effective.

 

“FFDCA” means the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which is a set of U.S. laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the FDA to oversee the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.

 

“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which has the goal of making it easier for people to keep health insurance, protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and help the healthcare industry control administrative costs.

 

“HITECH” means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

 

“IU” means International Unit, which is a unit of measurement for the effect, not mass of a substance; the variance is based on the biological activity or effect, for the purpose of easier comparison across similar forms of substances. IUs are used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs.

 

“Individually identifiable health information” is defined by HIPPA to mean information that is a subset of health information, including demographic information collected from an individual, and: (1) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse; and (2) relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and (a) that identifies the individual; or (b) with respect to which there is reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.

 

“Mg” means milligrams.

 

“NCPDP” means the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, which is an American National Standards Institute accredited, standards development organization providing healthcare solutions.

 

“NPI” means National Provider Identifier, which is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers.

 

“PII” means personal identifiable information.

 

“TSBP” means The Texas State Board of Pharmacy, which is the state agency responsible for the licensing/registration of Texas pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies; for establishing regulations for pharmacy practice; and for disciplining licensees and registrants.

 

“URAC” means the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, which is a review accreditation commission which offer health organizations an opportunity to have trained reviewers examine their operations and publicly ensure they are delivering care in a manner consistent with national standards.

 

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About This Prospectus

 

No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in this prospectus in connection with the offer made by this prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs or that information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.

 

For investors outside the United States: We and the underwriters have not done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the shares of our common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

 

Our logo and some of our trademarks and tradenames are used in this prospectus. This prospectus also includes trademarks, tradenames and service marks that are the property of others. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ®, ™ and SM symbols. References to our trademarks, tradenames and service marks are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert to the fullest extent under applicable law our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors if any, nor that respective owners to other intellectual property rights will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. We do not intend the use or display of other companies’ trademarks and trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

 

The market data and certain other statistical information used throughout this prospectus are based on independent industry publications, reports by market research firms or other independent sources that we believe to be reliable sources; and we have not commissioned any of the market or survey data that is presented in this prospectus. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. We are responsible for all of the disclosures contained in this prospectus, and we believe these industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies are reliable. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any third-party information presented in this prospectus, their estimates, in particular, as they relate to projections, involve numerous assumptions, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12 of this prospectus. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. Some market and other data included herein, as well as the data of competitors as they relate to Mangoceuticals, Inc., is also based on our good faith estimates.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Mangoceuticals” refer to Mangoceuticals, Inc.

 

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Prospectus Summary

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our common stock. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section, our historical financial statements and the notes thereto, each included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Overview

 

We plan to connect consumers to licensed healthcare professionals through our recently launched website at www.MangoRX.com for the provision of care via telehealth on our customer portal and plan to also provide access for customers to a licensed pharmacy for online fulfillment and distribution of certain medications that may be prescribed as part of telehealth consultations. To date, we have developed what we believe is a go-to-market strategy inclusive of product development, operations, marketing and advertising; however, we have not produced a significant amount of products and have generated only minimal revenues to date.

 

We have identified men’s wellness telemedicine services and products as a growing sector in recent years and especially related to the areas of erectile dysfunction (“ED”) products. We have developed and are currently in the process of preparing to commercially market a new brand of ED product under the brand name “Mango.” This product is produced at a compounding pharmacy and is available to patients on the determination of a prescribing physician that the compounded drug is necessary for the individual patient. This product currently includes the following three ingredients: Tadalafil (the active ingredient in Cialis) and Oxytocin, which are used in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved drugs; and L-Arginine, an amino acid that is available as a dietary supplement.  However, the fact that Tadalafil and Oxytocin are used in FDA approved drugs, and L-arginine is available as a dietary supplement, does not mean that these ingredients will prove safe when combined into a single formulation to treat ED. We currently offer two dosage levels of our Mango ED product and anticipate doctors prescribing a dosage based on the needs and medical history of the patient. Our Mango ED product currently includes the following amounts of the three ingredients discussed above: (1) Tadalafil (10 milligrams (mg)), Oxytocin (100 International units (IU)) and L-Arginine (50mg); and (2) Tadalafil (20mg), Oxytocin (100IU) and L-Arginine (50mg). Our Mango ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA and instead we plan to produce and sell our products, including our Mango ED product, under an exemption provided by Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as discussed below.

 

We are not aware of any clinical studies involving the administration of tadalafil sublingually at the doses we provide patients, or the compounding of tadalafil, oxytocin, and L-arginine to treat ED, as is contemplated by our ED product. We are, however, aware of other companies that are currently selling oral disintegrating tablets for ED, including those using a combination of Tadalafil and Sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra). Additionally, because our Mango ED product is being specially compounded for the customer by a pharmacist with a physician’s prescription and because the ingredients for our Mango ED product will be publicly disclosed, this product formula can be replicated by other companies.

 

Because our ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA, our product has not had the benefit of the FDA’s clinical trial protocol which seeks to prevent the possibility of serious patient injury and death. If this were to occur, we could be subject to litigation and governmental action, which could result in costly litigation, significant fines, judgments or penalties.

 

We currently anticipate using approximately $1.8 million of the net proceeds of this offering to finance the marketing and operational expenses associated with the planned marketing of our Mango ED product. We launched our website in mid-November 2022. To date, we have sold only a small amount of products and generated only minimal revenues. We plan to market and seek to sell commercial quantities of our Mango ED product in the first quarter of 2023 following this offering.

 

Mango has been formulated as a Rapid Dissolve Tablet (“RDT”) using a sublingual (applied under the tongue) delivery system to bypass the stomach and liver. It is a generally established principle that sublingual drug absorption through the oral mucosa is generally faster than drug absorption through the gastrointestinal tract. This is because sublingual drugs that are absorbed through the oral mucosa directly enter the systemic circulation, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract and first-pass metabolism in the liver (see H. Zhang et al., Oral mucosal drug delivery: clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic applications, 41 Clin Pharmacokinet 661, 662 (2002). Though the active ingredients that comprise our Mango product are meant to treat ED – an issue that according to a 2018 study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has been estimated to affect over one-third of today’s men’s population (with prevalence increasing with age) – we are also aiming to brand ourselves as a lifestyle company marketed to men seeking enhanced sexual vitality, performance, and overall mood and confidence. Mango is expected to be sold exclusively online via our recently launched website at www.MangoRX.com.

 

Our Customer Portal

 

Our customer platform connects consumers to licensed healthcare professionals through our recently launched website at www.MangoRX.com for the provision of care via telehealth and also provides access for customers to our licensed pharmacy for online fulfillment and distribution of certain medications that may be prescribed as part of a telehealth consultation. Additional features to this backend technology solution allow for the creation and management of customer accounts whereby customers will have the ability to login, view and make changes to their respective accounts, including reviewing order history, tracking order shipments, requesting and ordering product refills and making other profile changes such as shipping address and payment changes. Our portal is not unique to the industry and is not anticipated to be difficult or costly to replicate or replace.

 

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The backend technology solution will also house and manage all customer data providing us with additional key functionality, including to provide customer service and support and data analytics for various marketing initiatives and reporting functions.

 

We do not anticipate selling any third-party products via our portal.

 

Our Growth Strategy

 

Our growth strategy includes the following key initiatives:

 

Utilize a variety of marketing channels using data analytics to attract customers

 

We intend to market and advertise our Mango products on a variety of advertising mediums including social media, online search websites, television, radio, out-of-home, and other media channels, to the extent we are legally able to, and in compliance with applicable FDA rules and requirements; however, due to such rules and requirements, we expect that we will be extremely limited in the content of the claims and promotional statements that we will able to make regarding our products under applicable FDA regulations. We believe advertising in a diversified set of media channels will be important to prevent overreliance on any single channel and to maximize the exposure of our brand to our desired customers. We also intend to reach our customers through our own future social media accounts, press coverage and public relations, internally developed educational and lifestyle content, and through engagement of social media influencers, hired and paid celebrities and talent, and physical brand advertising campaigns and in each case subject to applicable rules and regulations, which are expected to significantly limit the content of such marketing materials. We believe that this overall strategy will drive customer traffic to our platform, including direct type-in traffic and organic online search traffic.

 

We also intend to utilize a marketing strategy focused on analytics and data. We have designed our internal systems to measure consumer behavior, including which types of consumers generate more revenue in their first purchase, generate more revenue over time, generate more gross profit from their purchases, and which types of consumers are most valuable over their lifetime. We also plan on measuring the effectiveness of our marketing budgets and the rate of return we generate from our marketing campaigns. We have retained and plan on using an outside marketing and advertising firm to assist management in identifying marketing and advertising campaigns, media purchases and mediums, and seeking to drive a sufficient rate of return from our marketing and advertising budgets.

 

Invest in our telemedicine platform to enable sales throughout the United States

 

We plan to utilize both a synchronous and asynchronous approach through our telemedicine platform, connecting customers through our platform and contracted physicians and pharmacy. An asynchronous visit allows a physician to verify the patient’s identity, demographics and collect the medical history online without needing to physically see or speak to the patient while a synchronous visit requires the doctor to either speak directly to the patient and/or see the patient either via video conference or in person. As discussed above, we initially plan to focus our sales in the 41 states where our related party pharmacy is licensed, with the goal of eventually undertaking sales across all 50 states, pending licensing approvals of our related party pharmacy.

 

Provide subscription plans for recurring revenue and introduction of new products

 

We intend to provide our customers with an option to purchase our Mango products on a subscription basis. Subscription plans are expected to provide an easy and convenient way for customers to get ongoing treatment while simultaneously providing us with predictability through a recurring revenue stream.

 

For subscription plans, we expect that customers will be able to select a desired timeframe in which to receive products, which we expect will range from once every month to once every six months, depending on several factors. The customer will then be billed on a recurring basis based on the selected timeframe and specified quantity of product, which will be shipped after each billing from our contracted pharmacy (Epiq Scripts (defined and discussed below)). Customers will be able to cancel subscriptions in between billing periods to stop receiving additional products and reactivate subscriptions. Our integrated technology platform is expected to allow us to efficiently serve customers from customer discovery, through the purchase of products on our website, to connecting customers with medical providers for telehealth consultations (through our contracted physician network (which is contracted through Epiq Scripts (defined and discussed below)), to the fulfillment and delivery of orders (through our contracted pharmacy), and finally through ongoing management by medical providers (also through our contracted physician network). We expect that our platform will provide us cost advantages and efficiencies to offer customers affordable prices and generate increased revenues over time.

 

 

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We intend to launch new products over time and offer additional subscription-based offerings which we hope will result in growth in revenue through recurring revenue streams.

 

The Market for ED Products

 

According to a January 2022 report published by Verified Market Research, the Global Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Market size was valued at $3.63 billion in 2020, mainly due to the increase in patient awareness and the early adoption of sedentary lifestyle. Verified Market Research also projects that the total Global Dysfunction Drugs Market size will contract to $2.95 billion in 2028. The expected reason for this contraction is poor patient compliance with erectile dysfunction drugs and the future availability of cost-effective imitation medicines, as well as side effects of ED drugs. We do not anticipate our Mango ED drug suffering from these limitations, as we believe our product is easy to use and we plan to price our product competitively. Separately, Grand View Research, in a July 2022 report, projects that the U.S. market (where we initially plan to market our ED product) for erectile dysfunction drugs which is estimated at approximately $1.1 billion as of 2021, will increase at a 7.4% compound annual growth rate though 2030.

 

Further, it is estimated that nearly 3-in-5 men questioned in the U.S. have suffered from erectile dysfunction, according to a survey reported in February 2022 by LetsGetChecked, a leading at-home health screening and insights company (based on research carried out by Opinium Research among 2,006 men in the U.S., 1,178 of whom had previously experienced erectile dysfunction, from February 7-10, 2020). According to that study, age isn’t that big a factor either, with 56% of men 18 to 34 years old being affected, compared to 63% of those over the age of 55. The study also determined that most men blame psychological factors for ED – with 41% blaming stress, 34% blaming having “too much on their mind,” and 31% believing it is performance anxiety.

 

Competition and Competitive Advantages

 

We plan to mainly compete with other companies offering men’s wellness products, including Hims & Hers Health, Inc. and Roman. With our Mango product, we will also be competing against much larger pharmaceutical companies which offer ED branded drugs like Viagra (Pfizer) and Cialis (marketed by Lilly ICOS LLC, a joint venture between Eli Lilly and Company and ICOS Corporation) and their generic forms. These companies have much greater resources than we do and well-known brand names.

 

Our future men’s wellness products will also likely need to compete against other traditional healthcare providers, pharmacies, and large retailers that sell non-prescription products.

 

Furthermore, we will need to compete with other companies, which have greater resources and a greater advertising budget, and which are also selling Tadalafil (or similar products) in an oral disintegrating tablet. For example, we are aware of other companies that are currently selling oral disintegrating tablets for ED, including those using a combination of Tadalafil and Sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra).

 

We intend to compete against these competitors based on our branding, advertising, unique compounding, and delivery system (i.e., our Mango product has been designed to be taken sublingually, rather than in pill form).

 

Relative to other online direct to consumer telemedicine companies that are selling generic ED medication, we have priced our Mango ED product at a premium, due to the cost of compounding the product and the use of multiple ingredients. We are currently aware of a handful of other direct to consumer companies that are also selling compounded ED medications and who are selling their products at a higher price than Mango’s current price. When comparing the current market for various pharmaceutical related ED products, we have attempted to position our pricing to be slightly above average as we anticipate marketing Mango to a demographic that will pay a premium what we believe to be a premium product relative to the competition for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

 

Regulatory Environment

 

We plan to produce and sell our products, including our Mango ED product under an exemption provided by Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FFDCA Act”). Section 503A describes the conditions under which compounded human drug products are exempt from the FFDCA Act sections on FDA approval, current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) requirements, and labeling with adequate directions for use. One of these conditions is that the drugs must be compounded based on the receipt of valid patient-specific prescriptions; another condition limits “copying” of FDA-approved products, which restricts compounding drugs that have the same active ingredients and route of administration as FDA-approved products that are commercially available. The FDA also prohibits any marketing or promotional statements that are “false or misleading in any particular,” including making any unsupported superiority claims against other products or the failure to disclose a material fact.

 

 

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Notwithstanding the above, under relevant FDA guidance, the FDA generally does not consider a compounded drug to be “essentially a copy” of a commercially available drug if the compounded drug has a different route of administration as compared with the approved alternative, and our Mango ED product is for a different route of administration (e.g., sublingual). In addition, the FDA does not consider a compounded drug to be “essentially a copy” of a commercially available drug if the approved product cannot be used for the prescribed route of administration, which is available in the compounded version (which we believe it cannot, as discussed below). Finally, we do not expect that we will be deemed to have engaged in such “copying”, because our Mango ED product is based on a prescriber’s determination for each patient that the change associated with the compounded product (our Mango ED product) produces for the patient a significant difference as compared with the commercially available drug product. Under relevant FDA guidance, the FDA does not consider a compounded drug “essentially a copy” if a prescriber determines that there is a change, made for an identified individual patient, which produces for that patient a significant difference from the commercially available product.

 

Under Section 503A of the FFDCA Act, it is the prescribing practitioner who determines if a compounded drug is necessary for the identified patient and whether the change associated with the compounded product produces for the patient a significant difference as compared with the commercially available drug product. FDA’s guidance states that the FDA generally does not intend to question prescriber determinations that are appropriately documented. Our Mango ED compounded product has been formulated as a Rapid Dissolve Tablet using a sublingual (applied under the tongue) delivery system to bypass the stomach and liver. We believe this will offer a significant difference based on the fact that the approved versions are not available in the same route of administration (i.e., sublingual). A sublingual formulation may be able to meet the clinical needs of a particular patient who desires a more rapid onset of action compared to an FDA-approved oral formulation. In addition, because the prevalence of ED generally increases with age, older patients who may have difficulty swallowing an FDA-approved oral formulation may benefit from a sublingual formulation that dissolves under the tongue.

 

Compounded drugs, like our Mango ED product, are not FDA-approved. This means that the FDA does not verify the safety or effectiveness of such drugs. Instead, consumers rely on the determination of a prescribing physician that the compounded drug is necessary for the individual patient. Compounded drugs also lack an FDA finding of manufacturing quality before such drugs are marketed.

 

The FDA has the authority to impose significant restrictions on products through regulations on advertising, promotional and distribution activities. In particular, the FDA will object to any promotional activity (including through testimonials and surrogates) that is “false or misleading in any particular,” including the failure to disclose material facts. For example, the FDA will expect adequate substantiation for an efficacy claim, which would require substantial evidence derived from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. We believe we can conduct truthful and non-misleading promotional activities, including activities involving the use of testimonials and surrogates, with limited claims that do not require substantial evidence derived from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials and which do not include efficacy claims.

 

We are also aware of data in the scientific literature supporting how the proposed combination of the compounds which make up our Mango ED product (i.e., tadalafil, oxytocin, and L-arginine) might be expected to perform in ED patients. Previous clinical studies (none of which we have paid for or undertaken ourselves) have suggested that tadalafil and L-arginine in combination for treatment of ED may be more effective than either compound alone—This is because L-arginine may increase nitric oxide, that in turn may increase cyclic guanosine monophosphate, which has relaxation and vasodilation (dilatation of blood vessels) effects on smooth muscle to assist in the treatment of ED. Furthermore, oxytocin is a neurotransmitter linked to increased levels of social interaction, well-being, and anti-stress effects and clinical studies suggest administration of oxytocin may stimulate certain aspects of social interaction, and may cause anti-anxiety and anti-stress effects.

 

Neither we, nor our representatives have had any conversations with the FDA staff regarding whether our Mango ED product can be sold pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA Act and future conversations with the FDA may result in the FDA staff raising issues with such sales pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA, requiring certain pre-requisites or changes to our current business plan, which may be costly or time consuming, and/or may result in us being prohibited from selling our Mango ED product pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA Act.

 

 

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Our Contracted Telehealth Provider

 

In many states, including Texas where we are located, the corporate practice of medicine doctrine prohibits corporations from practicing medicine and from employing physicians to provide professional medical services. Many states that recognize this doctrine also prohibit physicians from agreeing to share the fees they receive for professional services with unlicensed entities or individuals, a practice that is commonly known as “fee splitting.” The requirements for compliance with any applicable corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting restrictions vary among the states. In Texas, for example, there is no statute that expressly prohibits fee splitting, but the corporate practice of medicine doctrine has been interpreted to prohibit physicians from ceding control over their fee structures to corporate entities or giving a substantial portion of the fees received to corporate entities.

 

In order to comply with the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting restrictions, we do not employ or directly contract with individual physicians or physician groups, nor do we control their medical decision-making or charges. Rather, on August 1, 2022, we entered into a Physician Services Agreement (the “Physicians Agreement”) with BrighterMD, LLC doing business as Doctegrity (“Doctegrity”), as discussed in further detail below under, which has agreed to make available to us, healthcare professionals, to allow them to provide clinical services directly to our future customers via telehealth. We plan to integrate these healthcare professionals to allow for telehealth consultations and related services on our Mangoceuticals platform which has been developed and is complete. This platform is the backbone of our business as it connects consumers with both the medical provider and the pharmacy for fulfillment. It is also the system that we will use to create marketing funnels for outgoing marketing, customer management and support, and analytics for future sales.

 

Physician Services Agreement with Doctegrity

 

Pursuant to the Physicians Agreement, Doctegrity, which provides online telemedicine technology services and provides access to independently contracted licensed physicians and providers, agreed to (a) arrange for the services of a physician or, where appropriate, a mid-level practitioner with delegated authority from a physician, licensed in the appropriate state the practice of medicine will take place, who will establish a physician/patient relationship with patients associated with our platform in accordance with the laws and regulations of the appropriate state(s) and also provide physician review and assessment and quality control of our or related brands’ advertising of services, medical questionnaires and related prescription requests; and (b) provide an asynchronous telehealth platform (and in certain cases, synchronous capabilities in certain U.S. states where and when available and applicable) which provides patient access to licensed physicians in the state from which the patient, who is participating under our platform, resides.

 

We chose to contract with Doctegrity after reviewing and comparing the fees and services offered by similar telehealth platform companies that facilitate visits between health care professionals and patients.

 

After a patient visits our website and submits a request for a consultation with a health care professional, Doctegrity will communicate the patient’s information to one of its affiliated physicians. Doctegrity and the physicians will be responsible for conducting the telehealth consultation and any ongoing communication with the patient in accordance with applicable laws. The physicians will make a determination, in their sole discretion, as to whether or not to prescribe our products (initially our Mango ED product) to potential customers. If the physicians prescribe our Mango ED product, then the customers will pay us for our products. In turn, Epiq Scripts, LLC, pursuant to the Master Services Agreement discussed below, will be provided information on the customer and compounding of our product, will compound the product, and ship the product to customers using packaging and shipping materials which we supply.

 

We will pay Doctegrity for each physician visit conducted in response to request made by a patient on our website, regardless of whether the physician prescribes our product to the patient. The fee we pay Doctegrity is fixed, set in advance and was negotiated at arms’ length after comparing the prices offered by similar services. We are not a party to any contracts between Doctegrity and any health professionals or physician groups and do not control how Doctegrity reimburses these providers.

 

Although our arrangement with Doctegrity, as summarized above, is structured to comply with applicable laws, including those restricting the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting, there may be a risk that a state agency, now or in the future as these laws (and interpretations of them) evolve, would conclude that the arrangement and fee structure between Doctegrity and its contracted physicians and/or our agreement with Doctegrity violates the corporate practice of medicine doctrine and fee splitting restrictions in Texas or in another state where a patient who uses our Mangoceuticals platform is located.

 

The Physicians Agreement has a term of one year subject to automatic one-year renewals unless and until terminated in accordance with the Physicians Agreement, including by either party with 90 days’ prior written notice with or without cause and for cause with ten days’ written notice.

 

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Master Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts

 

On September 1, 2022, and effective on August 30, 2022, we entered into a Master Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts, LLC (“Epiq Scripts”), which at the time was 51%-owned by American International Holdings Corp (“American International”). Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of, and had voting control over, American International at the time of the entry into the Master Services Agreement. As discussed under “Company Information and Formation,” our company was wholly-owned by American International until April 16, 2022, when control of our company was sold to Cohen Enterprises, which is owned by Mr. Cohen. Epiq Scripts is a newly formed entity, having being formed in January 2022, and to date has only recently began compounding drugs for patients. On February 15, 2023, the 51% of Epiq Scripts then owned by American International was transferred to Mr. Cohen as part of an exchange transaction, whereby Mr. Cohen agreed to cancel his preferred stock of American International, which provided him voting control over American International, in exchange for among other assets, American International’s ownership of Epiq Scripts. As a result, Epiq Scripts is currently 51% owned by Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Mr. Cohen has served as the co-Manager of Eqiq Scripts since January 2022.

 

Pursuant to the Master Services Agreement and a related statement of work (“SOW”), Epiq Scripts agreed to provide pharmacy and related services to us, we agreed to exclusively use Epiq Scripts as the provider of the Services (defined below) during the term of the agreement, so long as Epiq Scripts complies with the terms of the Master Services Agreement. The agreement also includes a 30-day right of first refusal for Epiq Scripts to provide pharmacy services for any new product that Mango may introduce during the term of the agreement.

 

Pursuant to the SOW, Epiq Scripts agreed to provide for the online fulfillment, specialty compounding, packaging, shipping, dispensing and distribution (collectively, the “Services”) of products sold exclusively via our website that may be prescribed as part of a telehealth consultation on our platform. Epiq Scripts also agreed to provide mail service pharmacy services to us on an exclusive basis during the term of the SOW.

 

We agreed to provide Epiq Scripts with all custom packaging materials, including but not limited to, individual sachet and/or blister packaging materials, outer box packaging, and any custom inserts and/or marketing information to accompany the prescription shipment, if any and to provide Epiq Scripts with quarterly sales forecasts to ensure Epiq Scripts has enough packaging materials on hand to cover a 90-day period. We agreed to pay for all direct shipping, delivery and related courier costs and to provide Epiq Scripts with direct access to any online accounts to access and generate shipping labels for the fulfillment and delivery of our products.

 

The SOW has a term through December 31, 2025, automatically renewable thereafter for successive one-year terms unless either party terminates the agreement at least 90 days before renewal thereof and the SOW is subject to the same termination rights of the parties as set forth in the Master Services Agreement (discussed below).

 

Pursuant to the SOW, we agreed to pay Epiq Scripts certain fixed rate fees for prescription fulfillment, processing and packaging (per prescription) and drug compounding (per pill), provided the per pill rate is reduced upon us exceeding 3,500 product packages per month.

 

Under the Master Services Agreement, we are solely responsible for billing and collecting funds from our customers and Epiq Scripts is paid out of funds that we actually collect.

 

We paid Epiq Scripts a total of $60,000 upon our entry into the Master Services Agreement, comprising $45,000 as a one-time non-refundable technology systems setup and implementation fee and $15,000 as an upfront retainer to be credited towards the future provision of pharmacy and related services as outlined and detailed in the Master Services Agreement and SOW, of which $11,745 remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022. All costs related to the pharmacy services provided by Epiq Scripts are listed as related party costs of revenues on our statement of operations.

 

The Master Services Agreement has a term of five years, automatically renewable to additional one-year terms thereafter unless either party provides the other notice of termination at least 90 days prior to the date of automatic renewal. The Master Services Agreement can be terminated (i) upon breach of the agreement by the other party, subject to a 90-day cure right, (ii) if a party enters into bankruptcy or fails to pay its debts as they become due, or (iii) if Epiq Scripts becomes unable to perform the services covered by the Master Services Agreement and any statements of work associated therewith.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, and in conjunction with the Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work, the Company prepaid Epiq Scripts $15,000 as a retainer to be credited towards the future provision of pharmacy and related services as outlined and detailed in the Master Services Agreement and SOW, of which $11,745 remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022. All costs related to the pharmacy services provided by Epiq Scripts are listed as related party costs of revenues on our statement of operations.

 

Epiq Scripts is located in Texas, and has filed with the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (“URAC”) to obtain its pharmacy accreditation and obtained its first state license in the State of Texas in February 2022. Epiq Scripts currently has State Board of Pharmacy (or its equivalent) licenses to operate in 41 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming and plans to eventually obtain licenses in all 50 states by the end of the first quarter of 2023, with some state licenses easier to obtain and quicker to obtain than others. Although Epiq Scripts is physically located in Texas, it can ship products to customers in each state in which it holds a license.

 

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As a result of the above, Epiq Scripts can currently only provide the Services to us in the 41 states described above, and we will be unable to sell its products to any customers in any states other than those named above, until Epiq Scripts is able to obtain licenses in other states and will thereafter be limited to selling products to customers only in the states in which Epiq Scripts holds licenses.

 

Pre-IPO Bridge Financing

 

In August 2022, we initiated a private placement of up to $2 million of units to accredited investors, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock, at a price of $1.00 per unit. The warrants have a five-year term (from each closing date that units were sold) and an exercise price of $1.00 per share. If at any time after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise the warrants, the holder of the warrants may elect a cashless exercise of the warrants. Boustead Securities, LLC, the representative of the underwriters in this offering, served as the placement agent in connection with the private placement. In total, we sold an aggregate of 2,000,000 units for $2,000,000 to 23 accredited investors between August 16, 2022 and December 22, 2022, the end date of the offering, pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”)

 

Although COVID-19 has had a major impact on businesses around the world, to date, due to our limited operations, we have not experienced any negative impacts from COVID-19; however, the full extent to which COVID-19 will ultimately impact us depends on future unknowable developments, including the duration and spread of the virus, as well as potential new seasonal outbreaks, the efficacy of vaccines, and the willingness of individuals to take such vaccines, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

 

Selected Risks Associated with Our Company

 

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  We have a limited operating history, have produced only a limited amount of products and have generated only minimal revenues to date;
     
  Our ability to execute our growth strategy and scale our operations and risks associated with such growth, and our ability to attract members and customers;
     
  The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and governmental responses thereto on our operations, those of our vendors, our customers and members and the economy in general;
     
  Risks associated with our ED product which has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA and has not had the benefit of the FDA’s clinical trial protocol which seeks to prevent the possibility of serious patient injury and death;
     
  Risks that the FDA may determine that the compounding of our planned products does not fall within the exemption from the FFDCA Act provided by Section 503A;
     
  Risks associated with related party relationships and agreements;
     
  The effect of data security breaches, malicious code and/or hackers;
     
  Competition and our ability to create a well-known brand name;
     
  Changes in consumer tastes and preferences;
     
  Material changes and/or terminations of our relationships with key parties;

 

 

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  Significant product returns from customers, product liability, recalls and litigation associated with tainted products or products found to cause health issues;
     
  Our ability to innovate, expand our offerings and compete against competitors which may have greater resources;
     
  Our significant reliance on related party transactions;
     
  Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jacob D. Cohen, has majority voting control over the company which may deter some investors;
     
  Our ability to prevent credit card and payment fraud;
     
  Risks associated with inflation, and increases in interest rates and economic downturns, including potential recessions, as well as macroeconomic, geopolitical, health and industry trends, pandemics, acts of war (including the ongoing Ukraine/Russian conflict) and other large-scale crises;
     
  The risk of unauthorized access to confidential information;
     
  Our ability to protect our intellectual property and trade secrets, claims from third-parties that we have violated their intellectual property or trade secrets and potential lawsuits in connection therewith;
     
  Our and our providers’ ability to comply with government regulations, changing regulations and laws, penalties associated with any non-compliance (inadvertent or otherwise), the effect of new laws or regulations, and our ability to comply with such new laws or regulations;
     
  Our reliance on our current management and the terms of their employment agreements with us;
     
  The outcome of future lawsuits, litigation, regulatory matters or claims;
     
  The fact that certain recent initial public offerings of companies with public floats comparable to the anticipated public float of the Company have experienced extreme volatility that was seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of the respective company; and the fact that we may experience similar volatility, which may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the value of our common stock;
     
  Certain terms and provisions of our governing documents which may prevent a change of control, and which provide for indemnification of officers and directors, limit the liability of officers or directors, and provide for the board of director’s ability to issue blank check preferred stock; and
     
  The anticipated volatile nature of the trading price of our common stock following this offering; dilution experienced by investors in the offering; and dilution which may be caused by future sales of securities.

 

Company Information and Formation

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 15110 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75248, and our telephone number is (214) 242-9619. Our principal website address is www.MangoRX.com. The information on or accessible through our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

The Company was formed as a Texas corporation on October 7, 2021. At the time of the formation of the Company, the Company was wholly-owned by American International. Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, previously held majority voting control over American International through February 15, 2023, and also serves as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of American International.

 

American International formed the Company with the intent of focusing on developing, marketing and selling a variety of men’s wellness products and services via a telemedicine platform.

 

On June 16, 2022, American International entered into and closed the transactions contemplated by a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Cohen Enterprises, Inc. (“Cohen Enterprises”), which is owned by Mr. Cohen, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and who is also the majority shareholder of the Company.

 

 

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American International originally determined to divest its interests in the Company in order to focus on developing its pharmacy business through its 51% ownership of Epiq Scripts (ownership of which has since been transferred to Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as discussed above), which entity the Company has entered into the Master Services Agreement with as discussed above.

 

Pursuant to the SPA, American International sold 8,000,000 shares of the outstanding common stock of the Company which represented 80% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, to Cohen Enterprises in consideration for $90,000, which was approximately the same amount that had been advanced to the Company from American International through the date of the SPA ($89,200). Cohen Enterprises also acquired the right to be repaid the $89,200 advanced from American International to the Company, from the Company, pursuant to the terms of the SPA. As a result of the closing of the SPA, Cohen Enterprises increased its ownership of the Company to 90%, and American International completely divested its interest in the Company.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

As a company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we have elected to take advantage of reduced reporting requirements and are relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. As an emerging growth company:

 

● we may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;

 

● we are exempt from the requirement to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on whether we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

● we are permitted to provide less extensive disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements; and

 

● we are not required to give our shareholders non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

 

We may take advantage of these provisions until December 31, 2028 (the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering) if we continue to be an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our shares held by non-affiliates or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced burdens. We have elected to provide two years of audited financial statements. Additionally, we have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

 

Controlled Company

 

Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal shareholder (through an entity which he owns), currently controls approximately 56.9% of the voting power of our capital stock (based on shares of common stock outstanding as of March 20, 2023) and will control 52.2% of the voting power of our capital stock upon completion of this offering, and we are therefore a “controlled company” as defined under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. We do not currently intend to rely on the controlled company exemptions provided under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, which would otherwise permit us to rely on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including: (a) an exemption from the rule that a majority of our Board of Directors must be independent directors; (b) an exemption from the rule that the compensation of our chief executive officer must be determined or recommended solely by independent directors; and (c) an exemption from the rule that our director nominees must be selected or recommended solely by independent directors. Notwithstanding the above, we may rely on any or all of these “controlled company” exceptions in the future. We also do not plan to rely on any “phase-in” schedule allowed pursuant to applicable Nasdaq corporate governance rules associated with being a new public company.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Common stock we are offering   1,250,000 shares (or 1,437,500 shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
     
Over-allotment option  

We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 187,500 shares of common stock (equal to 15% of the number of shares of common stock sold in the offering) from us, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions shown on the cover page of this prospectus. The underwriters may exercise this option in full or in part at any time and from time to time until 45 days after the date of this prospectus.

 

Common stock outstanding immediately before this offering   14,065,000 shares
     
Common stock outstanding immediately after this offering   15,315,000 shares, or 15,502,500 shares if the over-allotment option is exercised in full.
     
Use of proceeds   We expect to receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $4.4 million (or approximately $5.0 million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase 187,500 additional shares of our common stock), based on the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. We currently intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering to finance the marketing and operational expenses associated with the planned marketing of our Mango ED product, for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses, hiring additional personnel to build organizational talent and capital expenditures. In addition, we may use a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to finance future acquisitions or invest in complementary businesses, services, technologies, or intellectual property rights. However, we do not have any agreements or commitments with respect to any such acquisitions or investments at this time. See “Use of Proceeds.”
     
Risk Factors   The purchase of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The common stock offered in this prospectus is for investment purposes only and currently no market exists for our common stock. Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” before making an investment in our common stock.
     
Lock-up   We, our directors, executive officers, and shareholders holding 5% or more of our outstanding common stock have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any of our securities for a period of 12 months following the closing of the offering of the shares, subject to certain exceptions, and shareholders holding between 1% and 4.99% of our outstanding common stock have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any of our securities for a period of six months following the closing of the offering of the shares, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the above, no shares of common stock that are included in the Resale Prospectus are subject to such lock-up agreements. See “Underwriting” for more information.
     
Trading market and symbol  

Our common stock has been approved for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MGRX” and trading of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market began on March 21, 2023.

 

Unless we indicate otherwise, all information in this prospectus:

 

  is based on 14,065,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 20, 2023;
     
  assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional 187,500 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any;
     
  assumes no exercise of outstanding options to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share;
     
   ● assumes no exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share;
     
 

assumes no exercise of warrants to purchase shares of common stock expected to be issued to the representative of the underwriters as underwriting consideration as discussed under “Underwriting” below; and

     
  excludes 1,850,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

 

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Summary Financial Data

 

The following table presents our summary historical financial data for the periods indicated. The summary historical financial data for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from October 7, 2021 (Inception) through December 31, 2021 are derived from the audited financial statements included herein.

 

Historical results are included for illustrative and informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of results we expect in future periods, and results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. You should read the following summary financial data in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Statements of Operations Data:  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
  

From

October 7, 2021

(Inception) to

December 31, 2021

 
         
Revenues  $8,939     
Cost of revenues   (4,089)    
General and administrative expenses   1,996,432    17,520 
Imputed interest   6,473    181 
Net loss  $(1,998,055)   (17,701)

 

   December 31, 2022 
Balance Sheet Data:  Actual   As Adjusted(1) 
         
Cash and cash equivalents  $682,860   $5,034,860 
Total assets   1,003,287    5,355,287 
Debt(2)   167,460    167,460 
Working capital   434,028    4,786,028 
Accumulated deficit   (2,015,756)   (2,015,756)
Total stockholders’ equity   614,030    4,964,693 

 

  (1) The As Adjusted column gives effect to the sale of 1,250,000 shares of common stock in this offering based on the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, less the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. See also “Capitalization” below.
     
  (2) Represents $89,200 of notes payable owed to Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and $78,260 of notes payable owed to a third party in connection with the purchase of equipment.

 

 

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Risk Factors

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider each of the following risks, together with all other information set forth in this prospectus, including the financial statements and the related notes, before making a decision to buy our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to our Operating History and Need for Funding

 

We were recently formed, have a limited operating history and have generated only limited revenues to date and there is no assurance that we can generate revenues or sell any commercial amount of our products in the future.

 

We were only recently formed and have limited operating history. We launched our website in mid-November 2022. To date we have sold only a small amount of products and generated only minimal revenues. We plan to market and seek to sell commercial quantities of our Mango erectile dysfunction (“ED”) product in the first quarter of 2023 following this offering. There is no assurance that we can generate commercial revenues or sell any of its products in the marketplace, and even if revenues are generated there is no assurance that we can generate sufficient net income to support its operations. As reflected in the accompanying financials, the Company had a net loss of $1,998,055 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and an accumulated deficit of $2,015,756 as of December 31, 2022. The Company will need to raise additional capital to successfully execute its business plan of which there can be no assurance.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. The financial statements included herein also include a going concern footnote from our auditors.

 

Since we have a limited operating history, it is difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business and our business is in a relatively new consumer product segment, which is difficult to forecast.

 

Our limited operating history in the health and wellness industry may hinder our ability to successfully meet our objectives and makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business or prospective operations. As an early-stage company, we are subject to all the risks inherent in the financing, expenditures, operations, regulatory compliance, complications and delays inherent in a new business. Accordingly, our business and success face risks from uncertainties faced by developing companies in a competitive environment. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, regulatory challenges, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the formation of a new business, the development of a new strategy and the competitive environment in which we will operate. There can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful or that we will ultimately be able to attain profitability.

 

Additionally, our industry segment is relatively new, and is constantly evolving. As a result, there is a lack of available information with which to forecast industry trends or patterns. There is no assurance that sustainable industry trends or preferences will develop that will lead to predictable growth or earnings forecasts for individual companies or the industry segment as a whole. We are also unable to determine what impact future governmental regulation may have on trends and preferences or patterns within our industry segment.

 

We will need additional capital which may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all, and this raises questions about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

We need capital to support our operations and to commercialize our current Mango ED product. We may also require additional funding in the future to support our operations, expand our product line, pay expenses, or expand or complete acquisitions. The most likely source of future funds presently available to us will be through the sale of equity capital or debt. Any sale of share capital will result in dilution to existing shareholders. Furthermore, we may incur debt in the future, and may not have sufficient funds to repay our future indebtedness or may default on our future debts, jeopardizing our business viability.

 

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We may not be able to borrow or raise additional capital in the future to meet our needs or to otherwise provide the capital necessary to expand our operations and business, which might result in the value of our securities decreasing in value or becoming worthless. Additional financing may not be available to us on terms that are acceptable. Consequently, we may not be able to proceed with our intended business plans. Obtaining additional financing contains risks, including:

 

  additional equity financing may not be available to us on satisfactory terms and any equity we are able to issue could lead to dilution for current shareholders;
     
  loans or other debt instruments may have terms and/or conditions, such as interest rate, restrictive covenants and control or revocation provisions, which are not acceptable to management or our directors;
     
  the current environment in capital markets combined with our capital constraints may prevent us from being able to obtain adequate debt financing; and
     
  if we fail to obtain required additional financing to commercialize our products and grow our business, we would need to delay or scale back our business plan, reduce our operating costs, or delay product launches, each of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, future prospects, and financial condition.

 

Additionally, we may have difficulty obtaining additional funding, and we may have to accept terms that would adversely affect our shareholders. For example, the terms of any future financings may impose restrictions on our right to declare dividends (provided that none are currently planned) or on the manner in which we conduct our business. Additionally, lending institutions or private investors may impose restrictions on a future decision by us to make capital expenditures, acquisitions or significant asset sales. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we may be forced to curtail or even abandon our business plan.

 

Risks Related to Our Business Activities

 

We may not be able to successfully commercialize our Mango ED product or any other potential future men’s wellness products.

 

We may not be able to effectively commercialize our Mango ED product or any other potential future men’s wellness products. If we are unable to successfully commercialize our Mango ED product or successfully develop, produce, launch and commercialize any other potential future men’s wellness products, our ability to generate product sales will be severely limited, which will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

We expect to face intense competition, often from companies with greater resources and experience than we have.

 

The health, wellness, and telemedicine industries are highly competitive and subject to rapid change. The industries continue to expand and evolve as an increasing number of competitors and potential competitors enter the market. Many of these competitors and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technological, managerial and research and development resources and experience than we have. We plan to mainly compete with other companies offering men’s wellness products, including Hims & Hers Health, Inc. and Roman, and with our Mango ED product, we will also be competing against much larger pharmaceutical companies who offer ED branded drugs like Viagra (Pfizer) and Cialis (marketed by Lilly ICOS LLC, a joint venture between Eli Lilly and Company and ICOS Corporation) and their generic forms. The majority of these competitors and potential competitors have more experience than we have in the development of health and wellness services and products. In addition, our planned services and products will compete with service and product offerings from large and well-established companies that have greater marketing and sales experience and capabilities than we or the parties with which we contract have. If we are unable to compete successfully, we may be unable to grow and sustain our revenue.

 

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We believe that our ability to compete depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including:

 

  our marketing efforts;
     
  the flexibility and variety of our product offerings relative to our competitors, and our ability to timely launch new product initiatives;
     
  the quality and price of products offered by us and our competitors;
     
  our reputation and brand strength relative to our competitors;
     
  customer satisfaction;
     
  the size and composition of our customer base;
     
  the convenience of the experience that we provide;
     
  our ability to comply with, and manage the costs of complying with, laws and regulations applicable to our business; and
     
  our ability to cost-effectively source and distribute the products we offer and to manage our operation.

 

Many competitors also have longer operating histories, and will have larger fulfillment infrastructures, greater technical capabilities, faster shipping times, lower-cost shipping, lower operating costs, greater financial, marketing, institutional and other resources and larger consumer bases than we do. These factors may also allow our competitors to derive greater revenue and profits from their existing consumer bases, acquire consumers at lower costs or respond more quickly than we will be able to, to new or emerging technologies and changes in product trends and consumer shopping behavior. These competitors may engage in more extensive research and development efforts, enter or expand their presence in any or all of the ecommerce or retail channels where we plan to compete, undertake more far-reaching marketing campaigns, and adopt more aggressive pricing policies, which may allow them to build larger consumer bases or generate revenue from their existing consumer bases more effectively than we will be able to. As a result, these competitors may be able to offer comparable or substitute products to consumers at similar or lower costs. This could put pressure on us to lower our prices, resulting in lower revenue and margins or cause us to lose market share even if we lower prices.

 

Furthermore, companies with greater resources or more well-known brand names may attempt to compete with us, and as a result, we may lose current or potential customers and may be unable to generate sufficient revenues to support our operations, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to grow and our results of operations.

 

We cannot be certain that we will successfully compete with larger competitors that have greater financial, sales, technical and other resources. Companies with greater resources may acquire our competitors or launch new products, and they may be able to use their resources and scale to respond to competitive pressures and changes in consumer preferences by reducing prices or increasing promotional activities, among other things.

 

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If we fail to successfully provide a good customer experience, including by developing new product offerings, our ability to attract members and customers may be materially adversely affected.

 

Our ability to obtain customers and retain future customers, attract customers and increase customer engagement with us will depend in part on our ability to successfully implement and improve our customer experience, including by continuing to create and introduce new product offerings, improving upon and enhancing our existing product offerings and strengthening our customers interactions with our brand and products. If new or enhanced product offerings are unsuccessful, we may be unable to attract or retain customers and our operating results could be materially adversely affected. Furthermore, new or shifting customer demands, tastes or interests, superior competitive offerings or a deterioration in our product offering quality or our ability to bring new or enhanced product offerings to market quickly and efficiently could negatively affect the attractiveness of our products and the economics of our business and require us to make substantial changes to and additional investments in our product offerings or business model.

 

We may expend our limited resources to pursue particular products or services and may fail to capitalize on products or services that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success.

 

Because we have limited financial and managerial resources, we must focus our efforts on particular service programs and products. As a result, we may forego or delay pursuit of opportunities with other services or products that later prove to have greater commercial potential. Our resource allocation decisions may cause us to fail to capitalize on viable commercial products or profitable market opportunities. Any such failure could result in missed opportunities and/or our focus on products or services with low market potential, which would harm our business and financial condition. Our current use of proceeds is specifically focused on, among other things, branding, marketing and selling Mangoceuticals’ ED product, and does not include and capital allocated for future products or services anticipated to be sold in the future under the ‘Mango’ label and brand.

 

We have entered into a Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work with Epiq Scripts, LLC, a related party, which entity is currently licensed to provide pharmacy services in only 41 states.

 

As described in greater detail under “Business—Master Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts,” we have entered into a Master Services Agreement and SOW for Epiq Scripts, a related party, 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to provide us pharmacy and compounding services. Epiq Scripts has filed with the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (“URAC”) to obtain its pharmacy accreditation and has State Board of Pharmacy (or its equivalent) licenses in 41 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. It is also in the process of applying for additional state licenses and plans to eventually obtain licenses in all 50 states by the end of the first quarter of 2023, with some state licenses easier to obtain and quicker to obtain than others. As a result of the above, Epiq Scripts can currently only provide the Services to us in the 41 states described above, and we will be unable to sell its products to any customers in any states other than those 41 states, until Epiq Scripts is able to obtain licenses in other states and is limited to selling products to customers only in the states in which Epiq Scripts holds licenses.

 

The Master Services Agreement does not address product liability claims which may result in us bringing legal claims or actions against Epiq Scripts to attempt to seek indemnification or contribution for product liability claims.

 

Each party to the Master Services Agreement agreed to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other and the other party’s officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents from and against any and all nonparty claims, or actions for damages, liabilities (including strict liability), penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees, expenses and costs) to the proportionate extent caused by (1) the negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnitor or any of its employees or agents in connection with the performance of the agreement, or (2) any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant under the agreement by the indemnitor or any of its employees or agents. Additionally, the parties agreed that neither party will be liable to the other for special, incidental, or exemplary damages, subject to certain limited exceptions. The Master Services Agreement does not address product liability claims or assign any rights of indemnification or contribution in connection therewith. As a result, in the event of product liability claims, we may be forced to bring legal claims or actions against Epiq Scripts to attempt to seek indemnification or contribution for product liability claims, to the extent that we are sued in connection with such claims and Epiq Scripts isn’t sued or that we are found primarily liable for such claims. Such claims may be costly, time consuming, and may not ultimately result in a favorable outcome to us, all of which may have an adverse effect on the value of our securities.

 

We plan to exclusively rely on Epiq Scripts, a new formed entity with a limited operating history, for our pharmacy compounding services.

 

As disclosed herein, we have entered into a Material Agreements—Master Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts, a related party, 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to operate as our sole and exclusive licensed pharmacy to compound our Mango ED to customers, assuming such Mango ED product is prescribed by physicians pursuant to our agreement with Doctegrity. Epiq Scripts was only formed in January 2022, and to date has only recently began compounding drugs for patients. We face risks relying on a newly formed pharmacy with limited operations. Those risks include risks that Epiq Scripts will not be able to follow applicable regulatory guidelines relating to, will not be able to timely or cost effectively complete, or may not correctly, fulfill, specialty compound, package, ship, dispense and/or distribute our Mango ED product. If Epiq Scripts is not able to scale its operations to meet the demand of our operations, or is unable to undertake any of the actions described above, our business may be materially and adversely affected, we may need to find a new partner pharmacy, which may charge us more money for its services or may not have as favorable contract terms, we may be delayed or prevented from selling our Mango ED product, and may face fines, penalties or litigation. In the event of the occurrence of any of the above, the value of our securities may decline in value or become worthless.

 

Our business depends on our brand, and any failure to maintain, protect or enhance our brand, including as a result of events outside our control, could materially adversely affect our business.

 

We believe our future success depends on our ability to maintain and grow the value of the “Mango” brand. Maintaining, promoting and positioning our brand and reputation will depend on, among other factors, the success of our marketing and merchandising efforts and our ability to provide a consistent, high-quality customer experience. Any negative publicity, regardless of its accuracy, could materially adversely affect our business. Brand value is based in large part on perceptions of subjective qualities, and any incident that erodes the loyalty of our customers, including adverse publicity or a governmental investigation or litigation, could significantly reduce the value of our brand and significantly damage our business.

 

The value of our brand also depends on effective customer support to provide a high-quality customer experience, which requires significant personnel expense. If not managed properly, this expense could impact our profitability. Failure to manage or train our own or outsourced customer support representatives properly, or our inability to hire sufficient customer support representatives could result in lower-quality customer support and/or increased customer response times, compromising our ability to handle customer complaints effectively.

 

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Our ability to gain and increase market acceptance and generate commercial revenues will be subject to a variety of risks, many of which are out of our control.

 

Our Mango ED product and any other potential future men’s wellness products may not gain or increase market acceptance among physicians, patients, healthcare payors or the medical community. We believe that the degree of market acceptance and our ability to generate commercial revenues from such products will depend on a number of factors, including:

 

  our ability to expand the use of our products through targeted patient and physician education;
     
  competition and timing of market introduction of competitive products;
     
  quality, safety and efficacy in the approved setting;
     
  prevalence and severity of any side effects, including those of the components of our products;
     
  emergence of previously unknown side effects, including those of the generic components of our products;
     
  potential or perceived advantages or disadvantages over alternative treatments;
     
  the convenience and ease of purchasing the product, as perceived by potential patients;
     
  strength of sales, marketing and distribution support;
     
  price, both in absolute terms and relative to alternative treatments;
     
  the effectiveness of any future collaborators’ sales and marketing strategies;
     
  the effect of current and future healthcare laws;
     
  availability of coverage and reimbursement from government and other third-party payors;
     
  recommendations for prescribing physicians to complete certain educational programs for prescribing drugs;
     
  the willingness of patients to pay out-of-pocket in the absence of government or third-party coverage; and
     
  product labeling, product insert, or new studies or trial requirements of the FDA or other regulatory authorities.

 

Our Mango ED and/or future products may fail to achieve market acceptance or generate significant revenue to achieve sustainable profitability. In addition, our efforts to educate the medical community and third-party payors on the safety and benefits of our drugs may require significant resources and may not be successful.

 

We may be unable to scale our operations fast enough to bring down our cost of sales and generate revenues sufficient to support our operations.

 

We believe that in general, the faster we are able to scale up our operations, the lower our cost of sales, as a percentage of revenue, will be, as we believe that certain economics of scale exist with our operations. If we are unable to grow our business fast enough to take advantage of these economies of scale, our operations may suffer, and we may not be profitable.

 

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Economic downturns or a change in consumer preferences, perception and spending habits could limit consumer demand for our products and negatively affect our future business.

 

The products that we plan to sell in the future (including our Mango ED product) may be adversely affected from time to time by economic downturns that impact consumer spending, including discretionary spending. Future economic conditions such as employment levels, business conditions, housing starts, market volatility, interest rates, inflation rates, energy and fuel costs and tax rates, or our actions in response to these conditions, such as price increases, could reduce consumer spending or change consumer purchasing habits.

 

Our performance depends significantly on factors that may affect the level and pattern of consumer spending in the markets in which we operate. Such factors include consumer preference, consumer confidence, consumer income, consumer perception of the safety and quality of our future products and shifts in the perceived value for our products relative to alternatives. A general decline in the consumption of our future products could occur at any time as a result of change in consumer preference, perception, confidence and spending habits, including an unwillingness to pay a premium or an inability to purchase our products due to financial hardship or increased price sensitivity, which may be exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty. If consumer preferences shift away from our future products, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

The success of our products depend on a number of factors including our ability to accurately anticipate changes in market demand and consumer preferences, our ability to differentiate the quality of our future products from those of our competitors, and the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising campaigns for our products. We may not be successful in identifying trends in consumer preferences and developing products that respond to such trends in a timely manner. We also may not be able to effectively promote our products by our marketing and advertising campaigns and gain market acceptance. If our products fail to gain market acceptance, are restricted by regulatory requirements or have quality problems, we may not be able to fully recover costs and expenses incurred in our operation, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be adversely affected.

 

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We will rely upon independent third-party transportation providers for all of our product shipments and will be subject to increased shipping costs as well as the potential inability of our third-party transportation providers to deliver on a timely basis.

 

We will rely upon independent third-party transportation providers for all of our product shipments, including shipments from our related party pharmacy to our customers. Our utilization of these third party delivery services for shipments is subject to risks which may impact a shipping company’s ability to provide delivery services that adequately meet our shipping needs, including risks related to employee strikes, labor and capacity constraints, port security considerations, trade policy changes or restrictions, military conflicts, acts of terrorism, accidents, natural disasters and inclement weather. Any interruption in service provided by our shipping companies could cause temporary disruptions in our business, a loss of sales and profits, and other material adverse effects. In addition, we are subject to increased shipping costs when fuel prices increase, as we use expedited means of transportation such as air freight. If we change the shipping company we use, we could face logistical difficulties that could adversely affect deliveries, and we would incur costs and expend resources in connection with such change.

 

The dminise of our physician services provider, Doctegrity, to attract and retain physicians in a competitive labor market could limit our ability to execute our growth strategy, resulting in a slower rate of growth.

 

Our wellness business will depend on the ability of our future contracted telemedicine services provider(s) to continue to recruit and retain a sufficient number of qualified licensed doctors. Although we expect such provider(s) will have an effective recruitment process, there is no assurance that such provider(s) will be able to secure arrangements with sufficient numbers of licensed doctors or retain the services of such practitioners. If our provider(s) experience delays or shortages in obtaining access to qualified physicians, we would be unable to operate and may be forced to seek alternative arrangements which could be more costly or may be forced to suspend our business operations.

 

If we are unable to maintain or enter into future agreements with suppliers or our suppliers fail to supply us with our Mango ED product ingredients or any other potential future men’s wellness products, we may experience delays in selling our products.

 

We may not be successful in maintaining or entering into new supply agreements on reasonable terms or at all or that we or our suppliers will be able to obtain or maintain the necessary regulatory approvals or state and federal controlled substances registrations for current or potential future suppliers in a timely manner or at all. If we are unable to obtain a sufficient quantity of active pharmaceutical ingredients manufactured at a facility that is registered and listed with the FDA and required to produce products, there could be a delay in producing products, which could adversely affect our product sales and operating results materially, which could significantly harm our business. This has not occurred to date.

 

We currently do not have any manufacturing facilities and intend to rely on third parties for the supply of the products, as well as for the supply of materials. However, we cannot be certain that we or our suppliers will be able to obtain or maintain the necessary regulatory approvals or registrations for these suppliers in a timely manner or at all.

 

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Our business is exposed to risks associated with credit card and other online payment chargebacks and fraud.

 

A majority of our revenue is expected to be processed through credit cards and other online payments. If we experience refunds or chargebacks, our processors could require us to create reserves, increase fees or terminate contracts with us, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition. Our failure to limit fraudulent transactions conducted on our website, such as through the use of stolen credit card numbers, could also subject us to liability and adversely impact our reputation. Under credit card association rules, penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the association for inadequate fraud protection. Any such potential penalties would be imposed on our credit card processor by the association. However, we face the risk that we may fail to maintain an adequate level of fraud protection and that one or more credit card associations or other processors may, at any time, assess penalties against us or terminate our ability to accept credit card payments or other form of online payments from customers, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

We could also incur significant fines or lose our ability to give customers the option of using credit cards to pay for our products if we fail to follow payment card industry data security standards, even if there is no compromise of customer information. Although we plan to operate in compliance with payment card industry data security standards, it is possible that at times we may not be in full compliance with these standards. Accordingly, we could be fined, which could impact our financial condition, or our ability to accept credit and debit cards as payment could be suspended, which would cause us to be unable to process payments using credit cards. If we are unable to accept credit card payments, our business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

 

In addition, we could be liable if there is a breach of the payment information. Online commerce and communications depend on the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. We will rely on encryption and authentication technology to authenticate and secure the transmission of confidential information, including cardholder information. However, this technology may not prevent breaches of the systems we use to protect cardholder information. In addition, some of our contracting parties may also collect or possess information about our customers, and we may be subject to litigation or our reputation may be harmed if our contracting parties fail to protect our customers’ information or if they use it in a manner inconsistent with our policies and practices. Data breaches can also occur as a result of non-technical issues. Under contracts with processors, if there is unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, credit card information we store, we could be liable to the credit card issuing banks for their cost of issuing new cards and related expenses.

 

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Security breaches, loss of data and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business or customers, or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we will collect, store, use and disclose sensitive data, including health information and other types of PII. We will also process and store, and use additional third parties to process and store, confidential and proprietary information such as intellectual property and other proprietary business information, including that of our customers, providers and contracting parties.

 

Security breaches of this infrastructure, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, and employee or contractor error, negligence or malfeasance, can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure or modifications of information, causing sensitive, confidential or proprietary information to be accessed or acquired without authorization or to become publicly available. Because of the nature of the sensitive, confidential and proprietary information that we expect to collect, store, transmit, and otherwise process, the security of our technology platform and other aspects of our services, including those provided or facilitated by our third-party service providers, will be important to our operations and business strategy. Measures taken to protect our systems, those of our third-party service providers, or sensitive, confidential and proprietary information that we or our third-party service providers process or maintain, may not adequately protect us from the risks associated with the collection, storage and transmission of such information. A security breach or privacy violation that leads to disclosure or unauthorized use or modification of, or that prevents access to or otherwise impacts the confidentiality, security, or integrity of, sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information we or our third-party service providers maintain or otherwise process, could harm our reputation, compel us to comply with breach notification laws, and cause us to incur significant costs for remediation, fines, penalties, notification to individuals and governmental authorities, implementation of measures intended to repair or replace systems or technology and to prevent future occurrences, potential increases in insurance premiums, and forensic security audits or investigations. As a result, a security breach or privacy violation could result in increased costs or loss of revenue.

 

Any actual or suspected security breach or other compromise of our security measures or those of our third-party vendors, whether as a result of hacking efforts, denial-of-service attacks, viruses, malicious software, break-ins, phishing attacks, social engineering or otherwise, could harm our reputation and business, damage our brand and make it harder to retain existing customers or acquire new ones, require us to expend significant capital and other resources to address the breach, and result in a violation of applicable laws, regulations or other legal obligations. Our insurance policies may not cover, or may not be adequate to reimburse us for, losses caused by any such security breach.

 

We rely on email and other messaging services to connect with our existing and potential customers. Our customers may be targeted by parties using fraudulent spoofing and phishing emails to misappropriate passwords, payment information or other personal information or to introduce viruses through Trojan horse programs or otherwise through our customers’ computers, smartphones, tablets or other devices. Despite our efforts to mitigate the effectiveness of such malicious email campaigns through product improvements, spoofing and phishing may damage our brand and increase our costs. Any of these events or circumstances could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

We may experience fluctuations in our tax obligations and effective tax rate, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

We are subject to taxes in every jurisdiction in which we operate. We record tax expense based on current tax liabilities and our estimates of future tax liabilities, which may include reserves for estimates of probable settlements of tax audits. At any one-time, multiple tax years are subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions. The results of these audits and negotiations with taxing authorities may affect the ultimate settlement of these issues. Further, our effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be materially impacted by changes in tax laws, changes in the mix and level of earnings by taxing jurisdictions, or changes to existing accounting rules or regulations. Fluctuations in our tax obligations and effective tax rate could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. 

 

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If we become subject to product liability claims, we may be required to pay damages that exceed our insurance coverage, if any.

 

Our products will be subject to risks for product liability claims due to inherent potential side effects. We may be unable to obtain or maintain product liability coverage. A product liability claim in excess of, or excluded from, our insurance coverage which currently covers exposure to product liability claims, both technology products and physical products, would have to be paid out of cash reserves and could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations. Product liability insurance is expensive even with large self-insured retentions or deductibles, difficult to maintain, and current or increased coverage may not continue to be available on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against a product liability claim, we may incur substantial liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

 

  injury to our reputation;
     
  costs of defending the claim and/or related litigation;
     
  cost of any potential adverse verdict;
     
  substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants; and
     
  the inability to commercialize our products.

 

Damages awarded in a product liability action could be substantial and could have a negative impact on our financial condition. Whether or not we were ultimately successful in product liability litigation, such litigation would consume substantial amounts of our financial and managerial resources, and might result in adverse publicity, all of which would impair our business.

  

For example, a 2014 study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association determined that Sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) may be associated with a higher risk of developing melanoma. The study evaluated data from more than 25,000 men who used Sildenafil and found that Sildenafil use was significantly associated with an increased risk of subsequent melanoma, after considering other risk factors. It is possible that the ingredients we plan to use in our Mango ED product or any other products we sell in the future could be found in the future to result in increases in the likelihood of developing cancer or other diseases, which could subject us to litigation, penalties or recalls, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and cause the value of our securities to decline in value or become worthless.

 

Disruptions in our data and information systems could harm our reputation and our ability to run our business.

 

We will rely extensively on data and information systems for our supply chain, financial reporting, human resources and various other operations, processes and transactions. Furthermore, a significant portion of the communications between us, our suppliers and customers depend on information technology. Our data and information systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, computer and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches (including breaches of our transaction processing or other systems that could result in the compromise of confidential customer data), catastrophic events, data breaches and usage errors by our employees or third-party service providers. Our data and information technology systems may also fail to perform as we anticipate, and we may encounter difficulties in adapting these systems to changing technologies or expanding them to meet the future needs of our business. If our systems are breached, damaged or cease to function properly, we may have to make significant investments to fix or replace them, suffer interruptions in our operations, incur liability to our customers and others or face costly litigation, and our reputation with our customers may be harmed. We will also rely on third parties for a majority of our data and information systems, including for third-party hosting and payment processing. If these facilities fail, or if they suffer a security breach or interruption or degradation of service, a significant amount of our data could be lost or compromised and our ability to operate our business and deliver our product offerings could be materially impaired. In addition, various third parties, such as our suppliers and payment processors, also rely heavily on information technology systems, and any failure of these systems could also cause loss of sales, transactional or other data and significant interruptions to our business. Any material interruption in the data and information technology systems we rely on, including the data or information technology systems of third parties, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Risks Related to Legal, Regulatory and Government

 

We will incur significant costs to ensure compliance with U.S. and Nasdaq reporting and corporate governance requirements.

 

We will incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements and with applicable U.S. and Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the SEC and Nasdaq. We expect all of these applicable rules and regulations to significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly. We also expect that these applicable rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our Board of Directors or as executive officers.

 

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If we fail to comply with government laws and regulations it could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

 

The health care industry is subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to licensure, conduct of operations, ownership of facilities, addition of facilities and services, payment for services and prices for services that are extremely complex and for which, in many instances, the industry does not have the benefit of significant regulatory or judicial interpretation. We will exercise care in structuring our arrangements with physicians and other referral sources to comply in all material respects with applicable laws. We will also take such laws into account when planning future marketing and other activities, and expect that our operations will be in compliance with applicable law. The laws, rules and regulations described above are complex and subject to interpretation. In the event of a determination that we are in violation of such laws, rules or regulations, or if further changes in the regulatory framework occur, any such determination or changes could have a material adverse effect on our business. There can be no assurance however that we will not be found in noncompliance in any particular situation.

 

Separately, Federal law limits compounded drugs that are “essentially copies” of commercially available FDA approved drugs, including those with the same route of administration. If our Mango ED product, or any future products we may choose to market in the future are deemed to be “essentially copies” of commercially available FDA approved drugs we would be prohibited from compounding such drugs and would be unable to sell our Mango ED drug or future products. If that were to occur, we would need to change our business plan which would require substantial additional expenses and would have a material adverse effect on our cash flows and the value of our securities.

 

Marketing activities for our Mango ED product are subject to strict governmental regulation which may limit our ability to market or promote such product.

 

Our business model depends on qualifying for certain statutory exemptions for drugs that are compounded by pharmacies in accordance with applicable requirements. Pharmacy compounding is also subject to state oversight and regulation. Federal requirements include obtaining individual prescriptions establishing that the compounded drug is necessary for each drug prescribed for each of our customers. Federal law also limits compounded drugs that are “essentially copies” of commercially available FDA approved drugs, including those with the same route of administration. These restrictions will limit our ability to market compounded drugs that have the same active ingredients and route of administration as FDA-approved drugs, unless the compounded version offers a significant difference that the prescriber determines is necessary for each individual patient.

 

The FDA also has the authority to impose significant restrictions on approved products through regulations on advertising, promotional and distribution activities. In particular, the FDA will object to any promotional activity (including through testimonials and surrogates) that is “false or misleading in any particular,” including the failure to disclose material facts. For example, the FDA will expect adequate substantiation for an efficacy claim, which would require substantial evidence derived from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. We believe we can conduct truthful and non-misleading promotional activities, including activities involving the use of testimonials and surrogates, with limited claims that do not require substantial evidence derived from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials and which do not include efficacy claims. If our products (including our Mango ED product) are marketed in contradiction with FDA laws and regulations, the FDA may issue warning letters that require specific remedial measures to be taken, as well as an immediate cessation of the impermissible conduct, resulting in adverse publicity. The FDA may also require that all future promotional materials receive prior agency review and approval before use. Certain states have also adopted regulations and reporting requirements surrounding the promotion of pharmaceuticals. Failure by us or any of our collaborators to comply with state requirements may affect our ability to promote or sell future products in certain states. This, in turn, could have a material adverse impact on our financial results and financial condition and could subject us to significant liability, including civil and administrative remedies as well as criminal sanctions.

 

These restrictions may be more burdensome for compounded products as compared with FDA approved products because the latter have substantial evidence of safety and effectiveness, which will limit our ability to compete against the sale of comparable FDA-approved products.

 

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Evolving government regulations and enforcement activities may require increased costs or adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Our operations may be subject to direct and indirect adoption, expansion or reinterpretation of various laws and regulations. Compliance with these evolving laws, regulations and interpretations may require us to change our practices at an undeterminable and possibly significant initial monetary and annual expense. These additional monetary expenditures may increase future overhead, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. There could also be laws and regulations applicable to our business that we have not identified or that, if changed, may be costly to us, and we cannot predict all the ways in which implementation of such laws and regulations may affect us.

 

Additionally, the introduction of new products may require us to comply with additional, yet undetermined, laws and regulations. Compliance may require obtaining appropriate federal, state, or local licenses or certificates, increasing our security measures and expending additional resources to monitor developments in applicable rules and ensure compliance. The failure to adequately comply with these future laws and regulations may delay or possibly prevent our products from being offered to customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Failure to comply with federal, state and foreign laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection, or the expansion of current or the enactment of new laws or regulations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection, could adversely affect our business and our financial condition.

 

A variety of federal, state and foreign laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of consumer data. Laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and consumer protection are evolving and subject to potentially differing interpretations. These requirements may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another or may conflict with other rules or our practices. As a result, our practices may not comply with all such laws, regulations, requirements and obligations. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any federal, state or foreign privacy or consumer protection-related laws, regulations, industry self-regulatory principles, industry standards or codes of conduct, regulatory guidance, orders to which we may be subject or other legal obligations relating to privacy or consumer protection could adversely affect our reputation, brand and business, and may result in claims, investigations, proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others or other liabilities or require us to change our operations.

 

We will collect, store, process, and use personal information and other customer data, and will rely on third parties that are not directly under our control to manage certain of these operations and to collect, store, process and use payment information. Our customers’ personal information may include names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, payment card data, and payment account information, as well as other information. Due to the volume and sensitivity of the personal information and data we and these third parties will manage, the security features of our information systems are critical. If our security measures, some of which will be managed by third parties, are breached or fail, unauthorized persons may be able to access sensitive customer data, including payment card data. If we or our independent service providers or business partners experience a breach of systems that collect, store or process our members’ and customers’ sensitive data, our brand could be harmed, sales of our products could decrease, and we could be exposed to claims, losses, administrative fines, litigation or regulatory and governmental investigations and proceedings. Any such claim, investigation, proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, brand and business, force us to incur significant expenses in defense of such proceedings, distract our management, increase our costs of doing business, result in a loss of customers and suppliers and may result in the imposition of monetary penalties and administrative fines. Depending on the nature of the information compromised, we may also have obligations to notify users, law enforcement, or payment companies about the incident and may need to provide some form of remedy, such as refunds, for the individuals affected by the incident.

 

Privacy laws, rules, and regulations are constantly evolving in the United States and abroad and may be inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another. We expect that new industry standards, laws and regulations will continue to be proposed regarding privacy, data protection and information security in many jurisdictions, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which went effective January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act, which goes effective on January 1, 2023, the Colorado Privacy Act, which goes effective on July 1, 2013 and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, which went into effective on January 1, 2023. We cannot yet determine the impact such future laws, regulations and standards may have on our business. Complying with these evolving obligations is costly. For instance, expanding definitions and interpretations of what constitutes “personal data” (or the equivalent) within the United States and elsewhere may increase our compliance costs. Any failure to comply could give rise to unwanted media attention and other negative publicity, damage our customer and consumer relationships and reputation, and result in lost sales, claims, administrative fines, lawsuits or regulatory and governmental investigations and proceedings and may harm our business and results of operations.

 

Our Mango ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA. The use of such product may cause serious side effects which could subject us to material litigation, damages and penalties.

 

Our Mango ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA. It will be compounded using bulk drug substances and as such, will be exempt from specific FDA approval, provided that it is compounded in accordance with statutory requirements. Because compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, the FDA does not verify their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they are marketed. In addition, poor compounding practices can result in serious drug quality problems, such as contamination or a drug that contains too much or too little active ingredient, among other possible quality deficiencies.

 

We are not aware of any clinical studies involving the administration of tadalafil sublingually at the doses we intend to provide patients, or the compounding of tadalafil, oxytocin, and L-arginine to treat ED, as is contemplated by our ED product. Because our ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA our product has not had the benefit of the FDA’s clinical trial protocol which seeks to prevent the possibility of serious patient injury and death. If this were to occur, we could be subject to litigation and governmental action, which could result in costly litigation, significant fines, judgments or penalties. For example, in October 2012, a pharmacy in Massachusetts shipped compounded drugs that were contaminated with a fungus throughout the country, and these drugs were injected into patients’ spines and joints. More than 750 people in 20 states developed fungal infections, and more than 60 people died. This type of action could have a significant negative impact on our brand name, results of operations and cash flows, and result in us having to cease selling products, curtailing our business plan, or seeking bankruptcy protection.

 

The main ingredients of our Mango ED product are publicly disclosed and separately our Mango ED product is being specially compounded for the customer by a pharmacist with a physician’s prescription, and as a result, our Mango ED product formula can be replicated by other companies.

 

As described in this prospectus, our Mango ED product is made up of the following three ingredients: Tadalafil (10mg) (the active ingredient in Cialis) and Oxytocin (100IU), which are used in FDA approved drugs; and L-Arginine (50mg), an amino acid that is available as a dietary supplement. However, the fact that Tadalafil and Oxytocin are used in FDA approved drugs, and L-arginine is available as a dietary supplement, does not mean that these ingredients will prove safe when combined into a single formulation to treat ED. We currently offer two dosage levels of our Mango ED product and anticipate a prescribing doctor prescribing a dosage based on the needs and medical history of the patient. Additionally, because our Mango ED product is being specially compounded for the customer by a pharmacist with a physician’s prescription and because the ingredients for our Mango ED product will be publicly disclosed, this product formula can be replicated by other companies. As a result, competitors, including those with greater resources, marketing, and brand recognition, may compete against us in the future using our exact product ingredients or variations thereof. We may be unable to distinguish our Mango ED product from copycat products and may not be able to differentiate our product from competitors in the marketplace. As a result, we may fail to obtain a significant market share, or may lose any market share we may obtain in the future, may be unable to compete with competitors, and may be forced to abandon or curtail our business plan, which could cause the value of our shares to decline in value or become worthless.

 

Our ED product needs to be compounded by licensed pharmacists who are subject to risks regarding applicable exemptions from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 

Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FFDCA”) describes the conditions under which compounded human drug products are exempt from the FFDCA sections on FDA approval prior to marketing, current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) requirements, and labeling with adequate directions for use. One of these conditions is that the drugs must be compounded based on the receipt of valid patient-specific prescriptions. Our ED product needs to be compounded by licensed pharmacists, after being prescribed by a licensed physician. Licensed pharmacists who compound drug products in accordance with Section 503A of the FFDCA are not required to comply with CGMP requirements and the drugs that they compound are not required to be approved by the FDA, provided that the compounding complies with applicable requirements. Therefore, the FDA is often not aware of potential problems with compounded drug products or compounding practices unless it receives a complaint, such as a report of a serious adverse event or visible contamination. As such, the compounding of our products will be subject to limited FDA oversight, which could lead to such products not being compounded safely and could lead to product recalls and litigation which could have a significant negative impact on our brand name, results of operations and cash flows, and result in us having to cease selling products, curtailing our business plan, or seeking bankruptcy protection. Neither we, nor our representatives have had any conversations with the FDA staff regarding whether our Mango ED product can be sold pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA Act and future conversations with the FDA may result in the FDA staff raising issues with such sales pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA, requiring certain pre-requisites or changes to our current business plan, which may be costly or time consuming, and/or may result in us being prohibited from selling our Mango ED product pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA Act. We also face risks that the compounding of our products do not fall within the exemption from the FFDCA provided by Section 503A thereof. For example, if the FDA determined that any of our products are essentially a copy of an FDA approved product, we would be severely limited in our ability to compound such a product. If that any of the above were to apply, we may need to change our business plan or compounding activities, which could force us to curtail our business plan or expend significant additional resources to obtain FFDCA or FDA approval for our products.

 

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Notwithstanding the above, under relevant FDA guidance, the FDA generally does not consider a compounded drug to be “essentially a copy” of a commercially available drug if the compounded drug has a different route of administration as compared with the approved alternative, and we anticipate that our Mango ED product will be for a different route of administration (e.g., sublingual). In addition, we do not expect that we will be deemed to have engaged in such “copying”, because our Mango ED product will be based on a prescriber’s determination for each patient that the change associated with the compounded product (our Mango ED product) produces for the patient a significant difference as compared with the commercially available drug product. Under relevant FDA guidance, the FDA does not consider a compounded drug “essentially a copy” if a prescriber determines that there is a change, made for an identified individual patient, which produces for that patient a significant difference from the commercially available product.

 

Health care services, including arrangements with health care professionals, are heavily regulated at the state level, and the laws and regulations may be changed or subject to new interpretations.

 

Each state separately licenses health care professionals and determines when and under what conditions they may interact with and provide services to patients. Telehealth consultations initiated through our platform must be offered in accordance with the laws and regulations of the state where a patient is located, which may include laws that restrict the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting. Each state’s laws are subject to legislative and regulatory changes, as well as judicial interpretations, and future changes or interpretations of state laws restricting the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting could adversely affect the permissibility of (a) our relationship with Doctegrity; and/or (b) Doctegrity’s relationship with its contracted physicians. If our relationship with Doctegrity and/or Doctegrity’s relationship with its contracted physicians needed to be restructured in light of any such adverse changes or interpretations, that restructuring could negatively affect our ability to connect consumers with medical providers in certain states, and thus those customers’ ability to ultimately receive our products.

 

We do not have a pharmacy and will depend on a related party to compound our Mango product and other potential future men’s wellness products.

 

We will rely on a related party pharmacy for the manufacture of our Mango product and any other potential future men’s wellness products and we cannot assure you that they will be successful. This subjects us to a number of risks, including the following:

 

  we may not be able to control the commercialization of our products, including the amount, timing and quality of resources that our contracting parties may devote to our products;
     
  our contracting parties may experience financial, regulatory or operational difficulties, which may impair their ability to fulfill their contractual obligations;
     
  business combinations or significant changes in a contracting parties’ business strategy may adversely affect a contracting party’s willingness or ability to perform their obligations under any arrangement;
     
  legal disputes or disagreements may occur with one or more of our contracting parties or between our contracting parties and our suppliers or former contracting parties; and
     
  a contracting party could independently move forward with a competing product developed either independently or in collaboration with others, including with one of our competitors.

 

If any of our contracting parties fail to fulfill their future contractual obligations, our business may be negatively affected and we may receive limited or no revenues under our agreements with them. See also the risk factor, “The related party pharmacy we have entered into an agreement with may not receive licenses in all of the 50 United States to provide national coverage for us to sell our Mango ED product and future products” below.

 

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Our use and disclosure of personally identifiable information, including health information, is subject to federal and state privacy and security regulations, and our failure to comply with those regulations or to adequately secure the information we hold could result in significant liability or reputational harm and, in turn, a material adverse effect on our client base and revenue.

 

Numerous state and federal laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security, availability and integrity of personally identifiable information, or PII, including protected health information, or PHI. These laws and regulations include the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, and their implementing regulations (referred to collectively as “HIPAA”). HIPAA establishes a set of basic national privacy and security standards for the protection of PHI. HIPAA requires us to develop and maintain policies and procedures with respect to PHI that is used or disclosed, including the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information. HIPAA imposes mandatory penalties for certain violations. Penalties for violations of HIPAA and its implementing regulations start at $100 per violation and are not to exceed $50,000 per violation, subject to a cap of $1.5 million for violations of the same standard in a single calendar year. However, a single breach incident can result in violations of multiple standards. HIPAA also authorizes state attorneys general to file suit on behalf of their residents. Courts are able to award damages, costs and attorneys’ fees related to violations of HIPAA in such cases. While HIPAA does not create a private right of action allowing individuals to sue us in civil court for violations of HIPAA, its standards have been used as the basis for duty of care in state civil suits such as those for negligence or recklessness in the misuse or breach of PHI. In addition, HIPAA mandates that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or HHS, conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities or business associates for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards. It also tasks HHS with establishing a methodology whereby harmed individuals who were the victims of breaches of unsecured PHI may receive a percentage of the Civil Monetary Penalty fine paid by the violator. HIPAA further requires that patients be notified of any unauthorized acquisition, access, use or disclosure of their unsecured PHI that compromises the privacy or security of such information, with certain exceptions related to unintentional or inadvertent use or disclosure by employees or authorized individuals. HIPAA specifies that such notifications must be made “without unreasonable delay and in no case later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach.” If a breach affects 500 patients or more, it must be reported to HHS without unreasonable delay, and HHS will post the name of the breaching entity on its public web site. Breaches affecting 500 patients or more in the same state or jurisdiction must also be reported to the local media. If a breach involves fewer than 500 people, the covered entity must record it in a log and notify HHS at least annually.

 

Numerous other federal and state laws protect the confidentiality, privacy, availability, integrity and security of PII, including PHI. These laws in many cases are more restrictive than, and may not be pre-empted by, the HIPAA rules and may be subject to varying interpretations by courts and government agencies, creating complex compliance issues for us and our clients and potentially exposing us to additional expense, adverse publicity and liability.

 

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Because of the extreme sensitivity of the PII we store and transmit, the security features of our technology platform are very important. If our security measures are breached or fail, unauthorized persons may be able to obtain access to sensitive client data, including HIPAA-regulated PHI. As a result, our reputation could be severely damaged, adversely affecting client confidence. In addition, we could face litigation, damages for contract breach, penalties and regulatory actions for violation of HIPAA and other applicable laws or regulations and significant costs for remediation, notification to individuals and for measures to prevent future occurrences. Any potential security breach could also result in increased costs associated with liability for stolen assets or information, repairing system damage that may have been caused by such breaches, incentives offered to clients in an effort to maintain our business relationships after a breach and implementing measures to prevent future occurrences, including organizational changes, deploying additional personnel and protection technologies, training employees and engaging third-party experts and consultants.

 

Risks Related to Related Party Relationships and Transactions and Our Management

 

We depend heavily on our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer, who may have a conflict of interest. The ability of certain key employees to devote adequate time to us is critical to the success of our business, and failure to do so may adversely affect our revenues and as a result could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We must retain the services of our key employees and strategically recruit and hire new talented employees. Our future business and results of operations depend in significant part upon the continued contributions of our senior management personnel, particularly our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jacob D. Cohen. Mr. Cohen currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and director of American International Holdings Corp., as a co- Manager and 51% owner of Epiq Scripts, and as Chief Executive Officer of Ronin Equity Partners, Inc., a private investment company, and in various positions with other entities and groups. Mr. Cohen currently spends approximately 75% of his time on company matters. As a result, Mr. Cohen dedicates only a portion of his professional efforts to our business and operations, and there is no contractual obligation for him to spend a specific amount of his time with us. Mr. Cohen may not be able to dedicate adequate time to our business and operations and we could experience an adverse effect on our operations due to the demands placed on him from his other professional obligations. Such involvement in other businesses may therefore present a conflict of interest regarding decisions he makes for us or with respect to the amount of time available for us. If we lose his services or if he fails to perform in his current position, or if we are not able to attract and retain skilled personnel as needed, our business could suffer. Significant turnover in our senior management could significantly deplete our institutional knowledge held by our existing senior management team. We depend on the skills and abilities of these key personnel in managing our operations, product development, marketing and sales aspects of our business, any part of which could be harmed by turnover in the future.

 

We obtained key man life insurance in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 on the life of Jacob D. Cohen, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, prior to the effectiveness of this offering. Key man insurance provides financial assistance to a business suffering loss after a key employee dies.

 

Moving forward, should the services of Mr. Cohen be lost for any reason, we will incur costs associated with recruiting replacements and any potential delays in operations which this may cause. If we are unable to replace such individual with a suitably trained alternative individual(s), we may be forced to scale back or curtail our business plan.

 

Separately, if our executive officers do not devote sufficient time towards our business, we may never be able to effectuate our business plan.

 

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We have engaged and in the future plan to engage in transactions with related parties and such transactions present possible conflicts of interest that could have an adverse effect on us.

 

We have entered, and may continue to enter, into transactions with related parties for financing, corporate, business development and operational services. Included in such transactions is a Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work with Epiq Scripts, LLC, a related party, 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as discussed in greater detail below under “BusinessMaterial AgreementsMaster Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts,” for pharmacy and compounding services. Such transactions may not have been/may not be, entered into on an arm’s-length basis, and we may have achieved more or less favorable terms because such transactions were entered into with our related parties. This could have a material effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Such conflicts could cause an individual in our management to seek to advance his or her economic interests or the economic interests of certain related parties above ours. Further, the appearance of conflicts of interest created by related party transactions could impair the confidence of our investors.

 

We expect to be significantly reliant on related party relationships.

 

We have entered into a Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work with Epiq Scripts, LLC, a related party, 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as a co-Manager of Epiq Scripts, as discussed in greater detail below under “BusinessMaterial AgreementsMaster Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts,” for pharmacy and compounding services. In the event that relationship was terminated, our costs may increase, and we may be unable to effectively obtain the services currently provided by Epiq Scripts, LLC. Additionally, Mr. Cohen and certain of our directors (Lorraine D’Alessio and Dr. Kenny Myers) are also directors (and in the case of Mr. Cohen, an officer) of American International Holdings Corp. and certain of our consultants are employed by Epiq Scripts, LLC. We also anticipate entering into other related party relationships in the future. While we believe that all related party agreements have been and will be on arms-length terms, such significant related party relationships may be perceived negatively by potential shareholders or investors and/or may result in conflicts of interest. Each of our officers and directors (including those discussed above) presently has, and any of them in the future may have, additional fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director may be required to present a business opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under applicable law. Additionally, such persons may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time among various business activities. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor. Our significant related party relationships and transactions, the terms of such relationships and transactions, and/or the termination of any such relationships or transactions, may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations moving forward and/or create conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest which may have a material adverse effect on the value of our securities.

 

The related party pharmacy we have entered into an agreement with may not receive licenses in all of the 50 United States to provide national coverage for us to sell our Mango ED product and future products.

 

We have entered into a Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work with Epiq Scripts, LLC, a related party, 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as discussed in greater detail below under “BusinessMaterial AgreementsMaster Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts,” for pharmacy and compounding services. Epiq Script’s ability to provide pharmacy services in each state is subject to among other things, receipt of regulatory approvals and licenses in the states in which we plan to operate. Currently Epiq Scripts holds State Board of Pharmacy (or its equivalent) licenses to operate in 41 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Its failure to receive regulatory approval or licenses in the other states in which we hope to operate, or loss of such licenses in the future, may prohibit us from selling our Mango products to customers that reside in those states limiting our ability to grow and compete with other companies that have those capabilities. Any of the above may have an adverse effect on our revenues, operations and cash flow and cause the value of our securities to decline in value or become worthless. We will also face related party conflicts associated with our engagement of Epiq Scripts, LLC as discussed in greater detail above.

 

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Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns greater than 50% of our outstanding common stock and will continue to exercise majority voting control over us after this offering, which will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could delay or prevent a change in corporate control.

 

Mr. Cohen beneficially owns approximately 56.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and will continue to hold a majority of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock after this offering. As a result, he controls the shareholder vote. As a result, he has the ability to influence matters affecting our shareholders and will therefore exercise control in determining the outcome of all corporate transactions or other matters, including (i) making amendments to our certificate of formation; (ii) whether to issue additional shares of common stock and preferred stock, including to himself; (iii) employment decisions, including compensation arrangements; (iv) whether to enter into material transactions with related parties; (v) election of directors; and (vi) any merger or significant corporate transactions, including with himself or other related parties. Additionally, it will be difficult if not impossible for investors to remove our current directors, which will mean they will remain in control of who serves as officers of the Company as well as whether any changes are made in the Board of Directors. As a potential investor in the Company, you should keep in mind that even if you own shares of our common stock and wish to vote them at annual or special shareholder meetings, your shares will likely have little effect on the outcome of corporate decisions. Because Mr. Cohen controls the vote on all shareholder matters, investors may find it difficult to replace our management if they disagree with the way our business is being operated. The interests of Mr. Cohen may not coincide with our interests or the interests of other shareholders.

 

Mr. Cohen acquired his shares of common stock for substantially less than the price of the shares of common stock being acquired in this offering, and may have interests, with respect to his common stock, that are different from those of investors in this offering and the concentration of voting power held by Mr. Cohen may have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

 

In addition, this concentration of ownership might adversely affect the market price of our common stock by: (1) delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our Company; (2) impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving our Company; or (3) discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our Company.

 

Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns greater than 50% of our outstanding shares of common stock, which will cause us to be deemed a “controlled company” under the rules of Nasdaq.

 

Mr. Cohen, individually, currently controls approximately 56.9% of the voting power of our capital stock and will control 52.2% of the combined voting power of our capital stock upon completion of this offering. As a result, Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, owns more than 50% of our outstanding shares (and will continue to own more than 50% of our outstanding shares upon consummation of the offering). As such, we are a “controlled company” under the rules of Nasdaq. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company is a “controlled company” and can elect to be exempt from certain corporate governance requirements, including requirements that:

 

  a majority of the Board of Directors consist of independent directors;

 

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  the board maintain a nominations committee with prescribed duties and a written charter; and
     
  the board maintain a Compensation Committee with prescribed duties and a written charter and comprised solely of independent directors.

 

As a “controlled company,” we may elect to rely on some or all of these exemptions, although we do not currently intend to take advantage of any of these exemptions. Accordingly, should the interests of Mr. Cohen differ from those of other shareholders, and/or we choose to take advantage of the “controlled company” exemptions, other shareholders may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq corporate governance standards. Even if we do not avail ourselves of these exemptions in the future, our status as a controlled company could make our common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price. If we choose to take advantage of the exemptions under the rules of Nasdaq relating to “controlled companies” in the future, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of Nasdaq.

 

Potential competition from our existing executive officers, after they leave their employment with us, and subject to the non-compete terms of their employment agreements, could negatively impact our profitability.

 

Although our Chief Executive Officer, Jacob D. Cohen, and our President and Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Arango, are prohibited from competing with us while they are employed with us and for 12 months thereafter (subject to the terms of, and exceptions set forth in, their employment agreements with the Company), none of such individuals will be prohibited from competing with us after such 12-month period ends. Accordingly, any of these individuals could be in a position to use industry experience gained while working with us to compete with us. Such competition could distract or confuse customers, reduce the value of our intellectual property and trade secrets, or reduce our future revenues, earnings or growth prospects.

 

Risks Related to Intellectual Property

 

We operate in an industry with the risk of intellectual property litigation. Claims of infringement against us may hurt our business.

 

We must protect the proprietary nature of the intellectual property used in our business. There can be no assurance that trade secrets and other intellectual property will not be challenged, invalidated, misappropriated or circumvented by third parties.

 

Additionally, our success depends, in part, upon non-infringement of intellectual property rights owned by others and being able to resolve claims of intellectual property infringement without major financial expenditures or adverse consequences. Participants that own, or claim to own, intellectual property may aggressively assert their rights. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims relating to the intellectual property rights of others. Future litigation may be necessary to defend us by determining the scope, enforceability, and validity of third-party proprietary rights or to establish its proprietary rights. Our competitors have substantially greater resources and are able to sustain the costs of complex intellectual property litigation to a greater degree and for longer periods of time. In addition, patent holding companies that focus solely on extracting royalties and settlements by enforcing patent rights may target us. Regardless of whether claims that we are infringing patents or other intellectual property rights have any merit, these claims are time-consuming and costly to evaluate and defend and could:

 

cause delays or stoppages in providing products;

 

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divert management’s attention and resources;
require technology changes to our products that would cause our Company to incur substantial cost;
subject us to significant liabilities; and
require us to cease some or all of our activities.

 

In addition to liability for monetary damages, which may be tripled and may include attorneys’ fees, or, in some circumstances, damages against clients, we may be prohibited from developing, commercializing, or continuing to provide some or all of our products unless we obtain licenses from, and pay royalties to, the holders of the patents or other intellectual property rights, which may not be available on commercially favorable terms, or at all.

 

Risks Related to the Telehealth Operations of Our Contracting Parties

 

The telehealth business of our telehealth provider could be adversely affected by ongoing legal challenges or by new state actions restricting the ability to provide telehealth services in certain states.

 

Our business plan contemplates the use of telehealth providers to provide telehealth consultations and related services on our Mangoceuticals platform, which connects users/customers with third-party health care providers and Epiq Scripts, LLC, a related party pharmacy. We have entered into an agreement with Doctegrity, as discussed herein, pursuant to which Doctegrity has agreed to provide clinical services directly to our future customers via telehealth. Through these arrangements, the professionals or professional entities will be responsible for the practice of medicine and control of the clinical decision-making.

 

Our ability to conduct business operations in each state is dependent upon the state’s treatment of medicine under such state’s laws, and rules and policies governing the practice of physician supervised services, which are subject to changing political, regulatory and other influences.

 

We will be dependent on our contracted parties to maintain appropriate telehealth licenses to be able to provide telehealth services to our potential customers and prescribe them our products, which are required to be prescribed by licensed physicians. In the event we are not able to maintain relationships with telehealth providers, state licensing laws make it harder, more costly or impossible to provide telehealth services, or our customers are otherwise unable to obtain prescriptions for our products, we may be unable to sell products, which could result in us having to curtail our business plan or cease operating.

 

Our contracting parties’ telehealth business could be adversely affected by ongoing legal challenges to their business model or by new state actions restricting their ability to provide the full range of services in certain states.

 

The ability of our contracted parties’ telehealth operations in each state is dependent upon the state’s treatment of medicine under such state’s laws, rules and policies governing the practice of physician supervised services, which are subject to changing political, regulatory and other influences. In the event our contracted parties are unable to provide telehealth services for any reason, it would have a material adverse effect on our ability to sell products and in turn our revenues and operating results.

 

Risks Related to Our Governing Documents and Texas Law

 

Our Certificate of Formation, Bylaws and Texas law provides for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit the liability of our directors, which may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our shareholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers or directors.

 

Our Certificate of Formation, Bylaws and Texas law provide for us to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan. Our Certificate of Formation, also provides that the personal liability of our directors shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Organizations Code, as such may be amended or supplemented. These indemnification obligations and limitations of liability may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our shareholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers or directors.

 

We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with our activities, we will (unless in the dminisn of our counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares.

 

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We have established preferred stock which can be designated by our Board of Directors without shareholder approval.

 

We have 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized. The shares of our preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of which shall have a distinctive designation or title as shall be determined by our Board of Directors prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The preferred stock shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as adopted by the Board of Directors. Because the Board of Directors is able to designate the powers and preferences of the preferred stock without the vote of a majority of our shareholders, our shareholders will have no control over what designations and preferences our preferred stock will have. The issuance of shares of preferred stock or the rights associated therewith, could cause substantial dilution to our existing shareholders. Additionally, the dilutive effect of any preferred stock which we may issue may be exacerbated given the fact that such preferred stock may have voting rights and/or other rights or preferences which could provide the preferred shareholders with substantial voting control over us and/or give those holders the power to prevent or cause a change in control, even if that change in control might benefit our shareholders. As a result, the issuance of shares of preferred stock may cause the value of our securities to decrease.

 

Anti-takeover provisions in our Certificate of Formation and our Bylaws, as well as provisions of Texas law, might discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our common stock.

 

Our Certificate of Formation, Bylaws and Texas law contain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that shareholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which you might otherwise receive a premium for your shares of our common stock. These provisions may also prevent or delay attempts by our shareholders to replace or remove our management. Our corporate governance documents include provisions:

 

  requiring advance notice of shareholder proposals for business to be conducted at meetings of our shareholders and for nominations of candidates for election to our Board of Directors;
     
  authorizing blank check preferred stock, which could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock; and
     
  providing indemnification to, our directors and officers.

 

The existence of the foregoing provisions and anti-takeover measures could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. They could also deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby reducing the likelihood that you could receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition.

 

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Risks Related to Our Securities and this Offering

 

Certain recent initial public offerings of companies with public floats comparable to the anticipated public float of the Company have experienced extreme volatility that was seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of the respective company. We may experience similar volatility, which may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the value of our common stock.

 

In addition to the risks addressed below under the heading “— Our common stock prices may be volatile and could decline substantially following this offering,” our common stock may be subject to extreme volatility that is seemingly unrelated to the underlying performance of our business. The trading price of our common stock following this offering is likely to be volatile, and our common stock may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance, financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our common stock. There have been recent instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines following initial public offerings, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public floats, and we expect that such instances may continue and/or increase in the future. Contributing to this risk of volatility are a number of factors. First, our common stock is likely to be more sporadically and thinly traded than that of larger, more established companies. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction, which may cause our stock price to deviate, potentially significantly, from a price that better reflects the underlying performance of our business. The price of our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our shares are sold in the market without commensurate demand as compared to a seasoned issuer that could better absorb those sales without an adverse impact on its stock price. Second, we are a speculative investment due to our limited operating history, not being profitable, and not expecting to be profitable in the near term. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a larger, more established company that has a relatively large public float.

 

Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our securities. Such volatility, including any stock run-ups, may be unrelated or disproportionate to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our shares.

 

Furthermore, the stock market in general, and the market for men’s wellness product companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors, as well as general economic, political and market conditions such as recessions, or changes in inflation or interest rates, may seriously affect the market price of our securities, regardless of our actual operating performance. These fluctuations may be even more pronounced in the trading market for our securities shortly following this offering. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in our common stock. A decline in the market price of our common stock also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional shares of common stock or other securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. No assurance can be given that an active market in our common shares will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, holders of our common stock may be unable to readily sell the shares they hold or may not be able to sell their shares at all. If the market price of our shares after this offering does not exceed the per share offering price, you may not realize any return on your investment in us and may lose some or all of your investment.

 

Our common stock prices may be volatile and could decline substantially following this offering.

 

The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations. Our financial performance, government regulatory action, tax laws, interest rates, and market conditions in general could have a significant impact on the future market price of our common stock.

 

Some of the factors that could negatively affect or result in fluctuations in the market price of our common stock include:

 

  actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results;
     
  changes in market valuations of similar companies;
     
  adverse market reaction to the level of our indebtedness;
     
  additions or departures of key personnel;
     
  actions by shareholders;
     
  speculation in the press or investment community;
     
  general market, economic, and political conditions, including an economic slowdown or dislocation in the global credit markets;
     
  announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, collaborations, or capital commitments;
     
  general economic and market conditions;
     
  disputes or other developments related to our intellectual property or other proprietary rights, including litigation;
     
  our operating performance and the performance of other similar companies;
     
  changes in accounting principles; and
     
  passage of legislation or other regulatory developments that adversely affect us or our industry.

 

The offering price per share of our common stock offered under this prospectus may not accurately reflect the value of your investment.

 

The offering price per share of our common stock offered by this prospectus was negotiated between us and the underwriters. Factors considered in determining the price of our common stock include:

 

  the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to the Representative;
     
  our prospects and the history and prospects for the industry in which we compete;
     
  an assessment of our management;
     
  our prospects for future revenue and earnings;
     
  the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this offering;
     
  the recent prices of, and demand for, shares sold by us prior to this offering;
     
  the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded securities of generally comparable companies; and
     
  other factors deemed relevant by the Representative and us.

 

The offering price may not accurately reflect the value of our common stock and may not be realized upon any subsequent disposition of the shares.

 

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There is no guarantee that we will be able to comply with Nasdaq’s continued listing standards.

 

As a condition to consummating this offering, our common stock must be listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Notwithstanding the listing of our common stock for trading on Nasdaq, there can be no assurance any broker will be interested in trading our securities. Therefore, it may be difficult to sell your shares of common stock if you desire or need to sell them. Our underwriters are not obligated to make a market in our securities, and even they do make a market, they can discontinue market making at any time without notice. Neither we nor the underwriters can provide any assurance that an active and liquid trading market in our securities will develop or, if developed, that such market will continue.

 

Furthermore, there is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market for any period of time. Among the conditions required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we must (i) maintain at least $2.5 million in shareholders’ equity; $500,000 in net income over the prior two years or two of the prior three years; or at least $35 million in market value of listed securities, (ii) have a majority of independent directors (subject to certain “controlled company” exemptions, which we do not currently plan to take advantage of, as discussed in greater detail above under “Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns greater than 50% of our outstanding shares of common stock, which will cause us to be deemed a “controlled company” under the rules of Nasdaq.”), and (iii) maintain a stock bid price over $1.00 per share. Our shareholders’ equity may not remain above Nasdaq’s $2.5 million minimum, we may not generate over $500,000 of yearly net income moving forward, we may not be able to maintain independent directors (to the extent required), and we may not be able to maintain a stock price over $1.00 per share. Our failure to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq may result in our securities being delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

The absence of such a listing may adversely affect the acceptance of our common stock as currency or the value accorded by other parties. Further, if we are delisted, we would also incur additional costs under state blue sky laws in connection with any sales of our securities. These requirements could severely limit the market liquidity of our common stock and the ability of our shareholders to sell our common stock in the secondary market. If our common stock is delisted by Nasdaq, our common stock may be eligible to trade on an over-the-counter quotation system, such as the OTCQB Market or OTC Pink Market, where an investor may find it more difficult to sell our securities or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our securities. In the event our common stock is delisted from Nasdaq in the future, we may not be able to list our common stock or warrants on another national securities exchange or obtain quotation on an over-the counter quotation system.

 

We have broad discretion in how we use the proceeds of this offering and may not use these proceeds effectively, which could affect our results of operations and cause our common stock to decline.

 

We will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds of this offering. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for product development, marketing and advertising, and for working capital, and potentially for future acquisitions, although none are currently planned. As a result, investors will be relying upon management’s judgment with only limited information about our specific intentions for the use of the net proceeds of this offering. We may use the net proceeds for purposes that do not yield a significant return or any return at all for our shareholders. In addition, pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

 

If our stock price fluctuates after the offering, you could lose a significant part of your investment.

 

The market price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the risk factors described in this prospectus, and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock 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.

 

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If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about us, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our common stock, then our stock price and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us, our industry and our market. If no analyst elects to cover us and publish research or reports about us, the market for our common stock could be severely limited and our stock price could be adversely affected. As a small-cap company, we are more likely than our larger competitors to lack coverage from securities analysts. In addition, even if we receive analyst coverage, if one or more analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. If one or more analysts who elect to cover us issue negative reports or adversely change their recommendations regarding our common stock, our stock price could decline.

 

Purchasers in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution in net tangible book value.

 

Because the price per share of our common stock being offered is higher than the book value per share of our common stock, you will suffer substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the common stock you purchase in this offering. Based on the public offering price of $4.00 per share, and the net tangible book value of the common stock of $0.03 per share as of December 31, 2022, if you purchase shares of common stock in this offering, you will suffer dilution of $3.67 per share in the net tangible book value of the common stock, which will be $0.33 per share following the offering (on an adjusted basis). See “Dilution” below for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you will incur if you purchase our common stock in the offering.

 

Future sales of our common stock, other securities convertible into our common stock, or preferred stock could cause the market value of our common stock to decline and could result in dilution of your shares.

 

Our Board of Directors is authorized, without your approval, to cause us to issue additional shares of our common stock or to raise capital through the creation and issuance of preferred stock, other debt securities convertible into common stock, options, warrants and other rights, on terms and for consideration as our Board of Directors in its sole discretion may determine. Additionally, pursuant to the Resale Prospectus, we are registering the resale of an aggregate of 4,765,000 shares of common stock, which shares of common stock will be available for immediate resale in the public market (assuming the exercise of warrants to purchase 2,000,000 of such shares). Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock or of preferred stock could cause the market price of our common stock to decrease significantly. We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future sales of our common stock, or the availability of our common stock for future sales, on the value of our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock by large shareholders, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

In addition, in connection with this offering, we, our directors, executive officers, and shareholders holding 5% or more of our outstanding common stock have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any of our securities for a period of 12 months following the closing of the offering of the shares, subject to certain exceptions and shareholders holding between 1% and 4.99% of our outstanding common stock have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any of our securities for a period of six months following the closing of the offering of the shares, subject to certain exceptions. Notwithstanding the above, now shares of common stock that are included in the Resale Prospectus are subject to such lock-up agreements. The Representative of the underwriters may, at any time, release, or authorize us to release, as the case may be, all or a portion of our common stock subject to the foregoing lock-up provisions. If the restrictions under the lock-up provisions of the lock-up agreements entered into in connection with this offering are waived, shares of our common stock may become available for sale into the market, subject to applicable law, which could reduce the market price for our common stock.

 

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We have no intention of declaring dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

The decision to pay cash dividends on our common stock rests with our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, unencumbered cash, capital requirements and financial condition. We do not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future, as we intend to use any excess cash to fund our operations. Investors in our common stock should not expect to receive dividend income on their investment, and investors will be dependent on the appreciation of our common stock to earn a return on their investment.

 

The issuance and sale of common stock upon exercise of outstanding warrants may cause substantial dilution to existing shareholders and may also depress the market price of our common stock. Outstanding warrants to purchase shares of our common stock have cashless exercise rights.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, we had a total of 2,000,000 warrants outstanding each with an exercise price of $1.00 per share and term ranging from August 16, 2027 through December 22, 2027. If the holders of the warrants choose to exercise the warrants, it will cause substantial dilution to the then holders of our common stock. If exercises of the warrants and sales of such shares issuable upon exercise thereof take place, the price of our common stock may decline. In addition, the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may represent overhang that may also adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Overhang occurs when there is a greater supply of a company’s stock in the market than there is demand for that stock. When this happens the price of our stock will decrease, and any additional shares which shareholders attempt to sell in the market will only further decrease the share price. If the share volume of our common stock cannot absorb shares sold by the warrant holders, then the value of our common stock will likely decrease.

 

Each of the warrants discussed above allow for cashless exercise rights. In a ‘cashless exercise’, the holder reduces the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants in amount equal to the aggregate value of the exercise price of the exercised warrants. For example, if our common stock was trading at $10 per share and a holder desires to exercise warrants to purchase 100 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.00 per share on a cashless basis, the number of shares of common stock issuable to the holder upon such exercise would be reduced by 10 shares, equal in value to $100 ($10 per share x 10 shares), and the holder would receive 90 shares of common stock upon such exercise. We do not receive any cash upon a cashless exercise and as such, while a cashless exercise reduces the dilution which would otherwise exist upon a warrant exercise, it is also not as beneficial to us, as it does not bring in any new investment proceeds. Additionally, holders of warrants with cashless exercise provisions may be more likely to exercise their warrants as they do not have to come out of pocket with any cash exercise payments.

 

General Risk Factors

 

Our industry and the broader U.S. economy have experienced higher than expected inflationary pressures during 2022 related to continued supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and geopolitical instability, and if these conditions persist, our business, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

 

2022 has seen significant increases in the costs of labor and certain materials and equipment, and longer lead times for such materials and equipment, as a result of availability constraints, supply chain disruption, increased demand, labor shortages associated with a fully employed U.S. labor force, high inflation and other factors. Supply and demand fundamentals have been further aggravated by disruptions in global energy supply caused by multiple geopolitical events, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Recent supply chain constraints and inflationary pressures may in the future adversely impact our operating costs, as a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

 

We and the health and wellness industry in general may be adversely affected during periods of high inflation, primarily because of higher shipping and product manufacturing costs. While we will attempt to pass on increases in our costs through increased sales prices, market forces may limit our ability to do so. If we are unable to raise sales prices enough to compensate for higher costs, our future revenues, gross profit margin and revenues could be adversely affected.

 

Economic uncertainty may affect our access to capital and/or increase the costs of such capital.

 

Global economic conditions continue to be volatile and uncertain due to, among other things, consumer confidence in future economic conditions, fears of recession and trade wars, the price of energy, fluctuating interest rates, the availability and cost of consumer credit, the availability and timing of government stimulus programs, levels of unemployment, increased inflation, tax rates, and the war between Ukraine and Russia which began in February 2022. These conditions remain unpredictable and create uncertainties about our ability to raise capital in the future. In the event required capital becomes unavailable in the future, or more costly, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, future results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Our business may be materially and adversely disrupted by epidemics or pandemics in the future, including COVID-19.

 

An epidemic, pandemic or similar serious public health issue, and the measures undertaken by governmental authorities to address it, could significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period, and thereby, and/or along with any associated economic and/or social instability or distress, have a material adverse impact on our financial statements.

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures. On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency concerning the outbreak, and several states and municipalities have declared public health emergencies. Although COVID-19 has to date not had a material impact on our operations, should the COVID-19 public health effort re-intensify to such an extent that we cannot operate, if there are new government restrictions on our business and our customers, and/or an extended economic recession or significant inflation, we could be unable to produce significant revenues and cash flows sufficient to conduct our business. Such a circumstance could, among other things, exhaust our available liquidity (and ability to access liquidity sources) and/or trigger an acceleration to pay a significant portion or all of our then-outstanding debt obligations, which we may be unable to do.

 

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Our business could be disrupted by catastrophic events and man-made problems, such as power disruptions, data security breaches, and terrorism.

 

Our systems will be vulnerable to damage or interruption from the occurrence of any catastrophic event, including earthquake, fire, flood, or other weather event, power loss, telecommunications failure, software or hardware malfunction, cyber-attack, war, terrorist attack, or incident of mass violence, which could result in lengthy interruptions in access to our systems. In addition, acts of terrorism, including malicious internet-based activity, could cause disruptions to the internet or the economy as a whole. If our systems were to fail or be negatively impacted as a result of a natural disaster or other event, our ability to provide products to customers would be impaired or we could lose critical data. We do not carry business interruption insurance sufficient to compensate us for the potentially significant losses, including the potential harm to our business, financial condition and results of operations that may result from interruptions in access to our platform as a result of system failures.

 

Our operations are subject to risks associated with ongoing and potential future global conflicts.

 

Currently, there is an ongoing conflict involving Russia and Ukraine and the war between the two countries continues to evolve as military activity proceeds and additional sanctions are imposed. The war is increasingly affecting economic and global financial markets and exacerbating ongoing economic challenges, including issues such as rising inflation and global supply-chain disruption. While we do not believe this conflict currently has a material impact on our financial accounting and reporting, the degree to which we will be affected in the future largely depends on the nature and duration of uncertain and unpredictable events, and our business could be impacted. Furthermore, future global conflicts or wars could create further economic challenges, including, but not limited to, increases in inflation and further global supply-chain disruption. Consequently, the ongoing Russia/Ukraine conflict and/or other future global conflicts could result in an increase in operating expenses and/or a decrease in any future revenue and could further have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flow. 

 

Global economic conditions could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and growth.

 

Adverse macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, slower growth or recession, new or increased tariffs, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, tighter credit, higher interest rates, high unemployment and currency fluctuations could materially adversely affect our operations, expenses, access to capital and the market for our products. In addition, consumer confidence and spending could be adversely affected in response to financial market volatility, negative financial news, conditions in the real estate and mortgage markets, declines in income or asset values, changes to fuel and other energy costs, labor and healthcare costs and other economic factors.

 

In addition, uncertainty about, or a decline in, global or regional economic conditions could have a significant impact on our expected funding sources, suppliers and partners. Potential effects include financial instability; inability to obtain credit to finance operations and purchases of our products; and insolvency.

 

A downturn in the economic environment could also lead to limitations on our ability to issue new debt; reduced liquidity; and declines in the fair value of our financial instruments. These and other economic factors could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and growth.

 

We may become party to litigation, mediation and/or arbitration from time to time given our product focus.

 

We may become party to regulatory proceedings, litigation, mediation and/or arbitration from time to time in the ordinary course of business which could adversely affect our business. Monitoring and defending against legal actions, whether or not meritorious, can be time-consuming, divert management’s attention and resources and cause us to incur significant expenses. In addition, legal fees and costs incurred in connection with such activities may be significant and we could, in the future, be subject to judgments or enter into settlements of claims for significant monetary damages. While we expect to have insurance in the future that may cover the costs and awards of certain types of litigation, the amount of our future insurance may not be sufficient to cover any costs or awards. Substantial litigation costs or an adverse result in any litigation may adversely impact our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

Higher labor costs due to statutory and regulatory changes could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

Various federal and state labor laws, including new laws and regulations enacted in response to COVID-19, govern our relationships with our employees and affect operating costs. These laws include employee classifications as exempt or non-exempt, minimum wage requirements, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates, overtime, family leave, workplace health and safety standards, payroll taxes, citizenship requirements and other wage and benefit requirements for employees classified as non-exempt. As certain of our employees are paid at rates set at, or above but related to, the applicable minimum wage, further increases in the minimum wage could increase our labor costs. Significant additional government regulations could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

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Failure to adequately manage our planned aggressive growth strategy may harm our business or increase our risk of failure.

 

For the foreseeable future, we intend to pursue an aggressive growth strategy for the expansion of our operations through increased marketing. Our ability to rapidly expand our operations will depend upon many factors, including our ability to work in a regulated environment, establish and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, and obtain adequate capital resources on acceptable terms. Any restrictions on our ability to expand may have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Accordingly, we may be unable to achieve our targets for sales growth, and our operations may not be successful or achieve anticipated operating results.

 

Additionally, our growth may place a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, and financial resources and our infrastructure. Our future success will depend, in part, upon the ability of our senior management to manage growth effectively. This will require us to, among other things:

 

  implement additional management information systems;
     
  further develop our operating, administrative, legal, financial, and accounting systems and controls;
     
  hire additional personnel;
     
  develop additional levels of management within our company;
     
  locate additional office space; and
     
  maintain close coordination among our operations, legal, finance, sales and marketing, and client service and support personnel.

 

As a result, we may lack the resources to deploy our services on a timely and cost-effective basis. Failure to accomplish any of these requirements could impair our ability to deliver services in a timely fashion or attract and retain new customers.

 

If we make any acquisitions, they may disrupt or have a negative impact on our business.

 

If we make acquisitions in the future, we could have difficulty integrating the acquired company’s assets, personnel and operations with our own. We do not anticipate that any acquisitions or mergers we may enter into in the future would result in a change of control of the Company. In addition, the key personnel of the acquired business may not be willing to work for us. We cannot predict the effect expansion may have on our core business. Regardless of whether we are successful in making an acquisition, the negotiations could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees and increase our expenses. In addition to the risks described above, acquisitions are accompanied by a number of inherent risks, including, without limitation, the following:

 

  the difficulty of integrating acquired products, services or operations;
     
  the potential disruption of the ongoing businesses and distraction of our management and the management of acquired companies;
     
  difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;

 

  the potential impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new management personnel;
     
  the potential inability or failure to achieve additional sales and enhance our customer base through cross-marketing of the products to new and existing customers;

 

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  the effect of any government regulations which relate to the business acquired;
     
  potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses or product lines, or the need to spend significant amounts to retool, reposition or modify the marketing and sales of acquired products or operations, or the defense of any litigation, whether or not successful, resulting from actions of the acquired company prior to our acquisition; and
     
  potential expenses under the labor, environmental and other laws of various jurisdictions.

 

Our business could be severely impaired if and to the extent that we are unable to succeed in addressing any of these risks or other problems encountered in connection with an acquisition, many of which cannot be presently identified. These risks and problems could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Claims, litigation, government investigations, and other proceedings may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

We may be subject to actual and threatened claims, litigation, reviews, investigations, and other proceedings, including proceedings relating to products offered by us and by third parties, and other matters. Any of these types of proceedings, may have an adverse effect on us because of legal costs, disruption of our operations, diversion of management resources, negative publicity, and other factors. The outcomes of these matters are inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. Determining legal reserves and possible losses from such matters involves judgment and may not reflect the full range of uncertainties and unpredictable outcomes. Until the final resolution of such matters, we may be exposed to losses in excess of the amount recorded, and such amounts could be material. Should any of our estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material effect on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In addition, it is possible that a resolution of one or more such proceedings, including as a result of a settlement, could require us to make substantial future payments, prevent us from offering certain products or services, require us to change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business, requiring development of non-infringing or otherwise altered products or technologies, damaging our reputation, or otherwise having a material effect on our operations.

 

We may incur indebtedness in the future which could reduce our financial flexibility, increase interest expense and adversely impact our operations and our costs.

 

We may incur significant amounts of indebtedness in the future. Our level of indebtedness could affect our operations in several ways, including the following:

 

  a significant portion of our cash flows is required to be used to service our indebtedness;
     
  a high level of debt increases our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
     
  covenants contained in the agreements governing our outstanding indebtedness limit our ability to borrow additional funds and provide additional security interests, dispose of assets, pay dividends and make certain investments;
     
  a high level of debt may place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that are less leveraged and, therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our indebtedness may prevent us from pursuing; and
     
  debt covenants may affect our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in the economy and in our industry.

 

A high level of indebtedness increases the risk that we may default on our debt obligations. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to pay the principal or interest on our debt, and future working capital, borrowings or equity financing may not be available to pay or refinance such debt. If we do not have sufficient funds and are otherwise unable to arrange financing, we may have to sell significant assets or have a portion of our assets foreclosed upon which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

We make forward-looking statements under the “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Business,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other sections of this prospectus. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” and the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In particular, you should consider the numerous risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors.”

 

While we believe we have identified material risks, these risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Other sections of this prospectus describe additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Except as required by U.S. federal securities law, we are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations, and we do not intend to do so.

 

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

our ability to obtain additional funding;
   
the continuing effect of COVID-19 on our planned operations, sales, and the market for our products;
   
our ability to build and maintain our brand;
   
cybersecurity, information systems and fraud risks and problems with our websites;
   
our ability to expand and grow our operations, and successfully market our planned;
   
changes in, and our compliance with, rules and regulations affecting our operations, sales, and/or our products;
   
shipping, production or manufacturing delays;
   
our ability to obtain and increase sales;
   
regulations we are required to comply with in connection with our operations, manufacturing, labeling and shipping;
   
competition from existing competitors or new competitors or products that may emerge;
   
our dependency on third-parties to prescribe and compound our planned ED product;
   
our ability to establish or maintain relations and/or relationships with third-parties;
   
 potential safety risks associated with our Mango ED product, including the use of ingredients, combination of such ingredients and the dosages thereof;
   
 the effects of high inflation, increasing interest rates and economic downturns, including potential recessions, as well as macroeconomic, geopolitical, health and industry trends, pandemics, acts of war (including the ongoing Ukraine/Russian conflict) and other large-scale crises;
   
our ability to protect intellectual property rights;
   
our ability to adequately support future growth; and
   
our ability to attract and retain key personnel to manage our business effectively.

 

We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus in the case of forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus.

 

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Use of Proceeds

 

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from the sale of our shares of common stock in this offering will be approximately $4.4 million, based on the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Our net proceeds will increase by approximately $0.6 million if the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock is exercised in full.

 

We currently intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital ($1,359,000, or approximately 31% of the net proceeds), to finance the marketing and operational expenses associated with the planned marketing of our Mango ED product (approximately $1,804,000, or 41% of the net proceeds), hiring additional personnel to build organizational talent ($902,000, or approximately 21% of the net proceeds) and capital expenditures for software development and maintenance ($287,000, or approximately 7% of the net proceeds). In addition, we may use a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to finance future acquisitions or invest in complementary businesses, services, technologies or intellectual property rights. However, we do not have any agreements or commitments with respect to any such acquisitions or investments at this time.

 

Pending our use of the net proceeds as described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds in short-term bank deposits or interest-bearing, investment-grade securities.

 

The foregoing represents our current intentions with respect to the use and allocation of the net proceeds of this offering based upon our present plans and business conditions, but our management will have significant flexibility and discretion in applying the net proceeds. The occurrence of unforeseen events or changed business conditions could result in the application of the net proceeds of this offering in a manner other than as described above.

 

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Dividend Policy

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. We do not expect to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, restrictions contained in any financing instruments, provisions of applicable law and other factors the board deems relevant.

 

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Capitalization

 

The following table sets forth our cash and capitalization as of December 31, 2022 on:

 

  an actual basis; and
     
  an as adjusted basis after giving effect to the sale of 1,250,000 shares of our common stock in this offering based on the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, and our receipt of the estimated $4.4 million in net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

You should read this capitalization table together with “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

   As of December 31, 2022 (In thousands) 
   Actual   As Adjusted 
Cash  $683   $5,035 
           
Stockholders’ deficit:          
Common stock (par value $0.0001 per share) 13,365,000 and 15,315,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, on an actual and as adjusted basis, respectively   1    1 
Additional paid-in capital   2,628    6,980 
Accumulated deficit   (2,016)   (2,016)
Total stockholders’ equity   614    4,965 
Total capitalization  $614   $4,965 

 

The number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 13,365,000 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and does not give effect to:

 

  187,500 shares of common stock issuable to the representative of the underwriters upon the exercise of its option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any;
     
  any exercise of outstanding options to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share;
     
  any exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share; and
     
  any future awards under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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Dilution

 

Purchasers of our common stock in this offering will experience an immediate dilution of net tangible book value per share from the initial public offering price. Dilution in net tangible book value per share represents the difference between the amount per share paid by the purchasers of shares of common stock and the net tangible book value per share immediately after this offering.

 

As of December 31, 2022, our net tangible book value was $0.4 million, or $0.03 per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets, less our total liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.

 

Dilution in net tangible book value per share of common stock represents the difference between the public offering price per share of our common stock in this offering and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock after giving effect to this offering. After giving effect to the sale of shares of common stock in this offering at the public offering price of $4.00 per share, and after deducting underwriting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted, net tangible book value would have been $4.8 million, or $0.33 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $0.30 per share to our existing shareholders and immediate dilution of $3.67 per share to new investors purchasing shares at the proposed public offering price. The following table illustrates the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors as of December 31, 2022:

 

Initial public offering price per share of common stock       $4.00 
Net tangible book value per share of common stock as of December 31, 2022  $0.03     
Increase in net tangible book value per share of common stock attributable to this offering  $0.30     
As adjusted net tangible book per share of common stock as of December 31, 2022, after this offering       $0.33 
Dilution per share common stock to investors participating in this offering       $(3.67)

 

If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of common stock in full, the net tangible book value per share, as adjusted to give effect to this offering, would be $0.37 per share, and the dilution in net tangible book value per share to investors in this offering would be $3.63 per share.

 

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The number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 13,365,000 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and does not give effect to:

 

  187,500 shares of common stock issuable to the Representative of the underwriters upon the exercise of its option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any;
     
 

any exercise of outstanding options to purchase 1,250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share;

     
  any exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share; and
     
  any future awards under our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2022, on an as adjusted basis described above, the number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid to us and the average price per share paid by the existing holders of our common stock and the price to be paid by new investors in this offering at the initial public offering price of $4.00 per share, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

   Shares Purchased   Total Consideration   Average Price
Per Share
 
   Number   Percent   Amount(1)   Percent     
Existing shareholders before this offering   14,065,000    91.8%  $2,007,000    28.6%  $0.14 
Investors purchasing shares in this offering   1,250,000    8.2%  $5,000,000    71.4%  $4.00 
Total   15,315,000    100.0%  $7,007,000    100.00%  $0.46 

 

  (1) Not including shares issued for services rendered and including only shares paid for in cash.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of the Company that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industry in which the Company operates and the beliefs and assumptions of the management of the Company. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly under “Risk Factors,” and in other reports we file with the SEC. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason except as required by law. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

The following discussion is based upon our financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingencies.

 

Introduction

 

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is provided in addition to the accompanying financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

 

  Plan of Operations.
     
  Results of Operations.
     
  Liquidity and Capital Resources.
     
  Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.

 

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the audited financial statements beginning under “Index to Financial Statements” in this prospectus.

 

See also “Glossary of Industry Terms” above for information on certain of the terms used below.

  

Plan of Operations

 

We are headquartered in Dallas, Texas and intend to grow our business both organically and through identifying acquisition targets over the next 12 months in the technology, health and wellness space. Specifically, we plan to continue to make additional and ongoing technology enhancements to its platform, further develop, market and advertise additional men’s health and wellness related products on its telemedicine platform, and identify strategic acquisitions that complement our vision. As these opportunities arise, we will determine the best method for financing such acquisitions and growth which may include the issuance of debt instruments, common stock, preferred stock, or a combination thereof, all of which may result in significant dilution to existing shareholders.

 

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To support our existing operations or any future expansion of business, including the ability to execute our growth strategy, we must have sufficient capital to continue to make investments and fund operations. We have plans to pursue an aggressive growth strategy for the expansion of operations through marketing to attract new customers for our Mango ED product, following this offering.

 

We expect that the proceeds from this offering plus our current cash will be sufficient to fund our operations and execute our growth strategy (as discussed above) for at least 12 months after the date of this prospectus. After this offering, we may seek additional funding through equity financings, debt financings or other capital sources, including collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions. We may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms or at all. The terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or rights of our shareholders. Although we continue to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to us to fund continued operations, if at all.

 

Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

We launched our website in mid-November 2022. To date and through December 31, 2022, we have sold only a small amount of products and generated only $8,939 in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022. We plan to market and seek to sell commercial quantities of our Mango ED product in the first quarter of 2023, following this offering, once we raise sufficient capital to ramp up our marketing. We did not generate any revenue for the period from October 7, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

We had cost of revenues of $4,089 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and gross profit of $4,850 for the year ended December 31, 2022. A total of $3,255 of our cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022, were attributed to related party pharmacy services provided by Epiq Scripts in accordance with the costs as outlined and detailed in the Master Services Agreement and a related statement of work and the remaining $834 was attributed to an unrelated party carrier and shipping expenses. We did not have any cost of revenues for the period from October 7, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021. The Company analyzed the following factors when determining the amounts to be paid to Epiq Scripts under the Master Services Agreement and related statement of work: a) the fairness of the terms for the Company (including fairness from a financial point of view); b) the materiality of the transaction; c) bids / terms for a similar transaction from unrelated parties; d) the structure of the transaction; and e) the interests of each related party in the transaction.

 

Operating Expenses and Net Loss

 

We had total general and administrative expenses of $1,996,432 and imputed interest expense of $6,473 (which represented imputed interest on the related party loans discussed below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources”) for the year ended December 31, 2022, resulting in a net loss of $1,998,055, compared to general and administrative expenses of $17,520 and $181 of imputed interest expense (which represented imputed interest on the related party loans discussed below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources”) for the period of October 7, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021.

 

The increase in general administration expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the prior period, was due primarily to (a) stock-based compensation from issuances of options and warrants, totaling $622,333 (including a total of $540,065 attributed to stock issued for services and $82,268 attributed to stock-based compensation from issuances of options and warrants) and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which increase was due to us having issued no stock compensation during the 2021 period; (b) advertising and marketing expenses in the amount of $352,860 and $17,500, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to us increasing our advertising and marketing costs in the 2022 period as we ramped up our marketing efforts in connection with the expansion of our operations; (c) legal fees of $231,798 and $0, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, mainly related to legal fees in the current period in connection with our initial public offering and related matters; (d) placement agent fees of $160,000 and $0, for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, relating to fees paid to our placement agent in connection with our 2022 private placement offering (discussed below); (e) salaries and benefits of $163,246 and $0, for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which increased due to the engagement of new employees as we ramped up our operations in the current period; (f) accounting and auditing fees of $44,500 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which increase was in connection with fees paid to our accountants and auditors in connection with the preparation of the financial statements for our initial public offering; (g) general consulting related expenses of $209,657 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to due diligence fees paid to our placement agent in connection with our initial public offering and other various consulting fees paid in connection with our operations in the current period; and (h) software development fees of $72,440 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the front and backend development of our website in the current period.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of December 31, 2022, we had $682,860 of cash on-hand, compared to $22,550 of cash on-hand of December 31, 2021. We also had $11,745 of prepaid expenses, related party, relating to amounts funded to Epiq Scripts, which is 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, $117,499 of property and equipment, net consisting of computers, office and custom product packaging equipment, $16,942 of security deposit, representing the security deposit on our leased office space and $174,241 of right of use asset in connection with our office space lease.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had total current liabilities of $260,577, consisting of notes payable to related parties of $89,200, as discussed in further detail below under “Related Party Loans and Advances”, $33,675 of accounts payable and accrued liabilities, $2,717 of payroll tax liabilities, $56,725 of right-of-use liability, operating lease, and $78,260 of notes payable, related to the Note Payable, as discussed in further detail below under “Related Party Loans and Advances.” We also had $128,680 of right-of-use liability, long-term.

 

As of December 31, 2022, we had $1,003,287 in total assets, $389,257 in total liabilities, working capital of $434,028 and a total accumulated deficit of $2,015,756.

 

We have mainly relied on related party loans, as well as funds raised through the sale of securities, mainly through the private placement offering discussed below, to support our operations since inception. We have primarily used our available cash to pay operating expenses. We do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.

 

We have experienced recurring net losses since inception. We believe that we will continue to incur substantial operating expenses in the foreseeable future as we continue to invest to bring our Mango ED product to market and to attract customers, expand the product offerings and enhance technology and infrastructure. These efforts may prove more expensive than we anticipate, and we may not succeed in generating commercial revenues or net income to offset these expenses. Accordingly, we may not be able to achieve profitability, and we may incur significant losses for the foreseeable future. Our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of, and for the year ended, December 31, 2022, describing the existence of substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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To support our existing operations or any future expansion of business, including the ability to execute our growth strategy, we must have sufficient capital to continue to make investments and fund operations. We have plans to pursue an aggressive growth strategy for the expansion of operations through marketing to attract new customers for our Mango ED product, following this offering.

 

Cash Flows

 

   Year ended
December 31, 2022
  

From

October 7, 2021

(Inception) to
December 31, 2021

 
Cash provided by (used in):          
Operating activities  $(1,346,518)  $(17,520)
Investing activities   (43,102)   
Financing activities   2,049,930    40,070 
Net increase (decrease) in cash  $660,310   $22,550 

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $1,346,518 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was mainly due to $1,998,055 of net loss, offset by $540,065 of common stock issued for services and $234,088 of stock based compensation from issuances of options.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $17,520 for the period from October 7, 2021 (Inception) through December 31, 2021, which was due to $17,701 of net loss offset by $181 of imputed interest.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $43,102 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was due to the purchase of equipment.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2,049,930 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was mainly due to $2,000,000 of sales of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock, representing amounts raised in the 2022 Private Offering, discussed below and $75,000 of notes payable from related parties, offset by $25,070 of repayment of related party notes payable.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $40,070 for the period from October 7, 2021 (Inception) through December 31, 2021, which was due to $39,270 of notes payable from related parties and $800 of proceeds from the sale of stock.

 

Related Party Loans and Advances

 

On December 10, 2021 and March 18, 2022, the Company received advances of $39,200 and $50,000, respectively, for a total of $89,200 from its previous majority shareholder, American International, in order to cover various general and administrative expenses. The amount owed to American International was $39,200 as of December 31, 2021. Imputed interest equal to 8% per annum, or $181, was recorded against the related party advance as of December 31, 2021. Other than the imputed interest discussed above, the advances bear no interest and are due on demand upon the Company’s ability to repay the advances from either future revenues or investment proceeds. Pursuant to the terms of the June 16, 2022, SPA discussed above, on June 16, 2022, Cohen Enterprises also acquired the right to be repaid the $89,200 advanced from American International to the Company.

 

On June 29, 2022, the Company received an advance of $25,000 from Cohen Enterprises in order to cover various general and administrative expenses. The Company repaid Cohen Enterprises $25,000 on August 18, 2022, bringing the total amount owed to Cohen Enterprises to $89,200 as of December 31, 2022. The Company recorded imputed interest equal to 8% per annum, or $6,473, against the related party advances through the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

On December 10, 2021, the Company received an advance of $70 from ZipDoctor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of its then sole shareholder, American International, which was used to open and establish the Company’s bank account. The advance bears no interest and is due on demand upon the Company’s ability to repay the advance from either future revenues or investment proceeds. The amount owed to ZipDoctor was $70 as of December 31, 2021. Imputed interest equal to 8% per annum, or $0, was recorded against the related party advance as of December 31, 2021. The amount was paid in full on May 24, 2022 and the amount owed to ZipDoctor was $0 as of December 31, 2022.

 

Jacob D. Cohen, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has made his personal credit card available for purchases on behalf of the Company to cover various general and administrative expenses. Mr. Cohen has been repaid a total of $248,151, as of December 31, 2022, for Company purchases made using his personal credit card.

 

On November 18, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Installment Promissory Note with a vendor for the purchase of equipment in the amount of $78,260 (the “Note Payable”). The note bears no interest unless an event of default occurs, and then it bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum until paid in full. The Note Payable is payable in three payments of $5,000 on each of January 1, 2023, which has been paid, February 1, 2023, which has been paid, and March 1, 2023, with a $31,630 payment due on April 1, 2023 and a final payment due on May 1, 2023, for the outstanding balance. The outstanding balance on December 31, 2022 was $78,260. The Note Payable may be prepaid at any time without penalty, and is payable immediately upon a change of control of the Company. The equipment relating to the Note Payable is kept at Epiq Scripts principal business location and is used by Epiq Scripts in fulfilling orders of our products. Epiq Scripts is 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Note Payable includes customary events of default and covenants of the Company. The equipment acquired includes an auto-lock shut-off such that if we are in default under the Note Payable, such equipment will shut-off and be unusable. The amount owed under the Note Payable is secured by the equipment purchased.

 

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2022 Private Placement

 

In August 2022, the Company initiated a private placement of up to $2 million of units to accredited investors, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock, at a price of $1.00 per unit. The warrants have a five-year term (from each closing date that units were sold) and an exercise price of $1.00 per share. If at any time after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise the warrants, the holder of the warrants may elect a cashless exercise of the warrants. Boustead Securities, LLC, the representative of the underwriters in this offering, served as the placement agent in connection with the private placement. In total, we sold an aggregate of 2,000,000 units for $2,000,000 to 23 accredited investors between August 16, 2022 and December 22, 2022, the end date of the offering.

 

Need for Future Funding

 

As discussed above, our current capital resources, combined with the net proceeds from the offering, are expected to be sufficient for us to fund operations for the next 12 months. We may need funding in addition to the funding raised in this offering, to support our operations in the future. We may also seek to acquire additional businesses or assets in the future, which may require us to raise funding. We currently anticipate such funding, if required, being raised through the offering of debt or equity. Such additional financing, if required, may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. If debt financing is available and obtained, our interest expense may increase and we may be subject to the risk of default, depending on the terms of such financing. If equity financing is available and obtained it may result in our shareholders experiencing significant dilution. If such financing is unavailable, we may be forced to curtail our business plan, which may cause the value of our securities to decline in value.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses. Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the audited financial statements included under “Index to Financial Statements,” below describes the significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the financial statements. Certain of these significant accounting policies and estimates have a higher degree of inherent uncertainty and require significant judgments.

 

A critical accounting policy is defined as one that is both material to the presentation of our financial statements and requires management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments that could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Specifically, critical accounting estimates have the following attributes: (1) we are required to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time of the estimate; and (2) different estimates we could reasonably have used, or changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur, would have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be applicable and reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates may change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. These changes have historically been minor and have been included in the financial statements as soon as they became known. Based on a critical assessment of our accounting policies and the underlying judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies, management believes that our financial statements are fairly stated in accordance with GAAP and present a meaningful presentation of our financial condition and results of operations. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

 

Share-Based Compensation – Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment Topic of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, which requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the shorter of period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award or the vesting period. ASC 718 also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Pursuant to ASC 505-50, for share-based payments to non-employees, compensation expense is determined at the “measurement date.” The expense is recognized over the service period of the award. Until the measurement date is reached, the total amount of compensation expense remains uncertain. The Company initially records compensation expense based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. Additionally, we used this same methodology when determining the fair value of our restricted common stock issuances to managers and other related parties.

 

Estimating the Fair Value of Common Stock – We are required to estimate the fair value of the common stock underlying our stock-based awards and warrants when performing the fair value calculations using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Because our common stock is not currently publicly traded, the fair value of the common stock underlying our stock options has been determined on each grant date by our board of directors, with input from management, considering our most recent private, third-party sale of common shares.

 

Our determination of the fair value of stock options with time-based vesting on the date of grant utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and is impacted by our common stock price as well as other variables including, but not limited to, expected term that options will remain outstanding, expected common stock price volatility over the term of the option awards, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends. Estimating the fair value of equity-settled awards as of the grant date using valuation models, such as the Black-Scholes option pricing model, is affected by assumptions regarding a number of complex variables. Changes in the assumptions can materially affect the fair value and ultimately how much stock-based compensation expense is recognized. These inputs are subjective and generally require significant analysis and judgment to develop.

 

Warrants – In accordance with ASC 480, the Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (ii) gives the Company a choice of net-cash settlement in its own shares. The Company classifies as liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net-cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company) or (ii) give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares.

 

The Company accounts for its currently issued warrants in conjunction with the Company’s ordinary shares in permanent equity. These warrants are indexed to the Company’s stock and meet the requirements of equity classification as prescribed under ASC 815-40. Warrants classified as equity are initially measured at fair value, and subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized so long as the warrants continue to be classified as equity. The value of the warrant is based on accepted valuation procedures and practices that rely substantially on the third-party professional’s use of numerous assumptions and its consideration of various factors that are relevant to the operation of the Company.

 

JOBS Act and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

 

We have implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and may impact our financial statements and we do not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815 – 40)” (“ASU 2020-06”). ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The ASU is part of the FASB’s simplification initiative, which aims to reduce unnecessary complexity in U.S. GAAP. The ASU’s amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-06 on its financial statements.

 

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Business

 

Overview

 

We connect consumers to licensed healthcare professionals through our recently launched website at www.MangoRX.com for the provision of care via telehealth through our customer portal and provide access for customers to a licensed pharmacy for online fulfillment and distribution of certain medications that may be prescribed as part of telehealth consultations, including our Mango ED product.

 

We launched our website in mid-November 2022. To date, we have sold only a small amount of products and generated only minimal revenues. We plan to market and seek to sell commercial quantities of our Mango ED product in the first quarter of 2023 following this offering.

 

We have identified men’s wellness telemedicine services and products as a growing sector in recent years and especially related to the areas of erectile dysfunction (“ED”) products. We have developed and are currently in the process of preparing to commercially market a new brand of ED product under the brand name “Mango.” This product currently includes the following three ingredients: Tadalafil (the active ingredient in Cialis) and Oxytocin, which are used in FDA approved drugs; and L-Arginine, an amino acid that is available as a dietary supplement. However, the fact that Tadalafil and Oxytocin are used in FDA approved drugs, and L-arginine is available as a dietary supplement, does not mean that these ingredients will prove safe when combined into a single formulation to treat ED. We currently offer two dosage levels of our Mango ED product and anticipate a prescribing doctor prescribing a dosage based on the needs and medical history of the patient. Our Mango ED product currently includes the following amounts of the three ingredients discussed above: (1) Tadalafil (10mg), Oxytocin (100IU) and L-Arginine (50mg); and (2) Tadalafil (20mg), Oxytocin (100IU) and L-Arginine (50mg). Our Mango ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA and instead we plan to produce and sell our products, including our Mango ED product, under an exemption provided by Section 503A of the FFDCA Act, as discussed below. Additionally, because our Mango ED product is being specially compounded for the customer by a pharmacist with a physician’s prescription and because the ingredients for our Mango ED product will be publicly disclosed, this product formula can be replicated by other companies.

 

We are not aware of any clinical studies involving (i) administration of tadalafil sublingually at the doses we provide patients, or (ii) compounding of tadalafil, oxytocin, and L-arginine to treat ED, as is contemplated by our Mango ED product; however, we expect the potential safety risks associated with our Mango ED product will be comparable to the safety risks associated with oral formulations of tadalafil approved by the FDA for the treatment of ED. We do not expect significant safety risks associated with L-arginine, as the FDA has recognized in its regulations that L-arginine may be safely added as a nutrient to foods. Clinical studies of intranasal oxytocin have also found that oxytocin is generally safe and well-tolerated. Notwithstanding the above, because our Mango ED product has not had the benefit of the FDA’s clinical trial protocol which seeks to prevent the possibility of serious patient injury and death. If this were to occur, we could be subject to litigation and governmental action, which could result in costly litigation, significant fines, judgments or penalties.

 

We currently anticipate using approximately $1.8 million of the net proceeds of this offering to finance the marketing and operational expenses for our Mango ED product. To date, we have designed certain product packaging for our Mango ED product, have engaged a pharmacy licensed in 41 states to compound and ship our Mango ED product (as discussed in further detail below under “—Material AgreementsMaster Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts”), and have entered into an agreement with a physician network which has agreed to provide us telemedicine services, which are required in order for our customers to obtain prescriptions for our planned Mango product (as discussed in further detail below under “—Material AgreementsPhysician Services Agreement with Doctegrity”).

 

Mango has been formulated as a Rapid Dissolve Tablet (“RDT”) using a sublingual (applied under the tongue) delivery system to bypass the stomach and liver. It is a generally established principle that sublingual drug absorption through the oral mucosa is generally faster than drug absorption through the gastrointestinal tract. This is because sublingual drugs that are absorbed through the oral mucosa directly enter the systemic circulation, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract and first-pass metabolism in the liver (H. Zhang et al., Oral mucosal drug delivery: clinical pharmacokinetics and therapeutic applications, 41 Clin Pharmacokinet 661, 662 (2002)). Though the active ingredients that comprise our Mango ED product are meant to treat ED – an issue that according to a 2018 study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has been estimated to affect over one-third of today’s men’s population (with prevalence increasing with age) – we are also aiming to brand ourselves as a lifestyle company marketed to men seeking enhanced sexual vitality, performance, and overall mood and confidence. Mango is expected to be sold exclusively online via our recently launched website at www.MangoRX.com.

 

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Our Contracted Telehealth Provider

 

In many states, including Texas where we are located, the corporate practice of medicine doctrine prohibits corporations from practicing medicine and from employing physicians to provide professional medical services. Many states that recognize this doctrine also prohibit physicians from agreeing to share the fees they receive for professional services with unlicensed entities or individuals, a practice that is commonly known as “fee splitting.” The requirements for compliance with any applicable corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting restrictions vary among the states. In Texas, for example, there is no statute that expressly prohibits fee splitting, but the corporate practice of medicine doctrine has been interpreted to prohibit physicians from ceding control over their fee structures to corporate entities or giving a substantial portion of the fees received to corporate entities.

 

In order to comply with corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting restrictions, we do not employ or directly contract with individual physicians or physician groups, nor do we control their medical decision-making or charges. Rather, on August 1, 2022, we entered into a Physician Services Agreement (the “Physicians Agreement”) with BrighterMD, LLC doing business as Doctegrity (“Doctegrity”), as discussed in further detail below under, which has agreed to make available to us, healthcare professionals, to allow them to provide clinical services directly to our future customers via telehealth. We plan to integrate these healthcare professionals to allow for telehealth consultations and related services on our Mangoceuticals platform which has been developed and is complete. This platform is the backbone of our business as it connects consumers with both the medical provider and the pharmacy for fulfillment. It is also the system that we will use to create marketing funnels for outgoing marketing, customer management and support, and analytics for future sales.

 

Through our Physician Services Agreement with Doctegrity (as defined below), the healthcare professionals are responsible for the practice of medicine and control of the clinical decision-making.

 

Our Related Party Pharmacy

 

As discussed in greater detail below under “—Material AgreementsMaster Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts,” we have entered into an exclusive Master Services Agreement and statement of work with Epiq Scripts, LLC (“Epiq Scripts”), for its specialty compounding and packaging capabilities, fulfillment, and distribution of certain prescription products available through our platform. These prescription products include our Mango ED product. Epiq Scripts is a related party because it was 51%-owned by American International at the time of our entry into the Master Services Agreement and is currently 51% owned by Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of, and had voting control over, American International at the time of the entry into the Master Services Agreement. As discussed under “Company Information and Formation,” our company was wholly-owned by American International until April 16, 2022, when control of our company was sold to Cohen Enterprises, which is owned by Mr. Cohen. Epiq Scripts is a newly formed entity, having being formed in January 2022, and to date has only recently began compounding drugs for patients. On February 15, 2023, the 51% of Epiq Scripts then owned by American International was transferred to Mr. Cohen as part of an exchange transaction, whereby Mr. Cohen agreed to cancel his preferred stock of American International, which provided him voting control over American International, in exchange for among other assets, American International’s ownership of Epiq Scripts. As a result, Epiq Scripts is currently 51% owned by Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Mr. Cohen has served as the co-Manager of Epiq Scripts since January 2022.

 

Epiq Scripts is currently fully licensed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (“TSBP”) and further has State Board of Pharmacy (or its equivalent) licenses from 40 other states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming., with the intent of obtaining the remaining 13 state licenses by the end of the first quarter of 2023. Epiq Scripts has obtained its National Provider Identifier (“NPI”) number and is now a member of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (“NCPDP”), a standards development organization. Additionally, Epiq Scripts has applied for the highest level of accreditation with the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (“URAC”), a Washington DC-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the entire healthcare industry. Until Epiq Scripts receives licenses in the other 12 states, we will be limited to selling our Mango ED product in only the states in which Epiq Scripts holds licenses. Although Epiq Scripts is physically located in Texas, it can ship products to customers in each state in which it holds licenses.

 

As a result of the above, Epiq Scripts can currently only provide services to the Company in those 41 states described above and the Company will be unable to sell its products to any customers in any states other than those listed above, until Epiq Scripts is able to obtain licenses in other states and will thereafter be limited to selling products to customers only in the states in which Epiq Scripts holds licenses.

 

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Our Customer Portal

 

Our customer platform connects consumers to licensed healthcare professionals through our recently launched website at www.MangoRX.com for the provision of care via telehealth and will also provide access for customers to our licensed pharmacy for online fulfillment and distribution of certain medications that may be prescribed as part of telehealth consultations. Additional features to this backend technology solution allow for the creation and management of customer accounts whereby customers will have the ability to login, view and make changes to their respective accounts. These changes include, but are not limited to, reviewing order history, tracking order shipments, requesting and ordering product refills and making other profile changes such as shipping address and payment changes. Our portal is not unique to the industry and is not anticipated to be difficult or costly to replicate or replace.

 

The backend technology solution will also house and manage all customer data allowing the Company with additional key functionality, including but not limited to, providing customer service and support and data analytics for various marketing initiatives and reporting functions.

 

We do not anticipate selling any third-party products via our portal.

 

Our Growth Strategy

 

Utilize a variety of marketing channels using data analytics to attract customers

 

We intend to market and advertise our Mango products on a variety of advertising mediums including, but not limited to, social media, online search websites, television, radio, out-of-home, and other media channels, to the extent we are legally able to, and in compliance with applicable FDA rules and requirements. However, due to such rules and requirements, we expect that we will be extremely limited in the content of the claims and promotional statements that we will able to make regarding our products under applicable FDA regulations. We believe advertising in a diversified set of media channels will be important to prevent overreliance on any single channel and to maximize the exposure of our brand to our desired customers. We also intend to reach our customers through our own future social media accounts, press coverage and public relations, internally developed educational and lifestyle content, and through engagement of social media influencers, hired and paid celebrities and talent, and physical brand advertising campaigns, in each case funding permitting, and in each case subject to applicable rules and regulations, which are expected to significantly limit the content of such marketing materials. We believe that this overall strategy will drive significant customer traffic to our platform, including direct type-in traffic and organic online search traffic.

 

We also intend to utilize a marketing strategy focused on analytics and data. We are designing our internal systems to measure consumer behavior, including which types of consumers generate more revenue in their first purchase, generate more revenue over time, generate more gross profit from their purchases, and which types of consumers are most valuable over their lifetime. We also plan on measuring the effectiveness of our marketing budgets and the rate of return we generate from our marketing campaigns. We have retained and plan on using an outside marketing and advertising firm to assist management in identifying marketing and advertising campaigns, media purchases and mediums, and seeking to drive a sufficient rate of return from our marketing and advertising budgets.

 

Planned Timing of Commercial Marketing Launch of our Mango ED Product

 

We launched our website in mid-November 2022. To date, we have sold only a small amount of products and generated only minimal revenues. We plan to market and seek to sell commercial quantities of our Mango ED product in the first quarter of 2023 following this offering. Through our Physician Services Agreement, the healthcare professionals are responsible for the practice of medicine and control of the clinical decision-making. Our Mango ED product has not been, and will not be, approved by the FDA and instead we plan to produce and sell our products, including our Mango ED product under an exemption provided by Section 503A of the FFDCA Act.

 

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Invest in our telemedicine platform to enable sales throughout the United States

 

We plan to utilize both a synchronous and asynchronous approach through our telemedicine platform, connecting customers through our platform and contracted physicians and pharmacy. An asynchronous visit allows a physician to verify the patient’s identity, demographics and collect the medical history online without needing to physically see or speak to the patient. A synchronous visit requires the doctor to either speak directly to the patient and/or see the patient either via video conference or in person. As discussed above, we initially plan to focus our sales in the 41 states where our related party pharmacy is licensed, with the goal of eventually undertaking sales across all 50 states, pending licensing approvals of our related party pharmacy.

 

Provide subscription plans for recurring revenue and introduction of new products

 

We intend to provide our customers with an option to purchase our Mango products on a subscription basis. Subscription plans are expected to provide an easy and convenient way for customers to get ongoing treatment while simultaneously providing the Company with predictability through a recurring revenue stream.

 

For subscription plans, we expect that customers will be able to select a desired timeframe in which to receive products, which we expect will range from once every month to once every six months. The customer will then be billed on a recurring basis based on the selected timeframe and specified quantity of product, which will be shipped after each billing from our contracted pharmacy (Epiq Scripts). Customers will be able to cancel subscriptions in between billing periods to stop receiving additional products and reactivate subscriptions. Our integrated technology platform is expected to serve customers from customer discovery, through the purchase of products on our website, to connecting customers with medical providers for telehealth consultations (through our contracted physician network), to the fulfillment and delivery of orders (through our contracted pharmacy), and finally through ongoing management by medical providers (also through our contracted physician network). We expect that our platform will provide us cost advantages and efficiencies to offer customers affordable prices and generate increased revenues over time.

 

We intend to launch new products over time and offer additional subscription-based offerings which we hope will result in growth in revenue through recurring revenue streams.

 

The Market for ED Products

 

According to a January 2022 report published by Verified Market Research, the Global Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Market size was valued at $3.63 billion in 2020, mainly due to the increase in patient awareness and the early adoption of sedentary lifestyle. Verified Market Research also projects that the total Global Dysfunction Drugs Market size will contract to $2.95 billion in 2028. The expected reason for this contraction is poor patient compliance with erectile dysfunction drugs and the future availability of cost-effective imitation medicines, as well as side effects of ED drugs. We do not anticipate our Mango ED drug suffering from these limitations, as we believe our product is easy to use and we plan to price our product competitively. Separately, Grand View Research, in a July 2022 report, projects that the U.S. market (where we initially plan to market our ED product) for erectile dysfunction drugs estimated at approximately $1.1 billion as of 2021, will increase at a 7.4% compound annual growth rate though 2030.

 

It is also estimated that nearly 3-in-5 men in the US have suffered from erectile dysfunction, according to a survey reported in February 2022, by LetsGetChecked, a leading at-home health screening and insights company (based on research carried out by Opinium Research among 2,006 men in the USA, 1,178 of whom had previously experienced erectile dysfunction, from February 7-10, 2020). According to that study, age isn’t that big a factor either, with 56% of men 18 to 34 years old being affected, compared to 63% of those over the age of 55. The study also determined that most men blame psychological factors for ED – with 41% blaming stress, 34% blaming having “too much on their mind,” and 31% believing it is performance anxiety.

 

Competition and Competitive Advantages

 

We plan to mainly compete with other companies offering men’s wellness products, including Hims & Hers Health, Inc. and Roman, and with our Mango ED product, we will also be competing against much larger pharmaceutical companies who offer ED branded drugs like Viagra (Pfizer) and Cialis (marketed by Lilly ICOS LLC, a joint venture between Eli Lilly and Company and ICOS Corporation) and their generic forms. These companies have much greater resources than we do and well-known brand names.

 

Our future men’s wellness products will also likely need to compete against other traditional healthcare providers, pharmacies, and large retailers that sell non-prescription products.

 

Furthermore, we will need to compete with other companies, which are expected to have greater resources and a greater advertising budget, and which may sell Tadalafil (and similar drugs) in an oral disintegrating tablet. For example, we are aware of competitors currently selling oral disintegrating tablets for ED, including those using a combination of Tadalafil and Sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra). Additionally, because our Mango ED product is being specially compounded for the customer by a pharmacist with a physician’s prescription and because the ingredients for our Mango ED product will be publicly disclosed, this product formula can be replicated by other companies.

 

We intend to compete against these competitors based on our branding, advertising, unique compounding, and product delivery system (i.e., our Mango ED product has been designed to be taken sublingually, rather than in pill form).

 

Relative to other online direct to consumer telemedicine companies that are selling generic ED medication, we have priced our Mango ED product at a premium, due to the cost of compounding the product and the use of multiple ingredients. We are currently aware of a handful of other direct to consumer companies that are also selling compounded ED medications and who are selling their products at a higher price than Mango’s current price. When comparing the current market for various pharmaceutical related ED products, we have attempted to position our pricing to be slightly above average as we anticipate marketing Mango to a demographic that will pay a premium for what we believe to be a premium product relative to the competition for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

 

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Regulatory Environment

 

We plan to produce and sell our products, including our Mango ED product under an exemption provided by Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FFDCA Act”). Section 503A describes the conditions under which compounded human drug products are exempt from the FFDCA Act sections on FDA approval, prior to marketing, current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) requirements and labeling with adequate directions for use. One of these conditions is that the drugs must be compounded based on the receipt of valid patient-specific prescriptions; another condition limits “copying” of FDA-approved products, which restricts compounding drugs that have the same active ingredients and route of administration as ingredients that are used in other FDA approved drugs which are commercially available. The FDA also prohibits any marketing or promotional statements that are “false or misleading in any particular,” including making any unsupported superiority claims against other products or the failure to disclose a material fact.

 

Notwithstanding the above, under relevant FDA guidance, the FDA generally does not consider a compounded drug to be “essentially a copy” of a commercially available drug if the compounded drug has a different route of administration as compared with the approved alternative, and we anticipate that our Mango ED product will be for a different route of administration (e.g., sublingual). In addition, the FDA does not consider a compounded drug to be “essentially a copy” of a commercially available drug if the approved product cannot be used for the prescribed route of administration, which is available in the compounded version (which we believe it cannot, as discussed below). Finally, we do not expect that we will be deemed to have engaged in such “copying”, because our Mango ED product will be based on a prescriber’s determination for each patient that the change associated with the compounded product (our Mango ED product) produces for the patient a significant difference as compared with the commercially available drug product. Under relevant FDA guidance, the FDA does not consider a compounded drug “essentially a copy” if a prescriber determines that there is a change, made for an identified individual patient, which produces for that patient a significant difference from the commercially available product.

 

Under Section 503A of the FFDCA Act, it is the prescribing practitioner who determines if a compounded drug is necessary for the identified patient and whether the change associated with the compounded product produces for the patient a significant difference as compared with the commercially available drug product. FDA’s guidance states that FDA generally does not intend to question prescriber determinations that are appropriately documented. Our Mango ED compounded product has been formulated as a Rapid Dissolve Tablet using a sublingual (applied under the tongue) delivery system to bypass the stomach and liver. We believe this will offer a significant difference based on the fact that the approved versions are not available in the same route of administration (i.e., sublingual). A sublingual formulation may be able to meet the clinical needs of a particular patient who desires a more rapid onset of action compared to an FDA-approved oral formulation. In addition, because the prevalence of ED generally increases with age, older patients who may have difficulty swallowing an FDA-approved oral formulation may benefit from a sublingual formulation that dissolves under the tongue.

 

Compounded drugs, like our Mango ED product, are not FDA-approved. This means that the FDA does not verify the safety or effectiveness of such drugs. Instead, consumers rely on the determination of a prescribing physician that the compounded drug is necessary for the individual patient. Compounded drugs also lack an FDA finding of manufacturing quality before such drugs are marketed.

 

The FDA has the authority to impose significant restrictions on products through regulations on advertising, promotional and distribution activities. In particular, the FDA will object to any promotional activity (including through testimonials and surrogates) that is “false or misleading in any particular,” including the failure to disclose material facts. For example, the FDA will expect adequate substantiation for an efficacy claim, which would require substantial evidence derived from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. We believe we can conduct truthful and non-misleading promotional activities, including activities involving the use of testimonials and surrogates, with limited claims that do not require substantial evidence derived from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials and which do not include efficacy claims.

 

We are also aware of data in the scientific literature supporting how the proposed combination of the compounds which we anticipate will make up our Mango ED product (i.e., tadalafil, oxytocin, and L-arginine) might be expected to perform in ED patients. Previous clinical studies (none of which we have paid for or undertaken ourselves) have suggested that tadalafil and L-arginine in combination for treatment of ED may be more effective than either compound alone (see L. Gallo et al., The Daily Therapy With L-Arginine 2,500 mg and Tadalafil 5 mg in Combination and in Monotherapy for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Prospective, Randomized Multicentre Study, 8 Sex Med 178, 184 (June 2020) – finding that in general, combination therapy with tadalafil and L-Arginine was superior to monotherapies for the treatment of ED; and M. Abu El-Hamd & E. Mohammed Hegazy, Comparison of the clinical efficacy of daily use of L-arginine, tadalafil and combined L-arginine with tadalafil in the treatment of elderly patients with erectile dysfunction, 52 Andrologia e13640, 3 (Aug. 2020)  (“Hamd and Hegazy”) – finding that the combined daily use of L-arginine with tadalafil therapy for elderly male patients with ED could significantly increase Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) scores and levels of total testosterone in comparison to L-arginine, or tadalafil alone)—This is because L-arginine may increase nitric oxide, that in turn may increase cyclic guanosine monophosphate, which has relaxation and vasodilation (dilatation of blood vessels) effects on smooth muscle to assist in the treatment of ED (see Hamd and Hegazy paper). Furthermore, oxytocin is a neurotransmitter linked to increased levels of social interaction, well-being, and anti-stress effects and clinical studies suggest administration of oxytocin may stimulate certain aspects of social interaction, and may cause anti-anxiety and anti-stress effects (see Hamd and Hegazy paper).

 

Neither we, nor our representatives have had any conversations with the FDA staff regarding whether our Mango ED product can be sold pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA Act and future conversations with the FDA may result in the FDA staff raising issues with such sales pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA, requiring certain pre-requisites or changes to our current business plan, which may be costly or time consuming, and/or may result in us being prohibited from selling our Mango ED product pursuant to Section 503A of the FFDCA Act.

 

Government Regulation

 

We, as are many other companies, are also subject to environmental laws, rules and regulations which could affect our operations, including those disclosed below.

  

Physicians who provide professional clinical services via telehealth must, in most instances, hold a valid license to provide the applicable professional services in the state in which the patient is located. As such, the physicians provided to us through our relationship with BrighterMD, LLC dba Doctegrity, discussed below under “—Material AgreementsPhysician Services Agreement with Doctegrity,” will be required to be licensed under applicable state law.

 

To qualify for the exemptions under section 503A of the FFDCA Act, among other requirements, a drug must be compounded by a licensed pharmacist or a licensed physician that does not compound regularly or in inordinate amounts any drug products that are essentially copies of a commercially available drug product. As discussed below under “—Material AgreementsMaster Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts,” we have entered into an agreement with Epiq Scripts, a related party, 51% owned and controlled by Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to provide us compounding and other pharmacy services.

 

Our operations are subject to extensive government regulation, from the entry into agreements with physicians or groups of physicians to provide telehealth services to our potential customers, to the marketing and promotion of our products, the creation of our products, and the sale of our products through licensed pharmacists.

 

Some of the rules and regulations we expect to be subject to include:

 

Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

 

The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b) is broadly worded and prohibits the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any form of remuneration in return for, or to induce, (i) the referral of a person covered by Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs, (ii) the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of items or services reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs or (iii) the purchasing, leasing or ordering or arranging or recommending purchasing, leasing or ordering of any item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs. In addition, a person or entity does not need to have actual knowledge of this statute or specific intent to violate it to have committed a violation. Moreover, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the False Claims Act, we do not expect to apply to our operations as we do not plan to seek payment for our services from the federal government. Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute can result in exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs as well as civil and criminal penalties and fines. Imposition of any of these remedies could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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We do not anticipate our current anticipated operations will be subject to the Anti-Kickback Statute as we do not plan to seek reimbursement under a federal health care program.

 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Regulation

 

The FDA regulates product promotion and noncompliance and this could result in the FDA requesting that we modify our product promotion or subject us to regulatory and/or legal enforcement actions, including the issuance of a warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine, and criminal penalties. Other federal, state or foreign enforcement authorities also monitor product promotion and have the authority to levy significant fines or penalties under other statutory authorities, such as laws prohibiting false claims for reimbursement, if violations of applicable law or regulations occur. We also believe that the FDA will likely consider our compounded combination product to be different from previously FDA-approved products, and that the FDA will not likely allow us to rely on any FDA-approved labeling or prescribing information.

 

Risk of Litigation

 

Additionally, federal and state statutes provide for private causes of action to plaintiffs alleging misleading marketing claims, or otherwise making allegations which are found to be in violation of such laws. As such, misleading promotional statements and practices can lead to litigation under state consumer protection and unfair trade practices laws. To date, there has been a substantial amount of litigation under these laws challenging the marketing and sale of compound drugs and we may face legal actions, and be subject to significant penalties, judgments and damages, if we are found to have violated these laws.

 

Health Information Privacy and Security Laws

 

Numerous U.S. state and federal laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, privacy, confidentiality, security, availability, integrity, and other processing of health information. We believe that, because of our operating processes, we are not a covered entity or a business associate under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), which establishes a set of national privacy and security standards for the protection of protected health information by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and certain healthcare providers, referred to as covered entities, and the business associates with whom such covered entities contract for services. Because we will need to use and disclose customers’ health and personal information in order to provide our services, we expect to develop and maintain policies and procedures to protect that information in the future.

 

In addition to HIPAA, numerous other federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations protect the confidentiality, privacy, availability, integrity and security of health information and other types of personal information. These laws and regulations are often uncertain, contradictory, and subject to changing or differing interpretations. Additionally, these laws may be similar to or even more protective than, and may not be preempted by, HIPAA and other federal privacy laws. The privacy and data protection laws in many states in which we operate are more restrictive than HIPAA and/or may apply more broadly than HIPAA. In certain cases, it may be necessary to modify our operations and procedures to comply with these more stringent state laws. Not only may some of these state laws impose fines and penalties upon violators, but also some, unlike HIPAA, may afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused. We expect new laws, rules and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, and information security to be proposed and enacted in the future; as state laws are changing rapidly.

 

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For example, as of the date of this prospectus, five states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia—have enacted consumer data privacy laws. The data privacy laws have a number of things in common with each other, including allowing residents of those states the right to access and delete their personal information and to opt-out of the sale of their personal information, among others. Other provisions require commercial websites or online services to post a privacy policy that describes the types of personal information collected, what information is shared with third parties, and how consumers can request changes to certain information. Our compliance with these and future rules may increase our operating and expenses and our failure to comply with these rules could subject us to fines, penalties and litigation.

 

In addition to the above, proposed or new legislation and regulations could also significantly affect our business. There currently are a number of proposals pending before federal, state, and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies.

 

Product Liability

 

As a distributor of men’s health and wellness products, the Company will face an inherent risk of exposure to product liability claims, regulatory action and litigation if its future products are alleged to have caused significant loss or injury. In addition, the sale of our products will involve the risk of injury to consumers due to tampering by unauthorized third parties or product contamination. Previously unknown adverse reactions resulting from human consumption of our products alone or in combination with other medications or substances could occur. We may be subject to various product liability claims, including, among others, that our future products caused injury or illness, include inadequate instructions for use or include inadequate warnings concerning possible side effects or interactions with other substances. A product liability claim or regulatory action against the Company could result in increased costs, could adversely affect our reputation with our clients and consumers generally, and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

 

For example, a 2014 study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association determined that Sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) may be associated with a higher risk of developing melanoma. The study evaluated data from more than 25,000 men who used Sildenafil and found that Sildenafil use was significantly associated with an increased risk of subsequent melanoma, after considering other risk factors. It is possible that the ingredients we plan to use in our Mango ED product or any other products we sell in the future could be found in the future to result in increases in the likelihood of developing cancer or other diseases, which could subject us to litigation, penalties or recalls.

 

Insurance

 

We have an insurance policy in effect that includes customary coverage and protection for professional liability, general liability, employee benefits and protection against claims including technology products, services and against cyber security. Our insurance policy also covers exposure to product liability claims, including both technology product claims related to customer data breaches, copyright infringement and/or misrepresentation and fraud and any claims made in connection with any physical products and services sold through the Company’s website.

 

Material Agreements

 

Physician Services Agreement with Doctegrity

 

Pursuant to the Physicians Agreement, Doctegrity, which provides online telemedicine technology services and provides access to independently contracted licensed physicians and providers, agreed to (a) arrange for the services of a physician or, where appropriate, a mid-level practitioner with delegated authority from a physician, licensed in the appropriate state the practice of medicine will take place, who will establish a physician/patient relationship with patients associated with the Company’s platform in accordance with the laws and regulations of the appropriate state(s) and also provide physician review and assessment and quality control of the Company’s or related brands’ advertising of services, medical questionnaires and related prescription requests; and (b) provide an asynchronous telehealth platform (and in certain cases, synchronous capabilities in certain U.S. states where and when available and applicable) which provides patient access to licensed physicians in the state from which the patient, who is participating under our platform, resides.

 

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We chose to contract with Doctegrity after reviewing and comparing the fees and services offered by similar telehealth platform companies that facilitate visits between health care professionals and patients.

After a patient visits our website and submits a request for a consultation with a health care professional, Doctegrity will communicate the patient’s information to one of its affiliated physicians. Doctegrity and the physicians will be responsible for conducting the telehealth consultation and any ongoing communication with the patient in accordance with applicable laws. The physicians will make a determination, in their sole discretion, as to whether or not to prescribe our products (initially our Mango ED product) to potential customers. If the physicians prescribe our Mango ED product, then the customers will pay us for our products. In turn, Epiq Scripts, LLC, pursuant to the Master Services Agreement discussed below, will be provided information on the customer and compounding of our product, will compound the product, and ship the product to customers using packaging and shipping materials which we supply.

We will pay Doctegrity for each physician visit conducted in response to request made by a patient on our website, regardless of whether the physician prescribes our product to the patient. The fee we pay Doctegrity is fixed, set in advance and was negotiated at arms’ length after comparing the prices offered by similar services. We are not a party to any contracts between Doctegrity and any health professionals or physician groups and do not control how Doctegrity reimburses these providers.

Although our arrangement with Doctegrity, as summarized above, is structured to comply with applicable laws, including those restricting the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting, there may be a risk that a state agency, now or in the future as these laws (and interpretations of them) evolve, would conclude that the arrangement and fee structure between Doctegrity and its contracted physicians and/or our agreement with Doctegrity violates the corporate practice of medicine doctrine and fee splitting restrictions in Texas or in another state where a patient who uses our Mangoceuticals platform is located.

The Physicians Agreement has a term of one year subject to automatic one-year renewals unless and until terminated in accordance with the Physicians Agreement, including by either party with 90 days’ prior written notice with or without cause and for cause with ten days’ written notice.

 

The Physicians Agreement requires us and Doctegrity to maintain certain minimum levels of insurance, and contains customary representations and warranties, force majeure provisions and confidentiality obligations. Pursuant to the Physicians Agreement, each party is required to indemnify and hold harmless the other party, its affiliates and representatives, from and against any third party claims, liabilities, damages, judgments or other losses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) imposed upon or incurred by them arising out of or as a result of: (i) any acts or omissions by or the willful misconduct of the other party, its affiliates or representatives in connection with the performance of any of their respective obligations under the agreement; and (ii) any material breach of the agreement by the other party, or its affiliates or representatives; except to the extent that such losses arising pursuant to (i) and/or (ii), arise from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of the party seeking indemnification. The Physicians Agreement also includes customary limitation of liability language, whereby each party waived any liability from the other for any indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

 

Doctegrity’s physicians will be tasked with determining whether patients seeking Mango ED products are eligible to be prescribed our Mango ED product with the sole purpose of the telemedicine engagement being for the determination, in the physician’s sole judgment, of whether the patient is qualified to obtain a prescription for the Mango ED product. Doctegrity’s physicians are required to electronically send prescriptions to Epiq Scripts (the Company’s designated and accredited pharmacy partner), which financial relationship is required to be disclosed in writing to the patient via the Terms and Conditions listed on the Company’s website, including informed consent, and also informing the patient that the prescription will be sent to the Company’s designated pharmacy partner. Doctegrity’s physicians will not be able to prescribe any other ED medications, other than Mango ED, to patients seeking ED medical treatment through our customer portal.

 

The agreement also includes certain covenants restricting our operations, restricting us and our owners, directors, officers, and managers, during the term of the agreement and for 12 months thereafter from providing to or for any customer any services or products, solutions, of the type provided by Doctegrity, using confidential information received during the term of the agreement.

 

Master Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts

 

On September 1, 2022, and effective on August 30, 2022, we entered into a Master Services Agreement with Epiq Scripts, which at the time was 51%-owned by American International. Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of, and had voting control over, American International at the time of the entry into the Master Services Agreement. As discussed above under “Business—Formation and Transfer of Control,” the Company was wholly-owned by American International until June 16, 2022, when control of the Company was sold to Cohen Enterprises, which is owned by Mr. Cohen. Epiq Scripts is a newly formed entity, having being formed in January 2022, and to date has only recently began compounding drugs for patients. On February 15, 2023, the 51% of Epiq Scripts then owned by American International was transferred to Mr. Cohen as part of an exchange transaction, whereby Mr. Cohen agreed to cancel his preferred stock of American International, which provided him voting control over American International, in exchange for among other assets, American International’s ownership of Epiq Scripts. As a result, Epiq Scripts is currently 51% owned by Mr. Cohen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Mr. Cohen has served as the co-Manager of Eqiq Scripts since January 2022.

 

Pursuant to the Master Services Agreement and a related statement of work (“SOW”), Epiq Scripts agreed to provide pharmacy and related services to the Company, the Company agreed to exclusively use Epiq Scripts as the provider of the Services (defined below) during the term of the agreement, so long as Epiq Scripts complies with the terms of the Master Services Agreement. The agreement also includes a 30 day right of first refusal for Epiq Scripts to provide pharmacy services for any new product that Mango may introduce during the term of the agreement.

 

Pursuant to the SOW, Epiq Scripts agreed to provide for the online fulfillment, specialty compounding, packaging, shipping, dispensing and distribution (collectively, the “Services”) of products sold exclusively via our website that may be prescribed as part of a telehealth consultation on our platform. Epiq Scripts also agreed to provide mail service pharmacy services to us on an exclusive basis during the term of the SOW.

 

We agreed to provide Epiq Scripts with all custom packaging materials, including but not limited to, individual sachet and/or blister packaging materials, outer box packaging, and any custom inserts and/or marketing information to accompany the prescription shipment, if any and to provide Epiq Scripts with quarterly sales forecasts to ensure Epiq Scripts has enough packaging materials on hand to cover a 90 day period. We agreed to pay for all direct shipping, delivery and related courier costs and to provide Epiq Scripts with direct access to any online accounts to access and generate shipping labels for the fulfillment and delivery of our products.

 

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The SOW has a term through December 31, 2025, automatically renewable thereafter for successive one-year terms unless either party terminates the agreement at least 90 days before renewal thereof and the SOW is subject to the same termination rights of the parties as set forth in the Master Services Agreement (discussed below).

 

Pursuant to the SOW, we agreed to pay Epiq Scripts certain fixed rate fees for prescription fulfillment, processing and packaging (per prescription) and drug compounding (per pill), provided the per pill rate is reduced upon us exceeding 3,500 product packages per month.

 

Under the Master Services Agreement, we are solely responsible for billing and collecting funds from our customers and Epiq Scripts is paid out of funds that we actually collect.

 

We paid Epiq Scripts a total of $60,000 upon our entry into the Master Services Agreement, comprising $45,000 as a one-time non-refundable technology systems setup and implementation fee and $15,000 as an upfront retainer to be credited towards the future provision of pharmacy and related services as outlined and detailed in the Master Services Agreement and SOW. All costs related to the pharmacy services provided by Epiq Scripts are listed as related party costs of revenues on our statement of operations.

 

The Master Services Agreement has a term of five years, automatically renewable to additional one-year terms thereafter unless either party provides the other notice of termination at least 90 days prior to the date of automatic renewal. The Master Services Agreement can be terminated (i) upon breach of the agreement by the other party, subject to a 90-day cure right, (ii) if a party enters into bankruptcy or fails to pay its debts as they become due, or (iii) if Epiq Scripts becomes unable to perform the services covered by the Master Services Agreement and any statements of work associated therewith.

 

Payments under the Master Services Agreement are due within 15 days after the end of each month during which collections are received. The Master Services Agreement contains customary confidentiality obligations, record retention provisions, audit rights, and representations and warranties of the parties. Each party to the Master Services Agreement agreed to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other and the other party’s officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents from and against any and all nonparty claims, or actions for damages, liabilities (including strict liability), penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees, expenses and costs) to the proportionate extent caused by (1) the negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnitor or any of its employees or agents in connection with the performance of the agreement, or (2) any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant under the agreement by the indemnitor or any of its employees or agents. Additionally, the parties agreed that neither party will be liable to the other for special, incidental, or exemplary damages, subject to certain limited exceptions. The Master Services Agreement does not address product liability claims or assign any rights of indemnification or contribution in connection therewith.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, and in conjunction with the Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work, the Company prepaid Epiq Scripts $15,000 as a retainer to be credited towards the future provision of pharmacy and related services as outlined and detailed in the Master Services Agreement and SOW, of which $11,745 remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022. All costs related to the pharmacy services provided by Epiq Scripts are listed as related party costs of revenues on our statement of operations. Additionally, the Company has signed a lease agreement for office space, effective October 1, 2022. The initial security deposit of $16, 942 have been credited to prepaid expenses.

 

Epiq Scripts has filed with the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (“URAC”) to obtain its pharmacy accreditation and obtained its first state license in the State of Texas in February 2022. Epiq Scripts has State Board of Pharmacy (or its equivalent) licenses to operate in 41 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming and plans to eventually obtain licenses in all 50 states by the end of the first quarter of 2023, with some state licenses easier to obtain and quicker to obtain than others.

 

As a result of the above, Epiq Scripts can currently only provide the Services to the Company in the 41 states described above, and the Company will be unable to sell its products to any customers in any states other than those named above, until Epiq Scripts is able to obtain licenses in other states and will thereafter be limited to selling products to customers only in the states in which Epiq Scripts holds a license.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

On September 6, 2022, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with PHX Global, LLC (“PHX”), which is owned by Peter “Casey” Jensen, who is a member of the Board of Directors of American International. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, PHX agreed to provide consulting and general business advisory services as reasonably requested by the Company during the term of the agreement, which was for 12 months, unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party, and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued PHX 50,000 shares of restricted common stock. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions. We also agreed to include the shares issued to PHX in the Resale Prospectus, which shares of common stock are included therein.

 

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On September 6, 2022, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Ezekiel Elliott (“Elliott”), currently a professional football player and the running back for the Dallas Cowboys, to provide consulting and general business advisory services as reasonably requested by the Company during the term of the agreement, which is for 12 months unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued Elliott 100,000 shares of restricted common stock. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions. We also agreed to include the shares issued to Elliott in the Resale Prospectus, which shares of common stock are included therein.

 

On September 15, 2022, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with David Sandler, an individual (“Sandler”), to provide consulting and general business advisory services as reasonably requested by the Company during the term of the agreement, which was for six months, unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party, and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued Sandler 10,000 shares of restricted common stock. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions. We also agreed to include the shares issued to Sandler in the Resale Prospectus, which shares of common stock are included therein.

 

On September 15, 2022, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Hsiaoching Chou, an individual (“Chou”), to provide consulting and general business advisory services as reasonably requested by the Company during the term of the agreement, which was for six months, unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party, and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued Chou 5,000 shares of restricted common stock. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions. We also agreed to include the shares issued to Chou in the Resale Prospectus, which shares of common stock are included therein.

 

On September 22, 2022, we entered into a service agreement with Greentree Financial Group, Inc. (“Greentree” and the “Service Agreement”). Pursuant to the Service Agreement, Greentree agreed to perform the following services: (a) bookkeeping services for the Company for the period from October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; (b) advice and assistance to the Company in connection with the conversion of its financial reporting systems, including its projected financial statements, to a format that is consistent with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”); (c) assistance to the Company with compliance filings for the quarters ended September 30, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022, including the consolidation structure and entries as well as assistance with US GAAP footnotes; (d) reviewing, and providing advice to the Company on, all documents and accounting systems relating to its finances and transactions, with the purpose of bringing such documents and systems into compliance with US GAAP or disclosures required by the SEC; and (e) providing necessary consulting services and support as a liaison for the Company to third party service providers, including coordination amongst the Company and its attorneys, CPAs and transfer agent. Since February 2015, Mr. Eugene M. Johnston, our Chief Financial Officer (who was appointed October 1, 2022) has served as Audit Manager for Greentree.

 

The Company agreed to issue Greentree 100,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock upon the parties’ entry into the agreement, and to pay Greentree $50,000 in cash, payable as follows: (a) $12,500 on or before September 30, 2022, which has been paid; (b) $12,500 on or before December 31, 2022, which has been paid; (c) $12,500 or before March 31, 2023; and (d) $12,500 on or before June 30, 2023. We also agreed to include the 100,000 shares of common stock issued to Greentree in the Resale Prospectus, which shares of common stock are included therein, and to reimburse Greentree for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Greentree’s activities under the agreement, including the reasonable fees and travel expenses for the meetings on behalf of the Company.

 

The Service Agreement continues in effect through August 14, 2023; provided that in the event the Company terminates the agreement prior to the end of the Term, the entire cash fee due during the term of the Service Agreement is immediate due and payable.

 

The Service Agreement includes customary indemnification obligations requiring the Company to indemnify Greentree and its affiliates with regard to certain matters.

 

On November 1, 2022, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with White Unicorn, LLC (“White Unicorn”), to provide business advisory services related to product packaging, strategic marketing, branding, advertising and future product development as reasonably requested by the Company during the term of the agreement, which is for 12 months unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued White Unicorn 100,000 shares of restricted common stock. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions.

 

On December 21, 2022, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Chartered Services, LLC (“Chartered Services”), to provide strategic marketing services for advertising and consulting, product distribution, digital marketing and identifying creative and constructive brand awareness to the Company during the term of the agreement, which is for six months unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Chartered Services $150,000 in cash (with $75,000 payable upon entry into the agreement and $75,000 payable on January 31, 2023, which amount has not been paid to date and which is expected to be paid in the next few weeks) and issued Chartered Services 250,000 shares of restricted common stock. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions.

 

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On January 3, 2023, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with DojoLabs Group, Inc. (“DojoLabs”), to provide various strategic marketing related services to the Company pursuant to a defined scope of work during the term of the agreement, which is the earlier of a) all deliverables being received by the Company pursuant to the scope of work, or b) if terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay DojoLabs $100,000 in cash and issued DojoLabs 50,000 shares of restricted common stock with registration rights (the registration of the resale of which shares are included in the Resale Prospectus) and fully vest upon the completion of all work performed under the scope of work. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions.

 

On January 6, 2023, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Bethor, Ltd. (“Bethor”), to provide strategic advisory services to the Company during the term of the agreement, which is for 12 months unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued Bethor 250,000 shares of restricted common stock with registration rights (the registration of the resale of which shares are included in the Resale Prospectus). The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions.

 

On January 6, 2023, the Company established an advisory board (the “Advisory Board”) and approved and adopted a charter (the “Advisory Board Charter”) to govern the Advisory Board. Pursuant to the Advisory Board Charter, the Advisory Board shall be comprised of a minimum of two (2) members, all of whom shall be appointed and subject to removal by the Board of Directors at any time. In addition to the enumerated responsibilities of the Advisory Board in the Advisory Board Charter, the primary function of the Advisory Board is to assist the Board of Directors in its general oversight of the Company’s development of new business ventures and strategic planning.

 

In connection with the establishment of the Advisory Board, the Board of Directors appointed Dr. Brian Rudman (“Dr. Rudman”) and Mr. Jarrett Boon (“Mr. Boon”), both of whom are independent, non-Board members and non-Company employees, to the Advisory Board. Dr. Rudman will serve as Chairman of the Advisory Board.

 

In connection with Dr. Rudman’s appointment to the Advisory Board, the Company entered into an Advisor Agreement (the “Dr. Rudman Consulting Agreement”), dated effective January 6, 2023, with Dr. Rudman, whereby the Company agreed to issue Dr. Rudman 25,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, pay Dr. Rudman $2,000 per month in cash, and reimburse Dr. Rudman for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, travel expenses incurred by him in connection with the Company’s requests of the performance of his duties to the Company in service on the Advisory Board.

 

In connection with Mr. Boon’s appointment to the Advisory Board, the Company entered into an Advisor Agreement (the “Mr. Boon Consulting Agreement”), dated effective January 6, 2023, with Mr. Boon, whereby the Company agreed to issue Mr. Boon 25,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock and to reimburse Mr. Boon for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, travel expenses incurred by him in connection with the Company’s requests of the performance of his duties to the Company in service on the Advisory Board.

 

On January 24, 2023, we entered into Consulting Agreements with four consultants to the Company: (1) Sultan Haroon; (2) John Helfrich; (3) Justin Baker; and (4) Maja Matthews, each of whom is also an employee of Epiq Scripts. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreements, the Consultants agreed to provide us services related to the research, development, packaging and marketing for additional pharmaceutical and other over-the-counter related products during the term of the agreement, which each had a term of 18 months unless otherwise earlier terminated due to breach of the agreement by either party and the failure to cure such breach 30 days after written notice thereof. In consideration for agreeing to provide the services under the agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock to the consultants as follows: (1) Sultan Haroon 150,000 shares of restricted common stock; (2) John Helfrich 25,000 shares of restricted common stock; (3) Justin Baker 25,000 shares of restricted common stock; and (4) Maja Matthews 150,000 shares of restricted common stock. The shares issued to Haroon and Matthews vest at the rate of 50,000 shares upon entry into the agreement, 50,000 shares upon the Company’s successful launch of a new product category, and 50,000 shares upon the Company’s successful launch of a second and additional new product category, in each case prior to the 18-month anniversary of the applicable agreement. The shares issued to Helfrich and Baker vest at the rate of 10,000 shares upon entry into the agreement, 7,500 shares upon the Company’s successful launch of a new product category, and 7,500 shares upon the Company’s successful launch of a second and additional new product category, in each case prior to the 18-month anniversary of the applicable agreement. Any shares not vested by the eighteen-month anniversary of the applicable agreement are forfeited. The agreement contains customary confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions.

 

Master Services Agreement with Global Career Networks

 

On December 1, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement with Global Career Networks, Inc. (“GCN”). Pursuant to the agreement, we agreed to issue GCN 100,000 shares of restricted common stock with registration rights (which are included in the Resale Prospectus) and GCN agreed to assist us with a planned twitter marketing campaign The agreement has a one year term (provided the individual project described therein has a six month term, beginning December 1, 2022), and may be renewed thereafter for additional one year terms with the mutual approval of the parties. Either party may terminate the agreement at any time for any reason, with at least 60 days’ notice, or upon the occurrence of any breach or default under the agreement, which remains uncured within 30 days of written notice thereof, or if the non-terminating party is subject to bankruptcy. The agreement contains customary confidentiality, indemnification obligations, and limitations of liability.

 

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Intellectual Property

 

We believe that our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our technology platform, preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets, and operate without violating the intellectual property rights of others will be important to our success. We plan to rely on a combination of patent (where applicable, provided we do not currently have any patents or pending patents), trademark, copyright, trade secret, including federal, state and common law rights in the United States and other countries, nondisclosure agreements, and other measures to protect our intellectual property. Despite any measures taken to protect our intellectual property, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Our business is affected by our ability to protect against misappropriation and infringement of our intellectual property and other proprietary rights.

 

Our intellectual property includes the content of our websites, our registered domain names, our unregistered trademarks, and certain trade secrets.

 

We have applied with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a federal trademark for the word mark:

 

 

Legal Proceedings

 

There are no pending or threatened legal proceedings involving our company. However, from time to time, we may become involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, principally personal injury and property casualty claims. Those claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure by us of significant financial and managerial resources. We may become involved in material legal proceedings in the future.

 

Employees

 

The Company is currently operated and managed by the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jacob D. Cohen, and the Chief Operating Officer and Founder, Jonathan Arango. The Company utilizes the assistance of various independent contractors for administrative and technology development related services. We anticipate establishing a compensation program designed to align the compensation of our employees with performance and to provide the proper incentives to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve superior results in the future. The structure of our anticipated compensation program will balance incentives earnings for both short-term and long-term performance such as incentive bonuses and flexible schedules. The Company also intends to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity and places a high value on diversity and inclusion. Our future success will depend partially on our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreements and have not experienced any strikes or work stoppages. We consider our relations with our employees to be satisfactory. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Arango are currently party to employment agreements with the Company as discussed below under “Executive CompensationEmployment Agreements.”

 

Properties

 

On September 28, 2022, and with an effective date of October 1, 2022, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement with Rox Trep Tollway, L.P. (the “Landlord”) to lease and occupy approximately 2,201 square feet of office space located at 15110 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75248 to serve as the Company’s main headquarters (the “Lease Agreement”). The Lease Agreement has a term of thirty-eight (38) months (through December 31, 2025) and has a monthly base rent of $0 for the second month; $5,778, or $31.50 per square foot, for months 1 and 3-18 and increases at the rate of $1 per square foot per annum thereafter until the end of the lease term (the “Base Rent”). In addition to the Base Rent, the Company is required to reimburse the landlord for its pro-rata share of all real estate taxes and assessments, hazard and liability insurance and common area maintenance costs for the building at the rate of 2.45% (the “Proportionate Rent”). Upon the execution of the Lease Agreement, the Company agreed to prepay the first full month’s Base Rent along with a security deposit equal to $16,942. The lease includes an option to extend the lease for an additional period of thirty-six (36) calendar months at market.

 

We believe our facilities are sufficient to meet our current needs and that suitable space will be available as and when needed. We do not own any real property.

 

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Management

 

Set forth below is certain information regarding our directors and executive officers as of March 20, 2023:

  

Name   Position   Age  

Director

Since

Jacob D. Cohen   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   44   October 2021
Jonathan Arango   President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director   28   October 2021
Eugene M. Johnston   Chief Financial Officer   59  
Lorraine D’Alessio   Director   43   October 2022
Alex P. Hamilton   Director   50   October 2022
Dr. Kenny Myers   Director   56   October 2022

 

Business Experience

 

The following is a brief description of the education and business experience of our directors and executive officers.

 

Jacob D. Cohen – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Jacob Cohen is a serial entrepreneur, corporate finance and executive management professional with over 20 years of investment banking and capital markets experience having started and growing multiple companies in various industry sectors including marketing, advertising, healthcare, IT and financial services. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Cohen was the co-founder and managing partner of several boutique investment bank and strategic advisory firms where he advised both early and later stage companies in raising capital in the form of debt and/or equity and in both private and public markets.

 

Prior to his experiences in investment banking, Mr. Cohen served as the Chief Financial Officer of The Renewed Group, Inc., a manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of eco-friendly and sustainable apparel primarily made from recycled textiles and under the brand name REUSE JEANS from 2010 through the end of 2013. Further, Mr. Cohen served from 2008 through 2010 as Executive Vice President and Controller of Metiscan, Inc., a publicly traded company, and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of one of its subsidiaries, Shoreline Employment Services, Inc. During his tenure at Metiscan, Mr. Cohen was instrumental in restructuring, reorganizing and operating the company and its five subsidiaries, and successfully raised over $8 million in equity financing for growth capital. Mr. Cohen also spearheaded the company’s financial audit process and managed its various filings with the SEC.

 

From 2007 through 2008, Mr. Cohen served as the Chief Operating Officer of Artfest International, which he assisted in taking public at the end of 2007. Throughout his career, Mr. Cohen was involved in starting many new ventures, including The AdvertEyes Network, a digital signage advertising company where he served as founder and CEO. Other positions include investment advisor and institutional equity research analyst for Solomon Advisors and Huberman Financial, securities broker-dealers, from 2003 through 2005, and investment banker for Allegiance Capital, a middle market investment bank specializing on mergers and acquisitions, from 2005-2007. Mr. Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

 

Mr. Cohen has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2021, as a director from October 2021 to present, and as Chairman from September 2022 to present. Mr. Cohen also currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of American International Holdings Corp (“American International”), a publicly traded company which was the majority owner and parent to Epiq Scripts, LLC prior to February 15, 2023, and which is the former sole owner of the Company, having fully divested its ownership in June 2022, and as Chief Executive Officer of Ronin Equity Partners, Inc., a private investment company, which role he has held since August 2016. Mr. Cohen also serves the Chief Executive Officer of Cohen Enterprises, Inc., a private investment company, which position he has held since November 2013. Since February 15, 2023, Mr. Cohen has owned 51% of and controlled, Epiq Scripts. Mr. Cohen has served as the co-Manager of Eqiq Scripts since January 2022.

 

We believe that Mr. Cohen’s extensive background in investment banking, public company management and corporate finance makes him well qualified to serve on the Board of Directors.

 

Jonathan Arango – President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director

 

Jonathan Arango is a Business Development Executive with more than 10 years of hands-on experience in pharmacy operations and management, business development, team management, and strategic relationship development. He has a history of driving significant revenue growth for companies in multiple sectors. Mr. Arango participates in numerous ambitious ventures, spanning multiple industries such as e-commerce, medical & health, restaurants, and cryptocurrency.

 

Mr. Arango has served as the President, Chief Operating Officer and director of the Company since October 2021 and as Secretary of the Company since February 2023. Prior to his appointment to the Company, Mr. Arango served as Chief Operating Officer of Murphy Rx LLC, a retail and specialty pharmacy based out of Murphy, Texas, which he previously owned, from June 2020 to March 2022. Prior to owning a pharmacy, Mr. Arango founded and served as CEO of Golden Heights Medical Consulting, a healthcare marketing agency that specialized in customer acquisition and medical ancillary services from February 2017 to January 2019. He also served as an independent contractor providing marketing and sales services from April 2015 to February 2017.

 

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Before entering the healthcare industry, Mr. Arango ran an independent marketing and sales agency from 2013 to 2018 (A&J Marketing). A&J Marketing was contracted by multiple companies spanning different industries to generate and substantially scale revenue in multiple sectors. Industries included were Home Improvement, Oil & Gas, Health & Wellness, Professional Development, and E-commerce.

 

We believe that Mr. Arango’s extensive experience in the healthcare industry and e-commerce makes him well qualified to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

Eugene M. Johnston – Chief Financial Officer

 

Mr. Johnston has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 2022. Since February 2015, Mr. Johnston has served as Audit Manager for Greentree Financial Group, Inc., an accounting and auditing firm. From August 1999 to September 2014, Mr. Johnston served as Chief Executive Officer of Peoplesway.com, Inc., a skincare and nutritional products company, and from August 1999 to present, Mr. Johnston has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Peoplesway.com, Inc. From January 1999 to July 1999, Mr. Johnston served as Chief Executive Officer of RMC Group, Inc., a skincare and nutritional products company. Prior to that, from April 1987 to January 1989, Mr. Johnston served as Vice President of Sales Administration at WeCare Distributors, Inc., a skincare and nutritional products company. Mr. Johnston received a Bachelor’s in Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Charlotte.

 

Independent Directors

 

Lorraine D’Alessio, Esq., – Director

 

Lorraine D’Alessio was elected as a director of the Company effective October 14, 2022. Since January 13, 2022, Ms. D’Alessio has served as a member of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of American International.

 

Since 2010, Ms. D’Alessio has served as CEO and Managing Partner at D’Alessio Law Group, PLC, a law firm in Beverly Hills, California which provides immigration and entertainment law services. In that capacity, she has provided counsel to entertainment agencies, unions, private companies, academic institutions, tech startups, entrepreneurs and enterprises including: Next Models, Food Network, SubPac, Pepperdine University, ACTRA, New York Film Academy, Plug and Play, Expert Dojo, and 500 Startups.

 

Ms. D’Alessio was named the 2017 Leader in Law by the Los Angeles Business Journal and is the recipient of the 2018 Enterprising Woman Award. Since 2016, Ms. D’Alessio has also served on the board of directors of Artists for Change, a non-profit organization which focuses on creating high impact film, television, and multimedia projects to inspire individuals, organizations, and communities to bring about positive social change.

 

From 2005 to 2007, Ms. D’Alessio served as a policy analyst and advisor for the government of Ontario, Canada.

 

Ms. D’Alessio received her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Toronto in 2005, a Master’s of Public Policy in Public Policy Administration from Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ontario in 2006, and a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California in 2010.

 

The Board of Directors believes that Ms. D’Alessio is well qualified to serve on the Board of Directors because of her legal expertise and extensive knowledge of corporate governance and controls.

 

Alex P. Hamilton – Director

 

Alex P. Hamilton was elected as a director of the Company effective October 14, 2022.

 

In April 2016, Mr. Hamilton founded Hamilton Laundry, a boutique laundromat that serves high-end luxury commercial companies, and has served as its chief executive officer since then. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Strategy Group, Inc., a consulting firm, since November 2014. Mr. Hamilton is also the Co-Founder of Donald Capital LLC, a FINRA registered investment banking firm, and has served as its president since May 2019. Since May 2021, Mr. Hamilton has served as a member of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Addentax Group Corp. (ATXG:Nasdaq), an integrated service provider focusing on garment manufacturing, logistics service, property management and subleasing, and epidemic prevention supplies. From February 2017 to July 2019, Mr. Hamilton served as Chief Financial Officer of Hemp Logic, Inc. From December 2018 to February 2019, Mr. Hamilton served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. From December 2020 to July 2021, Mr. Hamilton served as a non-executive Board Member, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating and Compensation Committee of Meiwu Technology Co., LTD (WNW:Nasdaq). Mr. Hamilton, served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of CBD Biotech, Inc. from November 2018 to February 2021. From January 2015 to May 2019, Mr. Hamilton served as Senior Managing Director of Consilium Global Research. From November 2013 to November 2014, Mr. Hamilton was the president of Kei Advisors. From November 2012 to November 2013, Mr. Hamilton served as Senior Director of FTI Consulting, a management consulting company. Prior to that, Mr. Hamilton served as managing director of Early Bird Capital (August 2010 to September 2012) and Jesup & Lamont (July 2007 to February 2010), and as a Vice President of The Benchmark Company (February 2006 to July 2007). Mr. Hamilton holds his Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses. Mr. Hamilton received a Batchelor’s Degree in Economics from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

 

The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Hamilton is well qualified to serve on the Board of Directors because of his extensive business knowledge, public company experience and experience serving in various positions with investment management firms.

 

Dr. Kenny Myers – Director  

 

Dr. Kenny Myers was elected as a director of the Company effective October 14, 2022. Since January 13, 2022, Dr. Myers has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of American International.

 

Since March 2020, Dr. Myers has served as VP of Business Development for Living Fit Nation, Inc., a corporate wellness provider which designs and implements customized employee health and wellness programs for corporations around the United States. From March 2012 to February 2020, Dr. Myers worked as VP of Business Development at One Health Medical Systems, LLC, an integrated health services provider, where he was responsible for overseeing the planning, development and execution of the organization’s marketing and advertising initiatives. From May 1998 to March 2012, Dr. Myers was CEO of Texas Physicians Network, a healthcare management company where he was responsible for the marketing and management of several urgent care centers, medical clinics and other related healthcare facilities.

 

Dr. Myers received his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Oklahoma University in 1989, and a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Parker University in Dallas, Texas in 1996.

 

The Board of Directors believes that Dr. Myers is well qualified to serve on the Board of Directors because of his background in the health services industry and his experience in business marketing and development.

 

Terms of Office of Officers and Directors

 

In accordance with Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing on Nasdaq. The term of office of our directors will expire at our first annual meeting of shareholders, subject to re-nomination and reappointment to the board by our shareholders.

 

Our officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our Board of Directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our Bylaws as it deems appropriate. Our Bylaws provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretaries and such other offices as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

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Corporate Governance

 

Family Relationships among Directors and Officers

 

There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers.

 

Arrangements between Directors and Officers

 

To our knowledge, there is no arrangement or understanding between any of our officers or directors and any other person, including directors, pursuant to which the officer was selected to serve as an officer or director.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

None of our executive officers or directors has been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years: (1) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being a named subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and minor offenses); (3) being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; (4) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law; (5) being the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of (i) any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or (6) being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section (1a)(40) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity, or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

Our Board of Directors has the responsibility for selecting the appropriate leadership structure for the Company. In making leadership structure determinations, the Board of Directors considers many factors, including the specific needs of the business and what is in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders. Our current leadership structure is comprised of a combined Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Mr. Jacob D. Cohen. The Board of Directors believes that this leadership structure is the most effective and efficient for the Company at this time. Mr. Cohen possesses detailed and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities, and challenges facing the Company, and is thus best positioned to develop agendas that ensure that the Board of Directors’ time and attention are focused on the most critical matters. Combining the Chairman of the Board and CEO roles promotes decisive leadership, fosters clear accountability and enhances the Company’s ability to communicate its message and strategy clearly and consistently to our shareholders, particularly during periods of turbulent economic and industry conditions.

 

Risk Oversight

 

Effective risk oversight is an important priority of the Board of Directors. Because risks are considered in virtually every business decision, the Board of Directors discusses risk throughout the year generally or in connection with specific proposed actions. The Board of Directors’ approach to risk oversight includes understanding the critical risks in the Company’s business and strategy, evaluating the Company’s risk management processes, allocating responsibilities for risk oversight, and fostering an appropriate culture of integrity and compliance with legal responsibilities. The directors exercise direct oversight of strategic risks to the Company.

 

The Audit Committee reviews and assesses the Company’s processes to manage business and financial risk and financial reporting risk. It also reviews the Company’s policies for risk assessment and assesses steps management has taken to control significant risks.

 

Other Directorships

 

No director of the Company is also a director of an issuer with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (or which otherwise are required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act), except for our Chairman, Jacob D. Cohen, who also serves as a member of the Board of Directors (and as Chief Executive Officer) of American International Holdings Corp.; and Ms. D’Alessio and Dr. Meyers, who each also serve as members of the Board of Directors of, and as members of the Audit Committee of, American International Holdings Corp. Since May 2021, Mr. Hamilton has served as a member of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Addentax Group Corp.

 

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Committees of the Board

 

Our Board of Directors has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, Nasdaq rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the Audit Committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors, and Nasdaq rules require that the Compensation Committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors.

 

Board Committee Membership

 

Committee membership of the Board of Directors is as follows:

 

  

Independent

 

Audit

Committee

   Compensation
Committee
  

Nominating

and

Corporate

Governance

Committee

 
Jacob D. Cohen(1)                  
Jonathan Arango                  
Lorraine D’Alessio    X    M    M    C 
Alex P. Hamilton    X    C           
Dr. Kenny Myers    X    M    C    M 

 

  (1) Chairman of Board of Directors.

C – Chairman of Committee.

M – Member.

 

Audit Committee

 

We have established an Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Ms. D’Alessio, Mr. Hamilton and Dr. Meyers serve as members of our Audit Committee, and Mr. Hamilton chairs the Audit Committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least three members of the Audit Committee, all of whom must be independent. The Board of Directors has determined that each of Ms. D’Alessio, Mr. Hamilton and Dr. Meyers meet the independent director standard under Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

 

The Board has determined that Mr. Hamilton, is an “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in the SEC rules) because he has the following attributes: (i) an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and financial statements; (ii) the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves; (iii) experience analyzing and evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by our financial statements; (iv) an understanding of internal control over financial reporting; and (v) an understanding of Audit Committee functions. Mr. Hamilton has acquired these attributes as a result of his significant experience serving on the Board of Directors of various private and public companies and the Co-Founder and president of Donald Capital LLC, a FINRA registered investment banking firm.

 

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We have adopted an Audit Committee Charter, which details the principal functions of the Audit Committee, including:

 

the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
   
pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
   
setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm, including but not limited to, as required by applicable laws and regulations;
   
setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
   
obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (i) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures, (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues and (iii) all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and us to assess the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence;
   
reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
   
reviewing with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

 

The Audit Committee also has the sole authority, at its discretion and at our expense, to retain, compensate, evaluate and terminate our independent auditors and to review, as it deems appropriate, the scope of our annual audits, our accounting policies and reporting practices, our system of internal controls, our compliance with policies regarding business conduct and other matters. In addition, the Audit Committee has the authority, at its discretion and at our expense, to retain special legal, accounting or other advisors to advise the Audit Committee.

 

Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

We have established a Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Ms. D’Alessio and Dr. Meyers serve as members of our Compensation Committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least two members of the Compensation Committee, all of whom must be independent. Each of Ms. D’Alessio and Dr. Meyers are independent, and Dr. Meyer’s chairs the Compensation Committee.

 

We have adopted a Compensation Committee Charter, which details the principal functions of the Compensation Committee, including:

 

  reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, if any is paid by us, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
     
  reviewing and approving on an annual basis the compensation, if any is paid by us, of all of our other officers;
     
  reviewing on an annual basis our executive compensation policies and plans;

 

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  implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
     
  assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
     
  approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
     
  if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
     
  reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

 

The charter also provides that the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the Compensation Committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.

 

Nominations for Directors

 

We have established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The members of our nominating and corporate governance are Ms. D’Alessio and Dr. Meyers and Ms. D’Alessio serves as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 

The primary purposes of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to assist the board in:

 

  identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors and recommending to the Board of Directors candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of shareholders or to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors;
     
  developing, recommending to the Board of Directors and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance guidelines;
     
  coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Directors, its committees, individual directors and management in the governance of the company; and
     
  reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and when necessary.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is be governed by a charter that complies with the rules of the Nasdaq.

 

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will recommend to the Board of Directors candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of the shareholders. The Board of Directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by our shareholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at the next annual meeting of shareholders (or, if applicable, a special meeting of shareholders).

 

We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the Board of Directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.

 

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Director Independence

 

Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our Board of Directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s Board of Directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our Board of Directors has determined that all of our directors, other than Mr. Cohen and Mr. Arango, are “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

 

In assessing director independence, the Board considers, among other matters, the nature and extent of any business relationships, including transactions conducted, between the Company and each director and between the Company and any organization for which one of our directors is a director or executive officer or with which one of our directors is otherwise affiliated.

 

Shareholder Communications with the Board

 

A shareholder who wishes to communicate with our Board of Directors may do so by directing a written request addressed to our Secretary, 15110 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75248, who, upon receipt of any communication other than one that is clearly marked “Confidential,” will note the date the communication was received, open the communication, make a copy of it for our files and promptly forward the communication to the director(s) to whom it is addressed. Upon receipt of any communication that is clearly marked “Confidential,” our Secretary will not open the communication, but will note the date the communication was received and promptly forward the communication to the director(s) to whom it is addressed.

 

Policy on Equity Ownership

 

The Company does not have a policy on equity ownership at this time.

 

Policy against Hedging

 

The Company recognizes that hedging against losses in Company shares may disturb the alignment between shareholders and executives that equity awards are intended to build; however, while ‘short sales’ are discouraged by the Company, the Company does not currently have a policy prohibiting such transactions. We plan to implement a policy prohibiting such transactions in the future.

 

Compensation Recovery

 

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), in the event of misconduct that results in a financial restatement that would have reduced a previously paid incentive amount, we can recoup those improper payments from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (if any). The SEC also recently adopted rules which direct national stock exchanges to require listed companies to implement policies intended to recoup bonuses paid to executives if the company is found to have misstated its financial results. We plan to implement a clawback policy in the future, once required, although we have not yet implemented such policy.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethical Business Conduct (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. We intend to disclose any amendments to our Code of Ethics and any waivers with respect to our Code of Ethics granted to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, or any of our other employees performing similar functions in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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There have been no waivers granted with respect to our Code of Ethics to any such officers or employees.

 

Whistleblower Protection Policy

 

The Company adopted a Whistleblower Protection Policy (“Whistleblower Policy”) that applies to all of its directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors and agents of the Company. The Whistleblower Policy has been reviewed and approved by the Board.

 

Board Diversity

 

While we do not have a formal policy on diversity, our Board of Directors considers diversity to include the skill set, background, reputation, type and length of business experience of our board members as well as a particular nominee’s contributions to that mix. Our Board of Directors believes that diversity promotes a variety of ideas, judgments and considerations to the benefit of our Company and shareholders.

 

On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposed rule from Nasdaq on diversity of boards of directors of companies listed on Nasdaq. Pursuant to the rule as approved (the “Diversity Rule”), any company newly listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market that was not previously subject to a substantially similar requirement of another national securities exchange, is required to have, explain why it does not have, at least two Diverse (as defined below) directors by the later of: (a) two years from the date of listing; or (b) the date the company files its proxy statement or its information statement (or, if the company does not file a proxy, in its Form 10-K) for the company’s second annual meeting of shareholders subsequent to the company’s listing; provided that if the company has a board of five or fewer members it need only have, or explain why it does not have, one Diverse director. Unless exempt from the rules as discussed below, at least one Diverse director must self-identify as female and at least one Diverse director must self-identify as an underrepresented minority or as LGBTQ+ (unless we remain as a smaller reporting company, in which case both Diverse directors may self-identify as female). “Diverse” means an individual who self-identifies as one or more of the following: female, LGBTQ+, or an underrepresented individual based on national, racial, ethnic, indigenous, cultural, religious or linguistic. We currently have one director who self-identifies as female.

 

Controlled Company

 

Jacob D. Cohen, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal shareholder (through an entity which he owns), currently controls approximately 56.9% of the voting power of our capital stock (based on shares of common stock outstanding as of December 20, 2022 and will control 52.2% of the voting power of our common stock upon completion of this offering, and we are therefore a “controlled company” as defined under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. However, we do not currently intend to rely on the controlled company exemptions provided under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, which would otherwise permit us to rely on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including: (a) an exemption from the rule that a majority of our Board of Directors must be independent directors; (b) an exemption from the rule that the compensation of our chief executive officer must be determined or recommended solely by independent directors; and (c) an exemption from the rule that our director nominees must be selected or recommended solely by independent directors. Notwithstanding the above, we may rely on any or all of these “controlled company” exceptions in the future. We also do not plan to rely on a “phase-in” schedule allowed pursuant to applicable Nasdaq rules in connection with this offering.

 

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Executive and Director Compensation

 

Executive Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of (i) all individuals serving as our principal executive officer or acting in a similar capacity for the period from October 7, 2021 (Inception) to December 31, 2022 (“PEO”), regardless of compensation level; (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers other than the PEO who were serving as executive officers for the periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, if any (subject to the limitations below); and (iii) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided pursuant to paragraph (ii) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer at December 31, 2021 or 2022 (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”).

 

Name and Principal Position  Fiscal Year  

Salary

($)

  

Bonus

($)

   Stock Awards ($)(1)   Option Awards ($)(1)   All Other Compensation ($)(2)  

Total

($)

 
Jacob D. Cohen   2022    70,000        100,000    462,750(5)       632,750 
CEO and Chairman(3)   2021                         
                                    
Jonathan Arango   2022    50,000        100,000    308,500(6)       458,500 
COO and Director(3)   2021                          
                                    
Eugene M. Johnston   2022            41,763(7)           41,763 
CFO(4)                                   

 

  (1) In accordance with SEC rules, the amounts included in this column are the grant date fair value for awards granted in the fiscal years shown, computed in accordance with the stock-based compensation accounting rules that are a part of generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States (as set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718), but excluding the effect of any estimated forfeitures of such awards. The values in this column reflect the full grant date fair value of all equity awards granted during the year, although the awards are subject to vesting periods based on continued employment.
     
  (2) Does not include perquisites and other personal benefits or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is more than $10,000. No executive officer earned any non-equity incentive plan compensation or nonqualified deferred compensation during the periods reported above. No executive officer serving as a director received any compensation for services on the Board of Directors separate from the compensation paid as an executive for the periods above.
     
  (3) The Company was formed on October 7, 2021, and Mr. Cohen and Mr. Arango became officers of the Company effective on the date of formation.
     
  (4) Mr. Johnston was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective on October 1, 2022.
     
  (5) On August 31, 2022, in consideration for agreeing to an employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Cohen received a sign-on bonus of options to purchase 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $1.10 per share, with options to purchase 250,000 shares vesting every 12 months that the agreement is in effect, beginning September 1, 2023. The options have a term of five years.
     
  (6)  On August 31, 2022, in consideration for agreeing to an employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Arango received a sign-on bonus of options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $1.10 per share, with options to purchase 166,666 shares vesting every 12 months that the agreement is in effect, beginning September 1, 2023. The options have a term of five years.
     
  (7) Effective on October 1, 2022, the Company granted Mr. Johnston 150,000 shares of the Company’s restricted stock which vest over a 6-month period at the rate of 25,000 shares per month with the first 25,000 shares vesting on November 1, 2022. As of the date of this prospectus a total of 25,000 shares have not vested to Mr. Johnston. The shares were valued at $0.28 per share for a total of $41,763.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2022 concerning outstanding equity awards for the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.

 

   Option Awards  Stock Awards(3)   
Name  Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable  Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable  Option Exercise price ($)   Option expiration date  Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#)   Market value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)(4) 
Jacob D. Cohen    750,000(1) $1.10   9/1/2027      $ 
                         
Jonathan Arango    500,000(2) $1.10   9/1/2027      $ 
                         
Eugene M. Johnston      $      100,000 (3)   $28,000 

 

  (1) On August 31, 2022, in consideration for agreeing to an employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Cohen received a sign-on bonus of options to purchase 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $1.10 per share, with options to purchase 250,000 shares vesting every 12 months that the agreement is in effect, beginning September 1, 2023. The options have a term of five years.
     
  (2) On August 31, 2022, in consideration for agreeing to an employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Arango received a sign-on bonus of options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $1.10 per share, with options to purchase 166,666 shares vesting every 12 months that the agreement is in effect, beginning September 1, 2023. The options have a term of five years.
     
  (3) Effective on October 1, 2022, the Company granted Mr. Johnston 150,000 shares of the Company’s restricted stock which vest over a 6-month period at the rate of 25,000 shares per month with the first 25,000 shares vesting on November 1, 2022.
     
  (4) Calculated by multiplying the number of shares shown in the table by $0.28, the fair market value of our common stock as of December 31, 2022, as determined by management.

 

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Employment Agreements

 

Jacob D. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer

 

On August 31, 2022, we entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Jacob D. Cohen. The agreement, which provides for Mr. Cohen to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, was effective September 1, 2022, and has a term extending through September 1, 2025, provided that the agreement automatically renews for additional one-year terms thereafter in the event neither party provides the other at least 60 days prior notice of their intention not to renew the terms of the agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Cohen’s annual compensation package currently includes (a) a base salary of $180,000 per year, subject to automatic annual increases of $60,000 each year the agreement is in place, and subject to further increases as determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors, and (b) a bonus payment to be determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors in an annual targeted amount of 200% of his base salary (the “Targeted Bonus”), subject to the compliance by Mr. Cohen with performance goals that may be established by the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors from time to time, provided no goals have been established to date, and that in the absence of performance goals, the amount of such bonus would be wholly determined in the discretion of the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. Mr. Cohen is also paid an automobile allowance of $1,500 per month during the term of the agreement and is eligible to participate in our stock option plan and other benefit plans.

 

In consideration for agreeing to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Cohen received a sign-on bonus of options to purchase 750,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $1.10 per share, with options to purchase 250,000 shares vesting every 12 months that the agreement is in effect. The options have a term of five years.

 

Mr. Cohen’s compensation under his employment agreement may be increased from time to time, by the Compensation Committee, or the Board of Directors (with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee), which increases do not require the entry into an amended employment agreement. Mr. Cohen may also receive bonuses from time to time, in the discretion of the Board and/or Compensation Committee in cash, stock, or options.

 

The agreement prohibits Mr. Cohen from competing against us during the term of the agreement and for a period of 12 months after the termination of the agreement in any state and any other geographic area in which we or our subsidiaries provide Restricted Services or Restricted Products, directly or indirectly, during the 12 months preceding the date of the termination of the agreement. “Restricted Services” means the or men’s wellness services and any other services and any other services that we or our subsidiaries have provided or are researching, developing, performing and/or providing at any time during the two years immediately preceding the date of termination, or which Mr. Cohen has obtained any trade secret or other confidential information about at any time during the two years immediately preceding the date of termination of the agreement. “Restricted Products” branded men’s wellness products sold to consumers via a telemedicine platform and any other product and any other product, that we or our subsidiaries have provided or are researching, developing, manufacturing, distributing, selling and/or providing at any time during the two years immediately preceding the date the agreement is terminated, or which Mr. Cohen obtained any trade secret or other confidential information in connection with at any time during the two years immediately preceding the date of termination of the agreement.

 

We may terminate Mr. Cohen’s employment (a) for “cause” which means (i) Mr. Cohen materially breaches any obligation, duty, covenant or agreement under the agreement, which breach is not cured or corrected within thirty days of written notice thereof from the Company (except for breaches of the assignment of inventions or confidentiality/non-solicitation and non-compete provisions of the agreement, which cannot be cured and for which the Company need not give any opportunity to cure); or (ii) Mr. Cohen commits any act of misappropriation of funds or embezzlement; or (iii) Mr. Cohen commits any act of fraud; or (iv) Mr. Cohen is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere with respect to, theft, fraud, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a felony under federal or applicable state law; and, in the case of any of the above offenses, such offense casts reasonable doubt on Mr. Cohen’s ability to perform his duties going forward; (b) in the event Mr. Cohen suffers a physical or mental disability which renders him unable to perform his duties and obligations for either 90 consecutive days or 180 days in any 12-month period; (c) for any reason without “cause”; (d) upon expiration of the initial term of the agreement (or any renewal) upon notice as provided above, or (e) at any time without cause. The agreement also automatically terminates upon the death of Mr. Cohen.

 

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Mr. Cohen may terminate his employment (a) for “good reason” if there is (i) a material diminution in his authority, duties, or responsibilities; (ii) a material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom Mr. Cohen is required to report, including, if applicable, a requirement that Mr. Cohen report to an officer or employee of the Company rather than reporting to the Board; (iii) a material breach by the Company of the agreement, or (iv) a material diminution in Mr. Cohen’s base salary; provided, however, prior to any such termination by Mr. Cohen for “good reason,” Mr. Cohen must first advise us in writing (within 90 days of the occurrence of such event) and provide us 30 days to cure, after which in the event we do not cure the issue leading to such “good reason” notice, Mr. Cohen has 30 days to resign for “good reason”); (b) for any reason without “good reason”; and (c) upon expiration of the initial term of the agreement (or any renewal) upon notice as provided above.

 

If Mr. Cohen’s employment is terminated due to his death or disability, Mr. Cohen or his estate is entitled to a lump sum cash severance payment equal to the sum of (i) Mr. Cohen’s base salary accrued through the termination date; (ii) any unpaid cash bonus for the prior year that would have been paid had Mr. Cohen not been terminated prior to such payment; and (iii) Mr. Cohen’s Targeted Bonus for the year of termination multiplied by the number of days in such year preceding the termination date divided by 365. Additionally, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any equity agreement, any unvested stock options or equity compensation held by Mr. Cohen shall vest and shall be exercisable until the earlier of (x) ninety days from the date of termination and (y) the latest date upon which such stock options or equity would have expired by their original terms under any circumstances.

 

If Mr. Cohen’s employment is terminated pursuant to Mr. Cohen without “good reason” or his non-renewal of the agreement, or by the Company with cause, Mr. Cohen is entitled to his base salary accrued through the termination date and no other benefits other than continuation of health insurance benefits on the terms and to the extent required by COBRA, or such other similar law or regulation as may be applicable to the Mr. Cohen or the Company with respect to the Mr. Cohen. Additionally, any unvested stock options or equity compensation held by Mr. Cohen shall immediately terminate and be forfeited (unless otherwise provided in the applicable award) and any previously vested stock options (or if applicable equity compensation) shall be subject to terms and conditions set forth in the applicable equity agreement, as such may describe the rights and obligations upon termination of employment of Mr. Cohen.

 

If Mr. Cohen’s employment is terminated by Mr. Cohen for “good reason” or by the Company without “cause” or due to the Company’s non-renewal, (a) Mr. Cohen is entitled to his base salary accrued through the termination date and any unpaid cash bonus for the prior completed calendar year that would have been paid had Mr. Cohen not been terminated prior to such payment, plus a lump sum cash severance payment equal to the sum of (i) an amount equal to Mr. Cohen’s current annual base salary plus (ii) an amount equal to Mr. Cohen’s Targeted Bonus for the year containing the termination date (the “Severance Payment”); and (b) provided Mr. Cohen elects to receive continued health insurance coverage through COBRA, the Company will pay Mr. Cohen’s monthly COBRA contributions for health insurance coverage, as may be amended from time to time (less an amount equal to the premium contribution paid by active Company employees, if any) for 12 months following the termination date (the “Health Payment”); provided, however, that if at any time Mr. Cohen is covered by a substantially similar level of health insurance through subsequent employment or otherwise, the Company’s health benefit obligations shall immediately cease, and the Company shall have no further obligation to make the Health Payment. Additionally, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any equity agreement, any unvested stock options or equity compensation previously granted to the Mr. Cohen will vest immediately upon such termination and shall be exercisable by the Mr. Cohen until the earlier of (A) ninety days from the date of termination and (B) the latest date upon which such stock options or equity would have expired by their original terms under any circumstances.

 

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As a condition to Mr. Cohen’s right to receive any Severance Payment, (a) Mr. Cohen must execute and deliver to the Company a written release in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, of any and all claims against the Company and all directors and officers of the Company with respect to all matters arising out of Mr. Cohen’s employment, or the termination thereof (other than claims for entitlements under the terms of the agreement or plans or programs of the Company in which Mr. Cohen has accrued a benefit); and (b) Mr. Cohen must not have breached any of his covenants and agreements under the Agreement relating to assignment of inventions and confidentiality, including the non-solicitation and non-compete provisions thereof, which shall continue following the Termination Date.

 

If a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs during the term of the agreement, or within six months after Mr. Cohen’s termination of employment by him for good reason or by the Company without cause or upon non-renewal, the Company is required to pay Mr. Cohen, within 60 days following the date of such Change of Control, a cash payment in a lump sum in an amount equal to (x) minus (y) where (x) equals 3.0 times the sum of (a) the current annual base salary of the Mr. Cohen; and (b) the amount of the most recent cash bonus paid to the Mr. Cohen (collectively (a) and (b), the “Change of Control Payment”) and (y) equals the amount of any severance payment actually paid to Mr. Cohen in connection with a non-Change of Control termination, as discussed above). In the event the Compensation Committee has not previously made a determination regarding cash bonus or the most recent cash bonus was zero, the “amount of the most recent cash bonus paid to the Mr. Cohen” is instead equal to “the targeted bonus for the year in which the Change in Control occurs.” Additionally, following a change of control termination, all outstanding stock options and other equity compensation held by Mr. Cohen are exercisable by the Mr. Cohen pursuant to the terms thereof until the earlier of (a) ninety (90) days from his termination date and (b) the latest date upon which such stock options and other equity compensation would have expired by their original terms under any circumstances; provided any equity awards outstanding prior to the entry into the Executive Employment Agreement continue to be governed by the terms set forth in such award agreements.

 

“Change of Control” for the purposes of the agreement means: (a) any person obtaining beneficial ownership representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented by our then outstanding voting securities without the approval of not fewer than two-thirds of our Board of Directors; (b) a merger or consolidation of us whether or not approved by our Board of Directors, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in our voting securities immediately prior thereto continuing to represent at least 50% of the total voting power outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, (c) our shareholders approving a plan of complete liquidation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by us of all or substantially all of our assets, or (d) as a result of the election of members to our Board of Directors, a majority of the Board of Directors consists of persons who are not members of the Board of Directors on September 1, 2022, except in the event that such slate of directors is proposed by a committee of the Board of Directors.

 

The agreement contains standard assignment of inventions, indemnification and confidentiality provisions. Further, Mr. Cohen is subject to non-solicitation covenants during the term of the agreement.

 

Although Mr. Cohen will be