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AN OFFERING STATEMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE OFFERING STATEMENT FILED WITH THE COMMISSION IS QUALIFIED. THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR MAY THERE BE ANY SALES OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL BEFORE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE. THE COMPANY MAY ELECT TO SATISFY ITS OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR BY SENDING YOU A NOTICE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE COMPANY’S SALE TO YOU THAT CONTAINS THE URL WHERE THE FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR OR THE OFFERING STATEMENT IN WHICH SUCH FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR WAS FILED MAY BE OBTAINED.

 

As submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2024

 

PART II — INFORMATION REQUIRED IN OFFERING CIRCULAR

 

Preliminary Offering Circular dated January 10, 2024

 

MANSE USA LLC

 

Up to 30,000,000 Roy Investment Contracts

 

100 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11206

 

Phone: +1 (646) 417-3936

 

MANSE USA LLC (“we” or the “Company”) is offering up to 30,000,000 “Roys” that carry remuneration rights that vary based on factors that seek to measure the success of a select public figure (“a Talent”). Users purchase contractual rights relating to Roys that are associated with a Talent they select on the website royaltiz.com. The initial price of a given Roy at introduction is identical for all Roys, currently $2.00. After introduction, the remuneration attaching to a Roy is determined by a proprietary algorithm that adjusts the “yield” based on the commercial activities of the associated Talent. Yield payments are paid to holders of Roys on a monthly basis. The algorithm takes into account multiple factors such as a Talent’s social media following, the public announcement of a new sports player contract, or the frequency that a musician’s song is streamed. At any time, users are able to trigger a redemption by the Company related to the Roys that they hold at the prevailing price determined by a formula, which takes into account primarily the level of redemptions. Redeemed Roys are cancelled by the Company at the time of redemption. Additional Roys of a given Talent may be offered at a price determined by the same formula, although the total number of Roys issued cannot exceed the total number of Roys authorized for issuance. Roys and the associated contractual rights can be purchased and redeemed by users of royaltiz.com, which operates as the sole marketplace for Roys.

 

   Price to
Public
   Proceeds to
Issuer
 
Per Roy  $2.00

(1)

  $[0.60]
Total Minimum  $0   $0 
Total Maximum  $60,000,000   $18,000,000(2)

 

(1) The initial offering price of a Roy is $2.00. See “Description of Business” for additional details.

(2) After deducting expenses, estimated to be approximately $198,981 including legal fees and accounting fees. For more information about the expenses of this offering, please see “Plan of Distribution.”

 

We are offering the Roys in the United States on the website at www.royaltiz.com, where potential purchasers will be able to review an electronic version of this offering circular and execute a participation agreement in order to transact in Roys (the “Participation Agreement”) described in the section of this offering circular captioned “The Company’s Business.” There is currently no underwriter or sales agent for the Roys. We intend to use the proceeds of this offering, after deducting expenses, for general corporate purposes, including the monthly yield payments to holders of Roys.

 

There is no minimum number of Roys that we must sell in order to conduct a closing in this offering (the “Offering”). This offering will terminate at the earlier of the date at which the maximum offering amount has been sold, and the date at which the Offering is earlier terminated by the Company, in its sole discretion. At least every 12 months after this Offering has been qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), the Company will file a post-qualification amendment to include the Company’s recent financial statements. The Company will sell Roys on a rolling basis. After each closing, funds tendered by investors will be available to the Company.

 

INVESTING IN THE INVESTMENT CONTRACTS OF MANSE USA LLC IS SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISKS. YOU SHOULD PURCHASE THESE SECURITIES ONLY IF YOU CAN AFFORD A COMPLETE LOSS OF YOUR INVESTMENT. SEE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 TO READ ABOUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT RISKS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING THE INVESTMENT CONTRACTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

THE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL OF ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

GENERALLY NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(d)(2)(i)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO www.investor.gov.

 

Sales of these securities will commence on approximately on January 31st 2024.

 

This offering is inherently risky. See “Risk Factors” on page 4.

 

The Company is following the “Offering Circular” format of disclosure under Regulation A.

 

In the event that we become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we intend to take advantage of the provisions that relate to “Emerging Growth Companies” under the JOBS Act of 2012. See “Summary — Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summary 1
Risk Factors 4
Dilution 8
Plan of Distribution and Selling Securityholders 8
Use of Proceeds to Issuer 8
The Company’s Business 9
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 15
Directors, Executive Officers and Significant Employees 16
Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers 17
Security Ownership of Management and Certain Securityholders 18
Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions 19
Securities Being Offered 19
Ongoing Reporting and Supplements to This Offering Circular 20
Financial Statements F-1

 

In this offering circular, unless context indicates otherwise, the terms “the Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refers to MANSE USA LLC.

 

Other than in the table on the cover page, dollar amounts have been rounded to the closest whole dollar.

 

THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPANY, ITS BUSINESS PLAN AND STRATEGY, AND ITS INDUSTRY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE BELIEFS OF, ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY, AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT. WHEN USED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS, THE WORDS “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “BELIEVE,” “ANTICIPATE,” “INTEND,” “EXPECT” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS REFLECT MANAGEMENT’S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY’S ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY ARE MADE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO REVISE OR UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER SUCH DATE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.

 

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SUMMARY

 

Overview

 

MANSE USA LLC is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on January 25, 2023. The Company offers eligible individuals (“Fans”), through the “Royaltiz” platform accessible via the website www.royaltiz.com, a way to profit from the future success of their favorite talents (“Talents”). Investors enter into contracts in form and substance substantially the same as the Participation Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1. The resulting rights obtained by Fans are called “Roys,” each associated with a celebrity that they choose from those presented on the website, such as tennis, basketball, football, and soccer players, and TV hosts/entertainers. A purchaser of a Roy has the potential to benefit from a monthly “yield” payment, as well as from appreciation in the principal value of a Roy. After purchasing a Roy, the initial “yield” is set by the algorithm, but for the life of the Roy will remain at least 2% of the introductory price, and at most 50% of the introductory price, per year, with such introductory price currently being $2.00. The yield fluctuates based on the results of the algorithm designed to measure the success of the Talent, and an estimated “yield” for each series of Roys is updated and disclosed monthly, and payment amounts are disclosed to users through personalized user profile pages on the Royaltiz platform.

 

The Company owns and operates the website platform upon which Roys are transacted. It has also entered into certain licenses and other agreements with affiliates to operate its business. MANSE France SAS (“MANSE France”) operates a similar business in France on a similar platform which is operated by MANSE Plateforme SAS (“MANSE Platform”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of MANSE INTERNATIONAL SAS, a French société par actions simplifiée (“MANSE International”). The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MANSE International. Although the Company has entered, and intends to enter into, its own agreements with Talents, focusing on those most relevant to the U.S. market, MANSE France has entered into an agreement with the Company (the “Master Agreement”) to enable the Company to offer through the Company’s own platform certain Roys in relation to Talents who have entered into agreements with MANSE France (each a “France Talent Agreement”). A copy of the Master Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.2. The Company licenses rights to use the algorithm from MANSE Platform, and a copy of the license agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.3. Finally, a summary description of the algorithm itself is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.5.

 

The Companys website platform is the only place in which users in the United States may transact in Roys. Moreover, users ability to redeem their Roys depends on the Companys ability to service such redemptions. Consequently, Roys have inherently limited liquidity and investors may be forced to hold their Roys for the entire contract term, which is ten years, if the Company is financially or operationally unable to redeem the Roys at a level commensurate with demand.

 

The Offering

 

Securities offered: Maximum of 30,000,000.00 Roys
   
Minimum Investment: $ 2.00
   

Securities outstanding before the Offering

(as of January 9, 2024):

 
   
Roys 0
   
Securities outstanding after the Offering:  
   
Roys 0

 

When Roys are introduced and initially purchased, the Company receives an introduction charge from the purchaser of $1.00, irrespective of the number of Roys being purchased. Additionally, the Company receives a 2.5% fee calculated on the basis of the introduction price in addition to the introduction price itself when Roys are purchased. After payments to its affiliates, the Company will net approximately $[0.60] from each introductory Roy sold. The Company intends to use any proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including monthly yield payments to holders of Roys.

 

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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We are not subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) because we are not registering our securities under the Exchange Act. Rather, we will be subject to the more limited reporting requirements under Regulation A, including the obligation to electronically file:

 

  annual reports (including disclosure relating to our business operations for the preceding two fiscal years, or, if in existence for less than two years, since inception, related party transactions, beneficial ownership of the issuer’s securities, executive officers and directors and certain executive compensation information, management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the issuer’s liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations, and two years of audited financial statements),
     
  semiannual reports (including disclosure primarily relating to the issuer’s interim financial statements and MD&A) and
     
  current reports for certain material events.

 

In addition, at any time after completing reporting for the fiscal year in which our offering statement was qualified, if the securities of each class to which this offering statement relates are held of record by fewer than 300 persons and offers or sales are not ongoing, we may immediately suspend our ongoing reporting obligations under Regulation A.

 

If and when we become subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as an issuer with less than $1.07 billion in total annual gross revenues during our last fiscal year, we will qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and this status will be significant. An emerging growth company may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company we:

 

  will not be required to obtain an auditor attestation on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
     
  will not be required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives (commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”);
     
  will not be required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our shareholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency” and “say-on-golden-parachute” votes);
     
  will be exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure;
     
  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, or MD&A; and
     
  will be eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards.

 

We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under Section 107 of the JOBS Act. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under Section 107 of the JOBS Act.

 

Under the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described reduced reporting requirements and exemptions for up to five years after our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or such earlier time that we no longer meet the definition of an emerging growth company. Note that this offering, while a public offering, is not a sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement, since the offering is conducted pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements. In this regard, the JOBS Act provides that we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” if we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenues, have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1 billion in principal amount of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

 

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Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions are also available to us due to the fact that we may also qualify, once listed, as a “smaller reporting company” under the Commission’s rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation on their assessment of internal control over financial reporting; are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis; are not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure; and may present only two years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure.

 

Selected Risks Associated with Our Business

 

Our business expects to be subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section titled “Risk Factors” immediately following this summary. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  The royaltiz.com platform is the only place where Roys can be transacted, and no other avenue will develop.
     
  The Company relies in some cases on affiliates to assign rights to issue certain Roys based on agreements initiated by the affiliate rather than by the Company and to allow the Company to use the algorithm.
     
  The Company is a start-up, and its continued financial health and existence is dependent on its ability to establish and grow its business, and there are no guarantees or other assurances of financial support from MANSE International, its corporate parent.
     
  There is no guarantee that the Roys will hold their value or increase in value.
     
  The value of Roys is dependent on the success of the Company’s algorithm to successfully measure the commercial success of a particular Talent in setting yield levels, and there is no assurance that it will do so effectively in every instance.
     
  There is no assurance that a user attempting to redeem Roys will always be successful in doing so, or in doing so at any price.
     
  We may be subject to cyberattacks that could expose private information, or interfere with or prevent the functioning of our platform and the purchase and sale of Roys.
     
  The regulatory landscape for transactions involving contractual rights and digital assets is uncertain, and regulatory actions may result in the suspension or termination of our operations.
     
  Holders of Roys will not have most of the traditional rights associated with holders of debt instruments.
     
  The tax treatment of the Roys is uncertain and there may be adverse tax consequences for purchasers, and purchasers are solely responsible for properly reporting any income or losses to relevant taxation authorities.
     
  Talents are natural persons and may die or become unable or unwilling to continue their careers during the existence of the associated Roy.
     
  Transacting in the Roys may stop, and/or the Roys have reduced value or no value as a result of a dispute with a Talent or other event, and the Company may have to remove the Talent and/or the Roy from the platform without reimbursing any losses to holders.
     
  Talents may make declarations or take positions publicly which may adversely affect their image and the Roys and the Company has no control over such declarations or positions and takes no responsibility for such positions.
     
  Roys are expressed in contractual rights, and if a user breaches the agreement with the Company or the terms of the website it is subject to consequences involving its Roys that may result in a loss of value and/or other losses to the breaching purchaser.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in the Roys involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks described below, together with all of the other information contained in this offering statement, and in your purchase agreement, if applicable, before making an investment decision. The following risks entail circumstances under which our company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could suffer or the Roys you purchase could lose value and result in losses to you. The below risks are not exclusive of all risks that could materialize.

 

The Royaltiz.com platform provides the only place in which Roys may be purchased or redeemed, and the liquidity depends on the availability of the Company to redeem the Roys.

 

The website will provide the only place for Fans in which Roys can be purchased or redeemed. The Company is the only entity able to redeem Roys, and there is no assurance that the Company will maintain the financial resources or operational capability to redeem the Roys, in which case there may be diminished liquidity for the Roys, or no liquidity at all. In the event that the Company is unable to maintain adequate financial resources or operational capacity to redeem the Roys, then Fans may be unable to realize the value of their Roys to a certain extent or at all and/or may be forced to hold their Roys for the term of the Participation Agreement.

 

The Company in some cases relies on affiliates to grant licenses or assign rights upon which the Company obtains contractual rights to issue Roys related to Talents who have been initially contracted by the affiliate rather than by the Company and to allow the Company to use the algorithm.

 

The Company relies on MANSE France to assign image rights to the Company to issue Roys in relation with Talents recruited by that affiliate, since the Company currently has only one Talent engaged, although it plans to engage multiple additional Talents immediately prior to commencing operations, and ultimately expects to have many more Talents that it originates in the U.S. market. The Company does not plan to rely initially on any Talents assigned by MANSE France, but does expect to rely on assignments of such Talents from time to time in due course. The Company relies on MANSE Platform for rights to use the algorithm. The Company has no control over its affiliates, and cannot assure that they will remain affiliates, continue to be willing to enter into agreements with the Company on terms favorable to the Company, or that they will be managed in an optimal manner, or even remain in existence. If the Company’s affiliates are unable or unwilling to provide the services currently provided to the Company, we may be unable to replace those services, or to replace them on terms that are acceptable to us.

 

The Company is a start-up, and there is no assurance that it will establish a successful business and continue to operate successfully in the United States, and its continued financial health and existence is dependent upon its ability to establish and grow its business.

 

If the Company is unable to successfully establish and maintain its operations in the United States for any reason, whether for example due to bankruptcy, insolvency, or a decision to wind the business down, or due to a regulatory obstacle, there will be no place in which holders can liquidate Roys, which would essentially become without value. Furthermore, the Company expects to depend on revenue from the sale of Roys in addition to other sources of revenue to meet its obligations as an operating company, including making monthly “yield” payments in the amounts determined by the Company’s algorithm. The Company has no business history and limited capitalization, and there is no assurance that it will successfully establish its platform in the United States, or that it will be able to continue as a going concern indefinitely.

 

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There is no guarantee that the Roys will hold their value or increase in value, and you may lose the amount of your investment in the Roys in whole or in part.

 

The value of Roys associated with a particular Talent depends on the Talent’s willingness and ability to maintain commercial success as measured by the factors taken into account by the algorithm. If the Talent is unsuccessful in his/her career as measured by the algorithm then the estimated and actual yield payments associated with the associated Roy may remain constant, or decrease, and that could increase redemption rates and negatively impact the price at which the Roy can be redeemed, and you could lose part or all of your initial investment or potentially be unable to redeem some or all of your Roys.

 

Roys are fixed term contracts.

 

Roys are fixed term contracts and upon their termination, all contractual rights shall terminate, including the right to transfer the Roy and the right to remuneration (“yield”). Upon occurrence of the term of the Roy, there shall be no compensation by the Company to the holder of the Roy. All Roy contracts terminate after 10 years unless they are extended in accordance with the Roy contract terms or terminated earlier upon the occurrence of certain events set out in the Participation Agreement, including:

 

the Roy holder decides in its sole discretion to terminate the Participation Agreement;
the Performance Agreement with the Talent is terminated prior to its 10-year term pursuant to its terms;
 in the case of a breach by the Roy holder of its contractual obligations, including the payment of the Roy price.

 

For Roys of a Talent issued subsequent to the introduction of that Talent’s Roys, the termination date of the subsequent Roys will be the same date as the termination date of the introductory Roys of that Talent, meaning that the term of the subsequent Roys will be shorter than ten years.

 

The yields attaching to Roys, and in some degree (albeit indirectly) the price at which they can be redeemed, is impacted by the success of the algorithm to accurately measure the commercial success of a particular Talent. Although the algorithm has been designed to make those determinations as effectively as possible, no software is perfect, and there is no assurance that the algorithm will operate effectively in every instance, nor that every Roy holder will agree with the assumptions and judgements made by the algorithm’s designers.

 

The accuracy of the yield levels set for particular Roys is impacted by the success of the algorithm to accurately measure the commercial success of a particular Talent in establishing yield levels, which ultimately impacts demand and price. Roy redemption prices are set via the price determination formula contained in the Roy contract (as described in the section of this offering memorandum titled “The Company’s Business—Characteristics of a Roy”) and are primarily measured by the extent of redemption activity. There is no independent verification of pricing, and there is no actual trading market where supply and demand of third parties determines pricing. Prices are allowed to fluctuate freely based on the variables contained in the price determination formula. Although the algorithm has been designed to make those determinations as effectively as possible, no software is perfect, and there is no assurance that the algorithm will operate effectively in every instance, nor that every Roy holder will agree with the assumptions and judgements made by the algorithm’s designers. Furthermore, while the Company intends for the algorithm to take into account only accurate information, there is a possibility that some information from time to time will be inaccurate, although the Company will require MANSE Platform to make any appropriate adjustments upon learning that any information has proven, or strongly suspected, to be inaccurate.

 

The website used by the Company and algorithm, or other essential systems, may be the target of malicious cyberattacks or may contain exploitable flaws in their underlying code, which may result in security breaches and the loss or theft of Roys. If these attacks occur or security is compromised, this could expose your private information, prevent the platform on which Roys are transacted or buying and selling Roys from functioning for indefinite periods of time, expose us to liability and reputational harm, and seriously curtail our ability to continue to make “yield payments” and maintain the platform for buying and selling Roys.

 

The website on which the Roys are offered for sale and transacted and the algorithm, or other essential systems, may be the target of malicious cyberattacks or may contain exploitable flaws in their underlying code, which may result in security breaches and the loss or theft of Roys. If these attacks occur or security is compromised, this could expose your private information, prevent the platform or buying and redeeming Roys from functioning for indefinite periods of time, expose us to liability and reputational harm, and seriously curtail our ability to continue to make yield payments and our affiliate’s ability to maintain the platform for buying and selling Roys. Furthermore, customers’ deposits may be lost, and there is no governmental insurance program to protect such deposits.

 

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The website or algorithm we use may have inherent flaws, or flaws that develop, or we may suffer damage to our physical infrastructure, that may result in suspension of operation for indefinite periods of time, as well as the loss of data and/or inaccurate pricing of Roys.

 

No software is perfect, and flaws in our software or damage to our physical infrastructure or that of our affiliate that operates the platform may result in suspension of operations of the website or algorithm, or inaccurate operation of the website, pricing mechanism, or algorithm, losses of customer deposits, and losses for holders of Roys.

 

Our business model operates in a context where the regulation of transactions involving remuneration contracts and digital assets is uncertain, and regulatory actions may result in the suspension or termination of our operations, or result in expenses that result in our decision to suspend operations, in which case users may lose some or all of their investment in Roys.

 

Roys are securities and the regulation of the contractual rights is a developing area of the law where there is some uncertainty about how to properly comply with governmental regulations. Although Roys are not cryptocurrency or tokens, and are not issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology, they may still be associated with or mistaken as such, and transacting of crypto or digital assets has been subject to significant regulatory scrutiny. Accordingly, it is possible that government investigations or other actions could result in the suspension or termination of our operations, or result in the Company incurring expenses or anticipated expenses as a result of government investigations or other inquiries that make it unwise to continue operations, even if those investigations or inquiries are expected to conclude without any regulatory action. If that happens, holders of Roys may suffer losses if the prices of their holdings decrease, or if their Roys terminate in the event that the Company is liquidated, curtails or ceases operation. Holders of Roys may lose some or all of their investment in Roys.

 

Holders of Roys will not have many of the rights traditionally associated with holders of debt instruments, nor will they have any rights traditionally associated with holders of equity.

 

We believe that the Roys are currently equity securities, for purposes of the definition of security in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 and in Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, solely because they are investment contracts under the Howey test. However, holders of Roys will not have many of the rights traditionally associated with equity. For example, holders of Roys will not receive an interest in the profits or losses of the Company or any of its affiliates, any rights to distributions from the Company, or any legal or contractual right to exercise control over the operations or continued development of the Company, which are rights typically afforded to equity holders.

 

The Roys provide holders no rights to direct how the Roys or the Company’s algorithm will be designed or governed.

 

The Roys provide no rights to direct how the Roys, the platform, or the algorithm will be designed or governed. Consequently, you may disagree with the ways in which we operate the Company, changes we may make to the algorithm, or changes we make to the terms on which the Roys are structured, and your ownership of Roys will not entitle you to direct an alternative course of action.

 

We may not be subject to ongoing reporting requirements in the future.

 

We will eventually be eligible to file an exit report to suspend or terminate our ongoing reporting obligations. If we become eligible, and if we make this election in the future, we may choose to not file annual reports, semiannual reports, current reports, financial statements and audited financial statements. As a result, holders of the Roys would receive less information about the current status of the Company, which could adversely affect their ability to accurately gauge the risks described in this offering memorandum.

 

Roys are not legal tender, are not backed by any governmental entity, and accounts and value balances are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Securities Purchaser Protection Corporation protections.

 

Roys are not legal tender, are not backed by any government, and accounts and value balances with the Company are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Securities Purchaser Protection Corporation protections. Any investment in Roys is made at the risk of the purchaser. If the Company suspends or terminates operation for any reason, you could suffer a total loss of your investment in Roys and any unrealized gains related to your Roys.

 

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The tax treatment of the Roys may be uncertain and there may be adverse tax consequences for purchasers.

 

We expect that the tax implications of transacting in Roys will be that (i) a capital gains tax may be payable on the grounds of the collection of the redemption price if such redemption price is higher than the subscription price; and/or (ii) income tax may be payable on the grounds of the collection yields. However, the tax characterization of the Roys and transactions involving them may be uncertain, depending on a number of factors including the purchaser’s tax status and state of residency, and each purchaser must seek its own independent legal and tax advice with respect to the United States and non-U.S. tax treatment of an investment in Roys. An investment in Roys may result in adverse tax consequences to purchasers, including withholding taxes, income taxes and tax reporting requirements.

 

Although we do not believe that our business involves wagering, regulators may conclude that aspects resemble wagering, such as online sports betting, and investigations and other actions by state and/or federal wagering regulators may result in the suspension or termination of our operations, or require us to incur costs that result in the limitation of our operations or a decision to cease operations, and this could result in losses for holders of Roys.

 

Although we do not believe that our business involves wagering, regulators may conclude that aspects resemble wagering, such as online sports betting, and investigations and other actions by wagering regulators may result in the suspension or termination of our operations, or require us to incur costs that result in the limitation of our operations or a decision to cease operations, and this could result in losses for holders of Roys, even if such regulatory inquiries are expected to be resolved in the Company’s favor.

 

Transacting in the Roys may stop, and/or the Roys may have reduced value or no value as a result of a dispute with a Talent or other event, and the Company may have to remove the Talent and/or the Roy from the platform.

 

The Company’s relationship with individual Talents is contractual, and in the event of the death or illness of a Talent, the associated Roy may lose value or become worthless, and the Talent’s image may be deleted from the platform. In the case of Talents initially engaged by MANSE France whose intellectual property rights have been assigned to the Company, the same risks are present, and the Company may lack control over the relationship with the Talent in those cases, and the issues are also subject to the terms of the Company’s agreement with MANSE France. Although we do not introduce Talents that we believe will experience any of the above issues, if such issues materialize you may lose some or all of the value of your Roys. Under our agreement with users, the users assume the risk that the Talent and/or associated Roy will be removed from the platform for reasons beyond the Company’s control. The Company and the holder of Roys share the risk that there will be an unforeseen interruption to the relationship with a particular Talent, and that is part of the risk-reward calculation that a user should take into account when purchasing a Roy.

 

A Talent’s image and likeness used to identify his/her Roys may not be available for use during the full term of the Roys.

 

A Talent’s image rights and likeness are sold and/or licensed to the Company or to MANSE France under contracts which are subject to termination or cancellation. In case of such termination or cancellation of an agreement between the Company or Manse France and a Talent, the Roys may need to be renamed by the Company and the Roy may not bear the name or image of the Talent to which the yield is attached.

 

Roys are expressed in contractual rights, and if a user breaches the terms of the Participation Agreement with the Company or the terms of the website, it is subject to consequences involving its Roys that may result in a loss of value.

 

Roys are expressed in contractual rights, and if a user breaches the Participation Agreement with the Company it is subject to consequences involving its Roys that may result in a loss of value. Users should read the Participation Agreement carefully, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.1, before purchasing Roys.

 

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DILUTION

 

There is no potential for dilution, because the number of Roys that can be issued for a particular Talent is limited to the maximum number that is disclosed on the platform, and the algorithm evaluates the yield payments based on the maximum number that may be issued even if we have not yet introduced the maximum number of Roys into our platform. Therefore, it is possible that the introduction of new Roys within those parameters does not have a negative impact on the price of a Roy under the algorithm.

 

Dilution means a reduction in value or earnings of the shares the investor owns.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

 

Plan of Distribution

 

The Company is offering a minimum of one (1) Roy and a maximum of thirty million (30,000,000) Roys, as described in this offering circular. The information in the “Description of Business” section is incorporated by reference into this section. The Roys are distributed on the website subject only to the fees described in this offering circular, subject to change in the future. No securities are being sold for the account of security holders; all net proceeds of this offering will go to the Company.

 

After the offering statement has been qualified by the Commission, the Company will finalize agreements with additional Talents it has initially identified, launch its website in the United States, and investors will have the opportunity to purchase Roys. In order to invest, investors will be required to register with the platform, subscribe to the offering, and agree to the terms of the offering and any other relevant exhibit attached thereto.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS TO ISSUER

 

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the payment of monthly “yields” to holders of Roys, and payment of general corporate expenses.

 

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THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

The Company will offer Fans through its “Royaltiz” platform, accessible via the website www.royaltiz.com, a way to profit from the future success of their favorite Talents. Investors enter into contracts called “Roys” associated with a celebrity that they choose from those presented on the website, such as tennis, basketball, football, and soccer players, and TV hosts/entertainers. The Company will focus on recruiting Talents that are popular in the U.S. market. A purchaser of a Roy has the potential to benefit from capital appreciation and monthly “yield” payments. After purchasing contractual rights relating to a Roy, Fans are permitted to trigger a redemption by the Company of Roys at any given time. The redemption price is calculated in accordance with the price formula contained in the Participation Agreement (as described in the section of this offering memorandum titled “The Company’s Business—Characteristics of a Roy”), which takes into account primarily the volume of redemptions. In turn, volume of redemptions should be impacted by yield levels among other factors, such as the investor’s view of the future prospects of the Talent. All Roys are able to be redeemed by holders at any time, subject to the Company having the available liquidity to service the redemptions. Redeemed Roys are cancelled by the Company at the time of redemption and will not be resold or reissued. The Company intends to use the proceeds of this offering, after deducting expenses, for general corporate purposes, including the monthly yield payments to holders of Roys.

 

The Company was established to initiate operations in the United States, and accordingly it has no operating history. The Company’s parent in France, MANSE International, and its affiliate MANSE France, have operated a substantially similar business model in France since July 2021. Our affiliates’ business in France has been successful, with approximately 115,000 active users, 170 Talents, and more than 40 million Roys issued since inception. There is active transacting in Roys available through the French operations of our affiliate, with 1620 average transactions per day, and the French operations have paid approximately $206,000 in yield payments since August 2022. The Company will offer Roys through a separate platform to MANSE France’s platform. There is no guarantee that the Company will experience the same or similar levels of success as MANSE France.

 

The Talents

 

The Royaltiz platform recruits all types of celebrities, from emerging celebrities to those who are already famous, and the Company intends to continue to recruit Talents, focusing on those popular in the U.S. market. It believes that making the Royaltiz platform available in the United States will facilitate recruitment of Talents based in the United States. The Company will not initially, but may also from time to time be assigned some Talents’ image rights held by MANSE France pursuant to the Master Agreement so that the Company may issue to its users, through the Company’s own platform, the Roys associated with such Talents who have been or are currently engaged by MANSE France. There are currently 170 Talents engaged by MANSE France. The Company is just initiating operations, and accordingly currently has engaged at this point only one additional Talent, but it expects to recruit additional Talents prior to launching operations, primarily Talents associated with the U.S. market, and then recruit numerous additional Talents. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to engage as many Talents as MANSE France, or at the same pace.

 

The relationship with each Talent is contractual. The Company enters into a contractual agreement with each Talent that provides the Company with intellectual property rights to use the Talent’s likeness and other personal characteristics on the platform, and to issue contractual rights or interests to Fans in the nature of securities in connection with those intellectual property rights. Talents receive cash compensation in return. A copy of the standard agreement that the Company enters into with primarily U.S.-based Talents (the “U.S. Talent Agreement”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.

 

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The Company also has entered into the Master Agreement that allows the Company to issue Roys associated with Talents with whom MANSE France has entered into Talent Agreements. However, the Company initially intends to only introduce Roys of Talents with whom it has contracted with directly. The Company has entered into one definitive agreement with a Talent, Nick Kyrgios. Nick Kyrgios is an Australian tennis player who peaked at number 13 in the ATP singles rankings. The Company has also negotiated agreements with six other Talents. Agreements with those six Talents are expected to be entered into upon the qualification of this offering. The Company intends to recruit numerous additional Talents after it launches operations.

 

While some terms may vary depending on the agreement negotiated with an individual Talent, all Talent Agreements, whether originally entered into with the Company or with MANSE France, are based on and substantially consistent with the Talent Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 6.5.

 

Characteristics of a Roy

 

The basic economic and legal functionality of all Roys is substantially the same, regardless of the Talent with whom a particular Roy is associated. The Company sets a fixed introductory price for the associated Roy when a new Talent is introduced, which is currently $2.00. The redemption price following introduction is calculated in accordance with the price formula contained in the Participation Agreement (as described below and as contained in Appendix 2 of Exhibit 6.1, attached hereto) and fluctuates on the basis of redemption volume for the Roys related to the Talent. The pricing formula takes into account only transactions in Roys issued by MANSE USA. Redeemed Roys are cancelled by the Company at the time of redemption and will not be reissued or resold. More Roys of a given Talent may be periodically introduced and sold to investors, who will purchase those Roys at the price indicated by the price formula, up to the maximum number of Roys authorized for issuance. The price formula is calculated as follows:

 

(LCA - PCA) ÷ (LRN - ON)

 

“LCA” means the amount of U.S. dollars in the Company’s Roy redemption pool at the time of redemption. The Roy redemption pool is the $2.00 introductory price multiplied by the total authorized Roys for that Talent, minus money paid to satisfied redemptions.

 

“PCA” means the projected amount of U.S. dollars in the Company’s Roy redemption pool following the redemption.

 

“LRN” means the total number of redeemed Roys of the same Talent immediately before the redemption.

 

“ON” means the total number of Roys of the Talent that the redeeming Fan is seeking to redeem simultaneously.

 

The yield attaching to the Roy fluctuates based on the algorithm’s updated evaluation of the commercial success of the Talent. The algorithm is broadly the same for all Talents, but certain unique versions of the algorithm exist for discrete categories of Talent so as to take into account factors specific to that group of Talent’s field of work. For example, there is an algorithm unique to sports players and an algorithm unique to recording artists. While those differences do exist across categories, each variation of the algorithm is substantially similar to the other variations and always take into account some universal factors, such as social media influence data and publicly announced marketing agreements (i.e., “endorsements”). The website is not a gaming platform; for Talents who are athletes, the algorithm does not directly take into account athletic successes such as tournament or match victories, and the Roys sold under this offering do not take into account the reported income of Talents.

 

In addition to the current price and the anticipated “yield,” the Company discloses on the website the total maximum supply of Roys for a particular Talent that could potentially become available, the number of Roys made available at the initial introduction of the Talent, and the current number of Roys currently outstanding. The maximum supply includes Roys introduced for sale and Roys that may be issued in the future.

 

Each holder of a Roy can view the estimated “yield,” which is set currently at $0.40 per year when the Roy is first introduced, and then updated monthly. Each Roy has a minimum annual yield of $0.40 and a maximum annual yield of $1.00 per Roy. During a Roy’s ten-year term, a Roy holder will receive a total yield of between $4.00 and $10.00 per Roy. The ongoing monthly yield rate is determined using the algorithm noted above that is designed to evaluate commercial success based on criteria tracked by the algorithm.

 

Users are restricted to purchasing a certain number of Roys for an individual Talent at introduction, as specified in the Participation Agreement. Currently, the maximum number of Roys for a “non-accredited” user is less than 5% of the total number of Roys for a given Talent, as specified in the information sheet for the Talent on the website, and there is an overall maximum of 10% of the total number of Roys for the Talent. After introduction, the Company may periodically offer more Roys of a given Talent to Fans, at which time users may acquire and hold an unrestricted amount of Roys.

 

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The Roys can be transacted only on the website. The Company will receive a 2.5% fee from each purchase of Roys.

 

In the case of the redemption of Roys by users to the Company, the user will pay to the Company a 2.5% fee calculated based on the price of the redeemed Roys and $1.00 on each transaction irrespective of the number of Roys being redeemed.

 

Roys do not provide a profits or earnings interest in the Company, and holders do not benefit from the economic success of the Company. The Company believes, however, that Roys are “securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws.

 

The purchase of a Roy provides to the holder a contractual right, whose terms are set forth in the Participation Agreement described in more detail below and attached hereto as a model form as Exhibit 6.1, and which will be available for review on the Company’s website.

 

The initial offering price of a Roy is fixed, but may fluctuate in the future according to a price determination formula described above and included in the Participation Agreement, which is attached hereto as Appendix 2 to Exhibit 6.1.

 

The Algorithm

 

The yield attaching to each Roy will be determined by the Company’s proprietary algorithm, which is designed to be based on the approximate net value of a Talent’s commercial success over the ten-year period beginning with the introduction of the Talent and associated Roy on the royaltiz.com platform.

 

The algorithm is designed to project a Talent’s future income by using public data. For example, the number of streams on music platforms like Spotify can be used to approximate a Talent’s musical income, and certain social media metrics on platforms like Instagram can be used to estimate a Talent’s advertising and image income. The algorithm draws from around thirty sources of data in its projection.

 

At the time of a Talent’s initial offering on the platform, the algorithm calculates a Talent’s revenue probabilities over the next ten years on a Gaussian or “bell” curve. Each month the Talent is listed on the platform, the Talent’s position on the curve is recalculated by the algorithm based on the Talent’s actual performance, and these monthly positions determine the yield payments to be made for each Talent. The minimum yield for any Roy is 2% of the Roy’s nominal value ($2.00) per year and the maximum is 50% per year. The algorithm is calculated so that on average the yield delivered each year on a given Roy is expected to be between 7% and 8%.

 

Although the algorithm is broadly the same for all Talents, it is customized for particular categories of Talents in order to provide more accurate results. There is, for example, an algorithm that applies to soccer players, and another algorithm that applies to recording artists. The Company customizes the algorithms in its judgment and discretion, and discloses on the platform the customized algorithms that have been established. Fans are able to see the name of the version of the algorithm that is being used to determine the yield of any given Talent. The Company will also disclose on the platform some of the key factors that the algorithm takes into account in measuring the success of a Talent, and adjust such factors over time with the goal of ensuring that it is tuned to changes in the applicable industry or of taking into account new categories of information that are relevant to Talent’s commercial success in the Company’s judgement and in the judgement of the designers of the algorithm. While differences in the algorithm do exist across categories, each variation of the algorithm is substantially the same to the other variations and always take into account key universal factors, such as social media influence data and publicly announced marketing agreements (i.e., “endorsements”).

 

The algorithm updates the Roy’s estimated yield on a monthly basis based on publicly available information, such as publicly announced marketing agreements, or endorsements, employment contracts, social media influence data, and other factors. The algorithm may also take into account information that is synthesized by a third party, and the data that the Company uses may only be available in that form to parties who agree to pay a subscription price. The algorithm takes into account information that the Company believes is accurate, but because the algorithm operates automatically in order to provide continuous updates, the Company and its affiliates are unable to verify the accuracy of information. Any information that the Company discovers to be inaccurate will be removed, as well as information that the Company strongly suspects to be inaccurate.

 

The algorithm has been operational in MANSE France’s platform that has been available in France since November 1, 2021, and it is continuously refined by software engineers employed by the Company’s affiliated entities.

 

A summary description of the algorithm is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.5.

 

The Participation Agreement

 

Each user must enter into a Participation Agreement with the Company in order to transact in Roys. The Company’s agreement requires that a user have registered as a resident of the United States, and provide an address in the United States. The website will block transactions on Roys with the Company by users who are physically outside the United States when they communicate with the platform.

 

The Participation Agreement includes the principal terms and conditions that govern the Roys and transactions in the Roys, including the rights that users have, including the right to remuneration or “yield” payments, redemption rights, and their obligations to pay fees and/or commissions. It also includes, under certain circumstances including a breach of the agreement, the Company’s unilateral right to terminate or amend the agreement, or assign the agreement and Roys to a third party. The agreement also provides for the situation where the Company’s agreement or relationship with a particular Talent is terminated prematurely, in which case the Company may be required to remove the likeness and/or personal information about the Talent from the royaltiz.com website, and possibly suspend or terminate transactions in the associated Roy, in which case the Company takes no financial responsibility for any financial losses suffered by the holder of the associated Roys.

 

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The Royaltiz.com Website

 

Participants register on the website by providing certain information about themselves, and they may also open an account, deposit funds, and remove funds. In order to transact in Roys, a user must provide certain additional information, and review and execute a Participation Agreement. The website describes the Talents available and provides a mechanism to invest in, or transact in, associated Roys. Talents are divided by category, such as soccer, football, or entertainers. The website provides a photo for each talent together with an “information sheet,” which includes a summary biography, introduction date of the Roy, estimated annual yield, historical yield data, the maximum number of Roys that may be issued, and the total outstanding Roys currently. The maximum supply of Roys is broken down between different categories, such as marketing and those issued to Talents at the prevailing price. The information sheet also describes which algorithm is used to determine the Yield of the Talent.

 

Below is an illustrative information sheet:

 

 

 

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Roy Redemptions

 

When transacting in Roys, Fans acquire a contractual right to trigger a redemption by the Company at any given time. Fans are able to trigger such a redemption by clicking a button on their account page and identifying which Talent’s Roys they are redeeming and the quantity of Roys being redeemed. Upon triggering a redemption, the price determination formula is used to determine a redemption price per Roy, and the Company then deposits the aggregate redemption price into the Fan’s Royaltiz account immediately. When a Roy is redeemed, the investment contract that the Roy represents is cancelled by the Company and is consequently rendered worthless thereafter, and the Roys in question cannot be re-issued and count against the maximum authorized Roys for that Talent.

 

Certain “accredited” users may be permitted, at the Company’s discretion, to sell larger blocks of Roys outside the platform. These transactions are rare and will not be taken into account by the price calculation formula in evaluating the price of the Roy. Transactions that involve transfers to affiliates, compensation to Talents, or compensation to other business partners that provide services to the Company or to an affiliate are rare, and will not be taken into account in pricing Roys.

 

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The Company and Management

 

The Company is a Delaware limited liability company organized on January 25, 2023 whose sole member and equity holder is MANSE International, a company organized in France. The management of the company is reflected in the table in the section entitled “Directors, Executive Officers, and Significant Employees.” The Company is headquartered at 100 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11206, which is office space leased by MANSE USA LLC.

 

When Roys are introduced and initially purchased, the Company receives an introduction charge from the purchaser of $1.00, irrespective of the number of Roys being purchased. Additionally, the Company receives 2.5% of the introduction price when Roys are purchased.

 

The Company does not expect to be dependent on this offering as its only source of income. Based on the historical success of operations of MANSE France that are similar to other business operations the Company plans to launch, the Company expects to have additional sources of income after its operations have commenced. Those sources of income are expected to include:

 

  The sale to third parties of aggregated data received and processed by the Company, including the sale of aggregated, anonymized transaction data to individuals and companies;
  The sale to related party entities and third parties of trademark licenses for the brands “Royaltiz” and “Buy is the New Like;”
  The sale of products and experiences, including items and experiences unique to a specific Talent, to users of the Platform in an online shop; and
  The sale to Fans of insurance products insuring their investment in Roys in the event of death or serious injury to the Talents they invest it.

 

The Company’s Property

 

The Company owns no physical property, but leases its headquarters at 100 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11206.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

MANSE USA LLC. is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on January 25, 2023. The Company offers eligible individuals (“Fans”), through the “Royaltiz” platform accessible via the website www.royaltiz.com, a way to profit from the future success of their favorite talents (“Talents”). The Company has not yet launched operations but intends to do so within a short time after this offering is qualified by the SEC. Currently, it has incurred start-up expenses, and its income has been limited to a loan from the Company’s corporate parent. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering as its primary source of operating revenue going-forward.

 

As reflected in the attached financial statements as at May 31, 2023, the Company has neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for this offering. Following this offering, we intend to launch operations and we expect that such operations will be our primary source of revenue.

 

We have no cash or any other current assets, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $261,596, which includes an obligation to repay a loan from our corporate parent of $62,615. The loan is due in one year from the commencement of operations of the Company and does not accrue interest. There is no assurance that our corporate parent or any other affiliate will provide additional funding in the event that we do not successfully establish operations. However, no Roys will be sold until this offering is qualified and we have commenced operations.

 

Relaxed Ongoing Reporting Requirements

 

If we become a public reporting company in the future, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis as an “emerging growth company” (as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the JOBS Act) under the reporting rules set forth under the Exchange Act. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company”, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other Exchange Act reporting companies that are not “emerging growth companies”, including but not limited to:

 

  not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
     
  taking advantage of extensions of time to comply with certain new or revised financial accounting standards;
     
  being permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and
     
  being exempt from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

If we become a public reporting company in the future, we expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, although if the market value of our Common Stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” as of the following December 31.

 

If we do not become a public reporting company under the Exchange Act for any reason, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis under the reporting rules set forth in Regulation A for Tier 2 issuers. The ongoing reporting requirements under Regulation A are more relaxed than for “emerging growth companies” under the Exchange Act. The differences include, but are not limited to, being required to file only annual and semiannual reports, rather than annual and quarterly reports. Annual reports are due within 120 calendar days after the end of the issuer’s fiscal year, and semiannual reports are due within 90 calendar days after the end of the first six months of the issuer’s fiscal year.

 

In either case, we will be subject to ongoing public reporting requirements that are less rigorous than Exchange Act rules for companies that are not “emerging growth companies”, and our shareholders could receive less information than they might expect to receive from more mature public companies.

 

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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES

 

As of the date of this offering circular, the executive officers and directors of MANSE USA LLC are as follows:

 

Name   Position   Age   Date Appointed to
Current Position
Christophe Vattier   Manager   50   January 2023
Lucie Crepin   Chief Operating Officer   33   May 2023

 

Christophe Vattier, Manager

 

Mr. Vattier is the Manager of the Company, serving as representative of MANSE International. Mr. Vattier launched Royaltiz, the French platform of the business described herein, in 2019. Before launching Royaltiz, Mr. Vattier founded GoBeep, a marketing agency, and Agence 9, the first comic strip communication agency. Mr. Vattier also previously served as the chief executive officer of BaoBaz, an e-commerce website. From August 2001 until September 2007, Mr. Vattier served as a director of trust at the Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, a French sovereign wealth fund. Mr. Vattier holds degrees from the University of Paris Dauphine and ESSEC Business School.

 

Lucie Crepin, Chief Operating Officer

 

Ms. Crepin is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Ms. Crepin has served as a talent manager at MANSE International since the fall of 2022. Prior to joining MANSE International, Ms. Crepin worked as a celebrity stylist in New York and as a VIP host at Bagatelle, a chain of luxury French restaurants. Ms. Crepin holds a Master’s degree in business in fashion from ESIV in Paris.

 

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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

MANSE USA LLC was incorporated on January 25, 2023. Therefore, no compensation was paid by MANSE USA LLC to the manager and Chief Operating Officer of the Company during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

As such, the below table represents compensation paid to MANSE USA LLC’s current manager and Chief Operating Officer during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Name   Capacities in which compensation was received  Cash compensation ($)   Other compensation ($)   Total compensation ($) 
Christophe Vattier(1)   Manager  $305,000   $0   $305,000 
Lucie Crepin(1)   Chief Operating Officer  $9,900   $0   $9,900 

 

  (1) Compensation paid by MANSE INTERNATIONAL SAS.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s current directors as a group (2) received a total of $0 in compensation.

 

The Company has not yet determined the compensation it will pay to its current officers and directors and managing member. Compensation for the Company’s officers and directors going forward may include cash and/or equity compensation, and will depend on a number of factors, including the amount raised under this offering, and prevailing market conditions.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS

 

The following table displays, as of July 9, 2023 the voting securities beneficially owned by (1) any individual director or officer or managing member who beneficially owns more than 10% of any class of our capital stock, (2) all executive officers and directors and managing member as a group and (3) any other holder who beneficially owns more than 10% of any class of our capital stock:

 

Name and address of beneficial owner   Title of Class   Amount and nature of beneficial ownership   Amount and nature
of beneficial
ownership
acquirable
  Percent of class (1)

MANSE INTERNATIONAL SAS

33 rue La Fayette

Paris 75009

  Membership Interests   100% of the Membership Interests   0   100%

 

  (1)

The final column (Percent of Class) includes a calculation of the amount the person owns now, plus the amount that person is entitled to acquire. That amount is then shown as a percentage of the outstanding amount of securities in that class if no other people exercised their rights to acquire those securities.

 

 

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INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

 

The issuer, MANSE USA LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MANSE International, which is a French société par actions simplifiée. There have been no transactions to which we or MANSE International have been a party in which the amount exceeded $120,000 and in which any of our executive officers, directors, promoters, or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock or, given our relationship with MANSE International, more than 5% of MANSE International’s capital stock had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation arrangements which are described under the sections of this offering circular captioned “Executive Compensation.”

 

SECURITIES BEING OFFERED

 

The securities are contractual rights called “Roys.” The section “Description of Business” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ONGOING REPORTING AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR

 

We will be required to make annual and semi-annual filings with the SEC. We will make annual filings on Form 1-K, which will be due by the end of April each year and will include audited financial statements for the previous fiscal year. We will make semi-annual filings on Form 1-SA, which will be due by September 28 each year, which will include unaudited financial statements for the six months to June 30. We will also file a Form 1-U to announce important events such as the loss of a senior officer, a change in auditors or certain types of capital-raising. We will be required to keep making these reports unless we file a Form 1-Z to exit the reporting system, which we will only be able to do if we have less than 300 shareholders of record and have filed at least one Form 1-K.

 

At least every 12 months, we will file a post-qualification amendment to the Offering Statement of which this offering circular forms a part, to include the Company’s recent financial statements.

 

We may supplement the information in this offering circular by filing a Supplement with the SEC. All these filings will be available on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system. You should read all the available information before investing.

 

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MANSE USA LLC

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 F-1 
 

 

MANSE USA LLC

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  PAGE
   
INTERIM AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023  
   
Independent Auditor’s Report F-3
   
Balance Sheet F-5
   
Statement of Operations F-6
   
Statement of Cash Flows F-7
   
Notes to Interim Financial Statements F-8

 

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MANSE USA LLC

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

Managers and sole member

Manse USA LLC

New York, New York

 

Opinion

 

We have audited the interim financial statements of Manse USA LLC, which comprise the balance sheet as of May 31, 2023 and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the period then ended, and the related notes to the interim financial statements (collectively referred to as the interim financial information).

 

In our opinion, the accompanying interim financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Manse USA LLC as of May 31, 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of Manse USA LLC and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about Manse USA LLC’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

 

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Interim Financial Statements

 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the interim financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and, therefore, is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.

 

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In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS, we:

 

-Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
   
-Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
   
-Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Manse USA LLC’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
   
-Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.
   
-Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about Manse USA LLC’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

 

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control–related matters that we identified during the audit.

 

B&T CPA LLC

Washington, D.C.

June 28, 2023

 

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BALANCE SHEET

MAY 31, 2023

(In US dollars)

  

   May 31, 2023 
ASSETS     
      
Current assets (notes 2 & 4)   - 
      
Total current assets   - 
      
Other assets   - 
      
Total other assets   - 
      
Total assets  $- 
      
    May 31, 2023 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S DEFICIT     
      
Current liabilities     
Related party payables (note 3)   62,615 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   198,981 
      
Total current liabilities   261,596 
      
Long-term liabilities   - 
      
Total long-term liabilities   - 
      
Total liabilities   261,596 
      
Member’s deficit (note 5)   (261,596)
      
Total liabilities and member’s deficit  $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

(In US dollars)

 

   January 25, 2023
to May 31, 2023
 
     
Revenues (note 2)   - 
      
Gross profit   - 
      
General and administrative expenses   261,596 
      
Total operating expenses   261,596 
      
Operating loss   (261,596)
      
Other income (expenses)   - 
      
Total other (expenses) income   - 
      
Net loss  $(261,596)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANIARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

(In US dollars)

 

   January 25, 2023
to May 31, 2023
 
     
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net loss  $(261,596)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operations:   - 
      
Increase (decrease) in:     
Related party payables   62,615 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   198,981 
      
Net cash used by operating activities   - 
      
Cash flows from investing activities   - 
      
Net cash used by investing activities   - 
      
Cash flows from financing activities   - 
      
Net cash used by financing activities   - 
      
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  $- 
      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of the period  $- 
      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of the period  $- 
      
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:     
      
Interests paid during the period   - 
Income taxes paid during the period   - 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

 

Note 1 Presentation of the Group and Nature of Business

 

Presentation of the Group

 

Manse USA LLC (“the Company”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manse International, a French corporation. Manse France, Manse Liquidite and Manse Plateforme, three French corporations, are wholly owned subsidiaries of Manse International.

 

Manse France offers eligible individuals (“Fans”), through the “Royaltiz” platform accessible via the website www.royaltiz.com, a way to profit from the future success of their favorite talents (“Talents”). Investors enter into contracts with Manse France. The resulting rights obtained by Fans are named “Roys”, each associated with a celebrity that they choose from those presented on the website. A purchaser of a Roy has the potential to benefit from an annual “yield” payment, as well as from the appreciation in the principal value of a Roy. After purchasing a Roy, the initial yield is set by an algorithm, but for the life of the Roy will remain at least 2% of the introductory price, with such introductory price currently being 2 Euros. The yield fluctuates based on the results of the algorithm designed to measure the success of the Talent, and an estimated yield for each series of Roys is updated and disclosed monthly.

The website-based platform upon which Roys are currently traded is owned and operated by Manse Plateforme which has granted to Manse France the rights to use the platform in operating its business pursuant to an Exchange Listing and Use Agreement (the “Platform License”).

 

Manse Liquidite receives a portion of the introduction price of the Roys and insure the liquidity of the Roys with respect to the trade on the platform.

 

Nature of Business

 

The Company was formed on January 25, 2023 under the laws of the State of Delaware and intends to operate the same activity as Manse France on the US market upon receiving the necessary authorizations with the following differences (i) the introductory price will be 2 dollars (ii) the website-based platform upon which Roys are traded will be owned and operated by the Company.

The Company only incurred startup expenses and legal fees for the period from January 25, 2023 to May 31, 2023.

 

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

 

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Use of Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term highly-liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company elected, under the Internal Revenue Code, to be treated as a “C-Corporation” to be effective as of February 4, 2023. Deferred income taxes are recognized for the consequences of “temporary differences” by applying enacted statutory tax rates, applicable to future years, to differences between the financial reporting and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets for which it was more likely than not that deferred tax assets will not be fully realized.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company will account for revenue in accordance with FASB ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Under this guidance, the Company recognizes revenues using the five-step revenue recognition model in which an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

 

The Company did not generate any revenue for the period from January 25, 2023 to May 31, 2023.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions

 

Transactions with foreign entities are translated using the exchange rate in effect on the date of the transaction. Any outstanding receivable or payable balances at year-end are adjusted using a period end exchange rate.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

 

Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet would be categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or an exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as follows:

 

Level I—Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

 

Level II—Inputs are observable, unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities; and

 

Level III—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data for the related assets or liabilities.

 

The carrying amount of the Company’s financial instruments, including accounts payable, approximates their respective fair values because of their short maturities. The fair value of the amounts due to affiliates cannot be determined due to the related party nature of the loans.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), which superseded the lease recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840, “Leases,” with several updates to the ASU having subsequently been issued. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities arising from leases along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. Under the new standard, leases previously classified as capital leases are presented as finance leases. Finance leases have substantially similar criteria and disclosure requirements as capital leases under the previous standard. The Company did not enter any lease agreement for the period from January 25, 2023 to May 31, 2023.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

 

Note 3 Related Party Payables

 

As of May 31, 2023, related party payables were as follows:

 

Description  May 31, 2023 
     
Related party payables     
Manse International SA  $62,615 
      
Total related party payables  $62,615 

 

Note 4 Income Tax

 

As of May 31, 2023, the Company had accumulated federal net operating losses of approximately $5,000. Those losses are carried over to future years and do not expire.

 

As of May 31, 2023, the components of the deferred income taxes were as follows:

 

   May 31, 2023 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)    
Net operating losses carried over  $1,050 
Start-up expenses  $53,885 
Valuation allowance   (54,935)
Total deferred income tax assets, net  $- 

 

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10-25 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold and measurement requirements a tax position must meet before being recognized as a benefit in the financial statements. ASC 740-10-25 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting for interim periods and disclosures for uncertain tax positions.

 

The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense, if any, in its statement of operations. For the period ended May 31, 2023, no estimated interest or penalties were recognized for uncertain tax positions.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state jurisdictions. The Company is not subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ending on or before 2022.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 25, 2023 TO MAY 31, 2023

 

Note 5 Member’s Deficit

 

The change in member’s deficit for the period ended May 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

   Amount 
     
Member’s deficit, January 25, 2023   - 
      
Net loss   (261,596)
      
Member’s deficit, May 31, 2023  $(261,596)

 

Note 6 Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As shown in the financial statements, the Company has a balance of accumulated deficit of $261,596 as of May 31, 2023. As of that date, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $261,596. These factors indicate that without the continued support of its Parent, Manse International, the Company may be unable to continue in existence.

 

The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Note 7 Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through June 28, 2023 the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

 

The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing disruption in the global economy and there are uncertainties in the breadth and duration of this outbreak. Therefore, the Management cannot estimate the overall operational and financial impact on the activity of the Company until approval date of these financial statements. However, the Management will continue to monitor the unrecognized subsequent events related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

No other significant event occurred during the period from May 31, 2023 to June 28, 2023.

 

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PART III

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

2.1 Certificate of Formation of Manse USA LLC
2.2 LLC Operating Agreement
3.1 Investor Terms & Conditions
6.1 Participation Agreement
6.2 Master Agreement
6.3 License Agreement
6.4 Form of U.S. Talent Agreement
6.5 Summary Description of Algorithm
11** Auditor’s Consent
12** Opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP

 

 

*Previously filed

**To be filed by amendment

† Portions of the exhibit have been omitted

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of [●], State of [●], on January [●], 2024.

 

  MANSE USA LLC
     
  By: /s/
  Name: Christophe Vattier
  Title: Manager

 

This offering statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/  
Christophe Vattier, Managing Member  
Date: January [●], 2024  

 

/s/  
Lucie Crepin  
Date: January [●], 2024  

 

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