As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024 

Registration No. 333-       

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Perfect Moment Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   86-1437114

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

307 Canalot Studios

222 Kensal Road

London W10 5BN

United Kingdom

+44 (0)204 558-8849

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Perfect Moment Ltd. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Perfect Moment Ltd. Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy

(Full title of the plan)

 

Vcorp Agent Services, Inc.

108 W. 13th Street, Suite 100

Wilmington, DE 19801

New Castle County

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

(845) 425-0077

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Mark Buckley

Chief Executive Officer

307 Canalot Studios

222 Kensal Road

London W10 5BN

+44 (0)204 558-8849

  Nimish Patel
Blake Baron
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
2049 Century Park East, 18th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(917) 546-7709

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of this Registration Statement is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to plan participants as required by Rule 428(b)(1). These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents previously filed by Perfect Moment Ltd. (the “Registrant”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

 

  (1) The Registrant’s Prospectus filed on February 9, 2024 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Commission on October 10, 2023, as amended (File No. 333-274913), which contains the Registrant’s audited financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;

 

  (2) The Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 13, 2024; and

  

  (3) The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-41930) filed with the Commission on January 23, 2024, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents, except that information furnished to the Commission under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in Current Reports on Form 8-K and any exhibit relating to such information, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

 

Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

 

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Item 4. Description of Securities.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

As of the date hereof, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP beneficially owns 75,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock.

  

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or the DGCL, authorizes a corporation’s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents.

 

The Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws limit the liability of the Registrant’s directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Consequently, the Registrant’s directors are not personally liable to the Registrant or the Registrant’s stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for the following:

 

  any breach of their duty of loyalty to the Registrant or the Registrant’s stockholders;
     
  any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
     
  unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL; and
     
  any transaction from which they derived an improper personal benefit.

 

Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal. If the DGCL is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors of corporations, then the personal liability of the Registrant’s directors will be further limited to the greatest extent permitted by the DGCL.

 

The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expense, liability and loss (including, among other things, attorney’s fees and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such director, officer, employee or agent in connection therewith, subject to certain conditions. The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws that also provide the Registrant with the power to, to the extent authorized by the Registrant’s board of directors, grant rights to indemnification and to advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Registrant to the fullest extent indemnification may be granted to the Registrant’s directors and officers. In addition, the Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant must advance expenses incurred by or on behalf of a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, subject to certain exceptions.

 

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The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that are broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. These indemnification agreements require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors and executive officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. These indemnification agreements also require the Registrant to advance all expenses incurred by the directors and executive officers as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, subject to certain exceptions. The Registrant believes that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and executive officers.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions that are included in the Registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Registrant’s directors and executive officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Registrant’s directors and executive officers even though an action, if successful, might benefit the Registrant and other stockholders. Further, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and executive officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, the Registrant is not aware of any pending litigation or proceeding involving any person who is or was one of its directors, officers, employees or other agents or is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for which indemnification is sought, and the Registrant is not aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

 

The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. The Registrant maintains insurance under which, subject to the limitations of the insurance policies, coverage is provided to the Registrant directors and executive officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongful acts as a director or executive officer, including claims relating to public securities matters, and to the Registrant with respect to payments that may be made by the Registrant to these directors and executive officers pursuant to the Registrant’s indemnification obligations or otherwise as a matter of law.

 

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 8. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Perfect Moment Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41930), filed with the Commission on February 13, 2024).
     
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Perfect Moment Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-41930), filed with the Commission on February 13, 2024).
     
4.1   Form of the Company’s common stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-274913), filed with the Commission on November 6, 2023).
     
5.1*   Opinion of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.
     
23.1*   Consent of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
     
23.2*   Consent of Weinberg & Company, P.A.
     
24.1   Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
     
99.1   Perfect Moment Ltd. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-274913), filed with the Commission on November 6, 2023).
     
99.2   Amendment No. 1 to Perfect Moment Ltd.’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-274913), filed with the Commission on January 26, 2024).
     
99.3*   Perfect Moment Ltd. Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy.
     
99.4*  

Excerpts from the Settlement Agreement, dated October 26, 2022, by and between Perfect Moment UK Limited and Negin Yeganegy, relating to the Perfect Moment Ltd. Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy.

     
107*   Filing Fee Table.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

Item 9. Undertakings.

 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

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

 

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

 

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of London, United Kingdom, on February 23, 2024.

 

  PERFECT MOMENT LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Mark Buckley
    Mark Buckley
    Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Mark Buckley, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, proxies, and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, proxies, and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, proxies, and agents, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

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

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Max Gottschalk   Chairman of the Board of Directors   February 23, 2024
Max Gottschalk        
         
/s/ Mark Buckley   Chief Executive Officer and Director   February 23, 2024
Mark Buckley   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Jeff Clayborne   Chief Financial Officer   February 23, 2024
Jeff Clayborne   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Tracy Barwin   Director   February 23, 2024
Tracy Barwin        
         
/s/ Jane Gottschalk   Director   February 23, 2024
Jane Gottschalk        
         
/s/ Berndt Hauptkorn    Director   February 23, 2024
Berndt Hauptkorn        
         
/s/ Andre Keijsers    Director   February 23, 2024
Andre Keijsers        
         
/s/ Tim Nixdorff    Director   February 23, 2024
Tim Nixdorff        

 

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

 

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp llp
A Law Partnership Including Professional Corporations

 

February 23, 2024

Perfect Moment Ltd.

307 Canalot Studios

222 Kensal Road

London W10 5BN

United Kingdom

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Perfect Moment Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), an aggregate of 3,936,301 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), consisting of (i) 3,636,344 shares of Common Stock that are subject to issuance by the Company upon the exercise or settlement of awards to be granted under the Perfect Moment Ltd. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2021 Plan”), (ii) 163,613 shares of Common Stock that are subject to issuance by the Company upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the 2021 Plan and (iii) 136,344 shares of Common Stock that are subject to issuance by the Company upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy, as amended by the Settlement Agreement, dated October 26, 2022, by and between Perfect Moment UK Limited and Negin Yeganegy (together with the 2021 Plan, the “Plans”).

 

For purposes of rendering this opinion, we have examined the Plans, the forms of award agreements under the 2021 Plan, the Registration Statement, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated, the proceedings and other actions of the Company that provide for the issuance of the Shares, and such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary for purposes of rendering this opinion. We have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons who have executed documents examined by us, the genuineness of all signatures on all documents examined by us, the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Company and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto other than the Company. In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed that certificates evidencing the will be signed by the authorized officers of the Company and registered by the transfer agent and registrar and will conform to the specimen certificate for the shares of the Company. In addition, we have assumed that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors or its applicable committee authorizing the Company to issue and deliver the Shares will be in full force and effect at all times at which such Shares are issued and delivered by the Company, and that the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions. 

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the Plans and in the manner described in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares. This opinion is opining upon and is limited to the current federal laws of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion with respect to the effect or applicability of the laws of any other jurisdiction. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion letter should the laws of such jurisdiction be changed after the date hereof by legislative action, judicial decision, or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving our consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.

 

Sincerely,    
     
/s/ Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP    
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP    
     
     
    2049 Century Park East, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067-3120
Phone: (310) 312-2000 Fax: (310) 312-3100 Website: www.msk.com

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the foregoing Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Perfect Moment Ltd. pertaining to the Perfect Moment Ltd. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the Perfect Moment Ltd. Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy, of our report dated August 4, 2023, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Perfect Moment Ltd. as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the years then ended (which report includes an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about Perfect Moment Ltd.’s ability to continue as a going concern), which appears in the prospectus dated February 7, 2024 filed by Perfect Moment Ltd. pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-274913).

 

/s/ Weinberg & Company

 

Los Angeles, California

February 23, 2024

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

 

 

Perfect Moment Ltd.

 

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE
SHARE OPTION AGREEMENT

 

This Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed and delivered as a deed as of the Date of Grant specified herein, by and between Perfect Moment Ltd. a Delaware corporation (“PM” or the “Company”), and Negin Yeganegy of [***] (“the Participant”). The Participant and PM hereby agree as follows:

 

1.PM, pursuant to the approval of the board of directors of PM, hereby grants to the Participant an award of an Enterprise Management Incentive option (the “Option”), which is intended to be a tax-advantaged option granted under the provisions of Schedule 5 of the UK Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (“ITEPA 2003”).

 

2.Certain terms relating to the award of the Option relating to this Agreement are set forth in the attached certificate.

 

3.The Option is granted for commercial reasons in order to recruit or retain the Participant and not as part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is the avoidance of tax. The Participant declares that the average time that she is required to work as an employee on the business of the Company or any of its Qualifying Subsidiaries (as defined in paragraph 11 of Schedule 5, ITEPA 2003) is at least 25 hours a week or, if less, 75% of her working time (as defined in paragraph 27 of Schedule 5, ITEPA 2003), or that they otherwise satisfy paragraph 26 of Schedule 5, ITEPA 2003.

 

4.Any notice by the Participant to PM hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by PM at its principal office. Any notice by PM to the Participant shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if mailed to the Participant at the address last specified to PM by the Participant.

 

5.The Participant represents and warrants to PM that he/she has reviewed the terms and conditions of this Agreement provided to the Participant by PM.

 

6.The validity and construction of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The Participant is deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in the State of Delaware to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PM has caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized representative and the Participant has hereunto set his hand as of the date of the Award.

 

Perfect Moment Ltd.

 

/s/ Max Gottschalk   /s/ Jane Gottschalk
Name: Max Gottschalk   Witness: Jane Gottschalk
Director   Address: [***]
    Occupation: Director
     
Participant: /s/ Negin Yeganegy   /s/ Andrew Hemingway
Name: Negin Yeganegy   Witness: Andrew Hemingway
    Address: [***]
    Occupation: Accountant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perfect Moment Ltd.

 

AWARD CERTIFICATE RELATING TO PERFECT MOMENT LTD. STOCK OPTIONS

 

Name of Participant:   Negin Yeganegy
     
Date of Grant:   24th August 2021
     
Option:   Participant is hereby awarded an option to purchase up to 340,862 shares of the Company’s common stock (the shares issuable upon exercise of the EMI Option, (the “Shares”)
     
Exercise price of Option:   USD 0.01 per share (the “Exercise Price”)
     
Exercise period:   The Option will be exercisable to the extent vested from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2026; to the extent unexercised the Option will automatically expire and lapse thereafter.
     
Vesting period (over 5 years):
 
    68,172 shares vest 1st July 2021;
     
    68,172 shares vest 1st July 2022;
     
    68,172 shares vest 1st July 2023;
     
    68,173 shares vest 1st July 2024; and
     
    The remaining 68,173 shares vest 1st July 2025.

 

In accepting the Option, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

a) the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past.

 

b) all decisions with respect to future option or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

c) the Option and any Shares acquired under this Agreement are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation.

 

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Perfect Moment Ltd.

 

d) the Option and Shares acquired under this Agreement and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement, or welfare benefits or similar payments.

 

e) the future value of the Shares underlying the Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted.

 

f) if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value.

 

g) if Participant exercises the Option and acquires Shares, the value of such Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price.

 

h) for purposes of the Option, Participant’s status as a Service Provider will be considered terminated as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including by reference in the Notice of Grant to other arrangements or contracts) or determined by the Administrator, (i) Participant’s right to vest in the Option under this Agreement, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any, unless Participant is providing bona fide services during such time), and (ii) the period (if any) during which Participant may exercise the Option after such termination of Participant’s engagement as a Service Provider will commence on the date Participant ceases to actively provide services and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or terms of Participant’s engagement agreement, if any; the Administrator will have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of the grant of the Option (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence and consistent with local law).

 

i) unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or by the Company in its discretion, the Option and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out, or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares.

 

j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages will arise from forfeiture of the Option resulting from the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Option to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against any Service Recipient, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases each Service Recipient from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by accepting the Option, Participant will be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim.

 

k) The Company, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Option to the extent unvested at any time, subject to the terms of this Agreement. If so accelerated, the Option will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Company.

 

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l) The Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice (the “Exercise Notice”) in the form attached as Exhibit A or in a manner and pursuant to such procedures as the Company may determine, which will state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice will be completed by Participant and delivered to the Company. The Exercise Notice will be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares and of any tax obligations (to the extent permitted by law). The Option will be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price, together with any applicable tax obligations (to the extent permitted by law).

 

m) Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price will be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Participant:

 

a.cash in U.S. dollars, or the currency used in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides in accordance with applicable laws, provided that the amount payable will be determined by conversion from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate as selected by the Company on the date of exercise;

 

b.check designated in U.S. dollars, or the currency used in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides in accordance with applicable laws, provided that the amount payable will be determined by conversion from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate as selected by the Company on the date of exercise;

 

c.consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Option; or

 

d.by any other method of payment as is permitted by applicable law.

 

n) The Company is not providing any tax, legal, or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s receipt of the Option, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the Shares underlying the Option. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, and financial advisors regarding his or her receipt of the Option before taking any action related to this Agreement.

 

o) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:

 

a.the rights and obligations of the Option shall be personal to the Participant and may not be transferred, assigned, charged, pledged or otherwise encumbered in any manner and may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant; and

 

b.the Option shall lapse in full on the date of the Participant’s death.

 

p) If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification, or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal, or non-U.S. law, the tax code, and related regulations or under the rulings or regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other governmental regulatory body or the clearance, consent, or approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the exercise of the Options or the purchase by, or issuance of Shares, to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such exercise, purchase, or issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, clearance, consent, or approval will have been completed, effected, or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company will not be required to issue any certificate or certificates for (or make any entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company of) the Shares hereunder prior to the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the date of exercise of the Options as the Company may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience.

 

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q) The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Options by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery.

 

r) This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with the Options.

 

s) Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party from thereafter enforcing each and every other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and will not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.

 

t) Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. With respect to such matters, Participant relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) will be responsible for Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

u) If the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares and (b) the Exercise Price of the Options, shall be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and in compliance with applicable securities laws; provided that fractions of a Share will not be issued.

 

v) UK Provisions.

 

In this Agreement:

 

“Employer’s NICs” means secondary class 1 (employer’s) National Insurance contributions, or employer’s social security or similar contributions;

 

“Market Value” has the meaning ascribed to it in Part VIII of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

 

“Tax Liability” means all liability to: (i) income tax, or any other tax, which the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) is or may be liable to account for on behalf of the Participant to HMRC; and (ii) social security or similar contributions which the Company or another member of the same group of companies (a “Group Company”) is or may be liable to account for (or, for which it has agreed to account) on behalf of the Participant to HM Revenue & Customs (including, but without limitation, Employer’s NICs, where the liability for this has been transferred to the Participant); and (iii) Employer’s NICs which the Participant is required to pay, in each case, which arises as a consequence of or in connection with the exercise, release, assignment or cancellation of the Option and/or the earmarking, holding, disposal and/or purchase of the Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Option (or any other securities or assets acquired or earmarked as a result of holding Common Stock) and/or the receipt by an ‘Associated Person’ (as defined in section 472 of ITEPA 2003) of a benefit in connection with the Option.

 

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The Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a condition of the Participant’s right to exercise the Option that to the extent lawful and unless the Company determine otherwise:

 

there may be recovered from the Participant an amount equal to any liability to Employer’s NICs which arises as a consequence of or in connection with the exercise of the Option;

 

the Participant will enter into any election or agreement required by the Administrators (including, but without limitation, a joint election of the type referred to in paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) under which the liability for any Employer’s NICs which arises as a consequence of or in connection with the exercise of the Option is transferred to the Participant;

 

the Participant will place the Company or other Group Company in funds and indemnify the same in respect of the Tax Liability;

 

the Company may sell on the Participant’s behalf at the best price which it can reasonably obtain such number of shares allocated or allotted to the Participant following exercise as will provide an amount equal to the Tax Liability and/or an amount equal to the Tax Liability may be withheld from any amounts due to the Participant from the Company;

 

the exercise of the Option will be conditional on the Participant, if required by the Company or another Group Company, executing a tax election under section 431(1) of ITEPA to disapply fully the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of ITEPA in respect of restricted securities in such form as is approved by or agreed with HM Revenue & Customs under the terms of section 431(5) of ITEPA and within any required time limit; and

 

the Participant will sign, promptly, all documents required by the Company or a Group Company to effect the terms of this provision.

 

Any stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax payable in respect of a transfer of shares to or at the direction of the Participant (other than stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax payable on the sale of shares by the Company at the direction of the Participant) shall be paid by the Company.

 

For the purposes of this agreement, a Participant will be treated as having been continuously a Service Provider during any period that the Participant is in receipt of statutory sick pay or enhanced sick pay, or is taking ordinary or additional maternity or adoptive leave, paternity, parental and/or shared parental leave.

 

The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents may collect, hold, process and transfer the Participant’s personal data and information, including sensitive personal data, for the purposes of this Agreement, which will be set out in the Participant’s data protection privacy notice.

 

Any Common Stock allotted pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall be subject to the governing constitutional documents of the Company (as amended from time to time) and any restrictions contained therein and to any necessary consents of any governmental or other authorities under any enactments from time to time in force.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

PERFECT MOMENT LTD.

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Perfect Moment Ltd.

 

[Insert address]

 

Attention: [Stock Administration]

 

Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________, _____, the undersigned (“Purchaser”) hereby elects to purchase ______________ shares (the “Shares”) of the Common Stock of Perfect Moment Ltd. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement, dated ________, which includes the Award Certificate, and other exhibits, appendices, and addenda attached thereto (together, the “Option Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Exercise Notice will be ascribed the same defined meanings as set forth in the Option Agreement.

 

Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares and any tax obligations (to extent permitted by law) to be paid in connection with the exercise of the Options.

 

Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received, read, and understood the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

 

Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to the Options, notwithstanding the exercise of the Options. The Shares so acquired will be issued to Purchaser as soon as practicable after the Options are exercised in accordance with the Option Agreement. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance, except as provided in Section (u) of the Option Agreement.

 

Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

 

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Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Option Agreement is incorporated herein by this reference. This Exercise Notice and the Option Agreement (including the exhibits, appendices, and addenda thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. The Exercise Notice and Option Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Delaware.

 

    Accepted by:
     
PURCHASER   PERFECT MOMENT LTD.
     
     
Signature   Signature
     
     
Print Name   Print Name
     
     
    Title
     
Address:    
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Date Received

 

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

Set forth below are excerpts from the Settlement Agreement, dated October 26, 2022, by and between Perfect Moment UK Limited and Negin Yeganegy, relating to the Perfect Moment Ltd. Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy.

 

Appearing on or about page 1:

 

BETWEEN:

 

(1)PERFECT MOMENT UK LIMITED whose registered office is at Larch House, Parklands Business Park, Denmead, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO7 6XP (the “Company”); and

 

(2)NEGIN YEGANEGY of [***] (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

(A)The Executive is employed by the Company pursuant to a contract between the Executive and the Company dated 27 April 2020 as amended or varied from time to time (the “Contract of Employment”).

 

(B)Following a mutual agreement reached between the parties, the Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate on 1 November 2022 (the “Termination Date”).

 

Appearing on or about page 2:

 

The Executive shall be entitled to retain the vested options over an aggregate 136,344 shares of Perfect Moment Ltd, (“Shares”) awarded to her under the Perfect Moment Ltd. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (referred to as the “Share Option Plan”) pursuant to the Share Option Agreement which have vested at the Termination Date (the “Vested Options”). The terms of the Share Option Plan and Share Option Agreement, as applicable, relating to the exercise of vested options shall continue to apply to the Vested Options, save that the Company shall take any action necessary to ensure that the Vested Options remain exercisable by the Executive until 1 September 2026 after which they will lapse, to the extent unexercised.

 

Appearing on or about page 10:

 

Share Option Agreement” means the Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement made between the Company and the Executive dated 24 August 2021;

 

Exhibit 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

Form S-8

(Form Type)

 

Perfect Moment Ltd.

 

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

 

   Security Type  Security Class Title  Fee Calculation Rule  Amount Registered (1)   Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit   Maximum Aggregate Offering Price   Fee Rate   Amount of Registration Fee 
Fees to be Paid  Equity  Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share  457(c) and (h)   3,636,344(2)   $5.125(3)   $18,636,263.00  $0.00014760   $2,750.71
Fees to be Paid  Equity  Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share  457(h)   163,613 (4)   $3.560(5)   $572,645.50   $0.00014760   $84.52 
Fees to be Paid  Equity  Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share  457(h)   136,344 (6)   $0.01(7)   $1,363.44   $0.00014760   $0.20 
   Total Offering Amounts      $19,210,271.94       $2,835.44
   Total Fee Offsets                $0 
   Net Fee Due                $2,835.44

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock.
   
(2) Represents shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Registrant’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2021 Plan”).
   
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. The price of $5.125 per share represents the average high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as quoted on NYSE American on February 23, 2024.
   
(4) Represents shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2021 Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement.
   
(5) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, and based on $3.50, which is the weighted average exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) of the outstanding options under the 2021 Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement.
   
(6)

Represents shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options under the Registrant’s Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Agreement with Negin Yeganegy, as amended by the Settlement Agreement, dated October 26, 2022, by and between Perfect Moment UK Limited and Negin Yeganegy (the “NY Plan”), as of the date of this Registration Statement.

   
(7)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, and based on $0.01, which is the exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) of the outstanding options under the NY Plan as of the date of this Registration Statement.