UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______ to _______

 

Commission file number: 001-32501

 

 

 

REED’S, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   35-2177773
(State of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

13000 South Spring St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90061

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(310) 217-9400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

  

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

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

 

Large Accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: There were a total of 13,184,331 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 9, 2016.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2 of Part I of this report include forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “proposed,” “intended,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should read statements that contain these words carefully, because they discuss our expectations about our future operating results or our future financial condition or state other “forward-looking” information. There may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control. Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in this Quarterly Report could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition, and that upon the occurrence of any of these events, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, growth rates, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report to conform these statements to actual results.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements F-1
   
Condensed Balance Sheets - March 31, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015 F-1
   
Condensed Statements of Operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited) F-2
   
Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency) for the three month period ended March 31, 2016 (unaudited) F-3
   
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited) F-4
   
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited) F-5
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 4
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 10
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 10
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 11
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 11
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 11
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 11
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 11
   
Item 5. Other Information 11
   
Item 6. Exhibits 11

 

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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

REED’S, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash   $ 648,000     $ 1,816,000  
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and discounts of $263,000 and $356,000, respectively     2,675,000       2,894,000  
Inventory, net of reserve for obsolescence of $220,000 and $290,000, respectively     8,186,000       7,927,000  
Prepaid inventory     203,000       47,000  
Prepaid and other current assets     456,000       769,000  
Total Current Assets     12,168,000       13,453 ,000  
                 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,416,000 and $4,216,000, respectively     5,788,000       5,369,000  
Brand names     1,029,000       1,029,000  
Total assets   $ 18,985,000     $ 19,851,000  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)                
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 7,721,000     $ 7,458,000  
Accrued expenses     183,000       168,000  
Line of credit     4,250,000       4,443,000  
Current portion of long term financing obligations     167,000       160,000  
Current portion of capital leases payable     151,000       153,000  
Current portion of term loans       341,000       341,000  
Total current liabilities     12,813,000       12,723,000  
                 
Long term financing obligation, less current portion, net of discount of $907,000 and $953,000, respectively     1,427,000       1,443,000  
Capital leases payable, less current portion     536,000       490,000  
Capital expansion loan     1,896,000       1,542,000  
Term loan, less current portion, net of discount $106,000 and $132,000, respectively     2,894,000       2,868,000  
Total Liabilities     19,566,000       19,066,000  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ equity (deficiency):                
Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $10 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 9,411 shares issued and outstanding     94,000       94,000  
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 19,500,000 shares authorized, 13,184,331 and 13,160,860 shares issued and outstanding, respectively     1,000       1,000  
Additional paid in capital     27,613,000       27,399,000  
Accumulated deficit     (28,289,000 )     (26,709,000 )
Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency)     (581,000)       785,000  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficiency)   $ 18,985,000     $ 19,851,000  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements

 

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REED’S, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three months ended

March 31,

 
    2016     2015  
Sales   $ 10,004,000     $ 10,672,000  
                 
Cost of goods sold     8,111,000       7,413,000  
                 
Gross profit     1,893,000       3,259,000  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Delivery and handling expenses     849,000       1,169,000  
Selling and marketing expense     1,041,000       1,193,000  
General and administrative expense     1,205,000       914,000  
Total operating expenses     3,095,000       3,276,000  
                 
Loss from operations     (1,202,000)       (17,000 )
                 
Interest expense     (378,000)       (254,000 )
                 
Net loss   $ (1,580,000)     $ (271,000 )
                 
Loss per share – basic and diluted   $ (0.12)     $ (0.02 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted     13,184,331       13,068,675  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements

 

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REED’S, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

              Series A     Additional           Total  
    Common Stock     Preferred Stock     Paid-In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity(Deficiency)  
Balance, January 1, 2015     13,160,860     $ 1,000       9,411     $ 94,000     $ 27,399,000     $ (26,709,000 )   $ 785,000  
                                                         
Common shares issued upon exercise of warrants     16,260                               45,000               45,000  
Common shares issued upon exercise of options     7,211                               -               -  
Fair value vesting of options issued to employees                                     169,000               169,000  
Net loss                                             (1,580,000 )     (1,580,000 )
Balance, March 31, 2016     13,184,331     $ 1,000       9,411     $ 94,000     $ 27,613,000     $ (28,289,000 )   $ ( 581,000 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements

 

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REED’S, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2016     2015  
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net loss   $ (1,580,000 )   $ (271,000 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     261,000       213,000  
Fair value of stock options issued to employees     169,000       212,000  
(Decrease) increase in allowance for doubtful accounts     (93,000)       1,000  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     313,000       (479,000 )
Inventory     (259,000 )     (2,054,000 )
Prepaid Inventory     (156,000 )     474,000  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     312,000       168,000  
Accounts payable     263,000       1,267,000  
Accrued expenses     15,000       11,000  
                 
Net cash used in operating activities     (755,000 )     (458,000 )
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchase of property and equipment     (186,000 )     (351,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (186,000 )     (351,000 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from warrant exercises     45,000       31,000  
Principal repayments on long term financing obligation     (37,000)       (31,000 )
Principal repayments on capital lease obligation     (42,000 )     (33,000 )
Net draw down (repayment) on line of credit     (193,000 )     1,104,000  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (227,000 )     1,071,000  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     (1,168,000 )     262,000  
Cash at beginning of period     1,816,000       959,000  
Cash at end of period   $ 648,000     $ 1,221,000  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest   $ 364,000     $ 201,000  
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities                
Property and equipment acquired through capital expansion loan   $ 354,000     $ 311,000  
Property and equipment acquired through capitalized leases     86,000       250,000  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements

 

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REED’S, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (Unaudited)

 

1. Basis of Presentation and Liquidity

 

The accompanying interim condensed financial statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management of Reed’s, Inc. (the “Company”), contain all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position at March 31, 2016 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although management of the Company believes that the disclosures contained in these condensed financial statements are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading. For further information, refer to the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2016.

 

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Liquidity

 

As of March 31, 2016, we had a stockholders deficit of $581,000 and working capital deficit of $645,000 compared to stockholders equity of $785,000 and working capital of $730,000 at December 31, 2015.

 

We believe that the Company currently has the necessary working capital to support existing operations until the revolver becomes due in December of this year. Consistent with past refinancing practices regarding the Line of Credit, the Company believes that we will be successful in renewing the Line of Credit for another time frame similar to the past for a two year time frame. There are no assurances that this refinancing will be completed. Our primary capital source will be positive cash flow from operations. If our sales goals do not materialize as planned, we believe that the Company can reduce its operating costs and can be managed to maintain positive cash flow from operations. Historically, we have financed our operations primarily through private sales of common stock, preferred stock, convertible debt, a line of credit from a financial institution and cash generated from operations.

 

We may not generate sufficient revenues from product sales in the future to achieve profitable operations. If we are not able to achieve profitable operations at some point in the future, we eventually may have insufficient working capital to maintain our operations as we presently intend to conduct them or to fund our expansion and marketing and product development plans. In addition, our losses may increase in the future as we expand our manufacturing capabilities and fund our marketing plans and product development. These losses, among other things, have had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our working capital, total assets and stockholders’ equity. If we are unable to achieve profitability, the market value of our common stock would decline and there would be a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

If we suffer losses from operations, our working capital may be insufficient to support our ability to expand our business operations as rapidly as we would deem necessary at any time, unless we are able to obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to pursue our business objectives and would be required to reduce our level of operations, including reducing infrastructure, promotions, personnel and other operating expenses. These events could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. If adequate funds are not available or if they are not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund the growth of our operations, take advantage of opportunities, develop products or services or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly limited.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Income (Loss) per Common Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to common stock holders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income applicable to common stock holders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is antidilutive.

 

The Company had potentially dilutive securities that consisted of:

 

    March 31, 2016     March 31, 2015  
             
Warrants     325,000       267,271  
Series A Preferred Stock     37,644       37,644  
Options     965,000       1,013,333  
Total     1,327,644       1,318,248  

 

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Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures 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. Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserves of uncollectible accounts, inventory obsolescence, depreciable lives of property and equipment, analysis of impairments of recorded intangibles, accruals for potential liabilities and assumptions made in valuing stock instruments issued for services.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

There were recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), such pronouncements are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (ASU 2014-09), Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 will eliminate transaction- and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP and replace it with a principle based approach for determining revenue recognition. On August 12, 2015, FASB delayed the required implementation to fiscal years ending after December 15, 2017 but now permitted organizations such a Reeds to adopt earlier. ASU 2014-09 will require that companies recognize revenue based on the value of transferred goods or services as they occur in the contract. The ASU also will require additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Management has determined to adopt ASU 2014-09 in Fiscal 2017 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases . ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-02 on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (ASU 2014-15), Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-10). ASU 2014-15 provides guidance as to management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. In connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued (or at the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable). Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when relevant conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). ASU 2014-15 is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company will adopt ASU 2014-15 on the Company’s financial statement presentation and disclosures beginning in 2016.

 

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

 

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Concentrations

 

The Company’s cash balances on deposit with banks are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company may be exposed to risk for the amounts of funds held in one bank in excess of the insurance limit. In assessing the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with high quality financial institutions. The Company had cash balances in excess of $250,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company had two customers that accounted for 25% and 10% of gross sales. During the months ended March 31, 2015, the company had two customers that accounted for 30% and 15% of sales respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had accounts receivable due from two customers who comprised 23% and 11% of its total accounts receivable and as of December 31, 2015 the Company had accounts receivable due from two customers who comprised 24% and 12% of its total accounts receivable.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company had one vendor which accounted for approximately 17% of all purchases, and in the three months ended March 31, 2015 one vendor who accounted for approximately 30% of all purchases. No other vendor accounted for more than 10% of all purchases in either period. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had two vendors which accounted for approximately 20% and 10% of total accounts payable and as of December 31, 2015, the Company had two vendors which accounted for approximately 31% and 11% of total accounts payable.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company uses various inputs in determining the fair value of its investments and measures these assets on a recurring basis. Financial assets recorded at fair value in the balance sheets are categorized by the level of objectivity associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Authoritative guidance provided by the FASB defines the following levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these financial assets:

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.

 

The Company had no such assets or liabilities recorded to be valued on the basis above at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

 

The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term bank loans, accounts payable, notes payable and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying values of capital lease obligations and long-term financing obligations approximate their fair values due to the fact that the interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.

 

3. Inventory

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out or market) and, net of reserves, is comprised of the following as of:

 

   

March 31, 2016

    December 31, 2015  
Raw Materials and packaging   $ 4,676,000       4,364,000  
Finished Goods     3,510,000       3,563,000  
    $ 8,186,000       7,927,000  

 

4. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are comprised of the following as of:

 

   

March 31, 2016

    December 31, 2015  
Land   $ 1,107,000     $ 1,107,000  
Building     1,875,000       1,875,000  
Vehicles     500,000       500,000  
Machinery and equipment     3,794,000       3,800,000  
Equipment under capital leases     944,000       857,000  
Office equipment     469,000       469,000  
Construction in Progress     1,515,000       977,000  
      10,204,000       9,585,000  
Accumulated depreciation     (4,416,000 )     (4,216,000 )
    $ 5,788,000     $ 5,369,000  

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $200,000 and $191,000, respectively.

 

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5. Intangible Assets and Impairment Policy

 

Intangible assets are comprised of indefinite-lived brand names acquired and have been assigned an indefinite life as we currently anticipate that these brand names will contribute cash flows to the Company perpetually. These indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are assessed for impairment annually and evaluated annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life is appropriate. As part of our impairment test, we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If further testing is necessary, we compare the estimated fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible asset with its book value. If the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not recognize any impairment charges for its indefinite-lived intangible assets.

 

6. Notes Payable

 

Line of Credit

 

On November 9, 2011, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with PMC Financial Services Group, LLC (PMC), which was amended and extended for two years on December 5, 2014, that provides a $6,000,000 revolving line of credit. The Amended Agreement extends and amends the Revolving Loan and Term Loan (see discussion below) and adds a new Capital Expansion Loan (the “Capex Loan”) (see discussion below). At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate amount outstanding under the line of credit was $4,250,000 and $4,443,000 respectively.

 

The revolving line of credit is based on 85% of accounts receivable and 60% of eligible inventory and is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The interest rate on the Revolving Loan was the prime rate plus .35% (9% at March 31, 2016). However, the interest rate has been adjusted as described below in term loans. The monthly management fee is .45% of the average monthly loan balance. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had a maximum borrowing availability of $1,750,000 under the line of credit agreement.

 

The line of credit matures on December 5, 2016 and is subject to a 1% prepayment penalty for prepayment prior to the first anniversary of the effective date.

 

Term Loans

 

The Company has the following term loans outstanding with PMC Financial Services Corporation;

 

    March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  
             
Term Loans   $ 3,000,000     $ 3,000,000  
Valuation discount     (106,000     (132,000
Long term portion   $ 2,894,000     $ 2,868,000  

 

In connection with the Loan and Security Agreement with PMC, the Company entered into a Term Loan. The loan was $750,000, and was secured by all of the unencumbered assets of the Company. Effective December 5, 2014 the Term Loan’s outstanding principal balance was increased to $1,500,000 and the annual interest rate was revised to prime plus 5.75% (currently 9%) subject to adjustment as described below.

 

Effective September 1, 2015 the Company entered into an additional Term Loan with a principal balance of $1,500,000 at prime plus 11.60% (currently 14.85%) with PMC. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate amount under the Term Loans outstanding was $3,000,000.

 

The interest rate on the line of credit and Term loans described above were modified on September 1, 2015 and are subject to adjustment as follows:

 

Under the new conditions, the rate charge will be calculated on a sliding scale based on the trailing 6 month EBITDA. If the EBITDA measuring point stays below $1,000,000 where it is now, the rate will rise to 12% from the current rate of 9%. If EBITDA rises to $1,500,000 then the rate will be reduced to 9%.

 

Notwithstanding the other borrowing terms above, if Excess Borrowing Availability under the $6 million Revolving line of credit remains more than $1,500,000 at all times during the preceding month (currently Reed’s Borrowing Availability is zero) the Interest Rate shall remain unchanged for the asset based lending that includes the Revolving working capital loan, CAPEX capital improvement loan and Term Loan A. The six month Term Loan B rates will remain the same at 14.85%.

 

On November 9, 2015, the Company completed a restructuring of Term Loans with PMC. The aggregated amount of the principal for affected term loans is $3,000,000. Under the new agreement, the maturity of both loans will be due in lump sum on April 1, 2017 under the same rates and conditions as before. In connection with the agreement, the Company granted PMC 125,000 warrants at an exercise price of $4.50 per share with a term of five years and six months. The 125,000 warrants were valued at $141,000 using the Black Scholes Merton option pricing model and were recorded as a valuation discount. The following assumptions were made in valuing the 125,000 warrants; term of 5.5 years, volatility of 56.04%, expected dividends 0% and discount rate of 0.68%. The warrants value of $141,000 is being amortized over the remaining 16 months of the term loans. During the three months ending March 31, 2016, $26,000 of valuation discount was amortized resulting in an unamortized balance of $106,000 at March 31, 2016.

 

   F- 8  
 

 

Capital Expansion (“CAPEX”) Loan

 

In connection with the loan and security agreement with PMC, the Company entered into a CAPEX loan in the aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $3,000,000. The CAPEX loan will finance new asset purchases for modernization and improvement of the beverage bottling equipment in the Los Angeles plant. Interest only on the CAPEX loan shall be paid from time to time until the end of each fiscal quarter, at which time the principal amounts of each outstanding CAPEX loan will be aggregated and repaid in 48 equal monthly installments of principal plus accrued but unpaid interest beginning July 31, 2016, or if earlier, the revolver maturity of December 2016. The interest rate on the CAPEX loan is the prime rate plus 5.75% (9.25% at March 31, 2016). At March 31, 2016 and December 31,2015, the balance on the CAPEX loan balance was $2,237,000 and $1,883,000 respectively and as of March 31, 2016, the Company had future borrowing availability of $908,000. On June 30, 2016, the loan funding will close and the Company will begin repayments in July, 2016.

 

In conjunction with this loan the Company has placed equipment with a cost of $341,000 at a co-packing facility to enable the co-packer to manufacture our products. Should the Company be unable to secure access to the equipment in the event of failure of the co-packer, the amount will become due and payable by the Company immediately.

 

7. Obligations under Capital Leases

 

The Company leases equipment for its brewery operations with an aggregate value of $944,000 under six non-cancelable capital leases. Most of the leases are personally guaranteed by the Company’s chief executive officer. Monthly payments range from $341 to $10,441 per month, including interest, at interest rates ranging from 6.51% to 17.31% per annum. At March 31, 2016, monthly payments under these leases aggregated $16,000. The leases expire at various dates through 2020.

 

Future minimum lease payments under capital leases are as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31,      
2016   $ 168,000  
2017     213,000  
2018     217,000  
2019     169,000  
2020     49,000  
Total payments     816,000  
Less: Amount representing interest     (129,000 )
Present value of net minimum lease payments     687,000  
Less: Current portion     (151,000 )
Non-current portion   $ 536,000  

 

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8. Long-term Financing Obligation

 

On June 15, 2009, the Company closed escrow on the sale of its two buildings and its brewery equipment and concurrently entered into a long-term lease agreement for the same property and equipment. In connection with the lease the Company has the option to repurchase the buildings and brewery equipment from 12 months after the commencement date to the end of the lease term at the greater of the fair market value or an agreed upon amount. Since the lease contains a buyback provision and other related terms, the Company determined it had continuing involvement that did not warrant the recognition of a sale; therefore, the transaction has been accounted for as a long-term financing. The proceeds from the sale, net of transaction costs, have been recorded as a financing obligation in the amount of $3,056,000. Monthly payments under the financing agreement are recorded as interest expense and a reduction in the financing obligation at an implicit rate of 9.9%. The financing obligation was personally guaranteed up to a limit of $150,000 by the principal shareholder and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Reed.

 

In connection with the financing obligation, the Company issued an aggregate of 400,000 warrants to purchase its common stock at $1.20 per share for five years. The 400,000 warrants were valued at $752,000 and reflected as a debt discount, using the Black Scholes Merton option pricing model. The following assumptions were utilized in valuing the 400,000 warrants: strike price of $2.10 to $2.25; term of 5 years; volatility of 91.36% to 110.9%; expected dividends 0%; and discount rate of 2.15% to 2.20%. The 400,000 warrants were recorded as valuation discount and are being amortized over 15 years, the term of the purchase option.

 

Effective October 1, 2014, the Company executed Amendment #1 to the Long-term Financing Obligation. In exchange for a release from the $150,000 personal guarantee by the principal shareholder and Chief Executive Office, and a release of the brewery equipment which was collateral for the lease agreement, the Company issued 200,000 warrants to purchase its common stock for $5.60 per share with a term of five years. The 200,000 warrants were valued at $584,000 using the Black Scholes Merton option pricing model and were recorded as a valuation discount. The following assumptions were made in valuing the 200,000 warrants; term of 5 years, volatility of 59.53%, expected dividends 0% and discount rate of 1.25%. The warrants value of $584,000 is being amortized over the remaining term of the purchase option. Amortization of valuation discount was $28,000 and $14,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

Long term financing obligation is comprised of the following as of:

 

   

March 31, 2016

    December 31, 2015  
Financing obligation   $ 2,501,000       2,538,000  
Valuation discount     (907,000 )     (935,000 )
      1,594,000       1,603,000  
Less current portion     (167,000 )     (160,000 )
Long term financing obligation   $ 1,427,000       1,443,000  

 

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9. Stock Based Activity

 

Stock Options

 

Stock options granted under our equity incentive plans generally vest over 3 years from the date of grant, at 33% per year or over 4 years at 25% per year and expire 5 years from the date of grant. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

    Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   

Weighted-
Average
Remaining

Contractual
Terms
(Years)

    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2016     980,000     $ 4.51                  
Granted     0                          
Exercised     (15,000 )   $ 2.43                  
Forfeited or expired     0                          
Outstanding at March 31, 2016     965,000     $ 4.21             $ 374,000  
Exercisable at March 31, 2016    

411,333

                    $ 354,000  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company did not grant any stock options to any employee or other party.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as the difference between the closing market price, which was $4.67, and the exercise price of the Company’s stock options as of March 31, 2016. Stock-based compensation recognized on the Company’s statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $169,000 and $212,000, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company issued 7,211 shares of the Company’s common stock upon exercise of 15,000 stock options on a cashless basis.

 

Stock Warrants

 

    Shares     Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
    Weighted-
Average Remaining Contractual Terms
(Years)
    Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
Outstanding at January 1, 2016     341,261     $ 3.74                  
Granted                                
Exercised     16,260     $ 2.77                  
Forfeited or expired     1                          
Outstanding at March 31, 2016     325,000     $ 5.18             $ 21,250  
Exercisable at March 31, 2016     200,000     $ 5.60             $ 0  

 

The intrinsic value was calculated as the difference between the closing market price, which was $4.67, and the exercise price of the Company’s warrants common stock, as of March 31, 2016.

 

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10. Subsequent Events

 

On April 29, 2016 the Board of Directors approved an extension of the Line of Credit (see Note 6) with PMC Financial Services Group, LLC (PMC) to include prepaid inventory that normally would be excluded from the lending base. The Line of Credit maximum of $6,000,000 and the rates remained unchanged.

 

In consideration, the Company will issue to PMC 10,000 warrants at a strike price of $4.50 to be accounted for as a financing cost in the second quarter of 2016.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This discussion and analysis may contain forward-looking statements based on assumptions about our future business.

 

Overview

 

The results for our first quarter of 2016 reflect the operations meeting demand, margins stabilizing and continued cost containment. We experienced decreasing resistance from long time loyal retailers in restocking our full line of beverage offerings. Our ginger products grew year over year and our flagship Virgils flavor, root beer, continued its growth. We believe that as all of our customers realize our commitment to keeping them in stock for our core beverages, that the retailers will begin repurchasing items as they have in the past.

 

We have included below detailed information on our products from a sales perspective with the associated cost of goods sold and production. The information is presented in the industry standard of eight ounce serving equivalents.

 

We continued work on upgrading our Los Angeles plant equipment in 2016 and on increasing its capacity. The Idle Plant costs decreased by $395,000 over the same period last year even while we begin installation of the new equipment. The new plant will provide the Company capacity to expand volume without incurring time delays or cost increases and will continue the downward trend in freight costs.

 

Cost containment activity led to delivery expense returning to historic norms of 8.5% in the period as compared 11.0% in the same period in 2015. Further cost containment efforts led to a reductions in sales expenses of $152,000 over the same period in the prior year, while G&A expenses increased by $291,000 with the largest increase due to bad debt expense.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth key statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

    Three Months Ended      
    March 31,   Pct.  
    2016     2015     Change  
Gross sales, net of discounts & returns *     $10,777,000       $11,351,000       (5.0% )
                         
Less: Promotional and other allowances**     773,000       679,000       13.8%  
                         
Net sales     10,004,000       10,672,000       (6.3% )
Cost of tangible goods sold     7,838,000       6,745,000          
As a percentage of:                        
Gross sales     73 %     59 %        
Net sales     78 %     63 %        
Cost of goods sold – idle capacity     273,000       668,000       (59.1% )
As a percentage of net sales     3 %     6 %        
                         
Gross profit     $1,893,000       3,259,000       (41.9% )
Gross profit margin as a percentage of net sales     18.9 %     30.5 %        
                         
Expenses                        
Delivery and handling     $849,000       $1,169,000       (27.4%)  
Selling and marketing     1,041,000       1,193,000       (12.7%)  
General and administrative     1,205,000       915,000       9.4%  
Total operating expenses     3,095,000       3,277,000       (5.5%)  
                         
Income from operations     ($1,202,000 )     ($18,000 )        
                         
Interest Expense     (378,000 )     (254,000 )        
                         
Net loss to stockholders     ($1,580,000 )     ($272,000 )        
                         
Shares outstanding     13,184,000       13,068,000          
                         
Net income (loss) per share     ($0.12 )     ($0.02 )        

 

* Gross sales is used internally by management as an indicator of and to monitor operating performance, including sales performance of particular products, salesperson performance, product growth or declines and overall Company performance. The use of gross sales allows evaluation of sales performance before the effect of any promotional items, which can mask certain performance issues. We therefore believe that the presentation of gross sales provides a useful measure of our operating performance. Gross sales is not a measure that is recognized under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net sales, which is determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be used alone as an indicator of operating performance in place of net sales. Additionally, gross sales may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, as gross sales has been defined by our internal reporting practices. In addition, gross sales may not be realized in the form of cash receipts as promotional payments and allowances may be deducted from payments received from certain customers.

 

** Although the expenditures described in this line item are determined in accordance with GAAP and meet GAAP requirements, the disclosure thereof does not conform with GAAP presentation requirements. Additionally, our definition of promotional and other allowances may not be comparable to similar items presented by other companies. Promotional and other allowances primarily include consideration given to the Company’s distributors or retail customers including, but not limited to the following: (i) reimbursements given to the Company’s distributors for agreed portions of their promotional spend with retailers, including slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees for both new and existing products; (ii) the Company’s agreed share of fees given to distributors and/or directly to retailers for in-store marketing and promotional activities; (iii) the Company’s agreed share of slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees given directly to retailers; (iv) incentives given to the Company’s distributors and/or retailers for achieving or exceeding certain predetermined sales goals; and (v) discounted or free products. The presentation of promotional and other allowances facilitates an evaluation of their impact on the determination of net sales and the spending levels incurred or correlated with such sales. Promotional and other allowances constitute a material portion of our marketing activities. The Company’s promotional allowance programs with its numerous distributors and/or retailers are executed through separate agreements in the ordinary course of business. These agreements generally provide for one or more of the arrangements described above and are of varying durations, ranging from one week to one year.

 

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Three months ended March 31, 2016 Compared to Three months ended March 31, 2015

 

Metrics

 

    8 Ounce Volume     8 Ounce Gross Sales Revenue  
    2016     2015     Change     2016     2015     Change  
Gross Sales                                                
Reeds Beverages     489,688       464,932       5.3 %   $ 5,457,510     $ 5,170,413       5.6 %
Virgils     281,791       318,337       -11.5 %     3,352,837       3,773,642       -11.2 %
Kombucha     33,296       36,987       -10.0 %     796,429       963,423       -17.3 %
All Other Reeds Beverages     14,827       21,031       -29.5 %     199,898       289,639       -31.0 %
Private Label     52,042       72,599       -28.3 %     546,444       533,476       2.4 %
Reeds Candy                             381,549       548,434       -30.4 %
All Other Non-Beverages                             44,076       72,126       -38.9 %
Total Gross Sales     871,643       913,887       -4.6 %   $ 10,778,744     $ 11,351,152       -5.0 %
Sales Discounts Unallocated to Specific SKU’s                     (774,358 )     (679,156 )     14.0 %        
Net Sales     871,643       913,887       -4.6 %   $ 10,004,386     $ 10,671,996       -6.3 %
                                                 
Gross Sales per 8 ounce                           $ 12.37     $ 12.42       -0.4 %
Net Sales per 8 ounce                           $ 11.48     $ 11.68       -1.7 %
                                                 
Cost of Goods Sold                                                
Reeds Beverages     489,688       464,932       5.3 %   $ 3,617,098     $ 3,371,984       7.3 %
Virgils     281,791       318,337       -11.5 %     2,140,341       2,082,252       2.8 %
Kombucha     33,296       36,987       -10.0 %     432,218       488,267       -11.5 %
All Other Reeds Beverages     14,827       21,031       -29.5 %     138,397       168,308       -17.8 %
Private Label     52,042       72,599       -28.3 %     414,226       310,204       33.5 %
Costs Unallocated to Specific SKU’s                             705,211       (97,998 )     819.6 %
Reeds Candy                             281,732       341,023       -17.4 %
All Other Non-Beverages                             108,575       81,493       33.2 %
Cost of Goods Sold     871,643       913,887       -4.6 %   $ 7,837,800     $ 6,745,534       16.2 %
                                                 
Additional Cost of Goods Produced                                                
Idle Plant                             273,594       667,822       -59.0 %
Cost of Goods produced and Sold                             8,111,394       7,413,356       9.4 %
                                                 
Cost of Goods Sold per 8 ounce                           $ 8.99     $ 7.38       21.8 %
Cost of Goods Produced Per 8 ounce                           $ 9.31     $ 8.11       14.7 %
                                                 
Gross Margin including Idle Plant                             18.9 %     30.5 %     -38.0 %

 

Sales

 

Gross sales decreased in 2016 to $10,777,000 from $11,351,000 in the same period in 2015. On an 8 ounce serving basis, net sales decreased $0.05 per 8 ounce serving or 0.4% year over year. The main driver of the decrease was a 11.2% decrease in Virgils as retailers were slower than expected in replenishing their shelves with a the full line of Virgil’s stock keeping units (SKUs).

 

Net sales decreased in 2016 to $10,004,000 from $10,672,000 in the same period in 2015. On an 8 ounce serving basis, net sales decreased $0.20 per 8 ounce serving or 1.7% year over year. The main driver of the decrease was a 13.7% increase in promotional costs combined with a lower sales volume. Candy sales continued to be negatively impacted by the California lawsuit regarding specific resourcing locations in the first quarter. Candy sales were down $59,000 over the same period in 2015. A new supplier has been identified and sales of the affected lines will begin again in late second quarter.

 

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Cost of Goods Sold and Produced

 

Cost of tangible goods sold consists of the costs of raw materials utilized in the manufacture of products, co-packing fees, repacking fees, in-bound freight charges, inventory adjustments and internal transfer costs. Idle capacity consists of direct production costs of our Los Angeles plant in excess of charges allocated to our finished goods in production. Plant costs include labor costs, production supplies, repairs and maintenance, and depreciation. Our charges for labor and overhead allocated to our finished goods are determined on a market cost basis, which is lower than our actual costs incurred. Plant costs in excess of production allocations are expensed in the period incurred rather than added to the cost of finished goods produced.

 

Cost of goods sold increased in 2016 to $7,838,000 from $6,745,000 in the same period in 2015. On an 8 ounce serving basis, cost of goods sold increased $1.61 per 8 ounce serving or 21.8% year over year. The main driver of an increase in costs unallocated to specific SKUs was comprised primarily of inventory adjustments.

 

Cost of goods produced increased in 2016 to $8,111,000 from $7,413,000 in the same period in 2015. On an 8 ounce serving basis, cost of goods sold increased $1.20 per 8 ounce serving or 14.7% year over year. The main driver of the increase is the costs unallocated to specific SKUs in the cost of goods sold discussed earlier. The increase was partially offset by an improvement in LA Plant Idle Plant costs. Idle Plant costs decreased to $273,000 from $668,000 over the same period in 2015.

 

Gross Margin

 

Gross margin declined to 18.9% from 30.5% as costs unallocated to specific SKU's in sales increased to $774,000 from $679,000 or $95,000 on a lower volume base. In addition, costs unallocated to specific SKU's in production also increased to $705,000 from ($98,000) or $803,000. These increases are primarily due to sales discounts and inventory adjustments respectively.

 

Delivery and Handling Expenses

 

Delivery and handling expenses consist of delivery costs to customers and warehouse costs incurred for handling our finished goods after production. Delivery and handling costs decreased by 27.4% to $849,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to $1,169,000 over the same period in 2015. The decrease is due to lower sales volume of 4.6% and a rate and utilization mix reduction of 22.5%. As percentage of net sales, the decrease to 8.5% for the first quarter of 2016 is comparable to historic rates.

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of direct charges for staff compensation costs, advertising, sales promotion, marketing and trade shows. Selling and marketing costs decreased $152,000 overall to $1,041,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2016 from $1,193,000 in 2015. This decrease over last year is primarily due to reductions in public relations, advertising, promotions, professional fees and brokers fees. Employee compensation, travel and entertainment and trade show expenses were flat vs. same period in prior year.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of the cost of executive, administrative, and finance personnel, as well as professional fees. General and administrative expenses increased $291,000 to $1,205,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2016 from $915,000 in the same period of 2015. The increase was due to increases in bad debt expense of $120,000, compensation related expenses of $72,000 amortization of certain fees of $40,000, increased filing fees of $26,000 and upgrades to IT functions of $17,000.

 

Loss from Operations

 

The loss from operations was ($1,202,000) in the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to a loss of $(17,000) in the same period of 2015. The loss was comprised of decreases in sales volume of $668,000, cost of goods sold increases of $1,094,000 that were partially offset by lower idle plant costs of $395,000 and lower expenses of $180,000.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense and bank related charges increased $124,000 to $378,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to expenses of $254,000 in the same period of 2015. The increase is primarily due to increased borrowing on our revolving line of credit, an additional term loan and new capital expansion loan.

 

Recap of current quarterly interest and bank fees.

 

Quarterly Interest            
Working Capital   $ 151,772       15.4 %
Capex     49,134       9.4 %
Term Loan*     89,812       12.0 %
Equipment Leases     16,317       10.6 %
Equipment Sale Leaseback*     62,331       9.9 %
Bank Fees     8,364          
    $ 377,730       12.2 %
                 
* Does not include amortized fees                

 

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Modified EBITDA

 

The Company defines modified EBITDA (a non-GAAP measurement) as net loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash expense for securities. Other companies may calculate modified EBITDA differently. Management believes that the presentation of modified EBITDA provides a measure of performance that approximates cash flow before interest expense, and is meaningful to investors.

 

MODIFIED EBITDA SCHEDULE

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2016     2015  
Net loss   $ ($1,580,000 )   $ (271,000 )
                 
Modified EBITDA adjustments:                
Depreciation and amortization     261,000       213,000  
Interest expense     378,000       200,000  
Stock option compensation     169,000       212,000  
Total EBITDA adjustments     808,000       625,000  
                 
Modified EBITDA income from operations   $ (772,000   $ 354,000  

 

The $1,126,000 decrease in modified EBITDA for the three months resulted from the increases in the EBITDA adjustments totaling $183,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 plus the $1,309,000 increase in the net loss. The $32,000 increase in Depreciation and amortization was due to the raised asset base, the increase in Interest expense was due to the increased loan balances and Stock option compensation decrease was due to no new options granted.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2016, we had a stockholders deficit of $581,000 and working capital deficit of $645,000 compared to stockholders equity of $785,000 and working capital of $730,000 at December 31, 2015.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2016 decreased by $1,168,000 to $648,000 at March 31, 2016 compared to $1,816,000 at December 31, 2015. Net cash used in operating activities of $755,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Investing activities included $186,000 used to purchase machinery in the Los Angeles plant. A total of $227,000 in financing activities was used pay down leases and the line of credit.

 

Our Loan and Security Agreement with PMC Financial Services Group, LLC provides a $6 million revolving line of credit and a $1,500,000 term loan and a new $3 million Capital Expansion loan. The revolving line of credit is based on 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 50% of eligible inventory. Effective December 5, 2014 the interest rate was revised to prime plus 5.75% which is currently 9% on all three loans. At March 31, 2016, the revolving line of credit balance was $4,250,000 the term loan balance was $3,000,000 and the Capital Expansion loan balance was $2,237,000.

 

On April 25, 2016, PMC Financial Services Group, LLC modified the $6 million revolving line of credit to include certain prepaid inventory in the definition of inventory. (See Note 10).

 

We believe that the Company currently has the necessary working capital to support existing operations until the revolver becomes due in December of this year. Consistent with past refinancing practices regarding the Line of Credit, the Company believes that we will be successful in renewing the Line of Credit for another time frame similar to the past for a two year time frame. There are no assurances that this refinancing will be completed. Our primary capital source will be positive cash flow from operations. If our sales goals do not materialize as planned, we believe that the Company can reduce its operating costs and can be managed to maintain positive cash flow from operations. Historically, we have financed our operations primarily through private sales of common stock, preferred stock, convertible debt, a line of credit from a financial institution and cash generated from operations.

 

We may not generate sufficient revenues from product sales in the future to achieve profitable operations. If we are not able to achieve profitable operations at some point in the future, we eventually may have insufficient working capital to maintain our operations as we presently intend to conduct them or to fund our expansion and marketing and product development plans. In addition, our losses may increase in the future as we expand our manufacturing capabilities and fund our marketing plans and product development. These losses, among other things, have had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our working capital, total assets and stockholders’ equity. If we are unable to achieve profitability, the market value of our common stock would decline and there would be a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

 

If we suffer losses from operations, our working capital may be insufficient to support our ability to expand our business operations as rapidly as we would deem necessary at any time, unless we are able to obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing on acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to pursue our business objectives and would be required to reduce our level of operations, including reducing infrastructure, promotions, personnel and other operating expenses. These events could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. If adequate funds are not available or if they are not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund the growth of our operations, take advantage of opportunities, develop products or services or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly limited.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our financial statements including various allowances and reserves for accounts receivable and inventories, the estimated lives of long-lived assets and trademarks and trademark licenses, as well as claims and contingencies arising out of litigation or other transactions that occur in the normal course of business. The following summarize our most significant accounting and reporting policies and practices:

 

Revenue Recognition . Revenue is recognized on the sale of a product when the product is shipped, which is when the risk of loss transfers to our customers, and collection of the receivable is reasonably assured. A product is not shipped without an order from the customer and credit acceptance procedures performed. The allowance for returns is regularly reviewed and adjusted by management based on historical trends of returned items. Amounts paid by customers for shipping and handling costs are included in sales. The Company reimburses its wholesalers and retailers for promotional discounts, samples and certain advertising and promotional activities used in the promotion of the Company’s products. The accounting treatment for the reimbursements for samples and discounts to wholesalers results in a reduction in the net revenue line item. Reimbursements to wholesalers and retailers for certain advertising activities are included in selling and marketing expenses.

 

Long-Lived Assets . Our management regularly reviews property, equipment and other long-lived assets, including identifiable amortizing intangibles, for possible impairment. This review occurs quarterly or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment of property and equipment or amortizable intangible assets, then management prepares an estimate of future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. The fair value is estimated at the present value of the future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with management’s estimates of the business risks. Quarterly, or earlier, if there is indication of impairment of identified intangible assets not subject to amortization, management compares the estimated fair value with the carrying amount of the asset. An impairment loss is recognized to write down the intangible asset to its fair value if it is less than the carrying amount. Preparation of estimated expected future cash flows is inherently subjective and is based on management’s best estimate of assumptions concerning expected future conditions. No impairments were identified during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

 

Management believes that the accounting estimate related to impairment of our long lived assets, including our trademark license and trademarks, is a “critical accounting estimate” because: (1) it is highly susceptible to change from period to period because it requires management to estimate fair value, which is based on assumptions about cash flows and discount rates; and (2) the impact that recognizing an impairment would have on the assets reported on our balance sheet, as well as net income, could be material. Management’s assumptions about cash flows and discount rates require significant judgment because actual revenues and expenses have fluctuated in the past and we expect they will continue to do so.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

 See Note 2 of the financial statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Interim Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(f). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2016.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

We are subject to various legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of business, none of which are required to be disclosed under this Item 1.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

101.INS   XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

 

*filed herewith

 

In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

 

Furnished herewith, XBRL (Extensive Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Reed’s, Inc.
(Registrant)
   
Date: May 11, 2016 /s/ Christopher J. Reed
  Christopher J. Reed
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: May 11, 2016 /s/ Daniel V. Miles
  Daniel V. Miles
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

REED’S INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 125,000 Initial Exercise Date: May 9, 2016 1
   
  Issue Date: November 9, 2015

 

THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, Reed’s Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), upon the surrender of this Warrant to the Company at the address specified herein, at any time during the Exercise Period (as defined below) will upon receipt of the Exercise Price (as defined below), sell and deliver to PMC Financial Services Group, LLC (the “Holder”) up to the number of duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company designated Reed’s Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, set forth above. The term “Common Stock” shall mean the aforementioned common stock of the Company together with any other equity securities that may be issued by the Company in connection therewith or in substitution therefor, as provided herein. The “Exercise Period” shall begin on May 9, 2016 and shall end on May 9, 2021, the fifth annual anniversary of the commencement date. During the Exercise Period, the Holder may purchase such number of shares of Common Stock at a purchase price per share equal to no higher than $5.05, to be set at the lowest closing price of the Common Stock on the NYSE between the Issue Date and December 31, 2015, as appropriately adjusted pursuant to Section G hereof (the “Exercise Price”). Following the expiration of the Exercise Period, the Holder shall have no right to purchase all or any portion of the Warrant Shares.

 

The number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of this Warrant and the price to be paid for a share of Common Stock are subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth. The shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise, as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Warrant Shares.”

 

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This Warrant is being issued as consideration for the Term Loan Amendment Agreement dated November 9, 2015, attached hereto as Appendix A.

 

SECTION A. EXERCISE OF WARRANT. This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, during the Exercise Period by presentation and surrender hereof to the Company at its principal place of business (or at such other address as the Company or its agent may hereafter designate in writing to the Holder), or at the office of its warrant agent, with the Notice of Exercise Form contained herein duly executed and accompanied by a wire transfer of immediately available funds, cash or a certified or official bank check drawn to the order of “Reed’s Inc.” in the amount of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares specified in such form. If this Warrant should be exercised in part only, the Company shall, upon surrender of this Warrant, promptly execute and deliver a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof to purchase the balance of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder. Upon receipt by the Company during the Exercise Period of this Warrant and such Notice of Exercise Form, in proper form for exercise, together with proper payment of the Exercise Price, at such office, or by the warrant agent of the Company at its office, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the number of Warrant Shares specified in such form; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the date of such receipt by the Company or its agent is a date on which the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the record holder of such shares on, and such certificate shall be dated, the next succeeding business day on which the stock transfer books of the Company are open. The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Warrant Shares. Any new or substitute Warrant issued under this Section A or any other provision of this Warrant shall be dated the date of this Warrant. Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company or its warrant agent shall, within 3 trading days, cause to be issued and shall promptly deliver upon written order of the Holder of this Warrant, and in such name or names as such Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the Warrant Shares. If the Company’s transfer agent is a participant in the DTC FAST system, then such Warrant Shares may be delivered electronically by crediting the broker account designated by the Holder pursuant to the DWAC system, subject to applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant may also be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = the closing bid price on the business day immediately preceding the date of such election as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

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If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section A by the 3rd trading day after exercise hereof, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the 3rd trading day following a Warrant exercise, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. If the Company or its warrant agent fails to transmit a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section A by the expiration of the 3 trading day period set forth above, then, the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

SECTION B. WARRANT REGISTER . This Warrant will be registered in a register (the “Warrant Register”) to be maintained by the Company or its agent at its principal office in the name of the recordholder hereof, from time to time. Subject to Section D below, the Company may deem and treat the registered holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner thereof (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise thereof or any distribution to the holder thereof and for all other purposes.

 

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SECTION C. AUTHORIZED SHARES . The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the trading market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof. Issuance of the certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in the name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder.

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

SECTION D. TRANSFER OF WARRANT . Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof (except for transfer taxes, if any), upon surrender of this Warrant with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and properly endorsed.

 

SECTION E. LOST, MUTILATED OR MISSING WARRANT . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably satisfactory indemnification (which shall not include posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company, at its expense, shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.

 

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SECTION F. RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER. Subject to applicable law and except as otherwise provided in this Warrant, the Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any voting or other rights including, without limitation, notice of meetings, or other actions or receipt of dividends or subject to any obligation or liability of a shareholder in the Company, either at law or equity, and the rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.

 

SECTION G. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

1. STOCK DIVIDEND, SPLIT OR SUBDIVISION OF SHARES. If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the date hereof is increased by a stock dividend payable to all holders of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such stock dividend, subdivision or split-up, the Exercise Price shall be appropriately decreased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares.

 

2. COMBINATION OF SHARES. If, at any time after the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is decreased by a combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, by reclassification, reverse stock split or otherwise, then, following the record date for such combination, the Exercise Price shall be appropriately increased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

 

3. CALCULATIONS. All calculations under this Section shall be made to the nearest one-tenth of a cent ($.001), or to the nearest one-tenth of a share, as the case may be.

 

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4. MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person or entity, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person or entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other person or entity or other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration” ) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of any such exercise, the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national securities exchange, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value ” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. ( “Bloomberg ”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the termination date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the trading day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the termination date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section G(4) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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5. CALCULATIONS. All calculations under this Section G shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section G, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

6. CERTIFICATE AS TO ADJUSTMENTS. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section G, the Company, at its own expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request, at any time, of any such Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a certificate setting forth: (a) such adjustments and readjustments; (b) the Exercise Price at the time in effect; and (c) the number of shares and the amount, if any of other property that at the time would be received upon the exercise of the Warrant.

 

7. NOTICE TO ALLOW EXERCISE BY HOLDER. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, (E) the Company shall enter into a Fundamental Transaction, or (F) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights, warrants or actions, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange or Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange or Fundamental Transaction. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.

 

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SECTION H. FRACTIONAL SHARES . No fractional shares of the Company’s Common Stock will be issued in connection with any purchase hereunder but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash refund therefore equal in amount to the product of the applicable fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price paid by the Holder for one Warrant Share upon such exercise.

 

SECTION I. SUCCESSORS . All the provisions of this Warrant by or for the benefit of the Company shall bind and inure to the benefit of its respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION J. HEADINGS . The headings of sections of this Warrant have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

SECTION K. AMENDMENTS . The terms and provisions of this Warrant may not be modified or amended, or any provisions hereof waived, temporarily or permanently, except by written consent of the Company and the Holder hereof.

 

SECTION L. NOTICES . Unless otherwise provided in this Warrant, all notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be sent by U.S. Mail or a nationally recognized overnight express courier postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given one day after being so sent, or if delivered by hand shall be deemed given on the date of such delivery to such party, or if sent to such party (in the case of a Holder) at its address in the Warrant Register that will be maintained by the Company or its agent in accordance with Section B hereof or (in the case of the Company) at its principal place of business, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, or to such other address as is designated by written notice, similarly given to each other party hereto. The initial address of Holder which shall be recorded in the Warrant Register shall be 3816 E. La Palma, Anaheim, CA 92807, Attention: Tim Rafanello.

 

SECTION M. GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State as applied to contracts made and to be performed in Delaware between Delaware residents.

 

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SECTION N. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

SECTION O. REMEDIES. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

SECTION P. SEVERABILITY . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

 

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Signature Page to Amendment Number Ten to Loan and Security Agreement

 

   
 

 

APPENDIX A

 

TERM LOAN AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

For consideration of the 125,000 5-year warrants granted, PMC Financial Services Group, LLC agrees to the terms of the Amendment #10 to the Loan and Security Agreement dated November 9, 2015.

 

 

 

   
 

  

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: REED’S INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase_________________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full for such Warrant Shares.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in Section A, to exercise this Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares purchased pursuant to this Notice of Exercise.

 

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:  
   
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:  
   
Name of Authorized Signatory:  
   
Title of Authorized Signatory:  
   
Date:  
   

 

     
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute

this form and supply required information.

Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [__________ ] all of or [__________ ] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_____________________________ whose address is ___________________________________________________.

 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 Dated: ____________, ____

 

  Holder’s Signature: _______________________
     
  Holder’s Address: _______________________
     
    _______________________

 

Signature Guaranteed: __________________________

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

   
 

  

 

Signature Page to Amendment Number Ten to Loan and Security Agreement

 

   
 

 

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT REED’S INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 125,000 Initial Exercise Date: May 9, 2016 1
   
  Issue Date: November 9, 2015

 

THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, Reed’s Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), upon the surrender of this Warrant to the Company at the address specified herein, at any time during the Exercise Period (as defined below) will upon receipt of the Exercise Price (as defined below), sell and deliver to PMC Financial Services Group, LLC (the “Holder”) up to the number of duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company designated Reed’s Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, set forth above. The term “Common Stock” shall mean the aforementioned common stock of the Company together with any other equity securities that may be issued by the Company in connection therewith or in substitution therefor, as provided herein. The “Exercise Period” shall begin on May 9, 2016 and shall end on May 9, 2021, the fifth annual anniversary of the commencement date. During the Exercise Period, the Holder may purchase such number of shares of Common Stock at a purchase price per share equal to no higher than $5.05, to be set at the lowest closing price of the Common Stock on the NYSE between the Issue Date and December 31, 2015, as appropriately adjusted pursuant to Section G hereof (the “Exercise Price”). Following the expiration of the Exercise Period, the Holder shall have no right to purchase all or any portion of the Warrant Shares.

 

The number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of this Warrant and the price to be paid for a share of Common Stock are subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth. The shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise, as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Warrant Shares.”

 

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This Warrant is being issued as consideration for the Term Loan Amendment Agreement dated November 9, 2015, attached hereto as Appendix A.

 

SECTION A. EXERCISE OF WARRANT. This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, during the Exercise Period by presentation and surrender hereof to the Company at its principal place of business (or at such other address as the Company or its agent may hereafter designate in writing to the Holder), or at the office of its warrant agent, with the Notice of Exercise Form contained herein duly executed and accompanied by a wire transfer of immediately available funds, cash or a certified or official bank check drawn to the order of “Reed’s Inc.” in the amount of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares specified in such form. If this Warrant should be exercised in part only, the Company shall, upon surrender of this Warrant, promptly execute and deliver a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof to purchase the balance of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder. Upon receipt by the Company during the Exercise Period of this Warrant and such Notice of Exercise Form, in proper form for exercise, together with proper payment of the Exercise Price, at such office, or by the warrant agent of the Company at its office, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the number of Warrant Shares specified in such form; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the date of such receipt by the Company or its agent is a date on which the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the record holder of such shares on, and such certificate shall be dated, the next succeeding business day on which the stock transfer books of the Company are open. The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Warrant Shares. Any new or substitute Warrant issued under this Section A or any other provision of this Warrant shall be dated the date of this Warrant. Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company or its warrant agent shall, within 3 trading days, cause to be issued and shall promptly deliver upon written order of the Holder of this Warrant, and in such name or names as such Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the Warrant Shares. If the Company’s transfer agent is a participant in the DTC FAST system, then such Warrant Shares may be delivered electronically by crediting the broker account designated by the Holder pursuant to the DWAC system, subject to applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant may also be exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = the closing bid price on the business day immediately preceding the date of such election as reported by Bloomberg, L.P.;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

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If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section A by the 3rd trading day after exercise hereof, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the 3rd trading day following a Warrant exercise, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof. If the Company or its warrant agent fails to transmit a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section A by the expiration of the 3 trading day period set forth above, then, the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

SECTION B. WARRANT REGISTER. This Warrant will be registered in a register (the “Warrant Register”) to be maintained by the Company or its agent at its principal office in the name of the recordholder hereof, from time to time. Subject to Section D below, the Company may deem and treat the registered holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner thereof (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise thereof or any distribution to the holder thereof and for all other purposes.

 

SECTION C. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the trading market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof. Issuance of the certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in the name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder.

 

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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

SECTION D. TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof (except for transfer taxes, if any), upon surrender of this Warrant with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and properly endorsed.

 

SECTION E. LOST, MUTILATED OR MISSING WARRANT. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably satisfactory indemnification (which shall not include posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company, at its expense, shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.

 

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SECTION F. RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER. Subject to applicable law and except as otherwise provided in this Warrant, the Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any voting or other rights including, without limitation, notice of meetings, or other actions or receipt of dividends or subject to any obligation or liability of a shareholder in the Company, either at law or equity, and the rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in this Warrant.

 

SECTION G. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of shares purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

1. STOCK DIVIDEND, SPLIT OR SUBDIVISION OF SHARES. If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the date hereof is increased by a stock dividend payable to all holders of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such stock dividend, subdivision or split-up, the Exercise Price shall be appropriately decreased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares.

 

2. COMBINATION OF SHARES. If, at any time after the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is decreased by a combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, by reclassification, reverse stock split or otherwise, then, following the record date for such combination, the Exercise Price shall be appropriately increased and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

 

3. CALCULATIONS. All calculations under this Section shall be made to the nearest one-tenth of a cent ($.001), or to the nearest one-tenth of a share, as the case may be.

 

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4. MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person or entity, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person or entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other person or entity or other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of any such exercise, the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national securities exchange, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “ Black Scholes Value ” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“ Bloomberg ”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the termination date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the trading day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the termination date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section G(4) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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5. CALCULATIONS. All calculations under this Section G shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section G, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

6. CERTIFICATE AS TO ADJUSTMENTS. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section G, the Company, at its own expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request, at any time, of any such Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a certificate setting forth: (a) such adjustments and readjustments; (b) the Exercise Price at the time in effect; and (c) the number of shares and the amount, if any of other property that at the time would be received upon the exercise of the Warrant.

 

7. NOTICE TO ALLOW EXERCISE BY HOLDER. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, (E) the Company shall enter into a Fundamental Transaction, or (F) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights, warrants or actions, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange or Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange or Fundamental Transaction. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.

 

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SECTION H. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of the Company’s Common Stock will be issued in connection with any purchase hereunder but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash refund therefore equal in amount to the product of the applicable fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price paid by the Holder for one Warrant Share upon such exercise.

 

SECTION I. SUCCESSORS. All the provisions of this Warrant by or for the benefit of the Company shall bind and inure to the benefit of its respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION J. HEADINGS. The headings of sections of this Warrant have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

SECTION K. AMENDMENTS. The terms and provisions of this Warrant may not be modified or amended, or any provisions hereof waived, temporarily or permanently, except by written consent of the Company and the Holder hereof.

 

SECTION L. NOTICES. Unless otherwise provided in this Warrant, all notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be sent by U.S. Mail or a nationally recognized overnight express courier postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given one day after being so sent, or if delivered by hand shall be deemed given on the date of such delivery to such party, or if sent to such party (in the case of a Holder) at its address in the Warrant Register that will be maintained by the Company or its agent in accordance with Section B hereof or (in the case of the Company) at its principal place of business, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, or to such other address as is designated by written notice, similarly given to each other party hereto. The initial address of Holder which shall be recorded in the Warrant Register shall be 3816 E. La Palma, Anaheim, CA 92807, Attention: Tim Rafanello.

 

SECTION M. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State as applied to contracts made and to be performed in Delaware between Delaware residents.

 

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SECTION N. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

SECTION O. REMEDIES. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

SECTION P. SEVERABILITY. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

 

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Signature Page to Amendment Number Ten to Loan and Security Agreement

 

   

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

TERM LOAN AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

 

For consideration of the 125,000 5-year warrants granted, PMC Financial Services Group, LLC agrees to the terms of the Amendment #10 to the Loan and Security Agreement dated November 9, 2015 .

 

 

 

     

 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO: REED’S INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase _________________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full for such Warrant Shares.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[  ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in Section A, to exercise this Warrant with respect to the number of Warrant Shares purchased pursuant to this Notice of Exercise.

 

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

 

 

 

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

 

 

 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

     

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [_________] all of or [____________] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_____________________________________________________ whose address is

 

______________________________________________________________________________.

 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

Dated: ________________, _______

 

  Holder’s Signature:    
       
  Holder’s Address:    
       
       

 

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL SINGLE TENANT LEASE-NET

 

This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE dated October 1, 2014 for reference purposes only, hereby amends that certain STANDARD INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL SINGLE TENANT LEASE-NET dated for reference purposes as of May 7, 2009 (“Lease”) by and between 525 South Douglas Street, LLC (“Lessor”) and REEDS, Inc. (“Lessee”) with respect to the property commonly known as 12930 and 13000 South Spring Street, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as more fully described in the Lease and referred to as the Premises. All defined terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Lease unless otherwise herein specifically set forth.

 

The Lease is hereby amended and all parties agree as follows:

 

  1. Paragraph 1.10 of the Lease shall be deleted in its entirety and the personal guarantee provided by Christopher Reed shall be hereby terminated.
     
  2. Paragraph 58 of the Lease shall be deleted in its entirety and Lessor shall convey any and all interests and ownership in the Brewery Equipment to Lessee. Lessor shall cooperate with Lessee and perform such acts as requested by Lessee to accomplish the release and conveyance of the Brewery Equipment.
     
  3. Lessee shall issue Lessor 200,000 warrants in REEDS, Inc. with an exercise price equal to the 90-day trailing average closing price of the stock as of October 1, 2014. The issuance of the warrants shall be memorialized with a Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement in substantially the same form as Exhibit 1 attached hereto.

 

 

 

     
 

 

EXHIBIT 1

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT OR THE UNDERLYING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

Right to Purchase up to 200,000 Shares of Common Stock of

REEDS, Inc.
(subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Issue Date: October 1, 2014

 

REEDS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, 525 South Douglas Street, LLC, a California limited liability company, or assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company (as defined herein) from and after the Issue Date (October 1, 2014) of this Warrant and at any time or from time to time before 5:00 p.m., California time, through the close of business on September 30, 2019 (the “Expiration Date”), up to Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined), $0.0001 par value per share, at the applicable Exercise Price per share (as defined below). The number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the applicable Exercise Price per share are subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a) “Common Stock” means (i) the Common Stock of REEDS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, par value $0.0001 per share; and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in the preceding clause (i) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of

 

(b) “Company” means REEDS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any person or entity which shall succeed, or assume the obligations of, REEDS, Inc. hereunder.

 

(c) “Exercise Price” means $5.61, which equals the average reported closing bid price of the Common Stock for the ninety (90) calendar day period immediately preceding the Issue Date.

 

     
 

 

(d) “Lease” means that certain Standard Industrial/Commercial Single Tenant Lease - Net, dated May 7, 2009, by and between the Company and the Holder, as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time.

 

(e) “Other Securities” means any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or otherwise) which the Holder at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.

 

1. Exercise of Warrant.

 

1.1 Vesting; Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, by delivery of an original or fax copy of an exercise notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) shares of Common Stock of the Company (“Warrant Shares”), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4 .

 

1.2 Fair Market Value . For purposes hereof, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date (the “Determination Date”) shall mean:

 

(a) If the Company’s Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select, Nasdaq Global or Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or another national securities exchange, then the closing bid price, respectively, reported for the last business day immediately preceding the Determination Date.

 

(b) If the Company’s Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, then the mean of the average of the closing bid and asked prices reported for the last business day immediately preceding the Determination Date.

 

(c) Except as provided in clause (d) below, if the Company’s Common Stock is not publicly traded, then as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

1.3 Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to the Holder any rights to which the Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford to the Holder any such rights.

 

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2. Procedure for Exercise.

 

2.1 Delivery of Stock Certificates, Etc.. on Exercise . The Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and payment made for such shares in accordance herewith. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any event within three (3) business days thereafter, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder, or as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct in compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or certificates for the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to which the Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full share, together with any other stock or other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which the Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.

 

2.2 Exercise .

 

(a) Payment may be made either (i) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company equal to the applicable aggregate Exercise Price, (ii) by delivery of this Warrant, or shares of Common Stock and/or Common Stock receivable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection (b) below, or (iii) by a combination of any of the foregoing methods, for the number of shares of Common Stock specified in such Exercise Notice (as such exercise number shall be adjusted to reflect any adjustment in the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder per the terms of this Warrant) and the Holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) determined as provided herein.

 

(b) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant for cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being exercised) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly endorsed Exercise Notice in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula:

 

  X = Y(A-B)
    A
     
  Where X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder
     
  Y = the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under this Warrant or, if only a portion of this Warrant is being exercised, the portion of this Warrant being exercised (at the date of such calculation)

 

  A = the Fair Market Value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock (at the date of such calculation)
     
  B = the Exercise Price per share (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

 

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2.3 Delivery of Opinion by Company Counsel . The Company acknowledges and agrees that, upon request by Holder, it will instruct and cause its legal counsel to issue such legal opinions to the Company’s transfer agent as may be necessary or reasonably requested by Holder in order to permit the sale and transfer of the shares of Common Stock by Holder. In addition, in the event of an exercise of all or any portion of the Warrant pursuant to Section 2.2(b) above at any time after one year following the date of issuance of this Warrant, the Company will cause its counsel to deliver to the Company’s transfer agent a legal opinion authorizing the issuance of the shares without restrictive legend in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The Company agrees that time is of the essence with respect to satisfaction of its obligations under Section 2 of this Warrant.

 

3. Effect of Reorganization, Etc.; Adjustment of Exercise Price.

 

3.1 Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger. Etc . If there occurs any capital reorganization or any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person (other than a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company is the continuing entity and which does not result in any reorganization or reclassification of its outstanding Common Stock) or the sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another person, then, as a condition precedent to any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the Holder will be entitled to receive upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company (x) to the extent there are cash proceeds resulting from the consummation of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, in exchange for such Warrant, cash in an amount equal to the cash proceeds that would have been payable to the Holder had the Holder exercised such Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, less the aggregate Exercise Price payable upon exercise of this Warrant, and (y) to the extent that the Holder would be entitled to receive Common stock (or Other Securities) (in addition to or in lieu of cash in connection with any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance), the same kind and amounts of securities or other assets, or both, that are issuable or distributable to the holders of outstanding Common Stock (or Other Securities) of the Company with respect to their Common Stock (or Other Securities) upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, as would have been deliverable to the Holder had the Holder exercised such Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance less an amount of such securities having a value equal to the aggregate Exercise Price payable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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3.2 Dissolution . In the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, concurrently with any distributions made to holders of its Common Stock, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder the stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by the Holder pursuant to Section 3.1 .

 

3.3 Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 3.3 , this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the shares of stock and other securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any such stock or other securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant as provided in Section 4 . In the event this Warrant does not continue in full force and effect after the consummation of the transactions described in this Section 3.3 , then the Company’s securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable by the Holder will be delivered to the Holder as contemplated by Section 3.2 .

 

4. Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of the Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock or any preferred stock issued by the Company, (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock (each, an “Event”), then, in each such Event, the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1 , be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the Event) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator is the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately after such Event, and (b) the denominator is the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Event.

 

5. Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and any warrant agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 10 hereof).

 

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6. Reservation of Stock, Etc. Issuable on Exercise of Warrant . The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of this Warrant, shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of this Warrant.

 

7. Assignment; Exchange of Warrant . Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant, and the rights evidenced hereby, may be transferred by any registered holder hereof (a “Transferor”) in whole or in part. On the surrender for exchange of this Warrant, with the Transferor’s endorsement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Transferor Endorsement Form”) and together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company demonstrating compliance with applicable securities laws, which shall include, without limitation, a legal opinion from the Transferor’s counsel (reasonably acceptable to the Company and its counsel) that provides that such transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of applicable securities laws, the Company at its expense (but with payment by the Transferor of any applicable transfer taxes) will issue and deliver to or on the order of the Transferor thereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Transferor and/or the transferee(s) specified in such Transferor Endorsement Form (each a “Transferee”), calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock called for on the face or faces of this Warrant so surrendered by the Transferor.

 

8. Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

9. Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder, appoint an agent for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to Section 7 , and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 8, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such agent.

 

10. Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

11. Rights of Shareholders . No Holder shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of the shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant for any purpose (the “Warrant Shares”), nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to shareholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon the recapitalization, issuance of shares, reclassification of shares, change of nominal value, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise, in each case, until the earlier to occur of (x) the date of actual delivery to Holder (or its designee) of the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise hereof or (y) the third (3rd) business day following the date such Warrant Shares first become deliverable to Holder, as provided herein.

 

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12. Notices, Etc . All notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be given as set forth in the Lease.

 

13. Holder Representations . Holder acknowledges, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Holder has a pre-existing personal or business relationship with the Company or any affiliate thereof of such duration and nature as would enable a reasonably prudent purchaser to be aware of the character, business acumen and general business and financial circumstances of the Company or such affiliate and is otherwise personally qualified to evaluate and assess the risks, nature and other aspects of this subscription. Holder is acquiring the Warrant solely for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Act, does not have any present intention of selling, offering to sell or otherwise disposing of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, and the entire legal and beneficial interest of the Warrant and the Warrants Shares issuable upon exercise thereof will be held for the account of Holder only, and neither in whole nor in part for any other person.

 

(b) Holder is able to bear the economic risk of investment in the Warrants for an indefinite period of time, as neither the Warrant nor the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof has been under the Act and therefore cannot be sold unless either the Warrant or the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof are subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available and a favorable opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company is provided to the Company.

 

14. No Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be required to issue fractional Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant or to deliver Warrant certificates which evidence fractional Warrant Shares. In the event that a fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 15, be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall pay to the Holder exercising the Warrant an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the share.

 

15. Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. The governing law, jurisdiction and any waiver of jury trial or arbitration provisions contained in the Lease shall control and apply to this Warrant and any dispute arising hereunder. In the event that any provision of this Warrant is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Warrant. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The Holder acknowledges that legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Warrant and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Warrant to favor any party against the other party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

   

 

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EXHIBIT A

 
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

(To Be Signed Only On Exercise Of Warrant)

 

To: REEDS, Inc.
  _______________________
  _______________________
   
  Attention:

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):

 

_______ ________ shares of the common stock covered by the Warrant; or
   
_______  the maximum number of shares of common stock covered by the Warrant pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in Section 2 of the Warrant.

 

The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full Exercise Price for such shares at the price per share provided for in the Warrant, which is $____________________ . Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or boxes):

 

 _______ $_________ in lawful money of the United States; and/or
   
 _______ the cancellation of such portion of the Warrant as is exercisable for a total of _______ shares of Common Stock (using a Fair Market Value of $________ per share for purposes of this calculation); and/or
   
 _______ the cancellation of such number of shares of Common Stock as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in Section 2.2 of the Warrant, to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in Section 2 of the Warrant.

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to _________________________ whose address is ___________________________________________________.

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrant shall be made pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Dated: ____________________________  
  (Signature must conform to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
     
  Address:
     

 

     
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR ENDORSEMENT

 

(To Be Signed Only On Transfer Of Warrant)

 

For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the person(s) named below under the heading “Transferees” the right represented by the within Warrant to purchase the percentage and number of shares of Common Stock of REEDS, Inc. into which the within Warrant relates specified under the headings “Percentage Transferred” and “Number Transferred,” respectively, opposite the name(s) of such person(s) and appoints each such person Attorney to transfer its respective right on the books of REEDS, Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Transferees Address Percentage Transferred Number Transferred

 

Dated: ____________________________  
  (Signature must conform to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
     
  Address:
     
     
  SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:
     
   
  (Name)
   
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:  
[TRANSFEREE]  
   
   
(Name)  

 

     
 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Christopher J. Reed, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Reed’s, Inc.;
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     
  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 11, 2016 /s/ Christopher J. Reed
  Christopher J. Reed
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Daniel V. Miles, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Reed’s, Inc.;
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     
  b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
   
  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 11, 2016 /s/ Daniel V. Miles
  Daniel V. Miles
  Interim Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Reed’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending March 31, 2016 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Christopher J. Reed, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge and belief:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

  REED’S, INC.
     
Date: May 11, 2016 By: /s/ Christopher J. Reed
    Christopher J. Reed
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Reed’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending March 31, 2016 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Daniel V. Miles, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge and belief:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

  REED’S, INC.
     
Date: May 11, 2016 By: /s/ Daniel V. Miles
    Daniel V. Miles
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)